Doctor Zaius

Best I've ever seen SJP. Was up in Level 7 and it was great up there. Voice is gone now. I genuinely think I almost fainted after Longstaffs goal. Very proud of us tonight. PSG fans were relentless but I can't say I'm a fan of European style choreographed noise lead by a drummer. Simply doesn't ebb and flow like an English away end and it becomes like background noise, it's almost like it has no relation to the football on the pitch.

Best Newcastle game I've ever witnessed. Absolutely special

Almost a home game for Gala. You'd be absolutely fuming if you were a Man Utd fan like. Absolute state of their club at the minute.

Sounds like a late call on Joelinton isnt it? With him fit and in the side I think we stand a decent chance. Id rather he doesnt reinjure himself though. Might see him off the bench.

Managed to swindle a ticket for this. Must say, while im excited to a degree, im also nervous. Understand the occasion and all but I hate seeing us get beat. Joelinton and Botman are the last two players I wanted injured for this. Joelinton brings so much to the press and always seems to play well against the bigger teams. Losing Botman goes without saying. With these two id fancy us to get a result.

Level 7 in that first championship season was quality.

Big ask this like with Jow and Botman. May have fancied us otherwise.

Thatll 100% be the work of the same bloke that flew the plane. Darren Curry.

Tiered memberships can fuck off. Its just going to be more money fleeced and people paying more for a better chance of ticket. They should be cut off at the start of the season but I cant really think of a fairer way that just picking everyone out of the hat. Whatever system you implement, you're going to have the same problem. Demand massively outstripping supply. Thats just the way it is. Anyway, whatever they implement will be in the interest of taking more money, as if Silverstone and the likes give the first fuck about fairness. They've got commercial targets to hit and thats all they're arsed about. And I say that as 0/3 for ballots this season.

Wish refs would pull up their tactical fouling more. Its a big part of their game plan. They dominate the ball, then as soon as you win it back and look to break, there's a foul. They're able to regroup from the free kick and possession is up for grabs again, which they win and you're back on the merry go round. Winning a free kick in your own half allows them to get back into position and provides us with absolutely no advantage in comparison to the position you were in. Its never punished with more than a free kick which serves them and not us. Grealish got away with two and never came close to a booking. Persistent fouling should be totted up against the team as opposed to the player.

Both Burnley and Villa got 7k+ allocations last season.

Hats off to Dummett and Lascelles. Very good. Great to see Joelinton looking fit again. Livramento quality. Everyone put a shift in.

He was very poor first half, touch was off, passing was poor. Caught on the ball a few times which is the hallmark of a player not yet used to the pace of the game here. I think Howe said he hasn't trained much recently. Given the teams we've played, it's been some baptism of fire for him. Could hardly have had harder fixtures to get acquainted with English football. Hopefully it'll do him good though. I'd echo the sentiments of wanting to see him against teams when we've got more of the ball. I don't think he'll play in both but I think I'd rather see him against Burnley than PSG. Imagine Howe will prefer him for the CL.

Absolutely immense today

Got to be finishing that like. He's far too limited Murphy.

Every time we get the ball City foul. Niggly tactical fouls that are never punished with a yellow. Infuriating

I sat next to the fella in the bottom right once, he almost immediately told me how he wished there were 11 Geordie's on the pitch

Its a shame but Gordon is looking good. Isak can play out there and I think we were at our best last season with the Willock/Joelinton combo out on the left. Joelinton can definitely step in too.

Ideally we want a half fit, rushed back from injury, misfiring Mbappe. I'll take no Mbappe though.

Also, the Man Utd line is lifting. Where was that on record?

I can't go back through posts on my phone but I'm pretty sure you said the club contacted the trust over ticketing checks and the Trust pointed towards Brightons system? Lo and behold, we now have a similar system. Were members consulted on implementing a similar system? Was that the consensus amongst fans? If not, the Trust should have said zip. That's where my claim that the blame lies with the Trust in part comes from. Of course, if I've misremembered that, I'll shut up.

Pictures of barely full busses going to Sheffield. You can have your opinions on fairness but the club have absolutely killed the away day culture that has served us well. Trust are to blame as well.

Joselu scoring for Spain

Bellingham already looks the best English midfield player of my lifetime. So good.