Ronaldo

Rafa Benitez is our manager and he rates him. Mystery solved.

Howay, man. We're talking about Sammy Ameobi and a completely open game against the worst side in the league and he managed to spend his time on the pitch basically repeatedly losing the ball. He's a nice lad but if you were to talk to him about his football for 10 minutes you could basically close this thread. Making enough wedge to live reasonably comfortably and help his family a bit is the absolute fullest extent of his ambitions.

Has he played at LB in the league yet? I don't think Rafa see him as a defender. I certainly don't tbh.

It must boil Carr's piss. Seeing us sign players actually proven in the division we're playing in and coming good.

The guy's nearly 25 and his last two loans to Championship and League One yielded no interest, so he's predictably back here. It'll be nothing short of a disgrace if he gets another contract.

Yeah that one was in dire need of a mod edit.

10 goals in I'm guessing around 25 starts. Not bad.

Yep, he's a winger. Nowt else.

Textbook set Ronaldo off on one post Ronaldo would be calling Lloris if he was our keeper. No keeper is allowed to make a single mistake without being dismissed by the wise one. Darlow is bound to make the odd error on crosses because he takes responsibility for so many of them. I - and I bet our centre-halves - would far rather that than have him stuck to his line. It's the mark of a truly brave keeper - and the mistakes will lessen with experience. I haven't even criticised Darlow.

A good option for us? My word. Sammy's a nice lad but he's failed at Championship level and barely had any impact in League One either. In truth he should be absolutely nowhere near the bench of a side with PL aspirations.

Leeds make it 2-3 against Barnsley and a flare goes off at the Leeds end. Fucking idiots.

He was shit and we went down. I don't understand how people come up with these awful opinions, like.

In for a rude awakening if you think Rafa is going to play him and Ritchie imo. One of them would be on the bench. He's started Ritchie and Atsu together. No reason he wouldn't play Townsend with the former.

He's class for the Championship man. I welcome the return of Legs He'd have to drop down to League Two to be class.

Rooney's free kick was pretty fucking good.

We all go to Disneyland when we go 1-0 up, like. Fair play.

Good job that lad stayed on his feet after the Darlow mistake. Would've likely been a red and penalty.

That's a hell of a finish.

We're slow, static and predictable, basically.

Perez has injured their keeper.

That's one of the best corners I've ever seen.

Do marginally correct penalties ever get given in this league?

Dummett leads the team talks now?