Opinion and Analysis
Opinionated, outspoken, and irreverent on all matters NUFC, True Faith writers represent fanzine scribbling as it should be. But that doesn’t stop us from subjecting the latest happenings on Barrack Road – on and off the pitch – to our analytical gaze. Occasionally, we even say something insightful…
Previous Opinion
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Power, Corruption & Lies
Like many I’ve watched closely at what is going on with Everton. I’ll admit to having a wee smirk borne of petty tribalism but overall, I can’t help but feel there but for the grace of God goes Newcastle United. That’s not because we were under any risk of breaking...
TF Vox Pops – The Season So Far
It's only November, but it feels like we've already played enough football for ten full seasons. As proper football takes a break, we rate what we've seen so far, nominate our high and lows, and pick our players of the season so far. *** Yousef Hatem - Grade: B With...
Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Have we become a more fractured fan base? Why the hysterics on Saturday? Home and away veteran Scott Robson thinks the club must bear some responsibility. *** When Mike Ashley was in charge at Newcastle, we all had a common purpose. To hate everything he stood for and...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Bumps in the road – 14/Nov/23
That was a tough old week and a bit of a come down from the previous couple of results when we’d put Man Utd (League Cup) and Arsenal (Premier League) to the sword at Old Trafford and SJP respectively. I had feared the worst going to Germany simply because the...
Thru Black & White Eyes – November Spawned A Monster
As we bounced back down from Gallowgate on Saturday night into the warm, welcoming glow of one of the city’s many shabeens, my pal and I speculated when was the last time we’d enjoyed an away win at Man Utd and a home victory over Arsenal in the same week? Neither of...
Playing like Almiron – Respect for Miggy!
I’ll be honest over the summer when we’d brought Harvey Barnes in and reflecting on Antony Gordon’s January arrival, I felt the time might be up for Miggy Almiron. He’d just had the best season of his career as United qualified for the Champions League and with...
Politics, Flags, Football and Newcastle United!
In successive matches at Anfield, stewards have approached home fans holding Palestinian flags and requested they desist from displaying them. That has been under instruction from Liverpool FC’s owners, namely, the US Fenway Sports Group. At Celtic, the board of...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Feeling It – 30/Oct/23
That was a big week, a disappointing though not destructive defeat at home to Dortmund and a point away to Wolves which I still haven’t worked out is something to be savoured or not, given like West Ham we were ahead in the game but didn’t manage to hold on to the...
Newcastle United: 2028: A Football Oddity.
Although the vast majority of us remain happily content with the direction of the club since the takeover, there are undercurrents of unhappiness amongst the club’s loyal hardcore support at some of United’s operations. These are largely caused by the incompetence,...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Unity Is Strength – 23/Oct/23
I really didn’t think the win over Crystal Palace would be so emphatic and comprehensive. I imagined we’d be in for a tough afternoon and although I guessed we’d win, I imagined we’d do so by a 1-0 or similar margin. We were still without Botman and we understand why...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – New Challenges – 16/Oct/2023
International breaks have become a kind of new purgatory for Mags in this new era of Newcastle United when only a short time ago they were a merciful relief from Mike Ashley and his useful idiot Steve Bruce. Although this latest break has allowed several players to...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Breathless – 10/Oct/2023
..... and relax. I don’t know how you’re feeling after that last month and a bit but even as someone who is just watching, this international break comes as a welcome respite following an exhausting period for Newcastle United. Even we supporters need to take a breath...
Some are more equal than others – 4/Oct/23
I don’t know if you (ahem) managed to hear about it but Liverpool believe they were on the wrong end of some (cough) ropey refereeing decisions in their game with Spurs last weekend, which they lost 2-1. For those who have only just returned to earth after a short...
NIL BY MOUTH – 3/Oct/2023
There’s a temptation to believe the recent upsurge in what is termed tragedy chanting is a new phenomenon. But it isn’t as anyone who has been going to games for any length of time can confirm. Having a romantic connection with a girl in Liverpool in the 80s and via...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – These Days – 2/Oct/2023
Brighton (a) was the nadir of our season so far. It seems out of synch to mention that game on the back of a run of results – three successive PL wins, a draw away in the Champions League and knocking the Champions of Europe out of the League Cup but it did serve as a...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Keep calm and carry on – 25/Sep/23
What a week! What a bloody, fantastic week! Newcastle United met three very different challenges over the last week and overcame them all. I think the tone was set for the last trio of fixtures in the manner in which Howe’s side set about grinding out a vital win over...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – The Knowledge – 18/Sep/23
Our win over Brentford won’t be one that stays long in the memory for the quality of football but the win was extremely important. The game reminded me of the Wolves (h) match last season when on the back of some defeats we managed to grind out a victory over the Old...
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Good Times – 12/Sep/23
I was reminded why I’m conflicted about international football last week as I sat through the last 30 minutes of turgid football as England played out a boring 1-1 draw with Ukraine in Poland. There was the routine footage online of England fans singing crap about...
Geordies (and others) in the Champions League
SCOTT ROBSON gives the recap on the conclusion of the Champions League qualifying rounds.
THRU BLACK & WHITE EYES – Question Time – 4/Sep/2023
As a week in the life and times of Newcastle United that one just gone was quite something. Clearly the defeat at Brighton has thrown considerable shade over the club and not just the result but the manner of the performance coming on the back of the late capitulation...
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