ExiledGeordie

Crucially he looks in shape and match fit now

Jesus. My god talk about clutching at straws, it just gets worse. I've just heard his latest total sport interview, I mean honestly, just talks complete rubbish. Utterly clueless

One match in and some already writing the lad off dear oh dear

Huge match

We might not have signed a proven prem goal scorer or shored up the defence but there's enough there to keep us in the division. McClaren can't have any excuses now, he needs to shape that team to get the best out of the players. I'm just not convinced he can still......

Sissoko will be off in the summer so it'll be Townsend and Perez as the wingers

This whole thing is a wet dream for sky

We desperately need some pace up front too to stretch defences. Hope this guy can at least give us something different

i agree with this but he looked decent on his debut vs. manyoo when the team were functional iirc as well for me there was something there worth persevering with but that is only done with the right manager and circumstances, neither of which we have That's a good summing up of the situation

I think Townsend will prove to be a decent signing but we still haven't addressed the defence or more so striker. Still majorly in the shit.

I've just heard some of his nonsense interview on total sport. f*** off

Results like yesterday just don't give me any confidence. We're not difficult to beat, we have nobody to finish off our chances and like others have said McClaren just doesn't seem to be getting the best out of what we do have.

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