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Thinking out loud, could that be a slight change of formation, with a box midfield, and Gordon and Isak up top.

Quite like the look of that team, interested to see how we go with that Midfield. I hope Tonali is the middle of the three, will be interesting to seem him in that position.

You lads know we scored a goal from Open Play on Sunday right? It was a really well worked one too

Is that yet another random publication that Bailey has jumped to?

Funny them quotes from Mitchell, as I swear some people on here said we where really basic with our scouting setup and never searched Europe for talent. Weird.

Probably not worthy of a thread, but fuck it. Let's inject some positivity.

https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/newcastle-united-sign-georgian-forward-vakhtang-salia Newcastle United sign Georgian forward Vakhtang Salia The 17-year-old will officially join the Magpies on his 18th birthday in August 2025 and will remain with Dinamo in the meantime. Vakhtang made his professional debut for his hometown club in November 2023 as Dinamo narrowly missed out on winning the Erovnuli Liga title. He has become a mainstay in the first team this season, scoring five goals in 24 appearances in the Georgian top flight. At international level, he has represented Georgia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. Paul Mitchell, Newcastle United's Sporting Director, said: "We're delighted to get ahead of a number of other top clubs to sign Vakhtang. "Scouting and recruiting emerging talent is an essential part of building a sustainable future, particularly within the current PSR framework, so the market is fiercely competitive. "We continue to scout extensively, both domestically and overseas, with a view to securing players who can come through our talent pathway and, ideally, become part of the first team in future. "We look forward to working with Vakhtang and wish him every success during his remaining time with Dinamo Tbilisi."

Decided to pop my head into this thread for the first time since Sunday and thats the first thing I saw. Can't imagine how bad it was Sunday evening, mental takes.

Emi Martinez wins Best keeper for the second year running. Carlo Ancelotti best mens coach. Emma Hayes best women's coach.

Since when has Ian Holloway been at Swindon?

Love a CDM winning the Ballon d'Or. Rodri is a joke of a player and is more than deserving of the award. If there was a microcosm of everything detestable about Real Madrid, its that story. Throwing their toys out the pram because one of their players didn't get voted the best player in the world, just because they think he has a god given right to win it as he plays for Madrid.

If ever there was a reason why we should be sticking with Howe at all costs. Its that list.

That'll end in disaster.

The happiest person in Manchester right now, is Eric Ten Haag. He's been waiting for that payoff for a long time

Thats so sad, he was doing a stellar job.

Time for Round 2. Hopefully it's better then the first.

There's the corrupt angle

Looking at Reddit, it seems they're bitching that Diaz didn't get a yellow in the first half for kicking the ball away. They're so bitter

Yes, I absolutely detest that form of club management.

The worst part today by a distance was the commentator saying the following when Zola was on screen: "Chelsea are currently Cole generated, when they used to be Zola powered"

Atleast Spurs and Man United lost

Would like us to give 3 at the back a try, we have the players for it, and it'd suit Hall and Tino massively imo. Something like this could look sweet:

If you're counting the period over Christmas last season, we had 12 players out and only 11 fit at one point, with a 17 year old playing 10 games back to back whilst also trying to compete in the Champions League. There where massive massive mitigating circumstances.