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Ohhh thats interesting, guessing that'd mean Big Joe would play further forward, and we'd look to "pivot" away from a three in midfield Tonali Bruno Gordon Joelinton Barnes Isak

Both things are technically true, so I can, and I will

Ah yes, let's include someone we haven't signed to make my point look better Also technically we've spent £7m on RW given we bought Minteh.

The Allsvenskan in Sweden are celebrating their 100th birthday, to celebrate this last weekend every club wore retro kits:

Gave an Interview with the Clubs media: https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/video/680811

Is he a CM too? Would be class if we could start a CM three off: Miley Miley Miley

Louise Taylor asking Howe this morning: "In a clinical terms there is a difference between a gambling addict and a problem gambler, what category do you think Sandro fits into?" Is horrendous journalism and just downright shitty from a human stand point. The person she's refering to has clearly gone through some mental hardships and is now coming out the other side, so to ask that is so unbelievably insensitive.

Its an admittedly simple metric, but looking purely at Assists last season: Right wing: 18 (10 from Trippier, 7 from Murphy, 1 from Miggy) Left Wing: 15 (10 from Gordon, 3 from Barnes, 2 from Burn)

It been a few pages, think its time for one of these don't you think @Deuce

Is there a reason you're being needlessly antagonistic?

FWIW Howe's response to that question of "RW or CB pick one" (Which is a shitty question in general tbh), was "I'm not going to disrespect my players by answering that question". Which is as straight bat Eddie as you can get.

I'm listening to the press conference atm, and unless I missed something, that comment from Hope is pure made up.

Luke Edwards asking Howe the questions everyone wants to know: "If you had to pick one, Blur or Oasis?"

I've not listened to True Faith in a while, are they still as unrelentingly negative as they where previously?

This is basically what I'm implying, people seem to act that Murphy is absolutely horrendous and it's a war crime he's starting, when factually he's been effective over the last few seasons, even if he's not been spectacular.

Murphy is in the top 1% for assisters for his position for Europe over the last year in fairness:

Personally, while I want us to upgrade our RW, as it is the part of the pitch that does lack quality compared to the rest of the squad, I think people go overboard with how bad it is, and think that CB is the position that needs upgrading most. Murphy had 11 goal involvements last year, with 7 of them being assists, that's not horrendous, infact it's half decent, while at the same time as a squad we scored our highest ever total for Premier League goals so we can make do with Murphy, deploy Miggy if we need a pressing monster, or play Gordon on the right with Barnes on the left. Our biggest issue yesterday was getting out of the press in defence, Burn is a colossus, but he can't pass, and most of our issues came from just hoofing it long for Bournemouth to attack again, so having two ball playing CB's in Botman and Guehi with Tonali in CM will add so much to the way we play, that it's the more important position for me, if we're having to pick one.

Absolutely not. I'd rather we keep them, and use Murphy and Miggy, as they're not actually the worst players in the league like some make out, and can be effective.

6/10, we've fixed 2 major issues in the first team (Center back and a 3rd choice striker) while retaining all of our most important players, RW wouldn't have been sorted, but that'll be the only real hole left in the squad. People saying it's "catastrophic" if we don't sign a RW is just hyperbolic nonsense.

Scored the winner away to Spurs today the shit fuck.

41 games later...

"Mo Salah... EMACULATE" Honestly, get fucked

Totally normal football club.

Oh great, now I hate Katerina Johnson-Thomspon.