Wolfcastle

Makes a change from 'bare minimum required'

PA bloke digging his Stereophonics albums out as we speak

Never fancy playing a team after they've been thrased. Still, had Man U down to get a first win at Southampton next week, fourth game and mirroring what happened in 92. Forguson's arse was on the line and a late winner saved him....and cost us at least two titles.

Probably just to have more Brazilians in the team than Qatar

Well his name is an anagram of an gun dog, he's probably just a pointer

Johnson Court (works in both meanings of the word)

Highlights with Radio Newcastle commentary not up yet? Where's the low level camera highlights? Howay man I'm rattling here

Welcome to the House of Fun

Pre Ashley Hooper / Marcelino, Boumsong, Bramble, Ramage (*harsh, but were much better times) / McClen, Hamilton, Faye, Crawford / Tomasson, Andersson

Its a great page to link to by chance Joey, for pearls like this "These dirty shitbag fucks have got no ambition of playing football here, they just want to snap every City player because they're 1000 times better in every department." "Third best team in the country have nowt about them"

They fewm over every compliment any commentator, presenter, studio guest or co commentator gives us and every sight of a flag or player. So naturally you'd pay ardent attention to something guaranteed to make you irrate. That's probably the epitome of what obsession is. Its like they expect commentary on any match outside of major hooligan incidents to slaughter the fans present for no reason. Getting upset at commentary mentioning the atmosphere and crowd is so strange. Their job is to describe things to people not there ffs.

Its a shame but it does feel very secondary suddenly. understandably. Was kinda looking forward to it before with a 50/50 first-team/fringe feel to it. Murphy, Dubs, Lascelles, Anderson, Wood and Longstaff coming in. Feel it'll be more now after that effort today and what's to come.

Combined with the complete opposite experience of being at a place that's peaked and is going backwards. Must have at least gone through his mind as he's bound to have watched it.

Without a takeover that match represents the PL at its worst. A rank, almost certainly a boring cake-walk for Man City whose own fans are sitting up there bored at another 4-0 watching people coming on just for a 'run out' whilst we slump in our chairs overwhelemed with the inevitable pointlessness of watching Gayle come on for the last 10minutes to replace Carroll. Told you it made sense Masters.

Howay Maddison, leave the sinking ship, hoy a request in and break on through...to the other side

He's surpassed himself again.

Yeah, easier to take when its brilliance against you.

Under the radar excellent today. He's a reassuring presence.

Hats off. Was brilliant. Cant expect him to perform like that every week or even regularly. A bit more a bit more often would be super.

Felt like the 4-3 against Man United. They'd just got Veron and Van Nostrilboy and were intimidating where were very iffy the pervious season. Same amount of nerves, not counting my chickens at all and just appreciating the buffer at 3-1. Knew we'd improved after that and must have got confidence for the rest of the season.

Jeezaz f**k I'm spent. Envy the neutrals getting to enjoy that instead of suffer it. Proud as punch of all concerned.

Maybe its just me but I could easily stand to lose the Old Spice music from before the entrance. Anyway. hoooooway!!!

I've never minded Leeds but accept I didn't come up in the 70s and 80s and have had no bad experiences. Remember when we did a massive 'man on' against Blackburn and the commentators laughed.

He surprised me by turning Leeds performances around when he took over, battered a few teams without the reward of new-manager bounce but was substance to it. Blokes the real deal.

Like the cut of these two scorelines jibs