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Hard to argue with this, Bournemouth has shown that Anita and Tiote just don't cut it any more (if Anita ever did). The exact positioning of Wij/Perez can move about mind. If Mbabu plays every match like his PL debut the other week he won't be here next year tho.

Honestly, who do people expect the board will replace Steve Mc with if he leaves?

Trying to figure out if it was a racist post.

Ok Perez for Thauvin is shite, unless Perez's legs have gone.

So to put 5 in the middle, there's arguments for and against. Who on the bench could come on at LW for Perez then? Considering out midfield is getting completely bypassed, I see the logic in trying to fill it up a bit. Don't say Gouffran lol.

Yup, McClaren must go... this decision underlines it.

Match of his life. Southall was still in goal when he was pushing 20st I believe!

Perez has more to his game. What we could really do with is a proper AM which is what I thought De Jong was. Seems like most regard him as a poacher good at making late runs similar to Nolan without appetite for tackling. Our Proper AM is Wijnaldum. Who should be central with a destroyer if we are going to go with this system - someone with the legs to be able to cover the width of the pitch relatively well and be able to contribute in attack. A position we shouldn't be buying cheap, one that probably needs the amount we paid for Thauvin, a 23-26 year old DCM/CM with strength, pace, and technical ability. We also then need to fix our left side to make this all work and that's signing a legit LW and LB. Sounds about right, although I would say for a CM/DM role, it's so important that it's not necessary to stick to an age ceiling of 26 yr old. Gareth Barry must be getting on, but he's still better than anything we've got in that part of the pitch. There's so much money in the game at the moment that it's daft to look at sell on potential in every single position, especially CM and CB. Aye you're right, the age bracket was my ideal scenario - but yes, any good and reliable DM from 19-32 would do for us. But obviously our powers at be have an issue with signing anyone older than 27-28. I wouldn't want us to sign anyone under 23 in that position unless an exceptional talent. It's a position for men that know an understand the game and role. If they're going to be under 23 i'd like someone that would probably see themselves as CB so has a defensive focus and discipline like a Dier Based on that, lets give Ivanovic an escape route on silly money and tell him to play in the middle and just fuck everyone up who dare go near him. I'd pay to see that.

The best thing for Newcastle United and Adam Armstrong is that he doesn't play a first team game for this club for at least the rest of this season and the following season. Finish as the L2 top scorer this season, that will be his goal. Following season, get him at a Championship club like Middlesbrough so it's not too far from home and see how he does. We've ruined a fair few young players by mishandling their development and chucking them in too early, killing their confidence. He needs to build his confidence to be able to take his chances and not always worry about shooting or passing when he comes back to compete for a starting place.

Not many teams have regularly outplayed their opponents and been relegated tbh. The point is regularly, these performances need to be week in, week out till the end of the season. We haven't regularly outplayed our opponents though. We've done it 2-3 times max. That's my point we've looked better the past few games overall than at the start of the season, it's better to see a team improving than declining, no?

I really think he's beyond caring tbh, written all over his performances. Happy to have a go when the ball's up the other end but otherwise looks extremely disinterested, not surprised.

Not many teams have regularly outplayed their opponents and been relegated tbh. The point is regularly, these performances need to be week in, week out till the end of the season.

I don't know what it is about Walters, but he's probably the one footballer in the Prem that I'd not want to start an argument with after a few drinks.

Never trust an article which is written by a chap who visits the same barber as Jimmy Savile.

I don't think it is. I think it's a pain in the arse forced on them by uefa and they do it as quietly and as obstinately as they can. They don't email out the minutes or publicise it in any way other than if you go to the website and seek it out. They say as little as possible and with increasing frequency just say "Already answered, look at the minutes from last time". They don't have to it though do they? How well they do it is neither here nor there. Yes they do. Uefa rules. Then penalty of which would be.. a ban from Europe? :pardsgrin:

I'd say he's our best player, but our most important is Mitrovic. Without him, everything really does fall apart.

Same. Better than nowt.

I never read anything Ollie Bernard is credited to have written. Total numptey and completely out of touch.

I liked the Moyes-zombie, probably unintentional mind

Ian W don't roll like dat

At the end of the day, if you want to support this club in its current form, McClaren is the best manager we'd ever hope to hire. We had to ask him 3 times to join us too. In my opinion it's utterly pointless to discuss his position as we've learnt from 4 years of discontentment under Pardew that normally unacceptable performance levels mean diddly squat to the up-aboves. Either switch off or turn up, it's obvious the opinions of the fans count for shit anyway, why be unhappy about it? Eat what the shit we're shoveled, that's what we've all unwittingly signed up for. Until the entire fan base, and for NUFC this means the whole city, wants rid of Ashley and comes together under one banner then a good relegation scrap is going to be the most exciting thing we can hope for.

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He was reserved, said he got more than 1 wrong but was reserved to say anything more. In his Boro days he used to go at them a bit more, but I think he got told off for it a few times. I think inside he is raging as much as we are. When he was coming off the pitch at half time after the players, i thought he was going to get sent to the stands the way he was going at the officials. They actually all stopped walking towards the tunnel and waited for him to start walking again before following. Meek doesn't even begin to describe their demeanor.

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