Pilko

I absolutely hate him. Not a captain, not a footballer, just a cowardly talentless bag of shit.

I followed albeit at 17/1. Halfway there

Agree. Have done the below: Dennis & Wood to score NUFC win 4+ corners each 1+ card each 33/1

The reverse fixture when Sir Jared Gillett was ref I seem to remember a lot of us made a packet on card multiples... Tierney ref today, prices aren't amazing but will be dabbling for sure on our game.

Hughes card and Gallagher assist 31/1

Went Schlupp and Trossard 2+ at 23/1 in the end.

Benteke and Trossard 2+ SOT 10/1 my shout for later if both start.

Wood has a 1-in-3 goal record for a low scoring, struggling team, including 10+ goals for 4 seasons on the spin. He's not a fashionable player by any means but I can see why the fee is in the £20m zone.

Jamaal Lascelles is still spinning round looking for Wood as he scores for Leeds in that 2016/17 home draw

Noergaard 2+ SOT and Salisu card 58/1

Sensible signing this, the fee maybe a touch inflated but needs must. We've just signed a full back who can cross so a focal point who can get on the end of those and score is sorely needed. Hope he does well. Still think we need another striker in though.

3+ corners each and 1+ card each team across the six L1 and L2 fixtures tonight 50/1.

McGinn and Lindelof 33s for me.

Sounds like an exciting signing but I hope they're pursuing another striker with a bit more age, experience and size - even if a stop-gap of the Chris Wood variety. Pinning all our hopes on some young lad away from home for the first time in his life would be far too risky.

It does feel like the rumour mill and updates from The Athletic etc have dried up over the past 3 or so days. (disclaimer: in relation to the first week of this window, I'm fully aware that may seem to have a "you don't know you're born" angle to it cos we're genuinely trying for the first time in 14 years) I'm hoping this is the powers that be simply working hard in the background and perhaps learning that leaking things to the press like a colander re: signings isn't such a clever idea any more, no matter how much of a dead cert it may seem. Hope they're going all out for a striker before the weekend because I fear even a really good centre half thrown into our mess of a defence without much time spent in training, particularly one who hasn't played PL football before, could still have a rotter of a debut. Someone who can nick a goal or two will be probably the difference maker in the Watford game.

Colback card 5/2 Sky Nketiah and Patino 2+ SOT 30/1 PP

Dawson and Llorente 18/1 Lanzini and Harrison 2+ SOT 58/1

Explain why

Appreciate it. I know others won't agree but in my own defence I've been consistent in my views since Howe got the gig.

You probably can't get rid already but I worry at the idea of spending £100m+ on players he wants. I'm not sure, I don't have the answers, but I'm fairly sure the answer isn't Howe.

I don't know, but I'd never have had Howe in the first place and I've said it since he was appointed.

And there's no evidence that I'm wrong yet. Nonsense my arse.

He's made virtually no impact on the squad since coming in. Plenty on this board said "yes the squad is shit but Bruce should be doing so much better with it" - Howe's been in over two months now and we're fucking terrible still. He's the lemon barley water of football managers, an insipid load of nowt and that came across in today's performance.

Suppose an international top quality footballer can't be expected to work out the wavelength of our bunch of utter fucking dickheads in a few days. Poor bugger is probably wishing the ink hadn't dried just yet after that.

An absolute bag of shit. Was gonna say he's the worst sub I've seen in ages but Willock may have topped him today.