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I don't really get it. What exactly is it that Mitchell supposedly has said that contradicts what Howe has said? I've only seen some journalists spinning Mitchell words into something it isn't in order to engineer a contradiction and get stories and clicks out of it.

Meh. As a fan base collectively we've been shitting on him for 23 years or so now. Why stop.

He's never been responsible for finding clubs for players or approving outgoing loans, but some people think so and its stuck, so that's the new truth, especially when they don't get played or performs well.

Rogers is like a slightly upgraded version of Gutierrez. Would be a great player if he learnt to shoot, but will he?

If it's one thing you'd expect Michael Keane to do well, its winning those areal duels.

16% possession for Everton

Lots of underdog points - Man Utd, Leicester, Forest now potentially Everton unless they Everton themselves.

Who said there were no interesting games today? Been a brilliant day of football so far.

I'd much rather watch Fulham - West Ham than a top 6 club vs the other 14 unless the top 6 club is losing.

He'll need to be careful how he balances it At this rate he won't be getting starts for Crystal Palace by January, nevermind interest from other PL clubs.

Guehi has had a terrible start to the season.

I've gone against his wishes and captained him in my fantasy team. 1 assist at best.

fwiw fantasy football scouts predicted line-up Edit: I think and hope Tonali starts, but won't lose my shit if Sean does. I can see fair arguments for why Tonali would be benched for this too.

Bit early to write off Willock imo. He's been prone to injuries, but only since his first fairly lengthy injury at the very end of the 22/23 season, and has picked up a number of different injuries since then. When that happens, I feel like I've read somewhere that it often means that a player has not properly rehabilitated when other parts of the body gets injured as they are trying to compensate for lack of mobility/strength in the area that was originally injured. If he and the medical team get his rehabilitation right, I hope and think he can still overcome it.

Have FM fooled me all these years? I've just assumed, based on the game, that add-ons like that didn't count if the player was sold.

Kanji is just joking.....I think...I mean, he has to, right?

Howe clicked 45 minutes only when the international instructions message popped up in his inbox

Don't care who starts. We'll beat them anyway.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-4-celtic-1-1501393

Steve Harper deputizing in midfield for an injured Nicky Butt in a 4-1 win against Celtic preseason 2007?

FM 06 legend

Just because we'd like to move more towards a Brighton scouting model doesn't mean we have to adopt their financial model of regularly selling their best players you know. Reckon Brighton would be pretty good now (or even better is maybe more accurate to say) if they still had the likes of Caicedo, MacAllister, Cucurella, Bissouma, Trossard, Sanchez & White.

In hindsight it has turned out to be good deals because they ended up being massive successes. I think we probably paid more for them at the time than what other clubs bar Man Utd, Chelsea & Man City would have had to. It's not a Newcastle tax as much as the knowledge that our owners have a lot of money so should be able to pay more than other for the same players.

Was just about to post the same. Bullett header from outside the box direct from a corner. Wasn't sure if I was remembering correct, as I cannot say when it was or who it was against but if more people remember it... Edit: I think we tried this a few times as a corner routine. Found this on youtube, but I'm sure this isn't the one I am thinking about as I'm sure it was further out, the opposite side of goal and that the ball hit the crossbar