Coffee_Johnny

If and when they were on on their game could be very difficult to play against. Just can’t see that occurring very regularly. A risky and expensive trio me thinks.

After some fluctuation in opinion, he’s gradually gotten faster, particularly over this weekend. Now resumed full on rapido status.

I’ve heard (60 seconds ago rattling through my empty mind…) that he’s a Mad LKF ( Last Kingdom Fan) and is planning on buying/living in Bamburgh Castle. Destiny is all ??

Just booked a rooftop tour. Who knew there were such things!

Last time I stick my head in here.

Apparently, on this day in 1963, Lennon and McCartney wrote ‘She Love You’ in their Newcastle hotel room. Beatles… Geordie!

(He is)… but he looks sad ?

☝️ could work. At the risk of displaying my ignorance, does having a CEO really matter in a football environment where we’ve got a clear direction and leaders much closer to the ‘business’?

Meets my criteria. Plus, let’s have jazz too. Louis Armstrong. Good Northumbrian name.

With most of the acts mentioned, probs best done twenty years ago ?

To be fair to our Wearside cousins, whilst Sting, Mark Knopfler, and Brian Johnson are genuine world stars, hard to beat Toy Dolls! Also, Angelic Upstarts, Prefab Sprout, Bryan Ferry and Alan Price may re-ignite turf wars about which areas prefer a red or black to go with their white stripes. I’d also add Pet Shop Boys and Lighthouse Family to the North East musical melting pot.

Can’t see us gambling on Wilson staying fit unless we have real confidence in alternatives. Kind of depends on Howe’s appraisal of how much Wood brings (goals can come from elsewhere) and expectation/level of developing striker we bring in. Would be great to go large on a marquee striker but we were basically the third best performing PL team over 2022. Even a marked down turn in that form, which was over 19 games so hardly a flash in the pan, could see us finishing top eight and on track for where they probably see the progression of the club.

Agree. Except they’re from Trafford.

We are being linked with other Centre Backs today (Alessio Romagnoli and Jules Kounde two top drawer examples). Surely it is complete bollocks?

Perhaps the bull elephant had a hold of t’other whilst in the throes of passion?

Back five any one? Three lefties two righties? I’d fancy us at corners!

Also looks good in Black & White stripes…

Just doing some ‘Wise scouting’ of Gabriel Barbarosa (again!). Found a fair bit about interest in him in January, including him asking for a move to West Ham, and a claim that someone from Wolves is over there pestering at the moment. This quote (from Jan, I think) increases the probability of him moving this summer: “Gabigol, who is out of contract in December 2024, believes a January move to Europe would give him a better chance of cementing himself as a first-team regular with the Brazil national team for this summer's World Cup in Qatar. The former Inter Milan and Benfica striker enjoyed a brilliant 2021 campaign in front of goal, netting 29 times in 43 appearances across all competitions.” His movement reminds me of a little of Aguero. He’s a couple of inches taller, but also left footed, has that poacher style number 9 look about him but has played as a wide left forward/playmaker and as an inside forward.

Wonder whether we could/would play two left footers. Must be umpteen examples of right footed pairings

Sad about this. Good move for him and they need his kind of player now Fernandinho is finished.

Canny (an alternative understated appreciation!). Loved the number of right footed tackles shown and the through balls. Not sure about the long passes being a weakness; doubt comes not from the clips but from the comparisons with Schar’s stats earlier.

Paqueta and Botman are the two rumours immediately before Targett and Pope on the NUFC.Com June rumours table. Just saying…

Shall we chip in and get him a pack of these (to help him feel comfortable in our stripes)?

Is he quick again?