Geordie_once_removed

A good result and no injuries is another bonus. The quality of the football from both teams was proper ropey at times but we generally managed the game well.

It's hard to say if he is totally done yet as he always took a few games to warm up after time out with an injury, but he really does look a shadow of his former self.

Cock and balls. Agree this makes two CBs key. I wonder if the club are looking at Tah as he's available on a free.

2 nil down. Away at Liverpool. Bruno off and Longstaff on. And that's my que to turn the TV off.

It's all gone quite on the Angel Gomes front. I've not kept tabs on him but if for no other reason than a cynical PSR flip he would surely make sense. Based on what I saw for England, hin in and Longstaff out would improve us as a team. Him behind Bruno and Tonali could be a good combination, especially in games where Joelinton is not able to make the most of his physicality and his lack of technical refinement is highlighted.

Well that was a nice way (the result not the actual game which was pretty meh) to end an otherwise disappointing weekend of football. Cheers Amorim.

I would bring in Pope if Botman and Schär start as their ability to play the ball compensates for losing Dubravka's superior range passing. I think it was against Arsenal where Dubravka saved a shot down to his right and I was surprised. On the replay it became apparent that he still dives in slow motion to his right. Pope has a point to prove Vs Liverpool after missing the last final due to his sending off.

I think that is Howe for "We wanted to rest him against opposition we can beat without him." He's just to polite to say that.

There's some stuff competition but it's up there for me too.

Ok I think I've got it. This would be the first football song I've put together, so be kind you fuckers. 'A boy was born in deepest darkest Wembley. But Black and White runs right through his family. So Geordie fans give him love and affection. He takes the piss, and leaves teams fucking fuming. Scoring loads of goals, loads of goals - Jacob Murphy!' In case you don't know the source material (shame on you!):

I think something to the opening 5 lines of Stevie Wonder's Living for the City would work really well.

Can't feel strongly either way here. He's a great addition on paper but has been fine to poor when on the actually on the pitch for us. I do wonder what the club's plan for back up is long term as without him we have Targett who I think will be off in the summer if not before and an aging Burn who was too slow to be a Premier League LB as back up to Hall.

It took me a long time to be able to see Souness on TV and to not launch into a lengthy and varied series of expletives. It was always going to be hard for anyone to take over after the disgraceful treatment of Sir Bobby, but Souness really excelled in all the worst ways. What an unmitigated disaster he was.

Joe Kinnear managed us you know right?

Basically what I said. But the reductive headline grabs attention the factual but more nuanced one doesn't. "PSR powered city pounce to block Toon's ambitions." Etc. etc.