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Did he really look class though? He scored a nice goal against Man Utd, but I can't remember him being anything other than tidy but unspectacular. Granted, it's quite some time since I saw him play for us so could be wrong.

Agree with the no redeeming features sentiment. He looks like he should have the physical attributes to play in this league, but either he doesn't have or don't use them.

Iwobi is Evertons Gouffran.

Rondon looking sharp early on.

HBA was tier S. ASM is tier B. Doubt he will ever reach HBA level. Still a joy to watch mind.

Imagine tailoring an entire team tactic just to get the best out of Joelinton

Unless you deep down think there is a path of redemption for Ashley at this club and/or that the club can somehow compete under his constraints/neglect with the right manager, it is utterly stupid to complain about Bruce and you shouldn't bother wasting a calorie on him be it on here or elsewhere. You'll end up hating the next manager equally in no time anyway.

Really nice goal. Excellent work by Almiron. Good orientation by ASM. Cold by Manquillo.

Correction. One goal total in all matches so far

Not a single goal in any of the 3 pm matches so far

So should every keeper in every match, strictly speaking.

Was just about to post the same. Highlight & performance of the match so far

I don't know what this is about. I to click on takeover related threads without registering what thread it is and leave immediately, so haven't read the previous page. However, if a takeover goes through I'll gladly take as much abuse as you feel the need to dish out @Awaymag. I'll give you as many "you were right and I was wrong"'s as you want (within reason). And I will love it.

I think it's more tragic that we can't implement a system to get the best out of him and Haaland with the players we have available.

At a guess, they don't want the current owners due to moral reasons and don't care whether that would impact them financially and competitively.

Do you think we should expect to perform better than we currently are, are we performing as expected or over performing? I know we tend to over estimate how good we should be, but I really think we are under performing as a national side with the current talent we have. It will be a massive blow if this team doesn't qualify for the world cup imo.

Davor Suker at Arsenal and West Ham. Luis Boa Morte at Southampton.

That's some serious CM 01/02 nostalgia right there.

It is the Newcastle way

His return to St. James' Park to put Ashley and Bruce to shame is probably the only Newcastle related event I'm looking forward to this season.

Nah keep him. He's our best chance to get relegated.

It's an insanely strong league full stop. After the presumed top 4, you got teams like Tottenham and Leicester that potentially could hit some good form and compete for the top 4 spots. Heck, even Everton, Arsenal, West Ham and Villa who had decent squads last season has been investing in order to improve on last season so who knows. Of the remaining 10 teams, there's still decent teams there in Leeds, Wolves and Brighton with Brentford being an unknown entity who has started well. If I wasn't a Newcastle fan I'd be really excited for this season.

Same Saw the Southampton match thread up top and thought it was a bit weird as I was certain we had Burnley before that. Glad I missed it.

Still believe Wilson, ASM, Almiron & Willock will pull the team through to secure another season in the top flight. Hope I'm wrong though.