Armchair Pundit

Not really seeing the draw of Man Utd these days to be honest. They're not the club the were years ago, their only benefit over us is the established revenue, other than that Radcliffe looks like a pauper next to our owners. Man Utd is rotten to the core, the players, the management, the co-owners and the fans, so it's going to take a lot more to get them built up again. I just can't see free reign or time being given to improve them or them being as exciting and interesting a prospect as us. Behind the scenes our non-playing staff and infrastructure is brand spanking new, like a newly assembled race car that needs tuning and improving on, whereas Man Utd is just a clapped out old banger that has a big name. ... of course, I could be a little biased... but I don't think so.

I get the feeling that some of those player's values are based more on what we paid for them and less on their actual ability. Then again, I've never been keen on 'market valuation' of players, because a lot of the time it should be down to whatever they're worth to the buying team - if a club is desperate enough and sees that player as a particular piece of their team jigsaw (and they have the money to spend), there's no reason 'market value' should be applied. Of the names listed there, I'd argue that Longstaff, Gordon and possibly Miley should all be priced higher.

That fucking ref man, blatantly trying his hardest to give Forest as much extra time as possible to get an equaliser, what a whopper!

Great, as if the rules aren't already too complicated and difficult for officials to apply!

I just don't see that any of it's truly fair, unless every team starts from the same point. Whether it's the current FFP model or the UEFA version, both fail us. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-premier-league-ffp-rules-28577612

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. The cynic in me could see a future where it would encourage the rest of the teams in the leagues to want to see the back of the protectionist elite so that they could do their own thing.

I mean c'mon, look how shit the last transfer window was across the board, how is that helping sell the product? I don't see how it's sustainable in creating 'The best, most watched league in the world', if anything it's going to push neutrals to watch leagues in other countries where FFP isn't a thing or certainly not as damaging.

I really, really hope that happens... I won't hold my breath though. The more I look at it, the more it seems the revenue guys behind all this protectionism are looking at concentrating on what money they can make from neutrals and fans of the established arsehole clubs. Fuck anyone else, it's a win for the Americans, just a short step to player drafts and their wanky NFL setup.

Hahaha, 'Spitting' Jamie Carragher whinging abut the Arsenal captain taking photos of the crowd after beating Liverpool, sounds like sour grapes to me

I agree with the sentiment in terms of price, but I think it's less of a 'class' thing and far more how society has changed. People of all classes are far more likely to be introverts these days, thanks largely to social media, the internet and recently (relatively speaking) lockdowns. I see it in recruiting all the time, the youngsters in particular have their faces glued to their phones or just don't have a clue how to socially interact in large groups.

At this point I'm thinking we need to cut the loan short of either Kuol or Minteh, we desperately need striking backup, there's no way Wilson will make it through three more full games and not come down with yet another long term injury. (Even a free agent might do a job, a 35yr old Diego Costa or 30yr old Conner Wickham... yeah, I've got my Football Manager head on )

Got to play Tino from the start next match, we're crying out for a more attack minded left back.

Terrible, 1 point against Luton Town this season, not good enough.

I wish our game management was as good as theirs

That's what it feels like, plus there's no way the ref adds anything on past 10 minutes

Mind you, it doesn't mean that Luton won't still try and waste time and expect the ref to stop at 10 mins extra

10 mins is about right

My blood pressure disagrees with this...

That I'll give you

Nah, we've been shit

Still been shit shipping four goals from Luton Town, nobody's going to say this has been a great performance by any means

Not good enough until we score two more

The team's let Eddie down when he's been ill and Eddie's been daft enough to think they are capable of thinking for themselves. Shit, just shit.

This is more of a result that makes me wonder about Howe and our squad than any results earlier in the season when injuries were an excuse. Zero excuses for this today, disgusting performance from the players and the management. Utter dogshit this like.

Imagine being so shit as to having the double done over you by Luton fucking Town... good god, how shit we are.