Coffee_Johnny

Thanks man. Didn’t realise there were some!

Southampton 1-1 Man United Brentford 2-0 Everton Brighton 2-1 Leeds Chelsea 3-0 Leicester Liverpool 4-0 Bournemouth Man City 2-1 Palace Arsenal 1-0 Fulham Villa 0-1 West Ham Wolves 0-1 Newcastle Forest 0-2 Spurs

Thankfully, at least potentially thankfully!, it seems to be next week/for the Bournemouth game.

A German Pointer at that!

Noticed that. Really wish we had signed him too; top of my end of last season wish list. He will get game time at City though, once his training numbers/performances look right; very much seen as replacement Fernandinho.

I’ve triple captained Salah tonight ?

Leeds owner emphatically said, in an interview aired a couple of weeks ago, he is going nowhere. Lampard said the same about Gordon, and has since backtracked effectively saying he’s not in control. But seems more from the ’hoarse’s’ mouth re Harrison (unfortunately).

De Bruyne showed him what he can aspire to yesterday. Not a bad thing to see and doubt Bruno will be anything but motivated to improve even further.

? our beautiful Brazilian baller is increasing looking a bit of radgie. I quite like that about him too! (… reserving the right for future moaning about predicable sending off mind).

Come and join the football baile, Geordie João!

Yesterday’s game, and result, will have been seen by many who wouldn’t normally watch NUFC. Won’t hurt at all in swaying decision making about whether to come to this dubiously owned, perennially struggling Northern English outpost. Great advert for those we’ve already expressed interest in and a seed planted (with more to come) for future interests.

Well hope you enjoyed the game DE. That’s what it’s all about.

Only seen it once, but heard the same criticism on TV. Strikes me as a damned if you do, damned if you don’t kind of situation. If he’s stayed in the space (which Bernardo later occupied/drifted into) and didn’t follow Haaland, let him have the unmarked space he darted into between the six yard box and penalty spot, then no doubt the TV pundits would have slaughtered him for that too. But only with the 20-20 hindsight of Haaland scoring. Just as it is the wondrous pass from KdB and great movement and finish (who was meant to be tracking him?) from Bernardo that leads to similar certainty that Botman should have stayed in the space/not followed Haaland. You make snapshot choices in defence and elsewhere, sometimes it is only the outcome which makes them ‘wrong or right’, not the decision itself.

Sensible, but gutting! ?

And I thought this was unrealistic ?

Joelinton and Maxi are the picks of a very good bunch for me. Phenomenal work rate from Joe and Maxi is absolutely on a one! They’re shitting it on every run.

Funny as fuck reading doom-mongering ‘I told you so’s’ in first couple of pages ?

Part of the joy of being a competitive team again. Less mental gymnastics required to think today might just be the day!

That hug between Ferdinand and Shearer… miss those guys. Heard Sir Les interviewed recently jokingly talking about how it felt to be part of such a fearsome partnership. He said (something like): ‘At kick-off me and Alan would sometimes say, “Shall we go and terrorise this lot today?” ”Yes, shall we?”’

What’s ganning on with Leeds man! My predictions this week are all over the place!

Yep, last season in the league they drew home and away to Southampton, away to Palace, away to West Ham, home and away to Liverpool. Lost to Spurs home and away, lost to Palace at home. We’ll gloss over the rest. But if Palace and Southampton can do it… who knows!

With Kante out, can’t see them letting him/anyone else in the CM mix go on loan.

Anyone got Zaha?