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Money.

The Baltimore Orioles play 162 games a season.

Barring another rash of injuries, sure

I was going back a forth. It's a silly list. Really excited about Tino at the moment. (Burn, Botman, Tonali --line I 've already forgotten) Silly.

Saw one of those listsicles ranking Chelsea transfers since Boehly took over and was amazed the money they’ve wasted. Thought I’d try doing one for Howe. Highly subjective. Keep changing the criteria between contribution and potential payoff. Ultimately just my feeling about them at a minute. Not a bad transfer in the bunch (And yeah, I do think that Wood was a good transfer— both the acquisition and the sale) Trippier Guimaraeres Isak Gordon Livramento Botman Pope Barnes Tonali Burn Hall Minteh Wood Kuol Ashby Targett Karius Diallo

I’d play Tino at goalkeeper if we had to. But yeah. The way we were a threat both on the left and the right. Everything seems to gone primarily through Trippier and Miggy for so long. Now with Gordon and Livramento we’re scary on the left.

Having some doubts about Hall. I realize that he couldn’t play against Chelsea, but he’s remained on the bench in two games where he was the only reasonable midfield sub. Howe trusts Miley enough to start those three games. But Hall doesn’t make an appearance ? Not even to kill the game?

You’re crazy. Livramento was the one. (There were some doubts about whether he would fully recover from the injury.)

@Froggy Not imagining it. Yes, the most immediate instance was read on RedCafe, but I’ve read and heard if elsewhere —- mostly from random yahoos. It’s so strange. Made me laugh in disbelief they fist time I saw it. Maybe I am on the lookout for it now. I always picture these clowns dawning a tweed jacket and a pipe before as they sit down to post.

He is not the only self-identified « expert » making that same observation. There are a lot of moronic pundits — amateurs and otherwise, who’ve got it in their heads that NUFC are going to have to ditch Howe if the club wants to be amongst the big boys. It’s a really strange thing to run a football club that you never watch from inside your own head.

Cracks me up how these « experts » are always pontificating about the difficult choices Newcastle will have to « go to next level » —- meaning binning Eddie Howe and hiring an elite manager. (you know, somebody like ETH)

Infidel.

So, is this « like a cup final » for us?

Guardiola will get a response from City.

Thought Chelsea were better than ManUtd were today, but yeah.

Longstaffesque. oh, how times have changed.

Thought Maguire was their best player.

I can’t get over being better than Man Utd. i mean, I like it. Love it. But it’s weird. We’re good. And they’re awful.

Like many I think, I was put off by the constant suggestions that Howe should stick him in at left back. I was wrong.

Embarrassing. I could hardly believe the way that Tino was running past him.

Belgium’s golden generation handed one last chance for glory. They won’t win the group.

Anyone think Howe will change the first 11? Was wondering if he might give Hall a start? Or give Krafth or Dummett a go? Trying to imagine a way he might give someone in the midfield rest. All I come up with was pushing Livramento or Hall forward. Or play Ritchie.

God bless Jamaal Lascelles. Give Botman whatever time he needs to heal. Strangely his absence seems to be the least of our problems.

Huge fan. Of course, I wouldn't for a minute have him ahead of Gordon now. But my assumption at the beginning of the season was that Barnes would be the guy on the left for the forseeable future. Finding a way the get him minutes.... nice problem to have.