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Still at a 9.5, but only because I need to own it and I was very much an early bedwetter.

Strange one this, because I actually agree with what you're saying but then I ask myself why wouldn't we want more open discussions in the football? What harm could it possibly have it football was operated with that level of transparency and openess?

Thought we were a little unlucky tonight and sometimes you just need a bit of luck I can understand the fans frustration, but believe you me they won't be as frustrated as I am tonight. Look We go again

Emphatically proving me wrong and happy to admit that. He's seemingly addressing the checklist of concerns I'd had about his appointment and from what I'd seen early doors but needless to say, I'm now fully onboard the Howe train.

Aye he did. He was very much the missing piece in Rafa's counter attacking strategy and turned us from a team who could grind out results to a team that could thoroughly outplay teams. It wasn't a coincidence that our form rocketed after he signed. He was even singled out for some rough treatment from the opposition very quickly because of how impact full he was on thr break.

What a smart signing this may turn out to be. Excellent today.

I dont think anyone's being defensive, it's just that you're making a shit point. Our best team is the one that's winning on the field, not on paper.

I think he could learn to be a bit more patient and perhaps not get drawn into congested areas so much in search of the ball. Not that he's not good enough to receive the ball in those positions, he clearly is, but I'd just like to see him hugging the touchline a tiny bit more and increasing his chances of getting into more 1 on 1 scenarios where he's absolutely lethal.

I mean, he's not great imo but he's playing an important role for us.

If this guy was signed as a midfielder there wouldn't be a single criticism of him. Willock and Shelvey were Howe's go to midfielders when he first came in and they struggled to make it difficult for the opposition. That all changed once Joelinton was moved into midfield. This guy may not be pure technique but his influence is priceless.

I genuinely don't understand how people forget how little he started and how often he was thrown on the pitch with 10 mins to go. We literally had a Che Guevara mock up of him it got so blatant ffs.

Apologies if already posted but this is now my favourite stat of all time.

Aye, him looking to instinctively move the ball forward and play into space should hopefully set the tone for our forward players to make the right kinds of runs going forward. Always said a good pass is only as good as the run made.

Now compare minutes played.

Shades of Jose Enrique.

Joelinton man, desperate for you to bag and get that composure in front of goal, otherwise solid game tonight.

Got it right again tonight. Seems to have the mental/psychology side of management down to a tee.

Phenomenal tonight. Played like he knows he's part of something big now.

The YouTube compilations of Bruno make total sense now.

Never seen a 4 minute debut get me so excited about a player.

I am actually fucking giddy

Can someone tell me what sportwashing would look like if this isn't it?

It was a cheap shot at the owners, not Newcastle United. If he'd said he's [Greenwood] a right fit for Newcastle United, then have at it, the reaction from the fans would be justifiable. But for us to set on him like a pack of attack dogs and defend the virtues of the Saudi fucking regime is sportwashing in the strictest sense; something I'm absolutely not comfortable being associated with the club. I'm not interested in whether it was right or wrong he lost his job, or the debate on actions and consequences of a crass comment made on a public forum, I'm interested in the fact that the reaction to the tweet appears to be the very definition of sportwashing.

If this isn't sportwaahing then what what fuck is?! The fact a load of Saudi bots are now celebrating it and saying stuff like "a good reason to buy the club" is a fucking tragic by-product of all that nonsense.