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He's just like a dog on a beach. Running aimlessly without any cognitive processes being engaged. Pointless player, shambles of a human being.

Obviously you're a real man, like Ronaldo, but he had maybe a 10% chance of getting it. Pull out of the collision, stay on the field, stay in the game, don't be a thick cunt. No need for that. It's just how I see it. He was going for it, missed it, hit Sels' leg without any malice or intention and then he's sent off. Just don't think there's any need to give him a second booking.

Absolute regulation yellow card. Thick as a bull's dick.

Nah.

The lad is an absolute joke. Just a parody of himself these days. Barely on the pitch two minutes before committing a foul Noticeable groan from all around when he came on, that's changed a lot in a couple of years. His Geordie roots force field is no more, only a matter of time before he's marginalised and sold imo. Not this window but he's on borrowed time with both the manager and the crowd. Sooner it happens the better.

That's the type of performance I was expecting all summer. Strong, powerful, dominant and professional. Organised at the back and grew in confidence once we went ahead and they never looked like conceding. Brighton were poor but we bossed it and never gave them the time and space they wanted. Up and running, that's now the benchmark - play like that every week and we'll run away with the league.

We need goals, we need options and we need depth. I'm not too thrilled that we're signing 33 year old journeymen strikers but he ticks a few boxes. Don't think anyone is under any illusions that he'll blow the division away but he's an appropriate signing for where we are and what we need. We need to get out of this division asap and if Murphy helps then so be it.

Peddled/annoyed/sold Jedinak, Bolassie and possibly Zaha in one window? Never would have expected that.

No Gayle or Mitrovic is a biggie. Think we'll lose by a goal.

1–1

City away.

Could have brought a book with him. Had very little to do, claimed a few crosses, punched one out early on and saved a few tame shots.

I've not seen enough of Sels, but Elliot and Darlow? Come on, man. He's in another league to both. The Krul of a few years ago was, yeah, without question. He's gone backwards massively since though imo and I can't see that much of a difference tbh. Not quite sure which Tim Krul people are harking back to sometimes. The one who's get serious deficiencies but is still easily a PL goalkeeper. Elliot isn't and Darlow isn't yet. He's still the best keeper we have but I'll not lose any sleep about losing a keeper with serious deficiencies if it also gives the likes of Darlow experience to become better. Darlow is only 2.5 years younger than Krul and the same age as me. He is no child learning the game. He is a fully developed adult who been around a fair bit and experienced the English game for many years now without ever standing out in the way Krul had done by the same age. There is just no evidence he has anywhere near the same talent. Rob Elliot showed significantly more than him last season. I will essentially be shut out from watching matches until we (lord-willing) procure promotion once more, so I have no idea of Sels' ability. Agree with most of that, I just think the Krul of 2012 isn't here anymore. Losing the Krul of 2016 isn't that much of a blow.

I've not seen enough of Sels, but Elliot and Darlow? Come on, man. He's in another league to both. The Krul of a few years ago was, yeah, without question. He's gone backwards massively since though imo and I can't see that much of a difference tbh. Not quite sure which Tim Krul people are harking back to sometimes. The one who's get serious deficiencies but is still easily a PL goalkeeper. Elliot isn't and Darlow isn't yet. He's still the best keeper we have but I'll not lose any sleep about losing a keeper with serious deficiencies if it also gives the likes of Darlow experience to become better.

I've not seen enough of Sels, but Elliot and Darlow? Come on, man. He's in another league to both. The Krul of a few years ago was, yeah, without question. He's gone backwards massively since though imo and I can't see that much of a difference tbh. Not quite sure which Tim Krul people are harking back to sometimes.

Aye, this. Even having the threat of pinging one in from 30 yards breaking into the final third is a plus. If defenders know he's got that ability to do that then he'll need to be closed down quicker which means a bit more space for Perez, Gayle or even Mitrovic. We're going to have to break down a lot of compact teams that sit deep and tight and little things like that could be the difference between a win and a draw a few times this season.

He's fucked his right ankle, hopefully it's only a sprain or something but he couldn't put any weight on it and it looked sore. Or he's just from planet soft-cunt.

Gap year for Krul then. He's our best keeper but not by much, remember only too well how his form dipped massively after the 5th season, not the only one and there were obvious reasons for it but he's been bang average for the last 3 years imo. Better than Elliot, Darlow and Sels? Yeah, but there's not that much in it.

2 Newcastle teams out there tonight, the one that looked dull and pedestrian whilst looking for the opening goal and the one with a bit of confidence and sharpness once we had the cushion. Pretty obvious when you think about it but the difference was stark. Still look cautious and a bit brittle at times though. Comfortable, never really under any pressure and should have had at least another 3. Liked the look of Diame, Hanley, Sterry and Gayle. Colback still looks fucking atrocious and Shelvey didn't look too sharp but at least he tried to make things happen. Perez drifted in and out of the game but took his first really well, should have had 3 on the night though. Mitrovic looked busy and will give us something extra, Gamez was ok.

This is wank. Flat as fuck.

Fucked right ankle by the looks of it.

Have to agree here like. It's very tiring reading constant complaining about every signing before it happens. This. Howay man. Yes, we will see how he does, yada yada yada, but this is a forum ffs, we're here to discuss what we do (or do not) know. People writing this lad off when they've only seen a few performances from him in a w*** mackems team, I'm all up for a debate but lets just try to keep it reasonable. Hanley, Clark, Judge & Yedlin have all been written off by people on here who claim to have watched every football match ever in the world, when in reality they have very little knowledge of those players and should wait until they play a few games for us. Janmaat was absolutely dogshit for us for a good period of time and we currently have Anita playing RB, don't see how this cannot be positive for us. I've got nothing else to use to form an opinion of him though. He looked average or poor each time I saw him last season, hopefully he signs and he's quality but at the minute it doesn't strike me as any sort of upgrade, maybe about like for like. His pace and energy would be of great use to us but he's going to have to defend well too.

Swapping one average/limited RB for another tbh.

We'll never see him again and I couldn't give too much of a fuck tbh. Seems like a decent enough bloke but he's of no use to us whatsoever and has contributed fuck all. No hard feelings, best of luck, off you fuck.

Would like to see a strongish XI named but realistically the Brighton game on Saturday is far more important in the grand scheme of things, win that one and we're flying. Just happy to look forward to watching us in the flesh again.