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See you again in March, Alex

This made me laugh

Worry we're gonna get crucified. Can't believe our midfield has been threadbare for what, 4 months now? Sick of it. And trying again not to get angry over Tonali

We are quite genuinely rather shit at the moment

Almost desensitised to it now. Losing a player to a terrible injury is now the norm, and getting through an entire month without yet another devastating injury blow is like winning a trophy.

Anderson is still six weeks away, is he not? Barnes injury is highly susceptible to reoccurring, and can see Willock dropping in and out of availability like Wilson.

Think that's opportunity has pretty much deserted us already tbh. The way this season has gone, I'd expect Wilson to be available for less than half the remaining games, if that. If cashing in now gives us some FFP leeway in the summer, it's maybe for the best.

Turf toe (which I'd never heard of either), looks like a rare, debilitating long-term injury, so explains the long absence, and would be surprised if he features much again this season. Likewise with Willock - achilles are a bad one, so expecting limited game time. Hope I'm wrong.

So, another week and another long-term injury.

Forum favourite Louise Taylor somewhat scathing of Howe on the Guardian website today

It's looking likely we'll still be missing a number of players into February (Joe, Barnes, Willock, Murphy) and beyond (Pope, Anderson, Targett), Wilson will remain semi-crocked and there won't be much (if anything) in the way of strengthening. Time to rename this thread TopEightometer tbh. Bottom half finish is a genuine possibly as well.

Would have got a point at least if we had subs tonight, but get spanked of Villa, we'll be experiencing a period of relegation like form. Even our injury crisis shouldn't bring that.

What the hell has happened to us. Yes we've been fucked over by injures and bans, yes city are mint, but we shouldn't be this bad. Getting worried for Howe is this continues.

That bench again ffs. Just as it was looking like we might have options again. Tino, Tonali, Joe, Murphy, Barnes, Anderson, Wilson, imagine what it could have been like with those available. Think around 1-4 is quite probable unfortunately.

Fuck, putting it like that feels even worse. Barnes and Tonali - fair to say both have been disastrous.

Barnes man. What the actual fuck

Average wage of nearly 100k seems very high. Surprised at that. Can't say I'm very hopeful for the next few years if we're already hitting a financial ceiling.

God that's fucking miserable to read. FFP man Would be devastated to lose Bruno, Isak or Botman because of this nonsense.

In a couple of weeks, I'm expecting Luke Edwards to tweet Barnes has had a set back

Hope I'm proved wrong, but it's starting to feel like FFP and FMV means the gap to the breakaway 6 is insurmountable, with ourselves, Villa etc taking a CL slot being the exception rather than norm.

Fucking Dion Dublin for Boro game Switching off

https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1743652140541702176

Sunderland are shit, but we're still one defensive cock up away from letting them back in

Hard to call. 2-1 either way.

Not really. Think he's been a bit critical of the regime and what undeniably amounts to sportswashing a couple of times (which as a journalist is not unreasonable), but generally covers us purely in sporting terms, and has been critical of FFP, FMV and the behaviour of the break-away 6 for quite a while now.