Novocastrian
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Joe Cole based on his reputation, he had a decent career but was never the player he was built up to be.
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If Howe matches up Burn at LB with Salah I give up.
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3 hours ago, aussiemag said:
Paulinha, Olise and Gibbs-White please.
Circa 150-180m. No chance. Much better value abroad.
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1-1 or 2-2 no doubt we’ll be on the end of some VAR fuckery or 19 minutes of additional time to give the Micky Mousers time to equalise.
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Just found out Joao Pedro plays for Italy
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Maybe a bit dramatic but watching football for the last few days we look like one of the worst teams in the league at the moment.
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I think Howe survives this season, a bad start to next season, after being backed extensively in the transfer market, would be the coup de grâce. I think things get worse in the short term. We won’t get the intensity that Howe’s game plan requires until these players are rested after the January break and some of the injured players return.
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19 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said:
Maybe he was affected by the off the pitch stuff but there were a lot of questions about Tonali's performances before he was suspended.
There were also signs of similar issues with teams waltzing through our midfield with ease before we were beset with injuries and fatigue.
Yeah the jury is still
massively out on Tonali, I’m not sure he really improved us before his ban.
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The World Cup did us a big favour last year IMO, we headed into it looking very tired. Even though we didn’t have anywhere near the injuries we’ve had this season it gave Howe the time to regroup and gave most of the squad a rest.
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Just now, LiquidAK said:
Gordon singing Howe's praises. Love that, such a turnaround from that frustrated subbing last season.
Gordon needs protecting from himself, I’m sure he’s telling Howe he’s fit and ready for every game but he looks totally knackered.
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17 hours ago, The Prophet said:
Tino was rested and has Hall ever played left wing? Got no idea on the latter.
Tino starts the next game then?
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1 hour ago, The Prophet said:
There could well be something more to it, but the injuries and subsequent fatigue the squad are suffering from is a large mitigating factor. For example yesterday Gordon and Almiron were absolutely blowing, but there was no one we could replace them with.
I'd say Howe has shown over the last season or two, he's one of the best coaches in the league.
Howe has been incredible but if you’ve got players that can barley run you have to replace them even if it’s just fresh legs and not someone who is going to influence the game or allow sone tactical pivot. My only criticism of Howe is he’s run these players into the ground. Gordon played nearly 100 mins and Almiron over 80, both possibly carrying knocks/already fatigued. He lost the game anyway and has to go again in 2 days.
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4 minutes ago, Armchair Pundit said:
They can fuck off with this shit. There was always the worry that peaking too early last season when the squad wasn't ready would lead to this. The long term demotivation and weakening of the mental strength of the team being shredded is now what worries me. To go from the way the players played last season to their current plight is abysmal and at this point in time I'm really not sure who to blame. Injuries are one thing, but we should still be able to work a result against a team like Luton, even if we were using half the youth team!
We go again in 4 days and Gordon, who was probably carrying a knock, and Almiron have just played another 180 mins. What’s the answer? I would have lined Gordon to have been rested midweek. The wide players have the hardest job in Howe’s system. We are breaking them at the moment.
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Just now, Theregulars said:
They’re not going to sack him but i would imagine a bit of credit in the bank has been used up. Not much, but a bit.
If we finish outside the top 6 he’s back to square one. That might sound harsh to some.
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Hall coming on? Tino? Why does Howe continue to flog Gordon and Almiron?
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5 hours ago, Froggy said:
Incredible how opinion changed on this guy once we started getting linked.
No concrete sources from our end reporting this yet. Wheeler isn't totally unreliable, but I'll believe it when I see it. I don't understand why someone would come from Newcastle to us now given the trajectory of the two clubs, but I suppose the appeal of being the man responsible of taking us back to the top is very appealing. He would be treated like a God.
He’s probably the dog’s danglies but he’s not been here long enough to have made a significant impact and he wasn’t involved in our early transfer market successes. I think most Toon fans are nonplussed at the links, if he wants to leave before he’s even got started so be it. There are others out there who would jump at the chance.
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Has Ashworth even been here long enough to make an impact? Which players were his picks?
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A Man Utd winner here would be quite funny.
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20 minutes ago, vic said:
What we wanting today? Arse
v Brighton Draw
Brentford v Villa Home win
WHU v Wolves away win.
Fuck Arsenal.
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1 minute ago, Aiston said:
Creative CM as soon as possible please.
And a CB, a young striker, a goalkeeper and a right winger.
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31 minutes ago, Beth said:
Love to have been a fly on the wall in his house tonight. I wonder if he actually cared either way?
If there were two flies he’d have a bet.
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When the season started I said the only two teams I was scared of in the CL were Real and Bayern. Bring it on!
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We win this one 3-0, we’re through man. Get your Christmas shopping done and relax.
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PIF are the only owners who can conceivably challenge the status quo. They’ll spend up to FFP every season whilst gradually raising the ceiling with improved commercial contacts and increased revenue. It’s going to take a while to breach the gap though. Definitely frustrating. When Man City first qualified for the CL they became a top 4 fixture, they’ve been in every season since. That’s the type of performance the Liverpool’s et al couldn’t countenance with us.