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8 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

 

Scorers?

I think Longstaff got one which is concerning. Behind that I don't remember my dreams very well

Had a dream last night that we beat Bournemouth 9-1 on the opening day of the season so anything less than that and I'll be disappointed. 

From the BBC. Definitely going to need a replacement.

GK (Pope or new)

Livramento

Botman

New CB

Hall

Joelinton

Bruno

Tonali

Gordon

Isak

New RW

Give us a clean run in terms of injuries and that team should be around the top 4 next season I think as a minimum expectation. Especially as the other teams have Europe to deal with and changes in terms of managers. 

I mean we all joke but if Man Utd win today then Froggy is perma banned from the forum yeah?

2 hours ago, KaKa said:

Like someone else mentioned McKenna should probably leave if he can, because he will likely find himself in the same type of predicament a year from now.

Is this what we really want the Championship to turn into though? Somewhere for managers to prove themselves by getting a team promoted and then jumping ship for a better job?

6 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Zero chance Howe goes to Chelsea, approach or not.  

I think there's almost zero chance Howe goes anywhere if offered. He's landed on his feet here and is in the middle of building something. 

If his name does get linked anywhere we don't have to worry. 

Can they not find a better place to take the photo? The training centre looks so shit 

9 hours ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

He should have had them nearer Villa but feels like he's got them sorted.

Expected points from understat, I know, I know, he has them 4th. Very narrowly ahead of us in 5th. 

In some ways the recent run of form is just dragging them closer to where they should be. 

Given he was basically given a group of players bought with no pattern behind it I think he's done well. 

Chelsea getting rid of Poch would be utterly insane. He's surely at least met if not exceeded expectations?

The days of spending money automatically meaning you're challenging for the title are long gone. 

2 minutes ago, toon25 said:

His entire CV says he never sticks around for long.

 

He's done ok at Brighton, but I don't think they'd have been much worse off had Potter stuck around.

Potter had them on an upward trajectory. A nice position to join a team in. 

Cf's plan to reduce how much VAR slows down the game:

Instead of two halves to a match instead have four 15 minute halves with a 5 minute break after each so we can watch some adverts.

During each half VAR will review the various decisions as we go along with a view to correcting them at the end of the half.

• Goals wrongly awarded or not are taken/added as appropriate.
• Any penalties that should have been given are given now.
• Any penalties that were wrongly given are balanced by giving a penalty to the other side.
• Same idea with red cards. If a player was wrongly sent off they're allowed back on and the other team have to lose a player in the same position for the same amount of time in the next half. If someone wasn't sent off when they should have been then they're sent off and also they have to lose another player for the amount of time the other player was on the pitch that shouldn't have been. If this happens in the last half then the other team can request another half to the game and this process continues until no-one has been sent off in the last half.

This will be the game in 10 years time.

2 hours ago, Beren said:

I'd sell him if we have enough cover at full back. Haven't read the comments etc. Just think he's not as good as Tino at this point and a bit of a progress stopper. Also takes Gordon off set pieces. Need to recycle any proceeds/wages to other areas of the squad which need attention.

 

No animosity towards the guy, appreciate what he's done at Newcastle and wish him well.

Going forward players generally shouldn't be finishing their careers with us. There might be one or two exceptions but most players will have a couple of years at the end of their careers where they can play at a lower level but are no longer good enough for the level we want to be at.

Trippier has reached that point. He'd be good backup for Livramento but i'd rather we got someone younger in to fill that role and cash in while we can.

He gets to go with his head held high. He's been one of the clubs most important signings ever.

It's been said before but just to say it again for those saying "VAR isn't the problem - it's the people running it"...

VAR is the people running it. 

How fast is this automated offside tech?

3 minutes ago, gdm said:

To me the image looks exactly like what it was he caught him on the Achilles while running and it’s a penalty. I can forgive the ref for missing it but VAR not changing it is criminal 

And this to me is one of the fundamental issues. As a fan it's a lot easier to forgive missing something in real time - it's basically just part of the game. But it's much harder to forgive when they are re-refereeing it and still getting it wrong.

5 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

No because Chelsea could win at the weekend and us lose/draw. 
 

6th is guaranteed if we win and Chelsea lose

Assuming we don't lose 10-0 or something on the last day 

Comfortable 4-1 win for us. 

18 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

It would say a lot about the general state of things. That, despite all the utter shit surrounding them, Man Utd are still a more attractive proposition than a slick, stable and upwardly mobile outfit like us. 

 

I'm not blind to their stature; of course they've got a bigger reach than us and probably always will do. But from the perspective of a young player having the choice of us or them right now, I don't think there should be any delusion in identifying us as the more attractive option. 

NUFC should be challenging for the CL next season, and assuming we beat them tomorrow MUFC probably won't even be in Europe.

MUFC could be looking at a long time outside the top 4 places. The league has got much more competitive in the top positions. We've just about broken our way in and you have Villa knocking at the door too (let's see how their sophomore year goes). Spending money obviously helps, and they can spend a lot of it, but it's not the guarantee of success it once was. And of course their track record in this regard is awful.

In short I agree with you. If as a player you are motivated by improving yourself and winning things you'll be more likely to get that with us than with Man Utd. If you'd rather take the silly wages they'll give you then I can't really argue against that either.

1 minute ago, Yorkie said:

Frustration lingering well into today after that. 

 

I didn't think we played particularly badly by any means and credit to Brighton for doing a job on us. The issues for us were clear; final ball lacking, quality finishing lacking. A ref that enabled one team's shithousery. Boiling conditions preventing us from implementing an effective pressing game which can give us an edge. 

 

I'm wondering if Harvey Barnes is going to be defined by maddening inconsistency; for him to fire-in that absolute missile against West Ham, too those two limp dick efforts yesterday. So frustrating. 

 

I thought Tino and Krafth were very good from a defensive point of view and Bruno drove most of what was good. Good to see Trippier back and it was a lovely surprise to see Cisse with Jonas. Thought Anderson was mostly anonymous and Murphy replicated performances of pre-2022. 

Murphy goes through cycles of putting a few decent performances in making you think there's a player there before then reminding you he isn't at this level. 

See also Almiron. 

45 minutes ago, 54 said:

This might full flat on its ass, but saw it on another clubs forum and figured it'd be interesting to do on here, but given there is only a week of season left I figured I've why not, post below:

 

Newcastle Specific

Player of the Season: Guimaraes
Young player of the season (21 or lower): Livramento
Season to forget: Medical Department
Most Improved: Gordon
Unsung Hero: Schar
Signing of the Season: Livramento
Goal of the season: can't think of one
Moment of the season: PSG 4-1
Low point of the season: PSG penalty
Manager rating (Out of 10): 9

 

Premier League Specific

Player of the Season: Foden

Young player of the season (21 or lower): Palmer

Manager of the Season: Howe

Season to forget: VAR

9 minutes ago, 80 said:

I'm 80-90% of the way with you but, with respect, I think you're mixing up the closeness of either decision being accurate with the closeness of the players' bodies. I think you're massively overestimating how much acceptance there'd be of decisions from the Artetas and Arsenal fans of the world.

 

The real problem is enforcing either decision with VAR. We'll just end up with fractional decisions about whose shoelace is where. Or, more likely, MUCH deeper defending, with the emphasis on keeping your opponent in front of you, making the offside rule quasi-obsolete. I don't necessarily think that's a terrible thing, by the way, it would open up a lot more space in the middle of the park which could be interesting for a while, at least.

 

To be clear, I'm against technological solutions and pro-90s style refereeing. I think we've made a total mess of the game and are making it gradually less appealing to kids. But if there was a technical fix, it would probably involve sticking tracking sensors to the seat of the players' shorts. That's approximately where you'd gain overall acceptance over whether an attacker has received an advantage or not.

A sensor attached to each players crotch. That's basically the centre of gravity and defines your position on the pitch.

I still reckon make offside based on where the feet are. None of this checking if a player is leaning forwards (of course they are - they're attacking) or if their armpit or arse is offside nonsense. 

As for last night assuming they operate to the same play on rule as we do in the PL it was an awful call. Was really tight in the first place and was really high up the pitch with a goal scoring chance. 

Reminded me of Isak vs Liverpool. 

1 hour ago, Ste said:

He’s part of a very small group of managers in my lifetime that I listen to every word, every press conference. 

I remember that clip of a pub that fell silent when we got Benitez in and he was speaking on the TV. 

1 minute ago, 54 said:

Might be the most bizarre managerial announcement ive seen  

 

Good appointment by Gillingham by all accounts. Did very well at Cambridge.

The age of social media needs to die a death like.