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Will we ever lose again?

PSR prevents me from spunking money up the wall.

It's a grey area IMo. If you're playing in the 2014 Germany men's national team, squaring it makes complete sense. He's a forward though and he's got enough goal to aim at, the ball is set,... I think it's a suboptimal decision to square it to an on-rushing Maguire. Understandable that he's in a low confidence moment though. I feel bad for the guy.

Zirkzee should have taken it on. Clearly not feeling confident atm.

Rather spend that on him than Guehi.

Yeah fantastic results. Right in the mix. Thought we could have managed the game/fitness a bit better, and weren't as ruthless as in recent weeks - but can't argue with 6 points on the road against clubs who you would have thought will figure things out to some degree or other by May.

How much would Mbuemo cost?

They'll throw the book at him, if they have any bottle.

He's great on the mic tbf, dodging these twatty questions.

Joelinton was great too

Should have been an exceptionally fun watch with generous helpings of backpay payback. But entitled prick that I am, I found that quite frustrating. There was a gulf in quality and we had an early two goal lead. Yet why we continued to do most of the running thereafter, especially in a period where fixtures are coming thick and fast, was baffling. It was an immature performance from 2-0. Man Utd were awful but had three really, really presentable chances. The constant high press is crazy IMO. Especially if Howe is allergic to substitutions as he seemed to be until the 82nd minute. Yes, I'm this moany after a 2-0 win away to Man Utd. A fourth clean sheet and win in a row. Spare a thought for my family. That should have been way more demoralising for Man Utd. Anyway, thought Gordon was man of the match by a distance. Isak looked very leggy, but he's Isak so he still scored and frightened the pants off them.

Any news on Tino?

Would have been a really tough contest 11 vs 11. They were getting the upper hand in the phase of play before the sending off. I'm the end though I'm disappointed it wasn't 5 or 6 nil, but the ref protected them a bit. Onwards!

Didn't play that well but fuck Villa tbh. McGinn was snide and moany. Rogers was flopping all over the place. As an aside, he's got a lot of flak on here but Dubravka deserves some praise. Having a keeper who is part of the passing game is massive IMO.

Martinez's save was class. Have to tip your cap.

Chippy out there. Hudson Rogers is embarrassing. Should get that clip going viral Don't think Newcastle have played well, but the goal was good. Red card turned the tide. Need to continue to dominate possession, get off Trippier (on a yellow), use the width of the pitch and just exhaust the bastids. Murphy is a bit of passenger in this game. Clearly a lot of tension developing between these two sets of players.. interesting rivalry for future fixtures. One for Howe to look at, as they seemed to be trying to man mark Bruno out of possession.

Off the shoulder of their CBs I would have thought.

Also, fair to say he is the best striker in the league now the Erling FRAUDland* is no longer playing for the Harlem Globetrotters. (* - only in jest, Haaland is great, but I do think Isak is the better player).

This game is daft. The pricing is so generous. Everyone Johnny-come-lately has picked up Isak. Pricing should be far more discriminatory and price swings far more volatile.

Cracking day. Felt for Ipswich tbh. Always liked them as a club. Maybe it's the SBR connection. Isak, great. Murphy, again a beneficiary but I'm happy with that. Good transfer candidate in summer if we need to raise funds. If he can get double digit goals that'd be great. Tonali is a revelation. An added bonus I didn't appreciate until today is that he provide pace in the central defensive third when we're tracking back or lose possession. Something we've sorely missed and been exposed on quite a bit. Great job everyone.

Delighted for him. Overdue debut hattrick! Hopefully the floodgates are open for lots of multiple-goal games now

Tonali and Isak are different class. Also low-key love how much Murphy's value is going up. Nice trade chip for the summer.

Well that was goddam joyous. Beating up on a bad team. Well done Howe and co!

Alright. I suppose we could give him a shot on a low-fee 12 year contract.