The Bonk

You're happy with that effort?

Howe better give them a right bollocking in his post match interview. Fuck these useless cunts.

Never been more convinced than now. I'm at the point where I hope we at least go down with a bit of dignity, because it's quite clear these players are not fit for the shirt.

They fucked us hard by doing the bare minimum. I hope they both die horrible deaths.

Is it even worth it, though? There's no way we're staying up, even with 6-7 players in come January. I'm all in on Eddie and almost think it's better to start a rebuild in the championship where we can outspend and change the narrative around this club for the better without the media pressure, heightened expectations, etc.

Yup, no point watching us until we can clear out the dead weight in this team.

Football is very much a game of perception, when you're perceived as the better team, favour tends to fall your way. That's when you work shithousing to your benefit. Haha... Then there's us, a misaligned, poorly assembled, previously under-coached team we all hoped would be better than this. Unfortunately, we're wank and will be a league below next season.

Wat? We looked "decent" to start the game, switched off, reverted to form and let the game get away from us after that. Leicester have been nothing special with all the possession they've had, yet we make teams do as little work as possible through sheer stupidity. Give over, man.

Thought he'd be half decent up until then. For his standards.

We are a rag tag crew, no doubt. There was no consideration for a system and a team playing to the strength of that system when considering the transfer of players. Fucking shambolic.

He's been complete wank, but we've literally got no alternatives (we do, but they're just as wank). Need a new midfield in January.

Has Howe set us up to be a high press team with that shape? Is the problem that we can't play that way with the players we have? We started the half on the press, were doing well, then simply lumbered around the pitch until a shit dive cost us. Glad they woke up a bit after we conceded, would love to see some urgency next half as these cunts haven't done anything remarkable with all the possession they've had.

Agreed. They've had all the possession but haven't been overly threatening.

Yup, he's been great since Howe has started him.

Agreed, but we're never going to get a call like that.

If there was no VAR, I'd have thought Lacelles was a donkey for sticking his leg in there.

Is Fraser on the bench? Rather him. So emo.

He's the only player who can run at speed with the ball at his feet. He's frustrating because of the bias you develop wanting him to make a Ben Arfa like mazy run wonder goal. I'm in agreement with @GWN in that he needs to be more fluid with overall team play, but most of our players end up watching him dribble into another player than providing an outlet to move the ball up the pitch with him.

No doubt, meant more towards us not being able to string a few passes together. Would love to have most of their top players in a Toon top.

Thought Willock's best game was against Burnley. Still nowhere near the force he was last year, hopefully a goal will wake him up and give him the confidence he needs to turn it around.

Reverting to form a wee bit.

Aye, not sure why he irritates me as well? His neck tats and naff beard perhaps? Great footballer, though.

@healthyaddiction was that actually disclosed via club comm's? I mean, it definitely seems that way putting 2 and 2 together.

Has there been a player who's had long COVID or severe setbacks? Darlow is who comes to mind for us. That could be down to our crack pot medical staff and them treating it with some Vicks and a lolly with a pat on the heed.

I'm with ya, but set's a precedent you just know we'll be on the losing end of at some point.