Geordie_once_removed

What is cool when long dust balled threads like this get bumped is being reminded of posters who you remember but who seem to have become less active. Shout out to @Ronaldo @Interpolic @Doctor Zaiusà

Not to piss on your chips too much but it's really not beyond the realms of possibility that we're still subsidising his wages a bit until his contract is up.

Out of interest what is the level below a damp squib? Asking for a friend.

Anyone got that short clip of Murphy waving good bye?

He really reminds me of Trippier in his playing style. I like him a lot, he's brave on the ball and tries the ambitious pass a lot. I think this will warp people's perception of him a little as naturally a number of these won't work out, with more experience he'll only get better at working out when to be brave and when to play it safe.

I really hope there is some delicious Schadenfreude coming as we finally watch it all collapse for them. The two teams I dislike the most in the Premier League are Chelsea and Man U.

Emotions aside, I don't think we'll regret selling him. He was solid in a variety of positions for us but never exceptional. Tonight was similar, he looked decent in CM for Forest but not a performance that had me thinking he'd be a big loss overall. Naturally I hope he goes on to prove me wrong in all Forest's games this season except against us.

If he plays passes like that all season he's going to cost me a fortune in washing up powder to clean all my jazzed pants

He looked happy enough on the bench and was moving ok as the players went off for half time. The gutted reaction is probably due to it being his first start in ages, getting a goal then having to go off rather it being anything too serious.

Re: Tonali obviously

I've not wanted a player to start a game so badly since Haris Vučkić at the start of 2010/11 season (or there abouts).

Not sure this is the case Chelsea have to shift players. Like us this might mean they have to shift players they would rather not.

Watch Krafth shit himself when passed back to under mild pressure at around the 70th minute mark and see of you still agree.

From behind it looks like one, from the front the arm clearly goes down over the chest not horizontally across the throat so a yellow feels right. I'd still be raging if it happened to us mind.

When you look at the line up I think we had a starting team with 4/5 squad players starting (Kelly, Burn, Krafth, Longstaff and Murphy). Some of this is unavoidable due to injuries and suspension, some I hope we see less of. It's early days and even if we are aiming for European Football come the end of the season I still think that is a good result.

Pheeewwww! I only caught the second half. I thought Howe was right to drop Hall and start Kelly who seemed fine, but Hall undoubtedly had a great impact when he came on, so the jury is still very much out of what our best option is there. Same could be said of Tino and Trippier. Barnes made and impact so hopefully we see Gordon and Barnes start next week. Murphy regularly disappoints as a starter but he can be really effective as an impact sub. Willock replacing Longstaff also added energy but I don't see him taking that position longterm as both he and Joelinton are more effective on the left and Tonali is back next week. Both Isak and Gordon don't seem to have got up to speed yet, understandable for Gordon a bit surprising for Isak. We got the rub of the green a bit with the decisions but we're due some luck.

Really nothing like Murphy? Granted my opinion is based on a couple of highlight compilations and maybe two matches last season that I watched but not intently. Based on these he's quick, direct, got a rocket shot on him and isn't avert to getting to the touchline and whipping one in, all characteristics I'd say Murphy has. He's more of a goal threat than Murphy and is left footed and the player he seems to be stylistically closest to in our squad is actually Gordon but I didn't feel this comparison was relevant as he's not going to replace/compete with Gordon while he would be expected to do that with Murphy or Almiron. A totally different player to Murphy for me would be someone like Silva who relies of positional awareness to find pockets of space and great close control and skill to make things happen. Anyway I'd love us to go for him if we were able to move on Murphy or Almiron as I think that would upgrade the RW options this season and if needed we could still go big on a RW next season.

Well this game week has brought me firmly down to earth after topping the league in week 1. I was even proud of myself for spotting Solanke was out and transferring him for Richalison as surely he'd start in his place

If he can be bought for £20 million or less 100%. Given the current prices, his age and position I think it would be hard to lose at that price. My main concern would be that from the little I've seen of him he's quite stylistically similar to Murphy while I feel we need someone with a bit more skill and trickery to them.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm2n6pv7yezo An Arsenal fan still going on about, wrongly representing and selectively remembering the 3-2 . Anyway, Bournemouth even without Solanke need to be respected. I wonder of we'll see us a new formation of a 3-5-2 with Tino and Hall told to push on and overlap. Pope Tino, Krafth, Burn Kelly Hall Bruno Joelinton Barnes Isak Gordon I'm not sure this suits Joelinton and I'd wonder if Gordon, Barnes and Isak would get in each other's way.

It was more the combination of the two rather than either of them individually, they just haven't played together much.

I wouldn't be surprised to see a back three of Kelly, Burn and Krafthinio. It would make sense too as Hall looked a bit vulnerable and I think Tino and Krafth could be got at.

I'm torn on this. He 100% has a really valuable role to play in what should be a transitional year for us at RB. However, given his key role as a leader, if he doesn't want to be here and he ends ups staying I can see that having a negative affect on team morale/cohesion. Then there is every Newcastle's favourite topic, PSR, and this surely represents the last chance to get some money for him. I think overall I would thank him profoundly for what he has done for the club but I would look to sell him.

Good point. Sod ethics I'll put the squeeze on and see if we can get it wrapped up by the weekend for £20 and the last of the Sports Direct mugs that we have in storage.

Exciting rumour. If I wanted to be I could actually be an ITK on this on as I teach the son of someone very high up at Leverkusen. I'm not currently as it was our first day back at school today and I likely won't be as it would be pretty unprofessional to press for details but if something falls in my lap and is relevant I'll pass it on here.