Wallsendmag

Hahaha think you're the one who's getting yourself all worked up here. Just settle yourself down and stop being an arse

Just put Pope back in till the end of the season then sign a new keeper in the summer please. Don't want to see this lad play for us any more.

That 2nd half performance was a right atmosphere killer. 1st half sounded decent tbf.

Didn't realise it had to run things past you. Thanks for letting me know. I'll bear that in mind in future.

I'd love him here. The job did did at Leverkusen can't be understated. Took them from the relegation zone, to the League and Cup double, going through the entire season unbeaten domestically, and the Europa League Final. I was actually at Leverkusens last home game before they brought him in. They lost 3-0 to Hoffenheim and were an absolute shambles. To go from that to winning a League and Cup double the following season is nothing short of miraculous.

I've already answered. I said I'd take Alonso here. I'm also a big admirer of Iraola at Bournemouth. Love how his team plays and he hasn't really had much of a budget to work with either, regularly losing his best players. He'll get a crack at a bigger club sooner or later.

People saying he needs better players but surely our players are better than Sunderlands, no? They've outfought and outworked us twice now. Tactically they were better than us today as well 2nd half. That's nowt to do with talent.

Ok then I'd take Alonso here.

It's not my job to replace Howe. It's my prerogative, as a supporter, to say I think his time is pretty much up here.

Stupid argument. It's not my job to source and appoint a replacement. There's been too many performances like today's over the course of this season and he hasn't got the first idea what to do about it. That much is clearly evident. That's his team today. Every one of those starters other than Joelinton were his signings. That's his tactics. That's his abomination of a half time team talk. It's on him. To say he's the least of our worries is ridiculous.

We lost 7-2 in the last game we went into as underdogs

The Cup win was over a year ago. We qualified for the CL 10 months ago. They have absolutely nothing to do with the here and now which has been pathetic. You mention the Champions League. Our last game in that was a 7-2 thrashing. Since those things happened he's squandered £200m on utter shite and our team looks a total shadow of the team that won the League Cup and finished 5th. You can't live in the past because you'll ultimately go backwards.

Aye can't argue with that. I can accept getting beat off Barcelona, they are better than us. Same for Man City. I can't accept being outworked and outfought by a team of cloggers who beat us by simply wanting to win more than we did. That should never, ever be tolerated. The management team and the players need to fo a lot of soul searching in the coming week.

As it should be. I've clicked 3 different options at various parts of the season. My most recent click was the "time for him to go" option. Lots of this season has been like watching a car crash in slow motion, perfectly encapsulated by that utter shambles today.

He's not shite, but for a long time he's looked like a man completely out of ideas. Even his excuses now are just repeats of what he's said throughout the season.

Fucking hope not. If it is he can't play for us again that's for sure

Not as disheartening as that was today.

He assembled that team today. Spent more money on it than any other manager in the history of NUFC and you'd seriously allow him to squander more on a rebuild? He decides on tactics. He gave the HT team talk and we didn't come out yet again for the 2nd half. To say he's the least of our worries is ludicrous in all honesty.

Literally everything I expected, and dreaded would happen, happened. There's no coming back from that now. Howe needs gone and so do a lot of those cowards who pulled on the black and white shirt today. Surrendering to them twice in a season can't be tolerated.

He needs to go now like. Been far too many of these types of performance this season. Looks like a bloke completely out of ideas. Not sure what that 2nd half was, but it pretty much resembled the 2nd half v Man City and Barcelona. At least they are good teams though. That Sunderland team are utter shite. Thanks for the League Cup Ediie but you're beginning to tarnish your legacy now.

We set the tone immediately from KO in the 2nd half. Put the ball straight out for a goal kick. Howe snd his team of cowards can fuck off now. Not interested in anything they have to say. Jsut like in December they've shit themselves against a shocking Sunderland team who simply wanted it more.

Another utterly cowardly 2nd half performance served up.

Nah I meant more not looking good like rabbits caught in the headlights like last time. Agree an early goal and we can hopefully put them to the sword but getting that early goal is the issue. If they score first we're in all kinds of bother. Just hope we come flying out the blocks at them like in the 5-1 game and even the 2 games v Barcelona when were were unlucky not to score early on.