ExiledGeordie

His post match drivel is really starting to annoy me. He's a bang average manage, end of.

Unless we sign a striker guaranteed to score goals and sure up the defence we're as good as gone. I don't have much faith in McClaren. 8/10

Hamstring

"Like a new signing"

A striker coming in with pace who can finish playing with the likes of Shelvey and Winjaldum would almost secure prem safety IMO. It would be the ideal alternative to Mitrovic's power too.

He's clearly a nightmare for defenders to pick up playing where he is now in the middle. He's got bags of pace, great movement and is a qualify finisher. Very hard to pick up for defenders.

Great point, he'll really help other players with his own play.

He's played all of 30 minutes or whatever it was in the premier league ffs

People need to calm down about him IMO. He's giving it 100% and there's immense pressure on him. Sure it's frustrating that he's been missing chances but it's thr clubs fault they put all their eggs in one basket with him. He's the type of player at his age that needs to be eased into things alongside a more experienced striker. I think he'll get there but they need to bring a proven goal scorer in to take the pressure off him a bit.

NEED a striker, sign one ffs

Pathetic if we've missed out on him for that amount What if he didnt want to come here? Dare say he had a choice in it Fair point

I hope to fuck this means we've actually got something decent lined up.

Pathetic if we've missed out on him for that amount

I'm a Physio and I agree waddling about overweight wouldnt exactly send out the right message

The lad is still young, he's got bags of pace, has an eye for goal and would be a decent signing IMO. Sure there's a risk but not as much as signing a foreign player like we always do.

I couldn't even be bothered to watch

We know we lack quality but I just don't see enough characters who are willing to fight to get us out of it too. Most probably know they'll move on if we go down. Furthermore McClaren doesn't seem to have what it takes to fire up what we have for a relegation scrap.

Complete broken record stuff currently.

I really can't see how we can stay up unless we sign some real, genuine quality this month. At the absolute minimum we need a CB to come in and stabilise that back four in central defence and a striker to put away chances. I just don't have any faith in Charnley and Carr bringing in these proper signings so for that reason I'm resigned to believe we're almost down. I'd put us at 8 1/2 - 9 currently

Spot on. I've been bored shitless for years. Whole thing is a completely pointless exercise and I'm glad I effectively opted out of going to matches a few seasons ago.

Players like Thauvin would surely do better coming into a side with a mix of foreign and British players where there was essentially a strong core/spine. Our problem is we have a collection of individuals combined with bang average managers and so players generally under perform.

I'm starting to hate him

Taking us down......

Get your cheque book out fat man or its curtains

Spot on, some of the decisions made by the "board" are ludicrous