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Think it’ll be 2-1 either way (shock horror!). Clutching at straws but saw City struggle at home in the cup last season against well-organised ‘lesser’ sides: Wolves, Bristol City, Feyenoord and Basel. Tbf think the latter was all over before the home leg. We will be well-organised (liked that image of 11 men on the line!) if we can take one or two of our (few) chances we can get something, against the odds, but clinging on to the possibility.

I think they will both be in deep shit. For me it's that last final place for the drop we are in 'competition' for. Really doesn't matter in many respects though. Bigger aspect is obviously the civil war and Rafa's position..just the whole future of the club really Could be worse though..we could have been born 12 miles over the wrong side of the water. along the banks of the wrong river.

too funny. Can he play against us?

Don’t think I have ever been as wrong about a young player as I have about Aarons (at least to date). Really thought he had it all.

Will Murphy play against Chelsea?

Yep. Billy Askew against the Makems in a promotion play-off was my previous yardstick. Facts lost in the mists of time, but Askew might have been better. For some reason, best known to my young self, I was convinced he was going to rip them apart and he certainly didn’t do that. Des Hamilton chipped in with a couple of contenders also.

Harsh thing to say about a professional footballer, but I couldn’t help wondering if he faked bad today. That is sought/welcomed going off injured as he was being shown up.

Hayden's had a better game than him.

Fuck me.

Only consolation today, is if Cardiff can't beat us at their place when we play like this... Well they are almost certainly down. Two places left.

He's playing like the ball's overinflated, trying extravagant moves but falls down at first touch. Piss poor.

Shit performance. Go and score the winner..

Should have been straight red that, by Arter.

Well the Murphy mirror didn't last long.

That passage of play around 74 mins...unforced errors abound. Fucking hell we look shit.

Make that 2-0 to them...

Cardiff 0-2 Newcastle. Same as Championship game there.

For those public transport users with self-respect as well as self-defeating curiously...

Didn’t submit team in time. They would have got 44 points, so not huge miss, but still an absence of 44 points which will negatively affect the total and average for some considerable time.

Buy one get three free, cheap functional UPVC. Rather than, traditional splendour and class, of Georgian casement or sash.

Premiership Winners: Man City Runners Up: Liverpool 3rd-6th: Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Wolves Relegation: Cardiff, Leicester, Brighton Overachievers: Wolves Underperformers: Man Utd Top Goal Scorer: Salah Break Out Year: Sessegnon Season to Forget: Sterling PFA Player of the Year: De Bruyne PFA Young Player of the Year: Alexander-Arnold Manager of the Year: Nuno Espírito Santo First manager to quit/be sacked: Gracia Championship Winners: Leeds Runners Up: Villa 3rd-6th: Swansea, Wigan, Preston, Boro Relegation: Rotherham, Sheffield Utd, Hull Newcastle United Where will we finish?: 8 Top Goalscorer?: Muto How will we do in the cup competitions?: Win League Cup (please). 6th round. Will Rafa still be manager at the end of the season?: Yes. Who will be the first player to be sent off for us?: Yedlin. Domestic League One Promotion: Some lucky third division escapees League One Relegation: who cares League Two Promotion:as above League Two Relegation: is this a thing? FA Cup: Liverpool League Cup: Newcastle EFL Trophy: No clue Europe La Liga winner: A. Madrid Serie A winner: Juvnetus Bundesliga winner: Dortmund Champions League winner: Man City Europa League winner: Arsenal World Player of the Year: De Bruyne Other: Will Alan Pardew be managing at the end of the 2018/19 season?: Yes Will Jose Mourinho still be in charge of Manchester United come the end of the season?:No Where will Sunderland finish?: in the Wear

Honda’s gone for a wander!

Bas Dost still available??

Good to see it laid out like that Striker and left back short, as a bare minimum.