Adam

Worth watching this again, or on repeat for the next few hours.

Some great photos on Getty

Class

Had to clear my cache for the poll to show. 5 for me, still a risk with the lack of goal but feel better about the new additions and the time Howe has had to work with the squad over the break.

Hard to tell, played it back at 0.25 speed and just ended up laughing at the slow mo commentator voice.

For now

Its not a fluke, he not reacting and getting there as he's fast. You can see him scanning constantly then reading the game and thinking ahead. Won't be perfect all the time but when he puts in a shift like I'll cut him all the slack in the world.

Not sure I can deal with the stress of watching a team that actually tries and cares.

What a man, what a performance.

Thats not a yellow card, still utterly stupid from Zaha. This is why football needs sin bins.

Amazing own goal in the boro forrest goal

With the current card system thats a red, excessive force and doesn't play the ball. If football actually had a proper system of sin bins both Kane and Robertson would ben off for 10 mins, but here we are in the dark ages with pointless bookings.

Utterly pointless that, completely clattered him even if he plays the ball its excessive force.

How many have covid and how many are unvaccinated therefore have to isolate? Its a total farce that they're letting some games go ahead whilst others aren't. If this happened in February its not a problem, but being able to play new signings in rearranged games, and having opposition that might not be as arsed as the have less to play for later in the year is a big issue. Either everyone plays, you call up youth players etc. Or they cancel everything until Boxing Day or January.

Two options 1) Everyone play, only way a game can be postponed is through positive player tests. If you have unvaccinated players who have to isolate due to contact, you get docked 2 points per game you can't play with game seeing rearranged for later. I think thats better than giving walkover wins. 2) Break for everyone till January Personally whilst option 1 sounds good, as we might get some points through that its a can of worms and pot luck with who plays and doesn't. So option 2 giving a clean break till Jan is fair for everyone. Then the season gets extended by two weeks with games being played then.

The whole thing is a shambles. You've got a bloke who sees an incident in real time probably not from the best angle. Then you have guys watching all the replays slowed down to see it in more detail. The VAR guys should make their own mind up and go with that, fuck what the ref on the pitch thinks. You see it in rugby where the video ref will say something onfield ref will say I saw this, but they go with what the video ref see's and thinks. Madison should get a retrospective ban for diving, thats the only way you stop players cheating like that.

All kicking off in the Porto Atleti game, two utter nonsense red cards and plenty of handbags.

Thats an absolute travesty, no way thats offside.

I'd rather there was no branding on the top of the stands etc, but thats probably not viable unless we want no sponsorship money. I wouldn't mind something on the East Stand as long as its more towards the corners so the shot from the tunnel only shows NEWCASTLE UNITED

The defending for the Mura winner is comically bad.