Andy

He was knocked off balance by the challenge on him, nowt in it.

Isak scoring a one on one, he's now unstoppable

Maybe a little bit soft but fuck them, makes up for Schar's red card.

We'll have some more pocket change when we've sold Isak to PSG tbf

If there's an option to sell for a reasonable fee, we should be all over it IMO. He just doesn't feel like a good fit for us in the same way that someone like Wood didn't, it doesn't mean he won't go on to be a good player elsewhere or hasn't been a solid player previously, but he has never looked comfortable or like he "belongs" playing for us. Sometimes you can just tell that a player isn't the right fit and that's definitely how I feel watching him.

Aye, it should have been at least double what he cost, definitely something fishy about that one

Might as well get rid of the transfer windows at this point. Absolutely no point in it. Just have it open all season since no cunt can afford to sign anyone anyway.

I think it was definitely noticeable that Bruno was playing more centrally than he has been and Tonali spent more time drifting wide. Whether it was instructional I'm not so sure, but it definitely didn't help as Bruno holds on to the ball too long and invites pressure. It left us looking disjointed like earlier in the season and isolated Isak.

Can only assume they he thinks he's more of a threat in the middle than the alternatives. Not that that's much good if the ball never reaches him.

Could see Spurs ending up with someone like Ireola. This result will end up being a blessing in disguise for them as they're going absolutely nowhere under Ange, injury crisis or not.

"Posts like this" It's not negative to say we'll finish in a European position. It's realistic to say that squad depth might cost us CL, we can't run the same 11 players into the ground forever, and we look much less balanced when we change it. We're an Isak or Tonali injury away from being in a difficult position. I've said we'll finish top 7 since the start of the season. I still believe that. Yesterday's result is irrelevant.

I still think we'll finish 6th or 7th despite the upturn recently, squad depth will ultimately cost us a Champions League place. Our options are either run players into the ground or lose balance. We saw the impact of that today.

I have plenty of doubt we'll be doing serious business in the summer

First time I've I can remember him looking that poor defensively, just a really poor game from him all round.

Said it before, but if you're going to bring him on just swap him for Tino. Unless Hall is injured, it makes no sense to completely disrupt the defence to accommodate him.

"Embarrassing" is way too strong, they are a good team. However, we were VERY poor today for large parts I thought. It looked like we weren't prepared for what they brought at all. Howe always seems to struggle against these. Maybe the soft spot he has for them translates somehow, we always seem to turn weak as piss against them.

Too many player's playing like they're believing their own hype here. Hall and Tino in particular. Howe needs to deliver a rocket at half time.

He's looked slow in every game so far, and did before the most recent injury too.

All four of the defenders have been really poor. Botman looks like he's running in treacle. Hope he hasn't lost a yard of pace with the injuries, as he didn't really have one to lose to begin with.

Really sad to see him go, he's been great servant to the club and provided some absolutely unforgettable moments during those purple patches he had. Can't believe we're still stuck with him, how many transfer windows are we going to fail to sell this one-footed headless chicken? Delete one of the above as appropriate depending on how the next few days pan out

Does "goals scored exceeding expected goals" not generally just translate to "is a better than average finisher"? Obviously some players will go through purple patches but I feel like this kind of stat can be interpreted multiple ways.

If I've learnt anything from multiple decades of watching Newcastle United, it's that we absolutely definitely won't fail to capitalise on this tremendous set of results in massively disappointing circumstances tomorrow night

Aye. It's wild to me that anyone would want anything other than a Forest win here tbh, who the fuck wants to see Liverpool walk away with the title?

To me, he's too slow on the ball and wildly inconsistent with his touch, and yesterday really emphasised that against poor opposition. He has to set himself before playing a pass, when you contrast that to our better players who move the ball quickly, even a kid like Miley, the difference is stark. It's all well and good saying "we've looked good with him in the team" or "we've missed him when he was out in the past", but the same could be said of Miggy in 2022/23. It doesn't mean that they're forever immune from criticism or that they'll always be good enough to be involved in the team. He should currently be our 6th choice midfielder IMO.

Osula's been taking 1 on 1 lessons from Isak