LionOfGosforth

Was at the 89/90 game that we won 3-0. Recall Gavin Peacock playing for them and it was bloody freezing

You might if you can tolerate all the breaks and peripheral shite that goes on. If you can enjoy the nuances of the game, some of the best at what they do in the NFL are playing. Mahomes, McCaffrey, Warner

Got a cupboard full of snacks ready. Be prepared for a lot of shite mind, it's a spectacle rather than a sporting occasion if that makes sense

Le Saux normally a half decent pundit but talking some bollocks here like

Been tubby and useless for 3 seasons

Diaby is really fast and...well that's about it. Totally erratic, poor decisions.

Couldn't just end in a draw could it? ffs

He's a greedy little berk tbh

Garnacho just having a rubbish shot for no reason

McGinn has probably been Villa's best player recently, not saying much like

I'm all for other clubs like Villa, Brighton and ourselves taking on the big 6 but there's also something quite amusing about watching Villa struggle after having how good they've been shoved down our throats for 6 months

Rice looking for an ovation from his old fans there

There'll be a fair few jellied eels getting lobbed around houses in the east end tonight

WUM account mate

The cheek of it man. Probably thought their name alone would prove irresistible or something.

"We'd like to take Trippier on loan please". Aye, i'm sure you would you cheeky cunts

This is what gets ignored, it's all just pouncing on isolated mistakes and driving the agenda against a committed local lad doing his best.

I see a fair few of the WUMs are in here tonight looking for bites. Class.

Think it's a mixture of clear WUM accounts looking for bites plus a small number of others for whom enjoyment should probably be sought elsewhere and probably with a different sport altogether. I enjoyed the game today, enjoyed last week too, poor goals conceded aside. Maybe i'm just a tiny minority but the transformation of us from where we were is still incredible to me.

I don't disagree with any of that, good post. I just take issue with the over-the-top craziness in the match threads, a handful reveling in being "right", happy when committed local players make mistakes and calling EH all kinds of distasteful names. Boils my piss. A lack of true midfield options, the injury to Pope, these are just as relevant factors in us being more vulnerable defensively than we were. I tend to doubt we'll line up the same next season, evolution is on the cards, it just doesn't happen overnight.

He never had pace to begin with, it didn't hurt us much last year. For me, the biggest issue is the freak injury to Pope. It has cost us so damn much. A defense that was brilliant has suddenly become useless overnight. Aye

That's bollocks, total hyperbole to suit an ongoing narrative and you know it. As for the rest, if Targett hadn't gotten injured, maybe aye. Hall we don't know what's up there and again, for those hard of hearing, maybe he just doesn't think Tino is a LB. Other than that, we're guessing.

Agree, there's nothing wrong in pointing out frustrations in a reasonable manner. It's also fine to point out Burn has not been as bad as suggested throughout entire games, and to a degree, being left in the firing line is not on him, so a reasonable person will look beyond what is on the surface and conclude there's more to this than meets the eye. I think there's an element (not you particularly) that can't wait for a mistake to be able to point it out and say "see!!? he's fucked it up again" but equally are silent when he plays well. Also, Pope not being there to sweep is a huge problem and has cost us just as much, if not more.

Again, i'm just a no-nowt fan guessing. Here's a few other reasons I posted earlier: Maybe he doesn't see Tino as a LB. Maybe Tino doesn't train quite as well as he thinks he should. That Burn brings a tactical structure to the team that he prefers. The back 3 component to our success last year. Experience and familiarity with the others at the back. Tino can come on and make a difference which Burn isn't likely to do. That he's loyal and enjoys fostering harmony and that means not booting players out because a few nutcases in our fanbase can't help but revel in negativity and enjoy being right when things go wrong. You seem to be saying (like a few others) that EH is pickign Burn just for the hell of it, with no reasonable argument to do so. Again, I highly doubt our manager, who has forgotten more about high-level football than i'll ever know, just does this for the hell of it. I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that Burn played much better later in the game but changing tune to give praise is hard to do. Much easier to criticize. I also happen to think the Pope injury has cost us just as much, if not more than goals coming down Burn's side.

He's the mug calling EH a fraud in the match thread.