Wallsendmag

Sad thing is that because of how bad we are on the road, Burnley will be looking at this game as of of the games they expect to get points from. They'll score, especially if Ramsdale is in goal. I'm not sure we will.

I can accept losing to a good team but they weren't good tonight. Neither were Sunderland, Brentford, Brighton, West Ham...... Teams don't have to turn up and put in a performance when we visit. We are far too easy to play against. Too passive and toothless.

Aye subs were poor today. And surely if you're 1-0 down and seeing plenty of the ball you bring Wissa on to play with Woltemade and also leave your best crosser of the ball on the pitch.

I mentioned him because that's what our away performances this season (Everton apart) have reminded me of. Can't keep hold of the ball, pretty much a guaranteed loss once we go behind, no cohesive game plan, can't keep clean sheets. Aye there's definitely a resemblance there.

Yes they are Rod. In terms of points gained and goals scored they most definitely are.

He was a £45m investment. I think we were well within our rights to expect a bit more than what we've seen.

Ffs man I'm not comparing them as managers (or men) at all I'm saying our away performances this season are reminiscent of the Steve Bruce era. Which they are.

Played them off the park yet their keeper hasn't made a proper save, so what's the point in that?? Here's some facts for you. 6 points gained from our 9 away games. Failed to score in over half of them. Still haven't even gone to any of last seasons top 4 yet! That's Steve Bruce levels right there.

I'm saying the away performances are. And they are. We don't look like scoring, can't keep clean sheets, and our general play lacks any sort of intensity and is pedestrian. The away performances are very much akin to what we watched under Bruce.

I disagree. We are completely toothless away from home. As soon as they scored I said that's game over and it was. How many times have we come back to get something under Howe this season after going a goal down? I genuinely can't think of one.

He's a cowardly player. Simple as that.

These away performances all season are pretty much the same standard as what Steve Bruce served up for the majority of the time he was here. That's 5 away games now where we've failed to score and we aren't even into January yet. If he can't find any answers his position should be under threat. That's fair enough.

That has nothing to do with how we look decent enough at home but turn in spineless pathetic performances week after week on the road. And whilst I don't disagree with what you're saying he spent £250m on improving the squad in the summer. £100m of that he wasted on Elanga and Ramsey.

I'm starting to think this now like.

He's not very good at football mind.

If he was really good they wouldn't have got rid of him.

We are more crap.

Gateshead 0-3 Carlisle. Poor game. Gateshead will definitely be playing Northen Premier League football next season and I can't decide if Carlisle were rubbish or just didn't bother getting out of 2nd gear because they didn't have to. Attendance 4,492 (3,500 very quiet fans from Carlisle).

Corporate is always going to be far less popular for midweek matches compared to weekend matches for obvious reasons.

Schar and Burn could well we playing their last season next year as well.

I certainly wouldn't be giving him an improved contract. Really needs to prove his fitness otherwise he's just taking up a squad place (and huge salary that could be spent on someone who'll be available more often). I'm a big fan of his. I think he's a very good player. But unfortunately he misses too many games.

Why's he going to want to go to play for the club he was racially abused at earlier in the season when he'll have better options available to him?

Pope has had a poor last half dozen or so games, he was fine at the start of the season when we kept 6 clean sheets in our first 10 games, and he'll go down as one, if not our best ever GK for me. Ramsdale isn't at the same level at all.

Would have rather he'd missed but I would have taken that before the match.

Might go along when they play Carlisle on Boxing Day. Carlisle have sold their 3,500 allocation so there might be over 4k there.