TheBrownBottle

Cabaye’s above Speed for me, comfortably so.

You think we’d make a profit on Joelinton, Almiron, Wilson and Targett? I don’t think that Krabbe’s valuations look inaccurate tbh. Whether it’s better to sell them or not seems like a reasonable conversation - but none of those valuations looks crackers to me.

I’ve probably missed the point - the SOS looks pretty full there to me?

I love Gordon, I think he’s an excellent winger, and should have received an England squad call-up by now, but I don’t think he’s a particularly good striker

Oof … I think Howe’s achievements at Bournemouth comfortably outrank Postecoglou’s so far. Winning the league with Celtic isn’t exactly a challenge - winning the second division with Bournemouth is definitely more difficult than that. Winning the Asian Cup is … I mean, Qatar just won back to back titles despite being a city-state.

Murphy was on the bench mind - he did have an option today edit: didn’t realise Murphy had a knock. But honestly, even Ritchie for the last few minutes. We can’t just be burning players out

Wooooaah

It’s Australia - there’s probably giant hamsters with venom which could kill the entire population of Morpeth in a single envenomation in the wild out here.

it’s bliss, isn’t it?

Honestly lads and lasses - don’t watch it. At HT I let the dogs out for a lash, made some toast and had a cup of tea (it was 5am here). If you’re watching in the UK, try knocking the sound off the telly, and read a chapter of a book, grab a bottle and listen to some music, take the dog / cat / hamster for a five min walk round the block. Do anything but listen to the tiresome wank coming out of a bunch of bored ex-pros. Your day will be better for it.

If I had a criticism it wouldn’t be selection - it would be running players into the ground well past the point of their endurance. Gordon had ran has race and needed his head to be wobbling when he was jogging back before a sub was made. That’s how you can get fatigue injuries. We’ve got to start identifying earlier that a player is completely spent. We won so as far as I’m concerned Howe got the selection and tactics right.

We won 3-2. Who gives a shite about what some silly cunt using qualitative analysis thinks?

That’s kind, they’re not normally complimentary about our away support

Got the scoreline right

Booooo

Honestly, other than the first 15 mins of the second half it was a fun watch. Two sides having a go. Yes, we defend poorly these days but it just adds to the entertainment.

Thoroughly enjoyed that

Geeeeeeed up

Racist Davy Crockett / Beefy love child on telly again

Gordon is absolutely fucked. Lad is burned out. Needs subbing for literally anyone

32 in our last six (assuming no more in this one). Yet I’ve seen complaints that it’s been poor

High scoring games with an attacking style, with defenders attacking and scoring, a midfield which refuses to defend and a Central European goalkeeper who can be brilliant one moment and infuriatingly shite the next. If you’re not entertained by it, I’m glad you weren’t stood next to me during the KK ‘90s years. The complaining would have been relentless

Trippier should shoot a la Laurent Robert from here

I’ve been entertained again tbh. Funny old game

Yes! Bruno’s found his shooting boots