ATB

1 minute ago, St1pe said:

Gordon, Wilson, Miggy for me. Wilson has bullied Mings quite regularly when we’ve played them - assuming Mings starts. 
 

It’s going to be a really hard game. I don’t think any team outplayed us quite as badly as Villa last season. Diaby looks a problem too. 

Villa will be a really tuff test. But cant help to feel that the game last season at their place and the talk before this season are a little bit excessively. For this game though, the home advantage will be huge for us.

Isak starts for me every time. And I really hope to see Barnes a lot too tonight. To boost Gordons confidence after a really good summer I would problably start him, aswell as Anderson. Hard work should pay off!

Top 5 (new top 4 with CL to place 5) is defenitley achievable. the "only" real thing that makes me unsure is CL itself 

Not sure why Longstaff should be an automatic starter this year. He has barly played this pre season while other has and excelled. We have a bigger and better squad this year than that he should just walk right in.

16 minutes ago, Max Cherry said:

It's probably already been mentioned, but we really need to address the lack of pace at the back. 

Agree. Hate to see Burn at lb, he´s just to slow for me!

Tbh I think Big Joe can get a hard time getting in to the team. I mean look at Miley(!) and the potential of Tonali (beside of Bruno etc). For all the running he does, Joelinton seems to struggle in possession and lost the ball quite a fair bit. Yes I know the steel he brings. but to be fair, do he has a place in our best line up?

We seems to want to be more in controll of the ball this year and that not really his strength. Can he still be part of the first team and take us to the next level?

19 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

 

Maybe the fact the first didn't happen has helped with the second? Maybe he's benefitted more under Howe's coaching methods than he would have done playing for Preston?

I think the new way to do it is to keep the prospects around. Players that get sent out on loan usually get sold later on. Better to drill them in your team with good coaching.

What a pointless game. We not even seems to play our usually game with young guns instead. paying for this 

Disappointed with the lack of footage etc from the pre season so far!

6 minutes ago, KDT said:

If we’re not in for Diaby it’s because we don’t want him, just need to trust the recruitment staff in whatever process they’re going through.

I watched him a few times last season and can´t say i´m that impressed with him. Really think we can find something better, and it´s looks like we thinks that too.

Worst decision ever!

Deserved 

2 hours ago, LFEE said:

Out of interest do you go to games either home, away or both?

I'm afraid not 

3 minutes ago, gbandit said:

“This is my opinion, I’m sure Eddie agrees with me”

yup, I take that you are not agreeing. and that's just another opinion too really. it would though be more interesting to know why instead of this reply.

1 hour ago, James said:

It’s becoming a bit of a strange situation where new elite players are joining the club, they meet Trippier who is captain but not captain, and then there is this guy at training who never plays who is the real captain.

 

to be honest I will have lost a lot of respect for Lascelles if he is still here in September and hasn’t resigned the club captaincy.

Yeah, at this stage its very weird. Just make Tripper the captain! We´re literally trying to sell Lascelles anyway 

35 minutes ago, gdm said:

What?

Let me rephrase it then. Like I said, you need skill. And the best teams have players that got that. But you need to be effective. I would say that  football intelligence is way more important, and being effecitve. Maxi is none of that. And ya, he dosent really play anyway.

I would take Barnes every day over Maxi. I´m sure Howe would do that too.

10 minutes ago, Pata said:

I get quite annoyed about you tbh.

To be honest, I get quite anoyed about this Maxi love that keep poping up. Regardless of Barnes I would drive Maxi myself to whatever. He makes us a worse team and we can bebetter of him. Flair? thats not a thing in the 20s. just look at Man City. You need the skillset but the output and efficenty is way more important. being a selfish player and your out from City. Should be the same here.

Barnes would be a fantastic signing. really excited actually 

1 minute ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

 

There was one where an NUFC fan tweeted him and asked him for any Newcastle related news, and he replied with something like (and I'm paraphrasing) "Keep an eye on Chiesa", possibly with the wink emoji at the end. I can't say for sure but i think the deal is basically done

Not sure about done, but he really seems to be the one we want.

when are they back? shouldn't they be in yesterday?

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

Barnes doesn’t ? 

was going to say the same. feels like the perfect Howe player, and at this point I think he would be terrific! compare to the rest of our RW/LW he´s a goal and assist machine, me like

2 minutes ago, andyc35i said:

Looked like a dive to me 

He loves a dive.

Like he would want to come back