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We really need that Big Joe emoji! Almost anyone can look sharp against Rangers (Dortmund & Bellingham aside). But against Big Joe? Nah

I hope so! What I found interesting against West Ham was Wood wanted to run in behind off the last shoulder a few times when Murphy had the ball, but Murphy would check back, play with Big Joe and Targett, then a laboured cross would go in later. As crazy as it sounds, I think we need to treat Wood like Bellamy on the last shoulder. It’s what he wants (has to be well-timed through balls as he has no pace at all!)

Not sure if this is the right place to put this but, Jack Wilshere, just signed for a team in Denmark. What an absolute waste of a career that was. The talent on the guy compared to what’s he’s done is ridiculous.

Why, out of interest?

I would love to see Villa & Everton go down! Would finally get Gerard and Lampard playing together behind Rooney… in the Championship!!

Most importantly, I don’t want Lascelles back in!

I’d swap Bruno in for Shelvey for this game. I don’t want to win the midfield battle because we out-pressed them, I want to win it because we out passed and outplayed them! Let Bruno get 60 minutes from the start in a game we can win, so he’s up to speed before throwing him in for 90 minutes during our killer run of fixtures next month.

Didn’t Murphy lose Dawson?

Where’s the shock? Don’t we all?!

I fancy a 0-2 or 0-3. Wood gets his first goal. Willock adds one and Maxi fresh from a week off. 6 points from Eddie. Thanks very much!

Very thoughtful a picture of Krafth. So classy is Tripps!

If he just needs learns to drill a 25-yard pass between the lines he can stay next year. His switching of play is great. His vertical passing is poor though. We’ll, he just doesn’t try it

I agree sign him up asap. He’s got 21 seconds to go!

Matt Targett takes the edge of missing Tripps! Proper defender who can more than get involved going forward. Buy him straight away in the summer and move focus to other areas

Get a sick feeling in my stomach seeing those 2 Bruce wins. The PFM press will be going apesh*t if Howe doesn’t get a win tomorrow. I bet Alex Bruce has got his tweets ready to fire off

A decade ago this post would have been met with We really need a Big Joe emoji!!

How have you not progressed to full on love yet?! You’re a good few weeks behind!!

They’ll do us comfortably, 2-0 or 3-1. Sad, but likely. Hope I’m wrong.

You’re 99% right. Just need to change it to: “The guy was and IS despicable.”

With a card like that, you have to think “how many women could I get!” Lol, no I’m being a big kid. When I was a child in the early 1990s, my bedroom wall was covered in posters of newcastle players from Match magazine and the like. Steve Watson, Clarke, Super Les, Peacock, Ruel Fox etc. That card makes me want to do that all over again! (Must put them up when the Mrs is away)

Next year Big Joe can be on the bench. His best attributes are basically ball-winning. That’s fine in a team that can’t hold possession as it means we always need to retrieve the ball. But with a more capable team, I feel we only need 2 very good ball winners in the middle. Merino-Bruno would achieve that. Then we can have a more luxury progressive midfielder to join up with the attack taking on Willock’s role. Say Paqueta.

For 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 Merino is my ideal holder/DM. Can win headers which means Big Joe can get out of midfield (and the team), loves to free himself in tight spaces and make simple passes. He gives us Shelvey’s ability to switch play between fullbacks, with better running, and the ability to naturally get the ball into our dangerous left side of the team (Maxi<>Bruno). Please let it happen!

For the free kick, I love how Trippier gets stuck into Allan, deals with the ref and then has the presence of mind to pick all the mud out between his studs so he doesn’t slip for the free kick! He’s a proper boss! Edit: Allan not Gordon

Is this actually for sale? I want loads of them!

Scandalous how most teams only had 1 or 2 men on him. Put 4 men on him and give him the respect he deserves man! It’s like sticking Houdini on stage in only a bit of rope and 2 padlocks. It’s still impressive when he escapes but I wanna see him break out of Fort Knox!