Greg

He's not very good but he's backup, we don't normally even have a back up, so this is progress.

Is correct.

He did one last season. Been a great signing.

Yee p*ssed? No I've only had 4 cans.

The scale here is that he's third choice, out of position and he's performed admirably despite being constantly targeted for their attacks. Not sure what the problem is. Well he certainly wasn't constantly targeted. He had a good, solid game after a poor start. Nothing more. He certainly wasn't superb as many are saying.

He was solid second half and comfortable on the ball playing against pretty much nothing. The way some are going on about him on here you would think he'd just shown he was the next Roberto Carlos or Paulo Maldini.

Seemingly very low standards in here.

He was like - commentator on NBC mentioned that he had given away possession 14 times in the first 28 minutes, and he didn't get any better after that Such a thick signing and even thicker to start him. His name is the only reason both of those happened. They changed their formation to accommodate him today, wonder if it is part of the deal that he has to start when fit.

He made 3 regulation saves you would expect any 'keeper at this level to make.

They didn't touch the ball in our penalty box in the first half hour. That's some shape and organisation Rafa has drilled into these lads.

Redknapp can't say his name!

Thats very harsh like. He was slightly off the pace in the first half, but in the second whenever the went down his side, he dealt with everything. They basically didn't attack down that side second half tbh. He had very little to do second half.

This is getting ridiculous. They went past him like he wasn't there a few times in the first half and his positioning was all over the shop. Second half they hardly went at him and he was neat and tidy in possession. Nothing more.

He was comfortable and hardly tested second half, don't get carried away.

He's been steady second half and comfortable on the ball. He was all over the shop defensively first half.

Oh Perez.

Spatial.

Atsu is already on.

He's to the side of him, so it's fine. Not even a yellow tbh.

Alan Curbishley is a tosser.

Not surprising, do you not remember how shit we were when we went down?

Probably not, might have been pulled but he looked to have lost his footing more than anything. Ragdoll physics experts seem to reckon it was 100% a dive though even though it would have made no sense given he was outside of the box and would have been through on goal. Probably not? It was one of the worst dives I've ever seen from someone in a Newcastle United shirt.

That should be a red for Renato Sanchez. No attempt to play the balls and kicks him in the balls.

Nah It's a clear dive. Good job we didnt get a penalty or Merino would have a 2 match ban following Is that the rule for retrospective action? Yes, retrospective bands are only for "successful deception of a match official".