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A better lay off from ASM and theres a good chance that goes in

Clever from Wood to draw that foul there

These look nervy, crowd need to get into them

If the reason is hes only been with the team a few days then thats acceptable imo

If we had signed Zapata would he have started Wood over him?

The boost the fans would have given us watching Bruno start is also out the window like

Expected that, some really thought he'd drop Lascelles as well. Shelvey also wont be dropped but Howe knows that if he doesnt start Bruno and we lose he'll get some shit for it.

So we are going off of trophy history and fan base? So Forest, Blackburn, Wednesday even Portsmouth and Wigan have won an FA cup in the last 20 years - so these teams are all PL teams by right also? I just dont really see any club being PL teams by right in this day and age, imo nothing else counts except being in the league and being able to remain in the league. History and fan base obviously means something but I dont think it means that any team by rights is a premier league team because a club did well in the 70s or 80s or gets 30/40k a week in the championship.

Based on what exactly? You could label 30+ clubs in the country as so just based off the fact they get decent gates and have been in the PL before. Tbh there might not be a better club for Ashley to buy than the mackems, he will get alot of leeway there simply because we hate him and as we well know pretty much any narrative the mackems collectively follow revolves around us. They will be alright with being bankrolled by him into the championship and probably wouldnt get restless if they didnt go up for a few years.. he might even install some sports direct labelled bins around the ground to help them not throw thelr rubbish onto the pitch.

Going to start tonight surely

Getting that excited and nervous feeling build up now, caring again still feels a bit weird

What’s most interesting about that is Gosens style as a LB is almost the mirror opposite to what we ended up with in Targett. Very much so a full on attacking LB that can also play LW, makes me wonder how far down the list of players Targett actually was.

I put those two twats a place below as at least they delivered some comedy value

In terms of hate and how much they affected my love of the game/interest in NUFC it goes 1 Bruce 2 Pardew 3 Souness 4 McLaren 5 Kinnear/Carver 6 Allardyce

Wish I could relive watching him crash and burn so badly with West Brom

They are called the scouse mackems for a reason

Hilarious how if they get anyone else other than Keane the poor fuckers time will be numbered from the first minute because there will be a constant 'should have been Keane' narrative

And to who? Like there’s some mystery buyer lined up for only if we are relegated, some fans are mental like

This one is going to be a much harder match now they’ve got a new manager who they did well under at the weekend and a couple of new signings. It’s a blow that Burn can’t play as we’ve got to go with the defence that played at Leeds now with the inclusion of Targett over Dummett, I know they did well in that game but for the CB pairing that has been one of the exceptions this season.. can only hope that the new midfield will relieve the pressure off of them a bit more. I just want to see the team with our new players, hopefully it really has rejuvenated our squad and instilled a new level of confidence especially if we are leading going late into the game. Could see a narrow victory but much more likely to be score draw imo.

Gayle physically struggles badly since those 2 bad injuries when Rafa was here, theres a reason Howe played ASM up top instead of the actual striker in Gayle. Most of the time when I have seen him in the last 2/3 seasons he has looked scared to sprint, I don’t think he can start for a back to back run of games anymore. He’s just not really an option anymore sadly not to mention he doesnt fit the system that Howe likes to play with the pressing from the front against certain teams, however Gayle from 16/17 would have been great.

I've said all season that side are a good striker away from potentially challenging for top 6

Always comedy

Place always looks the inside of a biffa bin Never seen another ground like it.

Not even a mother could love that face man