Mattoon

12 was my first one, I still have it too, 24 is the last one I bought and it's in worse condition than 12

We deserved a point because it took them so long to score. That's kinda what people mean. At 0-0, take away the keeper error, it stays 0-0, ergo we get a point. It's hardly an issue that the 3rd best team in the league was better than us. We kinda already know they are? Its amazing how the best teams just play crap against us and we're shit and lucky not to concede, you wouldn't guess that's there's 2 teams in the game and they both have an effect on how the game progresses. Now I'm not saying we're any great shakes but we know how to limit good teams, we make them look bad and limit them to half chances, then we try and score with the 1 or 2 that we get, it worked against City, not against Spurs. There is a gulf in class and respectively we didn't play well but relatively we did, as everyone has said, the score was probably right but it's still a gut punch that we didn't get the draw after all that hard work they put in.

Every game is winnable but will require us to be at our best and them at their worst so not exactly an expectation to be able to win, more a faint hope we might.

This formation really brings the best out in Perez and he's taken his opportunity well. With Almiron next to him we've hopefully got that attacking intent we've needed for so long to take those opportunities that the solid organisation at the back will present, could have done with a bit of creativity in midfield to link the two up but with those sublime passes from Schar we'll be ok and when Ki comes back into the team then we've got a functioning first 11. If all can stay fit to the end of the season we'll be looking up rather than down. Still way short of the squad depth we need though.

Not convinced Almiron will play, Rafa likes to have his players well drilled before they set foot on the pitch. Expect Atsu to start and he might get a late cameo. Would take a draw if offered right now.

Another Rafa inspired defeat. So what was last weeks result against Man city? You know the game where you were nowhere to be seen for a week?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-6658963/Newcastle-set-confirm-departure-former-U23-coach-Peter-Beardsley.html

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere but it's being reported that Beardsley and NUFC are setting to part company after lawyers are brought in to negotiate his exit.

https://twitter.com/bigchrisholt/status/1090696527771779074?s=19

In isolation a decent window but on the back of complete mismanagement over the past 3 transfer windows in retrospect, too little, too late.

Fucking hell! Nonce city that place.

A win against the reigning champions and 3 possible signings, it certainly has a taint to it. But fuck it, we beat Man City and we did it well!

I left the house to pick my daughter up at 1-0 down and come back to this, wtf happened!? Thank you by the way Mike.

I'm currently sat in my transfer bath, too soon?

Exhibit (a) "Ashley is thick skinned and doesn't care what the supporters say or do". Yet another reactionary measure to calm tempers, bricks have been shit tonight. Well I suppose there's no purpose in watching the game on TV tonight in hope of some juicy protests that will calm the sheeple right down.

This. In what way? By publicizing everything they were going to do etc. Should have kept it on the down low, the club are shitting themselves and trying to derail what they can by putting the frighteners on people. Something like that was bound to bring attention. I'm all for it fwiw.

As witnessed all of the arguements are highly emotional and not ground in logic sadly. And I don't mean any offense to those who still go when I say that but at the same time people who fund him are part of the problem unfortunately. there's nothing left to do but vote with feet, Ashley's not budging, he's taken the piss out of fans and out of a highly decorated manager. STOP GIVING HIM MONEY!

Rumours I've heard that Rafa gave them a list of names but they didn't fit in with the club's criteria (young, cheap, sell on value, etc..) they came back with a list of names for Rafa but he didn't want them and so there's been a Mexican stand off. He gets final say on transfers, but no actual say in who they are. You can't make this shit up!

Yes he can , he can also eat yours too the fat greedy cunt I'll put razors in mine, he's welcome to it, hope he chokes the fat bastard

Aye, after witnessing the ruination of the club and the maltreatment of Rafa then the question of who the next manager is, should be moot. No one can make this club a force under Ashley, the moment anyone does better than expected the purse strings get tighter and the players that get us there get sold for profit and replaced with cheaper alternatives or worse still, loans. We're in immediate danger now with the better players being sold and not replaced and becoming more and more reliant on loans. Those loans go back and you still have huge holes in the squad, we're following in the footsteps of our close neighbours, the team has been completely asset stripped and will go down sooner or later unless huge investment is made. Rafa will leave and no matter who the replacement is, even if Ashley splashes the cash, will hit the same brick wall sooner or later.

Not like we're short of cover in defence, not that it'll matter when some no mark PFM is back in charge next season.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/11616401/newcastle-will-lose-rafael-benitez-fears-actor-and-magpies-fan-steve-wraith I wouldn't worry. dodged a bullet there then!

So Sky have a news report on newsnow that says Newcastle United transfer window "shambolic" but when you try and view it it's no longer there, anyone get a view of it?

It's all in wallpaper though

Clearly he's using the negativity to push himself on, it's not affecting him negatively so let them boo their own player that's winning them games, idiots.