EFL Cup Final 2025 | Newcastle 2-1 Liverpool FT

[LukeTheRed]

I am delighted that Newcastle won

The media lovein with them & Howe has gone way over the top though - they aren’t exactly some plucky underdog they are bank rolled by a state.

 

[Cole9]

I’m happy for Newcastle’s fans.

It’s a shame it took blood money to get there though. They’d probably be a Championship team without it. All conveniently forgotten by the media though.

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

I am delighted that Newcastle won

The media lovein with them & Howe has gone way over the top though - they aren’t exactly some plucky underdog they are bank rolled by a state.

Before the Saudi takeover, they were referred to as a 'sleeping giant' due to their huge fanbase. I can understand the media lovein for them in 2025 because a lot people have friends or family who are Newcastle fans (especially if they're from the north) and yesterday would've been one of the best days of their lives. If, in 15 years time, they do a Man City and cheat their way to 4 league titles in a row then I'm sure their will be a completely different narrative around them.

 

[Sandikan]

Newcastle finally winning some of sort of silverware was one of my main non-Blackburn related wishes in English football (sadly we're garbage and it's not fun continually venting about our owners).

I'm delighted for the fans of the club that I know. Many fanbases are incredibly loyal and Newcastle aren't alone there. Plus ye they have a big catchment area all to themselves, unlike clubs in the North West for example where they are so many clubs with rich histories in close proximity to each other. But still the fact that so many fans have passionately and loyally supported the club for so long, despite them previously not winning one single piece of major silverware during their lifetimes has been impressive.

Lovely and that, except it's come directly from being funded by a state. That aside it's a lovely romantic story.