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Always staggered that there never seems to be a young kid (18/19) who plays as CF for the reserves or U21s that could come in and help out to give him the break he desperately needs. There's Wilson, Wood and Gayle. That's it. Like zero other strikers that are coming through and could benefit from PL minutes. We're still sparse as fuck in all areas as a club.

It wasn't great but at least there were positives, we were organised and tight and they scored with their only attempt on target. Can't take any positives from today at all.

Be interesting to see how Howe and the team react to this. It's been an absolute spanking but it's only 1 game. Everton and Chelsea losses had some positives but today has been shocking, borderline disgraceful. It's not the end of the world but there needs to be a reaction on Friday night against another good team. Players need to know they're playing for their futures at the club and put a performance in.

Trying to find a positive. At least I actually care again, there's one. I didn't give a single fuck about 12 months ago and actively avoided the games

I'll be honest, I've had better half hours than this last 30 minutes

Their quality in the front 3 was always going to tell eventually. Kane, Son & Kulu are lightyears ahead of Fraser, ASM & Wood

Utter wank. Gone to pieces here

Come on...

I do

And that's a headbutt Nah. It's fuck all actually

Prick

Big 6/7 minutes until HT here tbh

Is Potter in any bother at Brighton? They're safe and didn't lose but it feels like they're not winning very many at all recently.

It's all about the timing

Should win that group with ease and rest a few bodies in the process. Focus needs to be on Senegal for the important matches.

To go through the motions, attend the training sessions then decide that it's that bad that it's essentially enough for you to retire overnight after a 20+ year career (without even letting them know) is stunning display of disrespectful shithousery. He's gone way up in my estimation

Salah 1 sot at evens on Sky and PP

Yes we do. Eddie's your man.

Sa Trippier Tierney Rudiger Fofana De Bruyne Rice Salah Fernandes Zaha Kane Bench: Sarr Coutinho Ward-Prowse Bissouma Toney Raphina Doucoure Cornet Pukki

Hands up if you think they would manage a dozen pages a day on there if PIF had taken over, say, Watford

A pack of obnoxious racist cunts? Sounds like they'll fit hand in glove tbh.

I'd be perfectly happy with a CB, CM and 3 forward players as long as they're bought to start, not interested in squad players (the current starters can take a step down). The main issue is the lack of talent in the final third where it matters and that's no surprise given these players tend to be the most expensive, the squad has limped along for the last decade and it needs to change. No problem with bringing in youth and potential but immediate improvement needs to be the priority right now and that means signing starters for £30m+, these are not huge sums these days, they're the going rate, thinking a £30m player is a dream/windfall/marquee signing is a legacy of the Ashley era. We need to move on from that. We need to start punching our weight. We're not Brentford or Southampton or Crystal Palace, we're Newcastle United and we need to start acting like it. Sounds arrogant I know, but they all hate us anyway, fuck them.

I thought he'd still have a little something left in the tank and at least score a few for them this season but apparently not. I think he's actually a decent bloke, seems pretty articulate and was a hell of a striker in his prime and it's now delicious that they've turned on him today. Very 'mag-esque' of them

Never got the Cantona hype. Not saying he was shit, he was very good but the hype has always seemed disproportionate to me.