Coffee_Johnny

Week 19 Brentford 2-2 Liverpool Arsenal 1-1 Newcastle Everton 1-2 Brighton Leicester 2-2 Fulham Man United 2-0 Bournemouth Southampton 1-1 Forest Leeds 2-1 West Ham Villa 1-1 Wolves Palace 1-2 Spurs Chelsea 1-2 Man City

They do. To every team. Happen less often though with top quality in all 11 positions.

Or on The Lanes, in Brighton.

Ok, so it isn't quite New Year. Too many occasions where he did well to be in position, receive the ball, but his use of it was just 'a bit' off. Need more artistry in that position. At this point, he is a bench player if we are to be a consistently top four team.

Just popped Nord to USA, anywhere free to view?

Where we watching this chaps?

It’s just all about him and always has been. Fine when everything is firing on all cylinders. Now it isn’t he is probably being led by a visceral ‘need to feed’ (….his ego, not bank). So he’s off to somewhere that’ll treat him like a prince.

He’ll be alright. They’re just being cautious/professional about it. Quite apart from protecting the lad himself, huge investment by the club. Only priority is getting him 100% however long it takes. Personally, I reckon he is close to appearing (on the bench).

Left Odegaard on the bench and started Foden. Oh why, oh why, oh why?

Week 18 West Ham 2-2 Brentford Liverpool 3-1 Leicester Wolves 1-2 Man United Bournemouth 2-1 Palace Fulham 3-1 Southampton Man City 5-0 Everton Newcastle 2-0 Leeds Brighton 2-1 Arsenal Spurs 2-2 Villa Forest 0-2 Chelsea

Don’t know about Stoke/haven’t checked but Sunderland’s average league finish (since 1992-93) is 25th (best 7th, worst 52nd). Blackburn’s average is 19th (best 1st, worst 46th). Boro’s average is 21st (best 7th, 36th). Might have saved time just saying you’re right! ?

I find myself shouting, only in my head thankfully, ‘Luuuukkke’ whenever I read his name. Which, perhaps equally oddly, was also a chant I tried to get going, unsuccessfully (probs ‘cause he was shite), when the de Jong of that name came on against the Makems way back when.

Think it probably is. Doubt he’ll get an extension/new contract. Great shame if his time here does just peter out, he’s had some great moments through a bleak era. But guess that’s football.

Little Geordie mini Jow on the way?!

Thanks, corrected ?

Yeah, but less pies and pints. So swings and roundabouts… ?‍♂️

Or entered more raffles/meat draws in the social club ?

We wouldn’t need to win every game, but in all likelihood we’d need to accumulate another 58 points from 24 games (2.43 points per game) to put us on 91 points and around the 2.4ppg mark overall—the average winning total for last 10 years. So: 1) lose three, draw three, win 18 (90 points in total); 2) lose four, draw one, win 19 (91 points in total); 3) lose three, draw two, win 19 (92 points in total). I agree, can’t see it happening. But, as Eddie says, it’s great for us to dream!

Think I have a negative bias re young Sean. Don’t know why; love local lads doing well. Dawns on me I only ever seem to notice when something doesn’t come off—miscontrol, not quite making a pass, too ponderous in decision making. I know he puts in admirable effort. Always great to see. New Year’s resolution, I’m going to try and shift focus and notice the good on the ball moments, the contributions he makes in possession.

From time to time, we’ll all feel understandably anxious about form falling off, still be slightly disbelieving about the results we are achieving. However, last half season (from 15 January to end of season) Howe’s NUFC had this record: p19 w12, d2, l5. 38 points; 2.0 points per game. This season: p16 w9 d6 l1 33pts, 2.1ppg. I don’t see any reason for/signs of a significant downturn looming. We are currently looking at a mid 70-something points return. We’d need a ten percent+ improvement to seriously challenge for the title (January shopping??) and a 20 percent+ deterioration to finish outside the top six. It’ll eventually sink in, it seems we are, in fact, class. No malo.

If we get to the final, I know…, will you have more chance of a ticket if you’ve been to all/most League Cup games?

You start it off, I’ll defo join in ?

I know there are very mixed views on this, but I’d still love to have Gordon. A bit of nasty and a lot of industry in our attacking midfield would improve us. Him and Joelinton with Maxi, Almiron and Bruno, would be hard to play against.

This season, me thinks. Another loss and he’ll see his arse.

What a pair of chancers! Close call.