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Isak 1-0

Overturned. Simon Hoop

Down to him to manage it anyway. He can't force them to be mates but it's a manager's job to keep the team clicking even if they largely despise each other.

perfect

Something going on in the crowd?

We're all over the place and apparently blind to other players in good positions

Bewwwws at subs

Willock Murphy Longstaff coming up according to Radio Newcastle

Slow start again then

Given

VAR checking

Isak 1-1

Ooof

"Gyetsid" is pretty common in my experience like It's just learned pronounciation like Cambois and Redcar I suppose, and even those of us from the North East all emphasise different bits of Newcastle when we say it (my mam says NEWcassel, my dad says nyooCASsel). The bigger mystery for me has always been what does "Shields" on its own mean Does it depend which one you're closest to when you say it? Does it always mean North or South? I think I asked this a while back somewhere but it remained inconclusive

It's a godsend for the folk who get apoplectic whenever anyone in their row is unfortunate enough to want to move. Can only imagine the passive aggressive tutting and eye rolling that would come from people who had to stand up, twice, just because someone fancied a pint and couldn't wait

Was a great shout to be fair

Peaykin too early I reckon, but we'll see takes a hell of a side to hold onto fust place a whole seayson.

Yeah, been a thing since 1985 when hooliganism was pretty grim. Not sure if it was a direct response to Heysel or it was just a coincidence that one of the most notorious incidents happened that same year.

They have to make the leagues bigger like, 12 teams is just not enough of a season.

Aye. Said it last week too but they're still playing a lot of passes to feet that they would have got away with in the national league but which are being read and intercepted at this level; we're surrendering possession this way too much. Charlton's press today was relentless, I don't think they've ever faced anything quite like that in a league game. They stayed composed and even though there were only three at the back and Hannah Greenwood is more naturally (I feel anyway) a midfielder they largely dealt with it. They just needed to be more professional in killing the game off but even when we were down to 10 and wobbling seriously we still had people bombing up front in numbers but inevitably losing the ball. Honestly it's good to see them tested and great to see them largely passing the tests. Last season was a complete procession for them and it's good to see something more competitive.

Yeah, it's not looking like a processional formality for any one team and we've showed we can compete at the top end home and away, so all to play for.

Aye I can't criticise her too much, she's a really important player Depends on the manner of the ball being kicked away but it's one of the most inconsistently viewed and punished Definitely A Yellow offences in football tbf. If she booted it away then fair enough. If it was one of those cheeky little traps or soft backheels that usually go unpunished (and did earlier in this game) then hmmmm

Aye, I missed the red card but I heard Rachel Furness saying that they all knew kicking the ball away was a card. Hadn't realised Stobbs was on a yellow tbh

Subs were a bit too needlessly aggressive for me, KB and Elson are both great but too attack-minded to comfortably see a game out imo.

fucks sake