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I'm a contender for the biggest VAR hater on this forum but I don't see this injury as being a solid argument against it. It could've happened at any point in the match ultimately, just like Given's did.

I don't expect Man U and Spurs to "throw" the games on Friday. If anything, both are desperate for some momentum going into the final, which with CL on the line is far more monumental for them than anything they have played in for quite some time. My guess is that they will both go for it first half and look to bring off vital players in the second to rest them. I don't think it would make sense for them to just play peripheral players from the start. Were there no final, both teams would be in "beach" mode, assuming such thing exists. Just us and finals, but we went into the Carabao final against Man U after two draws and a defeat in the league. Before Liverpool, we won two and lost one (at Liverpool), and also lost the FA cup game against Brighton. Our approach and energy on the field were vastly superior in the second final despite us facing better opposition.

Seems to me that people want to play them to rub their noses in it. But we can do that now anyway. We are superior by every measure. They'll probably never finish ahead of us again (which ALS said after the Raylor game was all that mattered). All playing them is going to do is give them the chance to go on like that's not the case if things work out for them - and they'll totally believe it if history is any gage.

Yeah I'm not confident at all. If this was at home or we weren't missing key players e.g. Joelinton, Trippier/Hall fair enough but I just don't see a win down there.

That’s a great result for them.

Not raising the flag didn't do the damage, it was the goal post. Should we start a conversation about potentially removing those and have instead VAR decide whether a shot had been inside the digital goal posts?

Win win

They cant. It'd be the end of VAR.

Just a point, Forest only made 3 subs. There can be an argument over the 3 substitution windows being too restrictive, however ignoring that for another day. Surely when a player is clearly injured, a sub outside the sub windows should be permitted, not just for concussion. I guess that will throw up a 'are they really injured' argument. I do wonder if a discussion was had with the fourth official, to see if they could make another sub.

Lots of confidence in here!

Yep, but they’re super subtle on our authentic kit.

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The old Jack Grealish, yes. This current version of Jack Grealish has had the flair and excitement completely rinsed out of him. He's as boring as watching paint dry now.

Collar looks like a labia

They need to change this rule not raising flag straight away - he wouldn't have been injured if they had

Be nice but ...am more confident in us beating Arsenal

Probably still does.

Agree with this. Vacant eyes of a pisshead. Seems like a pretty weird dude too. What you would call BTEC in every sense. If he wasn't a footballer he'd have a 3 French bulldogs, a grey crushed velvet settee, range rover evoke on tick and a 'yarden' with fake grass. Edit/ He probably still has all those things. Depth of a puddle of spit.

The lad has ability and I trust Eddies coaching to bring the best out of him - the only way I can see it working though is if we are selling Barnes and he's competition for Gordon for the LW slot

Would rather go to Rwanda mate. Or maybe even Delaware.

Not a chance Grealish works hard enough to tick the huge boxes we need. He's not shit but he's not a Newcastle player based on what Howe needs and wants. It's a ridiculous link

A Grealish with the Pep shackles removed playing in a free-ish role as part of a midfield 3 rather than a winger, kind of like he did at Villa(?), could be great. As a left winger I prefer Barnes and Gordon. Grealish right now appears like a slower version of our Damien Duff. Carries the ball a few meters, dribbles inside without getting past anyone then passes the ball backwards, rinse and repeat.

I wonder if those circles are what @Shadow Puppets called the bubbles which are part of our home shirt?

Easily better.

If the team is expected to serve goals on a platter for our world class striker in order for him to score, we could literally play anyone up top and just cash in on Isak. I'd say his (lack of) movement, runs and inability to get past a man on top of fluffing fairly easy chances is just as much, if not more, of the problem right now.