Karjala

Probably coming into this all a bit late (currently 9hrs behind the UK time) but i honestly can't believe the negativity from our 'fans' after getting a point at the San Siro against a team who made the Champions League semi-finals a few months ago. Between Radio Newcastle's phone in and facebook, i've read/heard more negatives than positives, including Bruno, Tonali and even Isak being shite. OK, i totally get we've not been firing on all cylinders, but we've lost to two teams who have both recently been the European champions, and a excellent Brighton side, and now the performance away to AC Milan is being questioned. Its going to be a long season this one, and we can't press absolutely everything when we are constantly playing a match every 3 or 4 days. You could argue we shouldn't even be in the Champions League yet, surely its all a bonus, and a point away is be cheered.

nufc.com has details of the nufc friendly area.

Tuesday evening in Durham will be 90% students. Of the football fans that are out watching it, i'd expect more NUFC fans, but can't see there being many. Half Moon might be your best bet, and will probably be light on students. I'll admit its a good while since i watched a Newcastle match in Durham, but i think Lloyds Bar will show it, if you want drinks on the cheaper side. If you want a full on student experience with rip off drinks, try The Library.

Wonder what percentage of this forum watched the Brentford match, and what percentage of those we legitimate TV subscribers?

Got quite a few shirts off DHGate - Grandad collar & blue/maroon hoops from 95/96, Last seasons blue away shirt, this seasons home shirt and an England 96 one. I'm a size Large and got all of those in XL, all fit nicely, although the grandad collar is the tightest out of all. Castore ones spot on. I ordered 2 Home ones a few days after they came out, one XL Isak and one XXL Joelinton, and they sent 2 of each, for a total of £24. Interestingly their were 3 different designs out of those 4, (1 had Castore embroidered, 1 had the NUFC players shirt logo).

You'd think they were in the Champions League spots and we were in the league below the way the mackems i know are going on on facebook. (5 games in and they are 9th while we've lost to 2 teams who have been European Champions in the past 5 years and a good Brighton side.)

one of the worst, if not the worst performance under Howe that, second best all over the pitch. Thought Tonali looked good, then got subbed off?! Isak should have burried that one Tonali put on a plate for him. Joelinton and Bruno look like they've not had a preseason. 3 massive PL matches coming up to get our season going now, and then 3 more winnable after that.

Home games work out in pretty good order, PSG atmosphere will be electric, so too AC if a win would see us progress

Wonder what Clarke and Roberts are going to be like now they are staying.

Liverpool and Heidenheim? I'm pretty sure they think they can beat us, i'm more thinking of the way the media would have everyone believe we've been drawn against 3 teams we've got no chance against.

Dortmund threw away a 2 goal lead at home to Heidenheim yesterday, good to see.

Batth too

Point here then 3 winnable games (Brentford H, Sheff United A, Burnley H) and it wouldn't be a bad start 13 points from 7 games.

Relegation dog fight incoming!

What's the odds for qualifying from that group?

£10m for someone who's 28 and has 10 championship goals as his career highlight.

Hoping for one glamour team, and then 2 we feel we are better than. Main goal for me would be finishing at least 3rd and continuing on with European matches.

Miggy has basically had one purple patch in nearly 5 years here, his 8 goals in 9 games last season, and other than that has very little to show. (12 goals in his other 138 games) If every Nufc fan knows he can't kick with his right foot and has to cut inside, then i'm pretty sure every manager does too. 3 chances for Miggy to be the hero on Sunday, and i will give it to him that Allison's save will possibly be the save of the season, and the post is so close, but ultimately none go in. Diaz (albeit a £85m signing) gets 2 chances and scores both, that's the difference. I dont dislike him, and we won't find anyone with more heart, but if we are to progress, he will eventually need to be replaced with better.

is Eddie willing to go with Barnes and Gordon both starting? or is he hell bent on it being one or the other? would prefer either of those on the right to Miggy or Murphy.

Personally i think Miggy is our weakest link, but, this is the season to prove otherwise. One purple patch last season gave him his only decent return for us in 5 seasons. In this team, if he's half decent he should be getting 10 goals and similar assists this season. Gets in loads of good positions, and rarely makes anything of it. Scored in 10 out of 40 games last season, needs to improve on that this one.

Not sure we were quite as bad as some folks are making out, and some of the stuff being written on facebook is absolutely embarrassing. Allison doesn't make that wonder save and we go into half time 2-0 up, and i'd have fancied a hat-full. Miggy's shot goes in off the post, and we seal the win. The ball bounces off Botman's arse and doesn't hit his heal and Nunez isn't in. Subs were agreeably frustrating, especially Gordan and Tonali. Time to move on, next week a win would be massive to get us up and running after losses against 2 clubs who have both been European champions in the last 5 years, and reached 5 of the last 6 CL Finals between them.

When that ball hit his backside, it would have dropped most likely safely, until it hit his heel and played them into score. Was immense before that. Fingers crossed for his injury.

Allison's wonder save and miggy's post, it would be game over. Typical.

Great episode that! Extra admiration for Wilson, and Eales seems the ideal bloke to have at the club.

Plenty of empty seats at the Barca match in their small stadium