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8 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

He’s not comfortably behind Murphy at all. He’s been injured for a month. Players come in and out the team, show good streaks and not so good streaks. Both Murphy and Almiron have some strengths and glaring weaknesses. They’re about even on balance.
 

Miggy refuses to use his right foot which has cost us points. Murphy’s decision making is questionable at times. I don’t think Murphy is capable of getting the goal tally Miggy got last season. But also Eddie would seem to trust Murphy more in that wing back role because of his high tactical IQ. 

 

If you want a definitive answer for me, Miggy is the better player. That hot streak last season was unreal, yes he can’t replicate it, but I think Miggy’s peak performances have had bigger impacts on results than Murphy’s have over their time here. 
 

Murphy has a few assists recently but the beauty of this squad when it’s at its best is that if someone who is doing well does drop out of the team then you usually find that his replacement does equally good, if not better. 

 

 

 

He’s not going to buck you pal.

8 minutes ago, LFEE said:

https://x.com/graemebailey/status/1788205956762841230?s=46&t=DDNXUN2PoOBhgKmoF77zNw

Seems like it’s a question of where he goes rather than if he goes. Comfortably behind Murphy in the pecking order for me now.

3 minutes ago, Disco said:

Eriksen was more mobile when he was dead than he’s been tonight.

Ooof.

I’m knicking this.

3 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

Didn't see the games in-between but on the basis of this and our win, Spurs look like a side the opposite of what you'd call 'well drilled.'

They’ve been found out in a big way and Ange’s inflexibility is costing them.

We’d have finished top 4 without Pope’s injury.

9 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

While its always sexy to spunk a load of money on a galactico signing, I reckon some are forgetting that we need to improve the overall quality of the 25 man squad, not just the 1st 11. 

 

Have we all forgotten the state of our bench options this season?

“Bringing up the floor” is such a big part of our progression over the next 18 months imo. We need to address squad depth.

4 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

Agreed. But look how PIF have bullied the PGA tour. They don't need to make friends.

 

I'm not suggesting they don't have high ambition for us. But so far - it doesn't look like ultimate success or die. They won't break the rules to win. In all likelihood City have broken rules to win. They will fight in court to win.

Pretty worthless as a comparison. In golf they were trying to set something up outside the existing structure so they could afford to brute force their way into the conversation and chuck money at the problem. It didn’t matter if they upset the PGA. When they bought us they were joining an existing institution, and they were hardly welcomed with open arms.
 

What happens if PIF turn up and immediately start litigation against the league and its rules? They’ve no powerbase, no relationships, no credibility. They’d immediately be a pariah and the PL would almost certainly have found a problem with that separation between PIF and the Saudi state. City broke the rules when the rules were nothing more than abstract concepts jotted down on the back of a fag packet, and they’re of a stature now where they can afford to kick back.
 

PIF were always going to play the long game, because eventually the league will either shoot itself in the foot (as it appears to have done with the related party stuff) or we’ll reach a point through sensible investment within the confines of the rules where our interests converge with that of the bigger clubs anyway.

On the one hand I don’t want him rushed back in case it reoccurs. On the other if he starts our last few games I’m certain we’re finishing in a European spot.

47 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

 

Assume they were all home games? Has he SEEN us play?

Providing he lumped on against Burnley and not Brighton then we’re undefeated when we’re on Sandro’s accas.

6 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said:

It's OK marras. Grumpy old man has just started a thread telling them everything will be alright 

Administration by Christmas then.

3 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

 

I hope he made a decent chunk back on his bets in that case.

Decent deal if it gets done. Brings the floor of the squad up and gives us PSR headroom.

It gets the Christ seal of approval.

They’ve got to get them clicks somehow.

All the “OPTION THREE!” wronguns in the mud.

Appropriated By Mags 

9 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

Bob The Builder.

Who shouts “Howdy partner”?

3 minutes ago, TBG said:

Comical how often the ball is played long or through the middle (that's for another day) by the opposition, and my first thought is the keeper can still come out and get it.

 

The camera pans a bit more and there he is though still planted to the spot.

 

Doesn't excuse the defending from the corner, but they don't get that corner if he comes out for the ball.

It absolutely does my nips in. I appreciate its not his natural game but some of them aren’t even 50/50s. He could gently amble towards the ball and he’d get there before the striker but he’s stood on his goal line.

Doesn’t command his area, doesn’t leave his six yard box, doesn’t communicate with the defenders. He can on occasion pull of a decent save but he’s so ill equipped for the game we want to play that he’ll lose us more points than he gains us. Need a new second choice asap.

Fuck it, let’s get on IRC.

You wouldn’t expect many clubs to have much room for manoeuvre before 30 June. Man City is probably the only one, unless there’s some rapid player trading elsewhere.

I don’t think we’ll budge. The money is kind of irrelevant really. It’s just as much about setting a precedent as it is coining it in. 

3 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

Ready to hit the ground running.
 

https://x.com/nufc/status/1782690286629491008?s=46&t=DcLbGwd6hoDY9gGMy-ZgEw

 

 

 

With his hamstrings that sounds like a risk.

I’m increasingly of the opinion that neither Bruno or Isak are going anywhere in the summer.
 

Their contracts are long enough there’s little risk to their value. I reckon the club will want to give it one last heave and see what we can achieve in a season without a freak injury list before we do any trading.

2 minutes ago, Fezzle said:

Nexus idiots ha

Metro apologises.

1 minute ago, manorpark said:

 

The 'Ministry Site' where HMRC currently have their "Newcastle Regional Centre" at BPV (Benton Park View) is not in Longbenton - though it is very often "called" Longbenton.

 

BPV is in the High Heaton area of Newcastle, whereas Longbenton is a housing estate in nearby North Tyneside.

Fucking hell, I am sorry. Shall I go into exile?