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BBC being very kind saying that the Scottish goal deflected off Fab.

Definitely good going forward, not sure how good defensively. Bit like Hall.

Don’t see why, he’s played around 50 games now and hasn’t scored. We all want local lads to succeed but if they aren’t good enough and we want to progress hard decisions need to be made. Longstaff scored 8 goals last season and most people don’t think he’s good enough.

I'd test Chelsea and see if they want to sell Madueke who is 22, a RW who actually can use his right foot when required and to me has massive ability and future potential. If Chelsea buy Olise they are surely going to try and sell someone who plays RW and it won't be Palmer.

Well we won the most injured players championship last season and Kelly is a great buy to keep us number 1.

He'd be our starting RW which would likely mean Barnes and Gordon would never start together.

Why is there a thread about Manchester United? I don't see one about Manchester City or Burnley or Wolves. Sack it off. Nobody is interested.

The only two that have really showed promise are Fofana and Colwill and both have been injured a lot. The rest of them have looked very unconvincing for the prices that Chelsea paid even though they were apparently highly regarded before they were bought.

Gordon in an interview said he didn't like playing on the right and Eddie has shown no inclination to play him there. The others I mentioned all prefer playing on the left although none are conventional wingers. IMO Joe Linton is a much better wide player upfront than in midfield. And you don't state that other peoples opinions are nonsense just try sticking with not agreeing with them.

I agree selling Barnes is absurd, it's just buying him when we did was more opportunist than a priority. It will be interesting to see what we do next season because both Barnes and Gordon should be starting and they both play the same position.

We have Gordon, both Joe's, Anderson who prefers to play wide left for starters. We didn't need Barnes when we bought him, he's a luxury signing to back up Gordon that maybe in 5 years we will be in a position to do. I like Barnes, over a season he'll probably outscore Gordon, but where do you play Gordon in that case. He certainly doesn't like playing on the right.

Maybe DCL is Isak's replacement?

Normally injured, otherwise maybe not very good?

Nobody is paying 50m for the invisible man Willock.

We need to sell someone for a reasonable sum, so if not Miggy who?

The risk is that we lose one of Isak or Bruno or Howe depending on how PIF view not qualifying for Europe.

And yet Eddie has shown no interest in playing anyone as an out and out defensive midfielder or purchasing one. I can't think of a successful team that doesn't have one. Arsenal have three although obviously they don't all play at the same time.

After Bruno he’s technically the best player we have.

Just too slow to make use of what looks like a reasonable amount of skill.

In typical Newcastle style it's all going very pear shaped.

If we are the 6th best team in the league than the league is honking.

So win our 2 games and we get 6th and Europa. Anything less and it's possible we end up 7th and depending on who wins the cup in the Conférence or 8th and SFA. Pretty crucial that we don’t fuck this up.

Man Utd looking good so far and reasonably competent.

The implications of not getting any European football are unknown. How will Bruno, Isak and more importantly PIF react?

I think one person said we weren't getting Europe, we have as good a chance as either of the other two, better than MU if they lose to Arsenal tomorrow and we get a result when we go there.