BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ on Newcastle United after 3-0 win over PSV

Interesting to read through these BBC Sport comments, following on from Newcastle United winning 3-0 against PSV in the Champions League.

The comments from neutrals especially telling…

A lot of it different to what Newcastle United fans had come to expect from the BBC Sport ‘neutrals’.

The BBC Sport comments from neutrals in the past had been overwhelmingly a catalogue of abuse aimed at NUFC supporters.

Particularly stuff about the Newcastle United owners and the media-inspired pile-ons that NUFC fans have become used to, when blamed for who now owns their club.

On this occasion the politics entirely absent, concentrating instead on matters on the pitch…

The BBC Sport readers comments from neutrals, no PSV fans, one or two Newcastle supporters also contributing (as well as Liverpool fans and the odd Sunderland supporter pretending to be a Newcastle fan…):

‘(Liverpool fan) Newcastle fans acting like they’ve won the World Cup because they beat a pub team is cute.’

‘That the same pub team that handed LFC their Harris on a plate at Anfield?’

‘How’s Isak working out for you?’

‘Lewis Hall was immaculate. Needs to be on that plane to the USA.’

‘Give Lewis Miley a seat next to him.

Future England captain.’

‘Congratulations toon. Brilliant result for us. Thank you Eddie for giving us these nights, I remember where we were when you came. In Eddie we trust. Troll that!!’

‘Aye, the trolls and armchair online warriors who don’t remember where we were when he came cos they were not there during Ashleys year’

‘Chuffed to bits that your boys are doing Magpie fans proud.

Defo in play offs, hope you get into top 8.

An AVFC fan’

‘Good to see Toon and Villa giving the toxic 6 something to worry about’

‘Feels like Villa and Newcastle are both trapped in this cycle of qualifying for the champions league then not being able to strengthen our squads enough to cope with the extra games, because of PSR.

Meanwhile Man City continue to abuse their position, gifted a player like Guehi for only £20Million.’

‘You’re looking at the wrong bad guy, FFP was brought in AFTER Man City started spending in 2011, Man City didn’t bring it in.

Yes, got in before the drawbridge was brought up, but don’t blame them for Villa and Newcastle not being able to spend, it’s Man United, Liverpool and Arsenal who wanted FFP and PSR rules and they spent the most in the summer, but they’ve fooled you all that Man City are the bad guys.’

‘Newcastle and Villa really need to end the cartel domination.’

‘Villa fan here.

Unfortunately you have nothing to worry about the weekend our midfield lies in ruins with injury. Hence the Everton result never mind cracking win for you guys tonight sure it wont be long before your top 5 again.’

‘Poor team PSV though!’

‘Absolute class from Trippier giving Miley the captains armband.’

‘Why us a captains armband to so called fans these days?’

‘Eh???’

‘Whys a fan these days to a captains armband so called?’

‘Re-arrange those words into a well-known phrase or saying.’

‘Can’t for the life of me understand how Chelsea let Hall go, hes quality.’

‘Hall wanted to move to the club he supports, couldn’t have done much to stop him from leaving.’

‘Neither Tino Livarmento or Lewis Hall would be starting for Chelsea.’

‘Mackems have gone quiet. Still never seen one in Milan either.’

‘Bigger challenges to come the only team of note Newcastle have played so far Barcelona beat them.’

‘You (Sunderland fans) don’t really understand the whole idea of competitive European football.’

‘Lewis Miley has played twice as many games in European competitions than Sunderland have played in their entire history. When Sunderland last played in Europe you could get a passport at the post office.’

‘Never needed a passport since 1973…’

‘The Mackems were a better side than PSV – a very poor performance including the gift goal from a hapless defender who wouldn’t look out of place at Gateshead.’

‘And yet the same side thumped Liverpool at Anfiield, how does that work ?’

‘Wissa was very poor. Alanga gave a bit if hope.’

‘Wissa is appalling. No footballing common sense. Misses sitter after sitter. Get rid.’

‘Too many wine gums during the game by the sound of your comments.’

‘Result never in doubt after first goal well done Newcastle’