STM

Abraham offers more but I doubt he's a better finisher than Wilson. Wilsons instinct is A1. I do love Tammy though.

Fingers crossed for West Brom.

Can anyone tell me when the league Cup draw is, for us that is.

I dunno if it was just me but he looked as if he had grown. Size and power was great.

Anyone else even more excited by the transfer window now? Add a couple of quality players and we are looking good.

Joelinton was my MOM. Bruno naturally gets more credit because he's a sex god but Joelinton makes midfield impossible for opposition.

He was an absolute nightmare for them. So long as he's happy to be here, I'm happy to have him. You can trust him to put a shift in and there are games when that is paramount. I don't think he's ever going to be a clinical player but he won't let you down in games like this.

I notice that he and ASM have a good understanding. They overlap each other very well.

Villa losing 2-0 and Everton having an injury crisis just adds to an already great opening day.

Was at his very best, I thought. He was a menace from the first second.

Was Cisse esq.

In fairness to Lingard he was involved in their only piece of quality, lovely through ball in the first half. He's in a shite side. He's not great either mind but he's surrounded with champo plodders.

I feel like saying Trippier and Bruno were excellent is pointless, so I'll pick another player out.... Willock, who I thought was tireless especially in the first half.

He played as a super hero. That's the only way you can describe his position. He attacks, he defends, he creates, he hustles. What I'd give to be that guys chewing gum.

Couldn't score any of our players below a 9. Although I do think it mighty cheeky of Pope to take a nap through the first half.

It's quite comfortably the most dominant half time 0-0 I've seen from NUFC.

Not soft. Just playing against a side who are defending for their lives. We have to get used to this.

How Eddie has turned these players into this team is astonishing.

On Sky now.... wow. I'm in love with Newcastle United.

Bench starting to look more... whats the word... useful? Fraser, Anderson, Wood, Botman can all play their part. Even Ritchie if we are taking the piss.

It's more to do with building an ethos where no player thinks they are automatic and every player has to earn their right. I'm sure Botman will understand, if not, Bruno can tell him.

Telt you all last week.

And...... that's why Southgate doesn't play TTA. James wouldn't have made it so easy.

Wasn't sure where to mention this but Connor Cody was asked which ground he likes playing at (not likes because he wins there all the time) and he said SJP because of the atmosphere, he said it was like you were playing against the crowd. I think we forget what a hostile place to get a result SJP can be. I think we also forget what a big influence that can be to potential new signings. Ben Foster on his pod also mentions looking for Newcastle when the fixtures come out because they used to have a night out in the city.

It does need remembered that most NUFC fans are actually slightly reserved, even negative because they are worried about that perception. You'd think it was a crime to be optimistic, its not like we are in control of anything anyway. Let's have a right go and see where the chips land.