Dr Jinx

I’ll say one thing.. I’ve not seen a manager have such an impact in half time teamtalks as Ten Haag.

A few of them look like they’re saving themselves for the weekend. Rashford strolling around loads.

RIP Motty - starting to feel old when all these staples of our youth are departing.

The club had contact from several clubs looking to take him but he preferred to sit on his arse and collect wages. Once bitten, twice shy for Eddie.. Ryan has burnt his bridges now.

“I knew it was them.. even when it was MBS, I knew it was the gays!”

A brother of a man set to be executed got in touch with Newcastle supporters to hand deliver a letter to Eddie Howe who then went to the papers with their plans? As if. Nope, it’s a tweet put out so that some slimy reporter can ask the question about it in Eddie’s next press conference.

Dodged a bullet. Total Anelka vibes about him with regards to the agent. He’ll be playing at mid table clubs by the time he’s 28 wondering what the fuck happened.

I’m not blaming anything on a transfer window. The current squad are the ones who set the high standard, our problem is that whatever we did in the time off during the WC was to the detriment of the squad. They look tired and Miggy losing his hot streak has put it back on Wilson, Isak, Maxi and now Gordon who hasn’t pulled up any trees since arriving. Let’s just get this final over with now and hope they can start picking up results. We’ve allowed Spurs and the Dippers to come right back into it so hopefully this season doesn’t just tail off.

Fuck this settling for 5th.. this season has been a golden chance with other clubs standing in the stalls as the race started. The World Cup happened and we’ve not been at it since we resumed. Even with a full strength team we don’t look the same. And it’s not only “just one game”. Aside from Leicester we’ve been crap. Even against a Nathan Jones Southampton we were hanging on those last 15/20 mins in the 2nd leg. Howe needs to approach this like he did to turn things around last season when we were staring down the barrel of relegation. Some sort of bootcamp and team bonding because they just look out of ideas currently.

Awful news, RIP. Hopefully the club do something to pay respects later today.

Out of the frying pan into the fire comes to mind. No doubt they have a few shillings but they won’t be able to siphon money in through other places, but they don’t necessarily need that. The club makes plenty. What that club has needed since probably a few seasons before Fergie left was good decision making. They need a Dan Ashworth and he’s already taken so regardless of money and influence, the real currency is talent behind the scenes and there’s a massive shortage of that in football. We’re in a good place regardless of what we win or don’t this season. It’s only starting.

He was being asked about ex players coming back to speak to the current squad and was asked if he planned on getting anyone in to speak before the final and he said something to the effect of.. “I’m looking at that, there’s one person I have in mind but nothing confirmed yet” It’s in the first few mins of the press conference

From Howe's press conference, it sounded to me like he was going to try and get Keegan in before the week to talk to the players, without actually naming him.

Nope, let them stick with the yanks in some other leveraged bullshit takeover. Doesn't really bother me in any case, we’re running our own race and the more competitive clubs in the league the more unpredictable it will become.. it feasibly gives several teams the chance of winning something each season

Fuck Liverpool, the whinging asthmatic cheating scratters.

I’m more worried about them sticking Rashford on Burn out wide than Trippier. A few weeks ago I was far more confident. Form is everything and ours has been slipping, while they have come right into it after a shocking start to the season. The Liverpool game at the weekend is still massively important, I think a win there would do the confidence wonders. Ten Haag is showing himself to be an excellent coach at this level. Don’t forget, most of this squad was absolute turd last season.

Nar ? but I’m also not a Leeds supporter thankfully

I’d have him over Lampard or Stevie G any day. Yes been a long time since he managed but still better than the usual PFM’s bandied about. He’s only 64.

Nunez will be a problem if we give him the pitch to run into. If a simpleton like me can see that I’d say Howe has them well sussed.

Agree re: Salah, whether he’s lost a yard is debatable but he’s nowhere near the level he was. His dip in form has also coincided with his massive pay increase on his last contract. He ain’t hungry no more.. edit* that aged well. ? although my point stands.. having an open goal is hardly a resurgence of form

Ah man, it’s good to see Terry Mac in good fettle. He hasn’t let his condition get the better of him by any means yet. Lovely moment.

David O’Leary returning to Leeds would be a good shout. Knows the club, and did well there for the most part. Don’t think the decline was on his door way back when. They were still firmly top 6 before there was a “top 6”.

I wasn’t overly impressed with him today, he got bullied off the ball a couple of times that I took note of. But overall solid enough in a team that misfired. He’ll do better.

Saying this now, we play even remotely like we did today against Bournemouth and we lose.

The team created nothing for him. I mean even just a pass to him around the box to get a shot off, there was nothing.