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A fucking Geordie massacre, we have been shit as well ?

I think we will batter them. We have played 4 or 5 decent teams, lost 3 but 2 of those games were against excellent teams in City and Brighton and god knows what happened in that Liverpool game. Today will depend how we cope after champions league game.

If we win this we are 2 points better off than this stage last season ?

If you look at last season after a bad run we when on long unbeaten streaks, sure we even lost 3 in a row and then started winning constantly. Gonna keep positive and hope happens this time as yesterday was trash from start to finish.

Bruno has been trash today, slow, lethargic, shit passing. Not the only one but so fucking bad

Wtf is going on, can't string a pass together here. Too slow when we have the ball, misplaced everything

We look utter shit

They will go with Burn, Schar, Lascelles and probably Dummet/Murphy. Worry about that left side defence but at least have Hall and Targett now as well.

Bring Barnes on will get Trent sent off. Would bring Wilson on as well as different threat

Could see us playing 3 at the back sometimes with Hall one side and Trips/Livramento other, Tonali and Bruno holding and Isak/Wilson or Gordon in front. Gives us another option and tactical flexibility maybe, plus he can play a few positions and sell on value pretty high. Looks a good deal even at that price.

Getting that team to gel will take time, could see them finishing 6th. Top 4 will include us. Not convinced by Man U, Chelsea or Liverpool.

I think we are starting to hit things from all angles. Commercial, Academy prospects, buy and loan out to increase value and buying young first team players that increase or retain value. Might take a few year to reap benefits but it's coming and we look incredibly well ran. There will be some that don't come off but now worried about spunking 30 mil on 18 year old as we know what we are doing.

Yeah struggle to integrate in January for younger players. I think if we are high up the league and still in champions league they will sign players in Jan anyway and gamble on it.

Just give them the title now with him in the team. Unreal

He a unit and doesn't look out of place at all. He seems to understand the pressing/tactical side of the game as well and doesn't look fazed by any of it.

He did and is tidy in possession, never stops running, gets in goalscoring positions and Howe has got him now having an end product. With Barnes and Gordon we possibly have at least 20-25 goals coming from the wings but some fans would rather endless step overs, showboating and trying to skin 10 players which no team really has now. I'm quite excited with the 3 we have signed, players from last season improving and bringing academy players into the team. 14 years of cunt face has made me grateful for where we are.

It's proper Alan Partridge stuff but fair play to him for having the balls doing this type of thing given the ridicule he would get.

I don't think that seems too light, Isak can also play out wide, Livramento at a push could. Joelinton, Willock, Bruno generally fit. Barnes plays a lot of games usually, Murphy rarely knacked. Most teams only have a few replacements, Man City used fewest players last season at 22 although exceptional players, we used same as Arsenal, Brighton, Villa and Palace.

Honestly think he is.

Really think people just need to trust the process. They know what they are doing.

You don't get many top wide players dribbling past everyone. ASM good at the spectacular but Barnes and Gordon probably more efficient with the ball. ASM tried to be more efficient end of last season but that's not his game and don't think he suits where we want to go. Most of last season he wasn't involved. How preferred Almiron, Willock, Joe workrate and efficiency, tactical play and intelligence on the ball.

He gets them pretty consistent as well and running through brick walls for him

That's a big loss for them though? Who they got for their midfield now, Macallister, Henderson, Tiago and Trent ? Or have they signed other

What happened with him at Liverpool?

Still think we will sign 2 or 3 more after Barnes. Also thinking Botman, Isak, Gordon, Bruno will improve again this season as will Willock and Joelinton. We also have Anderson who I think will come on more this season and showed signs at end of last. Not worried at all as I think we have added quality with Tonali and have a strong, athletic and box to box midfield. With wing options we can press all game. Backup centre back and left back probably priority and it's about building on last season and not ripping it up. They will be hoping to start generating funds by players they get underneath first team such as Minteh, that Australian kid, Anderson, others being brought in youth teams or that it creates a pipeline to first team to save loads in future. We need to just enjoy the ride, champions league will be difficult anyway, we can't spend fortunes because of FFP shit and if we only finish 7-5th in league so be it, we will still have a cracking season and something else to build on.