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It would be an amazing outcome and I'd be delighted with the achievement - especially if we've really emphatically earned it - say if we finish third. I just prefer the EL as a competition and have so many demons I'd love to see vanquished by this NUFC. All of those exits in the noughties were very painful. I've no great affection for the CL and think the new format - for any PL team - is a jeopardy-free, low-stakes, bloated trudge. Way moreso than the previous format was. It's regrettable that the other tournaments are the same and (to counter my own point), the EL 'group stage' would probably make for an uninteresting campaign, due to the sheer amount of opportunities to achieve the necessary points target. If we did something remarkable like finished 2nd or 3rd I'd be more up for it because it would feel very earned. It's daft that literally a quarter of the league get into Europe's premier competition.

Delighted that we're on course to finish high and at the expense of lots of teams I dislike... bit sad that we're on course to bypass a competition in which we have unfinished business and which we could feasibly win (in favour of one we can't)

Interesting graphic. Makes those six points against Forest look absolutely massive.

His stamina, ball-winning and control are absolutely second to none, and he's got a few pearlers in his locker, too. He'd be trouble for any midfield, but square him up against a bunch of lads who don't really fancy it, and it's curtains. Exceptional today.

Oi, @HaydnNUFC. Your old mate summer '23 just made you look a right mug.

Su fucking perb. Can't believe ManU still have such a dire mentality. Every time we face them they seem to be even more powderpuff. Joke if they end up in the CL. Pope - 6. Trippier - 6 Schär - 6 Burn - 7 Livramento - 8 Bruno - 7 Tonali - 8.5 Joelinton - 7 Murphy - 7 Isak - 6 Barnes - 8.5

That exact goal has been coming since minute one, mind. Goalie hasn't looked confident playing it out all day.

Oh what a day. They're still so fucking powderpuff.

Love watching ride the wave of momentum like this. Howay, keep it up.

Wor Murph drives you mad, like. That decision making at times.

Someone been taking shots at Ginola, like?

Belongs in front of the Gallowgate, that lad

What a brilliant bloody goal that was

What a fucking man Barnes is. Love him

I gather that he's a bit of a scapegoat but every time I've seen Zirkzee he looks a decent talent.

I love me a bit of Barnes. Great instincts.

Fucking YES

Certainly don't think we've been generally sloppy or 'not at it.' Credit to them, they got a man in a dangerous position and were clinical. The game is there for the taking if we keep or improve our levels.

Hopefully that equaliser is no more than a minor setback on the way to a win. It came totally against the run of play; we were playing well but in fairness had only forced one other really good chance. Prior to the goal Joelinton had been laughably in control of the midfield physical battle so it's frustrating that they didn't collectively deal with that situation better.

Out of fucking nowhere. Fuck it, just keep going. There's numerous goals in this for us.

Beautiful goal

Awesome KK display.

Oh well. Keeps the pressure on us I suppose, which isn't usually a bad thing.

I'm far more confident against this lot when we're much less fancied than we are today. The opportunity given other results is just so great; fearful of us squandering it.

Where's this from?