Beren

This is fun. Newcastle look by far the better side, but are clearly having a bit of fun tbh. Could easily be an absolute hammering. May still be.

The ref will give 9.

What a valiant performance from Forest, man.

Well, that was fun. Will delete the app for another 9 weeks and join you all when the next game starts, I suppose.

Beren:

Oh I've got it now. Only me, @Geordie Ahmed and @lxsln on the block tonight.

I want Forest and Newcastle both to qualify for CL. I want Liverpool to absolutely crater. I'm supporting Forest tonight.

How do you see who has picked who

They've paid their money and they're entitled to vocalise what they want but the constant crowd groaning is a bit jarring.

Caught a bit of the Tamworth game earlier. That mutli-abfle double dragback by that Tamworth bloke was class. What a moment for him.

Hall, Gordon and Isak most transferred in defender, midfielder and forward this round

No it's not that. I just can't believe you weren't following the club with Solano, Bellamy, Shearer et al. Feels like you've been around since then.

I've had to sit down, Deuce. Don't know why I find this so shocking.

I'm too emotionally cowardly to complete this exercise, and my view of the best XI are coloured by favourites. Cracking OP though. If we're building a real team, not just a Galacticos-on-paper, I think I'd struggle to leave out prime Tiote in a way, who was Kante before Kante was Kante. But I think Tonali could surpass him. I feel like I definitely overrate Ba, relative to the rest of our fanbase too. I'm not saying he's ahead of Shearer or Isak, who are the standout favourites, but he'd make my subs bench ahead of other popular choices because of his ability to raise the level of those around him. Then there's the nostalgia/being a kid factor - where I don't remember the 90s team quite so well/accurately. Woodgate is the best central defender I've seen in Newcastle colours. Huge fan of Shay Given, great shotstopper. Lovely bloke. Never once felt confident with him for penalties. Don't think we've had a truly outstanding goalkeeper in my time, tbh.

Ange has really jumped the shark.

It's 1am and I'm doing the same on Bluesky. Thankfully it's Bluesky and I managed to finish reading all three tweets rather quickly.

His debut was unreal. Good shout.

I think we won the transfer, AC Milan.

I don't have a problem in saying Newcastle are a nasty team in the same way Arsenal are - and the way that any team in 2024 has to be, in order not to be soft, or to get pushed around. The primary difference is the very sincere pearl-clutching reaction they have to being on the receiving end of what is usually a milder dosage of their own medicine. I actually still like Saka and a few other Arsenal players, but Arteta is utterly rotten.

Ipswich are class

Tonali was excellent without his buddy Bruno. Didn't think he was great at all, a bit panicky and frazzled in fact, but glad Willock got some minutes. And Botman did great to get through another 90.

It's mad isn't it? I was thinking the same thing. The Arsenal fans who loved Wenger football (along with everyone else), now have become the Bolton and Stoke that they despised.

They all ran so hard, man.

That performance was all heart. Wow. Incredible effort from everyone. Arsenal completely out of ideas.