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My guess is Lascelles, Hayden, Clark, Hendrick, Fernandez, Gayle, Ritchie and hopefully Longstaff. Basically most of the dregs of the 2016/17 Championship season that should've been moved on 4 years ago.

Trippier, Schar, new CB and either a new LB or Targett. Not fussed which. I like Dan Burn but he often gets a rush of blood and storms out of position towards the ball and that exposes us more often than not; happened a couple times today, at Spurs and at Everton. He also can be a bit rash, got very angry in the second half at Rodri(?) for a reason I don't know.

Yep. Have been shit against the top 6 since 2017-18. That season we drew with Liverpool, stuffed Chelsea, beat Arsenal, beat Man Utd. Since then we've had 4 wins, Man City in 2018-19 and Chelsea, Spurs and Man Utd in 2019-20.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11332353/newcastle-2-1-arsenal-matt-ritchie-completes-comeback-as-hosts-all-but-ensure-survival

Saw this damning stat. We haven’t won in the last 27 league games against the traditional top 6. 0 wins, 5 draws, 22 losses. Aggregate of 72-17.

I have a theory that he wants to stick with the back 4 moving forward into the future so he is seeing who can and can't play in the 4 against the big sides. Think he'll be getting clearer pictures of a few, which can only be a good thing.

Urgh. More [nope]staff, then.

You're such a shithouse, you.

Unsure why he's ditched the back 5 that worked brilliantly at Chelsea in the last 3 games against top 6 opposition. 11 goals conceded, 1 scored with a back 4.

Switched it off as soon as the break came as I knew it'd be an unsufferable Man City wankfest with added bants from Richards & co.

Sick of just being battered tbh. This season alone we've lost 0-3, 0-4, 5-0, 5-1, 4-1, 4-0. Sick of it.

I don't believe that ASM is putting in no effort. He is what he is; a winger with loads of pace and a lot of flair who wants to take people on and at the most of times will frustrate the hell out of you. He won't often track back, it isn't his game. He'll improve once we improve the players around him; us going forward after Trippier and Wilson came on today improved him, Bruno et al. I'd wait to see next season what he's like as he needs a huge reset. Certainly wouldn't sell him and don't think that he isn't very good. He's carried this club for 3 years.

Once our fans have got a picture painted a la ASM for a few now, there's no way back. Can't wait until he starts to get jeered at during games, that's the next phase.

They're all different players in their own way but ASM's goal involvement per 90 is very similar to Robert's. Robert also took set pieces and was crossing the ball to Alan Shearer. ASM has been to Chris Wood.

5-0 is harsh, like.

I mean, what was the point in that? Horrid cunt.

Wood should score at 0-0 and Dubravka should've held onto the shot for their 2nd. Haven't done too badly. Most of the ball we've had in this fixture that I can remember. But you can do not too badly and lose 4-0, 5-0.

Safe now barring a 19 goal swing between us and Leeds.

Lost to Wolves as well at home. Agree though.

In 19-20 after 25 games they were 13 points clear of 5th. It was some collapse.

Not a huge fan of telling fans of clubs that x is good when they all think that x is shit and they watch their club far more than any of us tbh. Same with Everton and Benitez. Even still, Leicester fans I know down here are giving him next season before turning or not.

Haven't sorted train back yet, depends on which day I get one. If I get back Friday or Saturday then aye.

Rodgers has 1 more season according to my Leicester mates. If it goes wrong though, he'll go.

Why did he go in like that, he didn't even need to foul him, like what the fuck banned for the last 3 games now.

That Leicester goal, the fucking defending creased