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Seri looks poor too, not really sure what he's supposed to be, looks like a nothing-player in this league, same with Anguissa (although he's young). £60m for those two, wasn't it?

IIRC, Shelvey was played in a more advanced role in a 3, with Ki & De Guzman? (or someone else) sitting behind.

Thought he was excellent going both ways. Had all of the defensive discipline you could ask for but he was still attempting his dribbles & showing his attacking qualities - always looking for space for the shot. Can't fault him.

And drop Yedlin? Big mistake imo, he's a very, very important player for us, his covering is invaluable. Dummett is also one of our more consistent performers, I'd like to stay in a back 4 and have our 4 centre backs fight it out for the two spots. It's a healthy situation to be in.

Very good today I thought, some seriously good defensive work.

Bit casual imo. Continental glance, needs to man up and put his neck into it.

Well done to all the subs, all done their bit. Our bench was criticised before the game, and Ki has been criticised way too much by some of our fans so it's good to see these lads prove the doubters wrong on this occasion.

Hope he gets cancelled and not just called out. Fucking scumbag. Standing right over the memorials saying utter shite like that, smirking and laughing away with his cronies. What an utter scumbag, aye. Jesus man.

Dreadful events, it breaks your heart to imagine what it was like for those on-board and even for those having to stand and helplessly witness it. Has to be said, there's some psychopaths in this thread. Really ill people talking about our owner in response to such a tragedy. 'Geordiedean' you genuinely have issues, man.

Kicking right into gear by the sounds of it, really good to see

Muto was knackered, and reasonably so as he never stopped running. Probably the right move tbh. He was cursing when he came off, he didn't look pleased. Maybe so but he had his hands on his knees towards the end, so Rafa must have thought fresh legs would give Rondon better support.

Muto was knackered, and reasonably so as he never stopped running. Probably the right move tbh.

He was good last week too tbf, looked like one of our most likely players. Feels like since that poor Cardiff performance he's coming under pretty intense scrutiny.

Again don't think we played too badly. Had some good spells in the game & defended pretty well albeit against an impotent Southampton. Point is fair in the end. Well played from Yedlin, Fernandez & Muto too.

Throwing tennis balls on the pitch? What? Sounds like an awful idea anyway, Wolves or any other game. Should probably let the players try focus on winning a football match & aim the protests to their rightful direction.

Sticking with my 0-1 (Shelvey) prediction.

Just what Barca needed imo, he's closer to a Xavi/Iniesta style player than the likes of Gomes, Turan, Rakitic, Paulinho ect.

0-1 (Jonjo Shelvey)

Good. Some of our fans were atrocious. Moaning and groaning at sideways passes in the first half like keeping possession is a bad thing. Probably the same people who moan about lack of possession against City/Chelsea.

Was good to see him picking the ball up and driving at players, trusting his ability to go past them and constantly looking to get shots away. Enjoyed his performance today

We have low confidence because we know we have powder puff strikers. We can dominate games until the sky falls in, we're not scoring with strikers who can't shoot for shit. I think that's unfair on Muto and indeed Rondon. Perez maybe so, his shooting can be poor - but even Perez I believe will improve. Confidence & mentality are a huge part of football, we just need a bit of luck to go our way and players will begin to step up and put in the types of performances we witnessed last season. Perez, Shelvey, Kenedy & the likes were excellent for us and I will remain optimistic that they can be important for our survival this season. It won't be easy but we have it in us - just need to keep together & work hard, something this team does every single week. Do you watch these games after a couple of spliffs? No, I'm not HTT. Strange as he talks sense. :safetywink: Oh really The very person hoping for a Brighton win for 'Chirssy Hughton' despite being a Newcastle fan. Aye, all the sense in the world This is not my club anymore. I have decided I will no longer be supporting it in any form whatsoever while Mike Ashley owns it. Rafa or no Rafa. If he sells up, maybe I will one day care enough again and support it, but the damage done to me personally when it comes to my relationship with the club, has been too great I feel nothing will make me feel the way I used to feel when it come to NUFC. Today I feel nothing. A win doesn’t make me happy and a loss doesn’t upset me. In fact I get more pleasure from a twisted point of view when we do lose because I want the owner and all those that legitimise his ownership to suffer. I admire and respect the older generation who continue to go and those who take their kids, but I don’t get and never will get tens of thousands of grown men and women happily handing over their hard earned money on season tickets, new strips, merchandise and other stuff in return for a Mike Ashley/Sports Direct NUFC. It’s those support the team not the regime happy clappers who have made supporting this club and especially going to games a misery for me as much as Ashley’s ownership has or Pardew’s time did. I don’t want to be a part of that or have anything in common with those fans. I look at our magnificent history and think back to the KK era or Sir Bobby days and think about some of the players who have along with those two and countless others helped create that great history, and I fucking want to cry. That’s the Newcastle United I love and will help fight for by supporting anyone who fights or challenges the Ashley regime be it individuals or groups like The Magpie Group or AshleyOut so that club can return, if not for me, for those that deserve better. The vast majority at SJP deserve Mike Ashley and what’s happening and will keep happening while he’s the owner, somlong as they stand by and do fuck all about it and actually help fund it. Not this skinny guinea. Crash and burn mothrfuckers. Fair play, you're entitled to do as you please, but wishing defeat on Newcastle? Nah man, comes across as petty to me. Others still do care about our results, many others, myself included. Ashley or not, Rafa or not, apathetic or engaged, I'd still rather Newcastle not be relegated or lose matches, and always will feel that way.

We have low confidence because we know we have powder puff strikers. We can dominate games until the sky falls in, we're not scoring with strikers who can't shoot for shit. I think that's unfair on Muto and indeed Rondon. Perez maybe so, his shooting can be poor - but even Perez I believe will improve. Confidence & mentality are a huge part of football, we just need a bit of luck to go our way and players will begin to step up and put in the types of performances we witnessed last season. Perez, Shelvey, Kenedy & the likes were excellent for us and I will remain optimistic that they can be important for our survival this season. It won't be easy but we have it in us - just need to keep together & work hard, something this team does every single week. Do you watch these games after a couple of spliffs? No, I'm not HTT. Strange as he talks sense. :safetywink: Oh really The very person hoping for a Brighton win for 'Chirssy Hughton' despite being a Newcastle fan. Aye, all the sense in the world

We have low confidence because we know we have powder puff strikers. We can dominate games until the sky falls in, we're not scoring with strikers who can't shoot for shit. I think that's unfair on Muto and indeed Rondon. Perez maybe so, his shooting can be poor - but even Perez I believe will improve. Confidence & mentality are a huge part of football, we just need a bit of luck to go our way and players will begin to step up and put in the types of performances we witnessed last season. Perez, Shelvey, Kenedy & the likes were excellent for us and I will remain optimistic that they can be important for our survival this season. It won't be easy but we have it in us - just need to keep together & work hard, something this team does every single week. Do you watch these games after a couple of spliffs? No, I'm not HTT. Besides I don't see anything wrong with what I've said. I think it's accurate, certainly more so than just resigning to misery & believing we cannot improve. We absolutely can, we were excellent last season but it's all been forgotten apparently.

We have low confidence because we know we have powder puff strikers. We can dominate games until the sky falls in, we're not scoring with strikers who can't shoot for shit. I think that's unfair on Muto and indeed Rondon. Perez maybe so, his shooting can be poor - but even Perez I believe will improve. Confidence & mentality are a huge part of football, we just need a bit of luck to go our way and players will begin to step up and put in the types of performances we witnessed last season. Perez, Shelvey, Kenedy & the likes were excellent for us and I will remain optimistic that they can be important for our survival this season. It won't be easy but we have it in us - just need to keep together & work hard, something this team does every single week.

You keep saying it will come and it hasn't. We are a championship side. We signed a lot of players in the summer from relegated teams. Yes, because I think we're bound to improve. I know this group of players can play better football than what we've seen, so why should I be resigned to thinking this is how it will be all season? There's a lot more evidence pointing to the fact we will get better. We just lack confidence.