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Face it lads, we could be prime Barca regens and we would still be taking the L at klanfield. Those shock results just don't happen for us.

I love this! KTFF!! But aye, damage is probably done now as we've acted to slow to everything as per usual

I'm not sure there is a more impotent side than Newcastle in the league when we get in and attacking position. Infuriating watching them out there absolutely clueless what to do.

Trippier must need to die in service before he's subbed off.

The bloke has been a blithering mess at times this season during press conferences, but let's just ignore that now eh.

We've worked so hard tonight.

Struggling to muster much else other than a 'Meh' after that today. We huff and puff, play slow obvious passes that rarely meet their intented target, go wide and produce dog shit floated crosses that the keeper plucks out of the air with ease. The strikers are completely redundant in our current system for whatever reason, truly feeding on scraps. Gordon is really getting his fair share from eddie, which feels incredibly unfair on Barnes who actually produces on his preferred side. Botman and Miley were fairly imperious today. Another shit day at the office which feels very much like groundhog day.

I'm absolutely bamboozled by the reluctance to shoot from our players, are they being told to find a better option or something? Invariably ends up in us being dispossessed and countered.

Hilarious from spuds

Their pitch looks slow as anything, proper clog ball.

That's the spirit.

You just stop me walking around Florida in May in mine

The ire and audible exasperation around elanga was palpable tonight, and I can't deny some of it. When he took that ball down for a run I thought get in he's got his head straight, then he unravelled quicker than my ferrero rocher on boxing day.

Just blunder after blunder atm.

This season will not start like, close to accepting a season of meh.

Thiaw has threatened it this game unfortunately

Offside but that is shocking man.

Back to the darts

Gordon's the line for you? How far do you go back because I could reel any amount of ex players I've hated, and coaches

100% agree, our goalkeeping options at present are rank at best!

I know this is said in general, but considering he didn't actually make the save there

Well he's not good enough to surpass a lazy braindead willock so not sure he would be getting many minutes for PL chasing villa

Think one of them went to hospital in an ambulance unfortunately But that wouldn't have mattered, there are too many meek players in the team who don't seem to have much drive to push on atm. I'm highly critical of Howe tonight, but I don't believe the players were just following a gameplay rigidly. Too many have just relied on getting a ball to isak last few seasons, and now that isn't an option we are just stuck passing side to side

It's honest I'll give him him that, and he did seem fucked off during the interview. Words need to be said among the leadership group and try and pull this season around.