Ed Vinegar

At the end of the day, in normal time in the knockout stages we were ahead for like 3 minutes. It was always going to be a struggle in the final, but there's a big what-if over what might have happened if we'd tried to be positive after the equaliser when they were a bit rattled.

Wow! What a finish from Watkins.

That should never be a fucking penalty

Saka has looked alright so far. We've still got no urgency. Same pattern as against Slovenia. Advance the ball up the wings, back to the centre pivot, but all slow as pouring golden syrup. Switzerland have so much time to adjust and get into their shape.

He's the only former player I've seen out and about. In Kerridges bar and grill in London. As we were leaving he was waiting for a table and I saw him and said really loudly to my wife "is that Andy Carroll?" Too embarrassed to try and speak to him after that. He was with his wife and they both had faces like smacked arses (maybe due to being loudly recognised...?)

Lee Dixon is thick as well-matured pigshit man. Going on like Southgate was playing 4d chess the whole time, when he's just escaped a defeat that would happen in 99% of simulations.

This must be deliberate. I can't believe how awful this is.

Zero urgency. Is he playing 200min games in training or something? Do they not realise they've got 20 mins left to do something?

We're fucking 1-0 down lads, maybe try and move it towards their goal.

How is it even possible for this collection of players to be so dogshit man.

So Gareth, what inspired you to set up a group including some of the world's most talented footballers to pass the ball between the back eight at a glacial pace, barely venturing beyond the centre circle? Wish someone would ask him something like that directly. What is he doing? Ed Milliband would win the Euros with this draw and this group of players.

Goal shouldn't have been disallowed, but I wonder if we're going to see players coached more to not follow in so close to the keeper. I guess it's hard to commit when they keep changing the rules and var implementation though.

We'll be out in the first knockout game. Imagine we'll still qualify but good lord we looked shite.

Wish Shearer would shut up with his 'Oh, this is England, of course we're struggling' shtick. We've got shitloads of great players man! We're not shite by default. Just have an uninspired manager.

We shouldn't have Foden booting it clear to absolutely no one after 60 mins. Bit of a worrying display so far imo.

We're not in a place where every signing can be transformational. Sometimes we'll need to sign players who improve the squad without being superstars. I think Mbuemo probably fits the bill there. I wouldn't be disappointed if we signed him, but I'd be annoyed if players like him were the limit of our ambitions tbf. But as other posters have pointed out, it's not like there are heaps of world class wingers we can afford to sign...

Rashford will never beat Walker for pace, this long ball stuff is surely going to keep breaking down there

I thought this was a fun season. We handed out some absolute pastings, Isak and Gordon were mint, and we survived a ridiculous injury crisis to still have a reasonable finish. I don't think I'll ever get used to expecting us to win, so I'd be happy with the same again. Realistically, if we improve the strength and depth of the squad and manage to avoid the types of games we had this season where teams either walked through our midfield or waited for us to be knackered after 80 mins, I think we could do quite a bit better. Arsenal and City will keep their standards, Chelsea should improve, but Liverpool will decline, Villa will struggle to handle CL, Spurs have been found out and Man U are turgid and drifting. I reckon 4th or 5th is a good target, along with a strong cup run. I'd love us to win literally any trophy, so would be happy with top 8 and a cup. Mostly I just want to enjoy it, last 2 seasons have been amazing overall. I love watching bruno, AG and Isak and thinking "how do they play for us?" Such a breath of fresh air compared to the big mug magnate's years.

The Doku challenge may or may not be a penalty by the rules, but I couldn't help feeling when watching it back that I'd much rather see a penalty given for things like that than for the barely perceptible graze of a knuckle of a defender jumping to head the ball. Was it the Luton Sheffield United game where two pens were given for the crime of a defenders finger skin cells molesting the pristine leather of the match ball? Can't quite remember but those pens being given make it seem laughable for Doku not to be reprimanded for dropkicking an opponent.

4-1 is getting to be a familiar scoreline! Loved seeing Isak pick out Miley to celebrate the first goal. Feels like we've got a good team mentality for bringing through young players now, hope it continues.

He's got a great attitude and can be coached, huge attributes for a top player. That interview where he says he wants to be trustworthy for Howe shows he's got the right attitude, and also shows Eddie's got coaching nailed. He's shown AG the path, convinced him to take it and let him prove to himself that it works. Really positive seeing a strong relationship develop between player and manager at AG's sort of age.

Every match this guy does at least one thing that makes me disbelieve I'm watching a Newcastle player. His assist for Murphy yesterday being one. He's sublime, so classy, plus he's got a brilliant attitude, clearly values coaching, and what I especially like is that you regularly see him trying to make our other players do better. What a fucking player man.

He's got a strong shout for being called up already, but I don't think Southgate fancies him. Which is even odder because he does plenty of Henderson-style hard work. I'm delighted for Longstaff this season, he's started to score the goals he was always in position for last season, he's growing in confidence and he seems to just get better at playing a strong team role, keeps contributing all round. For some reason I don't think he'll get rewarded with an England call, but it wouldn't be a reflection on him.

This is so important, he did it a couple of times at 3-1 towards the end of the PSG game. Gives us such a tactical advantage, opposition teams can't be sloppy because we'll nick the ball, get it to Gordon and they'll have to choose between fouling him and disrupting momentum or letting him run at the defence. It's the sort of little extra dimension that good teams have. Obviously he does lots of other stuff well, but I've really noticed this in a few games and it is a massive boost for us imo.

It was pretty mild. They were mainly joking about the fact that he's taken his shirt off for 3 goals that got disallowed, iirc. His response is totally fine too. It's just bantz innit?