christ

Town will be absolute carnage if we win. I understand why people might want to go to London but if you don’t have a ticket the atmosphere just won’t be the same.

This is essentially what happened during the first Championship season. Getting tickets, let alone ones close to each another, wasn’t a fucking ordeal then though.

I think L7 is a bigger issue than the atmosphere more generally. I was in the Gallowgate last night and the first 25 mins it was really pretty good. People understandably got nervous when they scored but there was still a sizeable contingent trying to sing throughout. L7 during the Leicester game was a fucking morgue.

At the time I genuinely just assumed we were shithousing so we weren’t down to 9 men at the corner kick.

If we lose tonight and don’t sign anyone the ratings will stray into minus figures.

I’ve got visions of Willock scooping it until Level 7 from six yards out after 30 seconds and everyone’s arse dropping.

If we score early I think we’ll be fine. Concede or start missing chances the atmosphere will turn frantic.

Darlow is going to Hull. All but confirmed he’s leaving after the game.

We are a Bruno injury away from basically having to rejig the entire team to carry any sort of threat like. Shelvey would’ve been the most obvious like for like replacement.

Be preferable to get a centre mid in, but I think we’re coming out of the window in much better shape that we were going in so can’t complain too much.

It’s almost like they had £40m (plus £5m in add ons) burning a hole in their pocket.

Thought they telegraphed their intentions when Howe said they might not necessarily be after a like-for-like replacement for Wood.

Oh, you have no idea You’d think we’d have learned from the Mackems crowing about their trips to ‘Wembo’ and then pantsing themselves before they got there.

This is doing my tits in. The sheer amount of my mates I’m having to correct when they talk about the final as a done deal. We’re absolutely getting turned over tomorrow.

Too many below par performances and moments of petulance for me. I don’t dislike him by any stretch but he could’ve done so much more here had he applied himself consistently.

I think it’s a good deal (replacement permitting). I just think people are being a bit churlish by saying he’s done.

I think it’s a good deal (replacement permitting). I just think people are being a bit churlish by saying he’s done.

You might be right but you can’t really judge him off the back of one game after a long injury lay off. Wilson, Isak, Maxi etc all got a much longer grace period from folks on here.

We can pretend he’s shot, but he would absolutely have been in the starting XI had he not got injured during preseason.

Good deal, providing we can get a replacement.

I’m in bits la

Eddie Howe’s Jesmond wine bar Mags

It’s a very silly opinion. Put your copy of FM in the bin and enter the real world.

At least he’s getting stuck in

What the fuck are you talking about? Trim the squad? We’re always about two injuries away from being absolutely fucked I’m not debating the quality of these players but please, a little perspective. We need more than a match day 18. Players get injured, tired, whatever. Lascelles and Ritchie are not the calibre I’d really want us to have as backup but we’re in transition. Replacing them with players of equivalent quality let alone someone better will have a greater cost than keeping them when you factor in transfer fees, signing on bonuses, agents etc. If another club comes in and makes a good offer they’ll be on their way. Evidently that’s not forthcoming, and the club aren’t going to flog them under market value because Gawalls from the internet thinks they should.