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Every point we can scrap for before January is massive.

I really hope Lewis can find some form or a new manager can get him looking competent because Richie should have been moved on years ago. Ideally we can get some results and get some new full backs in January.

Feel like every single time I've seen longstaff he seems to always think he's got more time on the ball than he has. Far too slow of mind for this level of football. Either the coaching team haven't made him aware or he just isn't listening.

Yeah I caught that bit too. Bit shady the way Neville talked and obvious also that Keane was talking about the likes of Bruce.

That's a classic opening ITK line. Love it

New rule won't be applied retrospectively. ? So all other clubs that benefitted from sponsoring themselves can carry on but up yours Newcastle ?

It is concerning the depths the Premier League and other clubs seem willing to go to prevent us growing and succeeding. How far does it go... Eventually filtering down into biased refereeing? Everything is based on fear anyway. Our new owners haven't said or done anything to confirm they are going to be spending the sort of money that the media are suggesting. They have all just assumed based on their wealth. We all hope ofcourse. But this sponsorship rule is so blatant considering they have all stood by and watched other clubs do this for years and allowed Mike Ashley to take the piss out of us.

Gave me a genuine belly laugh that.

I mean it feels pretty obvious to me that this takeover u-turn caught everyone by surprise and currently we are bare bones in terms of high ranking positions. So it looks like whoever is running the show is looking to put in place the top people who are going to be running the club for the next 5 to 10 years and it will then be down to them if they sack a manager and who they replace him with.

Received these messages from my spurs supporting brother in law. "Some serious bribing has gone into all of this. It’s an absolute joke. The premier league has turned into fifa. Gonna be good to see Newcastle getting behind the rainbow laces campaign promoting LGBT when your owners chemically castrate or publicly whip anyone for being gay. I wonder how the Newcastle women’s team are feeling….women aren’t even allowed to attend a football match in Saudi Arabia. Not to mention chopping up journalists ?‍♂️ At least that evil man who hands out zero hour contracts has gone though ?" I didn't know he had that level of bitterness in him ? Makes me think of Cartman licking Scott Tenormans tears in South park ?

I read that post in Trump's voice ? It was my understanding taking a knee was about more than just supporting BLM now anyway and about hate and discrimination of all kinds. This isn't a political issue as you described, it is a societal issue. Football is a showcase to the world and to ignore the problems that exist would be wilfully negligent.

I think bar maybe his first season in the Premier league pre injury, this is is the best he's ever played. He seems to have got himself stronger physically and something about being the main man here has given him that extra something.

ASM having a rare off night aswell. If he can find space to run 2nd half then hopefully we can see this one out. Leicester can't be any worse though and Rogers is a far better manager than Bruce. Just need a repeat of that first half if they can keep the energy up.

Love how he'll play Krafth purely because he's tall rather than the far superior manquillo, who would actually be more suited to playing against vardy or iheanacho

Id say paranoid. Andre mariner has always been a little bit shit against us if memory serves. But outside of maybe a red for fabinho, I don't think there was anything obvious. Wasn't his decision to rule out the goal, and VAR has ruled out similar for other sides this year.

What's the deal with the heavy bandaging on his hands and legs since he returned from injury? Also I always wonder if he is acting abit when he goes down to try and plant in the refs mind that he's getting kicked about or he genuinely is taking really bad kicks to ankles etc.

Special mention for Dubravka and Murphy. Thought they were both excellent today. Shows what confidence can do, when Murphy skinned Robertson at one point.

Can't decide if this is just a massive elaborate threat to call uefas bluff or if this genuinely is like the death of football as we knew it. Stand by my initial feelings though of kicking them out and letting the rest of us fight it out. Would feel like the championship at first. But eventually it would rebuild and could actual be the reset button that football always needed by leveling the playing field.

All of these clubs are replaceable. Football will always exist no matter what. Where the fuck were Man City until 10 years ago or whenever they got the cash injection. Any team given time can grow bigger. Imagine how much bigger Leeds or Newcastle could be if we were top of the league every season and winning trophies. Perceived size of clubs can change all the time. Yes most of these 12 teams have great history within football, but what good is that history if it's now going to be erased? I'm on the side of, fuck these clubs. If they want to go, let them. New clubs will take their place and grow. Yes the league will suffer initially maybe but long term, it will eventually balance itself out and the teams that left will be begging to be allowed back.

A friend of mine pointed out the same with ASM. Scores a great goal and potentially season saving goal and was celebrating alone. Don't think it's anything too concerning though. May just be trying to hold back like they were told to due to covid, or just concentrating on winning the game who knows.

Wonder if they go back to the Jones formation once wilson and ASM are fit to start. Certainly suited Almiron more but if we have to sacrifice that just to grind out some results to stay up then so be it.

There's a player there and it's taken awhile for him to show anything in a Newcastle shirt but he's had some good moments this season. He's just far to inconsistent and has really shit moments too. Just hope though that this club turns a corner and we no longer need to rely on players like Murphy playing out of position and can push on post Ashley ?

I love how you can tell his eyes probably just light up when he's got space to run and he's got to go it alone. Wish we could just get him full fit for 90 mins and keep him injury free. Spurs fan I know was trying to say how it was abit weird none of our players celebrated with him after such a massive goal for our season. Probs nothing to read in to though. Maybe all embarrassed that bar maybe Wilson were such a one man team.

Yeah ASM takes the headlines but Dubravka was excellent today. Thought defense looked a little nervous even with a back 5 today. Especially Clark. Also a bit surprised Willock isn't starting or coming on. Feels like we miss his legs in midfield and was the reason he was brought in.

Wilson didn't look anywhere near ready to return yet. But hopefully be back up to full speed by the time we play Sheff Utd, which I feel is our last must win game now and may not even be needed depending on what Fulham do