Super Duper Branko Strupar

Did they say why?

Rafa is a club manager and he turned Lascelles in to a club player. Just goes to show how shallow Bruce's thinking is that players who used to embrace so much now offer so little.

She's mint. Talks more sense than most other football pundits.

Olise. Looks mint.

Fernandez ad Schar are our best 2, I agree. Mix of abilities.

I never thought I'd ever choose to listen to Jimmy Nail after my Dad playing both his fucking albums over and over in the car, but Ive had this on 3 times since the game All of a sudden sitting fishing with my Grandad on Tynemouth pier, getting the Shields ferry with my Grandma, even crossing it every day to go to school, was the most important thing ever Well done to those involved in deciding what they display. They nail the sentiment every single time.

Amongst all the excitement I forgot about what @Wullie posted a few months ago. I'll not quote it like but I'm sure he knows what I'm talking about.

He can't, like. 9 times out of 10.

I might hate this guy more than Bruce.

Those 2 are the 2 best examples of how much individuals have regressed under Bruce, like. Clark was pushing very in form Lascelles, Schar and Lejeune for a place in a brilliant back 3. He was better than Fernandez. I couldnt believe it as I thought he was awful before joining us. And Hayden was not only solid in front of them but also very adept and getting play moving from back to front. Couldnt say that about either of them now at all. I think Rafa made their roles so simple by really defining them it made their decision making on the pitch so much easier. Now they're all over the fucking shop.

Goodbye.

He's so bad at executing what he's done well to get in a position to do. Was far too many examples today of him doing really well to get in a good position with a good touch, or holding it up, or beating someone, only to then play a horrible pass in an excellent situation.

That's not true, mind. He was looking very good under Rafa and at that time Maguire was getting his first call ups and there were plenty of voices questioning Maguire being called up over Lascelles. Which was fair at the time imo. Obviously not been the case in a while though.

Ok you didnt!

Started well tbf.

Deserves a chance to see what he can do with more resources though...

Was always going to happen. Today was all it ever could have been. New manager with January targets an absolute must in the next week.

Even if we equalise, which we wont, there's no getting him out of jail.

Dier

Absolutely buckled when he hit that left foot cross.

Youve answered your own question

Take him out the back and shoot him, man.

Shelvey is USELESS

Oh my God that dive...

Might ask me Grandad to lend Ritchie his walker so he can get up and down the pitch better.