Ben Spratt
@benspratt.bsky.social
Some of the same Newcastle optimism/pessimism. Views my own ✊
A sample of one of the logical reasons:
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A sample of one of the logical reasons:
Appears I’ve not been on here to give my thoughts on Newcastle’s very exciting season – flying in the Champions League, another winnable cup quarter-final, lots to love…
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Appears I’ve not been on here to give my thoughts on Newcastle’s very exciting season – flying in the Champions League, another winnable cup quarter-final, lots to love…
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Idolised and adored. No promises broken by the fans that make this club.
We deserve better than the destructive path you've chosen.
Newcastle United will never be defeated.
We deserve better than the destructive path you've chosen.
Newcastle United will never be defeated.
August 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Idolised and adored. No promises broken by the fans that make this club.
We deserve better than the destructive path you've chosen.
Newcastle United will never be defeated.
We deserve better than the destructive path you've chosen.
Newcastle United will never be defeated.
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@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined by @tfmick1892.bsky.social, @jonlane86.bsky.social and @benspratt.bsky.social to discuss what impact this sorry summer might have on Newcastle United's season 👀
Can Eddie Howe produce another miracle?
#NUFC
@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined by @tfmick1892.bsky.social, @jonlane86.bsky.social and @benspratt.bsky.social to discuss what impact this sorry summer might have on Newcastle United's season 👀
Can Eddie Howe produce another miracle?
#NUFC
August 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our latest free podcast is live across all platforms! 🎙️
@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined by @tfmick1892.bsky.social, @jonlane86.bsky.social and @benspratt.bsky.social to discuss what impact this sorry summer might have on Newcastle United's season 👀
Can Eddie Howe produce another miracle?
#NUFC
@sicampbell.bsky.social is joined by @tfmick1892.bsky.social, @jonlane86.bsky.social and @benspratt.bsky.social to discuss what impact this sorry summer might have on Newcastle United's season 👀
Can Eddie Howe produce another miracle?
#NUFC
I don’t think Alex Isak’s agent is going to be picking up many new high-profile, high-value clients..
August 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I don’t think Alex Isak’s agent is going to be picking up many new high-profile, high-value clients..
While I’m over here, I’d love for some transfer fans to explain to me what they think a transfer request is and how they think it works. Apparently that changes everything for Isak, as if up until now Newcastle have thought he’d secretly really like to stay
August 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
While I’m over here, I’d love for some transfer fans to explain to me what they think a transfer request is and how they think it works. Apparently that changes everything for Isak, as if up until now Newcastle have thought he’d secretly really like to stay
If I was Liverpool, I simply wouldn’t have signed my second-choice striker target if it then meant I couldn’t later sign my first-choice striker target
August 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
If I was Liverpool, I simply wouldn’t have signed my second-choice striker target if it then meant I couldn’t later sign my first-choice striker target
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My latest for the mighty @tfnufc.bsky.social
Nobody works at #NUFC. So let’s hold on to what we have. That means Isak.
open.substack.com/pub/tf1892/p...
Nobody works at #NUFC. So let’s hold on to what we have. That means Isak.
open.substack.com/pub/tf1892/p...
Don't sell Isak (whoever you even are...)
YOUSEF HATEM (@yousef-1892.bsky.social) observes the ongoing Isak saga, and worries about chickens coming home to roost.
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July 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
My latest for the mighty @tfnufc.bsky.social
Nobody works at #NUFC. So let’s hold on to what we have. That means Isak.
open.substack.com/pub/tf1892/p...
Nobody works at #NUFC. So let’s hold on to what we have. That means Isak.
open.substack.com/pub/tf1892/p...
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"He was a local lad who made the first team, got that goal against PSG and scored the winning penalty in a shootout where we went onto win a cup. Maybe he couldn't win a free kick to save his life, but so what? In this house Sean Longstaff is a hero, end of fucking story"
July 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"He was a local lad who made the first team, got that goal against PSG and scored the winning penalty in a shootout where we went onto win a cup. Maybe he couldn't win a free kick to save his life, but so what? In this house Sean Longstaff is a hero, end of fucking story"
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Watch all the breakdowns of Elanga’s game you like, to see why we’ve bought him, but listen to that interview. The kid is switched on, has done his homework, is already using ‘we’ and genuinely comes across as smart and focused. That’s where the value is for Eddie alongside the technical ability.
July 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Watch all the breakdowns of Elanga’s game you like, to see why we’ve bought him, but listen to that interview. The kid is switched on, has done his homework, is already using ‘we’ and genuinely comes across as smart and focused. That’s where the value is for Eddie alongside the technical ability.
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Fair play. I wonder where all the Club World Cup money is coming from that Chelsea are able to spend?
*checks notes*
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#NUFC wanted Joao Pedro (& had made a bid for him), but @david-ornstein.bsky.social reports that #CFC have reached an agreement with #BHAFC for the Brazilian. Was always feared he preferred a move to London.
Other targets, including Elanga, still in play for #NUFC: www.nytimes.com/athletic/646...
Other targets, including Elanga, still in play for #NUFC: www.nytimes.com/athletic/646...
Chelsea reach agreement with Brighton to sign Joao Pedro
A deal in excess of £50million has been struck, while personal terms are in place on a contract until 2032.
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Fair play. I wonder where all the Club World Cup money is coming from that Chelsea are able to spend?
*checks notes*
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Always difficult to know how much outside noise influences opinions. Watched today’s game on my own without comms, and while I’m not saying I’m right and others are wrong, social media seems to suggest most people would massively disagree with my analysis
May 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Always difficult to know how much outside noise influences opinions. Watched today’s game on my own without comms, and while I’m not saying I’m right and others are wrong, social media seems to suggest most people would massively disagree with my analysis
A huge Champions League semi-final here between two sides who are just glad they’re not playing Newcastle..
April 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A huge Champions League semi-final here between two sides who are just glad they’re not playing Newcastle..
Newcastle have now already matched their points tally from 2003-04, when they finished fifth… albeit with the fewest points from any fifth-placed finisher in a 38-game PL season. Can aim higher than that, anyway – particularly if, at some point, they actually play well
April 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Newcastle have now already matched their points tally from 2003-04, when they finished fifth… albeit with the fewest points from any fifth-placed finisher in a 38-game PL season. Can aim higher than that, anyway – particularly if, at some point, they actually play well
Isak is the first player to score 20+ goals for Newcastle in consecutive top-flight seasons since Pop Robson in the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons. He’s the first to score 20+ goals for Newcastle in consecutive league seasons since Kevin Keegan in 1982-83 and 1983-84
April 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Isak is the first player to score 20+ goals for Newcastle in consecutive top-flight seasons since Pop Robson in the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons. He’s the first to score 20+ goals for Newcastle in consecutive league seasons since Kevin Keegan in 1982-83 and 1983-84
Wrote something about Newcastle, who, you may not have heard, won the cup 🏆
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Newcastle Won Something
Seven decades without a major trophy have come to an end.
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March 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Wrote something about Newcastle, who, you may not have heard, won the cup 🏆
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People often ask me how I can support Newcastle Utd and work for Amnesty.
After Wembley, here’s an attempt at an answer.
Maybe it’s hypocrisy. Maybe it’s sportswashing. Maybe it’s honesty.
You can decide. 🧵
#NUFC
After Wembley, here’s an attempt at an answer.
Maybe it’s hypocrisy. Maybe it’s sportswashing. Maybe it’s honesty.
You can decide. 🧵
#NUFC
March 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
People often ask me how I can support Newcastle Utd and work for Amnesty.
After Wembley, here’s an attempt at an answer.
Maybe it’s hypocrisy. Maybe it’s sportswashing. Maybe it’s honesty.
You can decide. 🧵
#NUFC
After Wembley, here’s an attempt at an answer.
Maybe it’s hypocrisy. Maybe it’s sportswashing. Maybe it’s honesty.
You can decide. 🧵
#NUFC
Yeah, I still don’t really have any coherent thoughts. They were all brilliant. They’re all legends. I’m so tired
March 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Yeah, I still don’t really have any coherent thoughts. They were all brilliant. They’re all legends. I’m so tired
Today’s the day. No doubts
March 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Today’s the day. No doubts
Obviously, notably, they still haven’t beaten Liverpool under Howe, but I’ve felt since the last final Newcastle have grown with every experience and are getting closer and closer to winning these biggest of games
March 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Obviously, notably, they still haven’t beaten Liverpool under Howe, but I’ve felt since the last final Newcastle have grown with every experience and are getting closer and closer to winning these biggest of games
So we’re just expected to work for the rest of the week? Wtf?
March 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
So we’re just expected to work for the rest of the week? Wtf?
Lovely warm-up. On we go
March 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Lovely warm-up. On we go