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Really interesting that he isn't starting this game. That RCM position had always been his. Is the writing on the wall? Could he be sold?

They way we play? Fuck me, the lack of self awareness is astonishing. They went to Brighton, took the lead, started time wasting and then whinged about the ref when they came away with a draw. Also we are thugs? This all started because Havertz should have been sent off and wasn't. I desperately hope to see Arteta tears. Will take a -1 loss because the atmosphere in the return leg will be something else.

https://x.com/NewcastleFansTV/status/1876544532205977664?t=3z4tHMJswOTMPoLD5QF8rg&s=19 Beautiful man

Anyone have a guess at the likely Arsenal line up for this? From our perspective, it will either be Longstaff for Bruno or it will be an entire change of system... 541 with Trippier coming in at RCB IMO.

They might need to deal with 12 months of pain, because Potter won't be able to change them over night.

It's always the same problem though, they keep hiring managers who play a certain way and struggle to get out of the shit cycle. You only have to look at Bournemouth, Fulham, Brentford, Brighton, Ipswich to see you can be moderately successful whilst playing a decent style. The biggest problem West Ham face is their players adapting from one style to another and their recruitment strategy changing. West Ham now need to sign younger, more technical players, they can't rely on Antonio, Soucek, Coufal and so on.

That's a great move from West Ham. They will need to recruit the right type of player going forward but the likes of Bowen, Paqueta and Kudus will be breathing a sigh of relief. Bet ya they sign at least one of Chelseas rejects this January. Someone like Badiashile (spelling).

If we can get 9 points from 12, that not only puts us in a great spot points wise but it also sees another calendar month disappearing to the chasing pack. The more we win, the more the sides below will start to lose belief. Needless to say, Chelsea and Forest at home should be treated like cup finals.

It's not for everyone to be fair.

An update on this. We are now on 1.75 PPG against a target of 1.73 PPG (for 5th and likely champions league). Personally I think that's now the minimum we should aim for.

Give him next season. He's clearly not in a great place right now. Bournemouth loved him.

Aye he's made 1 save.

Just keep talking.

Live from anfield.

This is 100% a likely avenue of thinking. I always refer to them as "vulnerable" clubs. West Ham is another one, Kudus? Obviously this is not taking into account finance etc.

You can see why players are desperate to leave.

I wish there was an even playing field ange, that way two of your players would have got booked for leaving one on ours. Both of which could have been interpreted as dangerous play. Thankfully, we aren't whiny little bitches.

We really shouldn't be fooled. Hes done well but his time is up here. I'm convinced that we are signing a replacement if he goes. This might be a load of shite but even if we get 3m and his wages off the books that's probably enough to allow us to get Trafford for 15m, purely from a PSR perspective.

He will get rested for Bromley. Targett will start.

I think the journalists were asking him but he refused to answer, just kept repeating the same thing.

And I suspect he doesn't want to get into specifics because he knows his arguement won't work.

He's like Jurgen Klopp except not a very good manager. Jurgen Flopp if you like.

Bruno being suspended is actually helpful. The same 11 will get over run by Arsenal, because they were dead on their feet at the end of today's game. We really need to be smart about which players have energy in the tank. For example, perhaps a strong 30 minutes in the second half from Gordon is better than starting him? Tonali has less mileage this year than our other midfielders and Tino didn't start against Man Utd, these are the considerations we need to make. It's not even about protecting players, it's about having energy. Id go: Dubravka Tino Botman Burn Hall Tonali Longstaff Willock Joelinton Barnes Isak In all honesty, I'd like us to play 541 and completely shithouse them. Get Kelly in there too and see if we can keep the score down, perhaps nick a goal late on. We won't, and I entirely understand why Howe won't. I just feel if we go toe to toe with them at the Emirates, we will quickly run out of steam.. and 1 can become 4 very quickly.

Hope you are OK mate. We have a two threads which i find useful when I'm feeling like shit, the depression and anxiety thread in the chat section and the sunderland thread in the footy section. Always good to talk.

This tickled me. They were so good that they were 2-1 down at half time, were booed off and still didn't score a goal in the second half, which an "outstanding" side shouldn't find difficult.