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The most concerning thing with the Barrow link is that it would add further fuel to rumours of Ashley and Carr being more involved.

Only came on for the last 3 minutes after Schlupp had to go off injured.

Townsend would make such a difference to our home form if we could bring him back.

Dreadful this, more concerning is the fact we can't really change it.

Can see this one going down to the deadline if true, and being a case of seeing who blinks first.

Still think we will struggle to break them down as no doubt they will have everyone behind the ball. Expect it to be nervy from players and fans but us to scrape it 1-0.

Also linked with Benteke.

5 years.

It's not as if he has even shown any positives or strengths in his game to keep persisting with him, I can't recall one good save or moment in any game he has played.

From what I've listened to, they have barely looked like scoring and scored a lucky goal, if we keep doing what we were doing we will be fine.

Shelvey off at HT please.

Sels still probably the worst player ?

Findlay? Who the f**k is that guy?

Obviously not risking Murphy, so not many other options.

Makes it a bit more interesting, heard good things about El-Mhanni.

Hope we go nowhere near him anyway, regardless of price he is so average.

If we got him in we could probably get away without signing a CM this window, he would be brilliant at this level.

Wouldn't be surprised if it is true, however didn't Benitez get written guarantees in his contract over transfer policy? Plus if Ashley was to do something like this, there is surely no way even he would be stupid enough to do it at this point in this season considering what is at stake? If he made Rafa walk away that would be him finished in terms of making anything from us.

He's a massive upgrade on anyone in our squad and much better than the likes of Cleverley or Downing, I think he would be brilliant at this level and like others have said get promoted and worry about anything else afterwards.

We are playing away and have just been relegated and lost 3 players to injury in this game alone. So much entitlement on here at the moment. Or we are playing Brentford and we should be trying to beat teams likes this if we want to go up? We've got Colback and Gouffran in midfield you absolute melon. We've had Colback and Gouffran in midfield all season, we could still have a go at beating Brentford

We are playing away and have just been relegated and lost 3 players to injury in this game alone. So much entitlement on here at the moment. Or we are playing Brentford and we should be trying to beat teams likes this if we want to go up?

The good old days. http://4c2lgc59e181vuma1n9bmo1c.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/assets/steve-mcclaren-mouth-open-newcastle-united-nufc-650x400.jpg ?

Our away performances have mimicked this all season tbh, the difference is we have managed to hold on. We score and completely sit back.

Massively concerning, it's not as if we are playing half decent sides, we are more often than not being outplayed by ridiculously poor teams and some of the worst in the division.

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