Optimistic Nut

Thought this at the time, he dropped back far too early. Everyone else held a decent line.

Was like a Murphy performance. Some shocking moments but has the g/a to show for it.

Results have been no better or worse with either in. May as well play the one who makes you play better which will help more going into next season.

Think the end of this season has to be with a view to building for next season. Keep Ramsdale in goal. I don't think he's any better than Pope but while he's in goal, you can at least aim to play out from GK, with view to the new GK just slotting in, the team being used to playing that way...just obviously much better. Tino & Botman in for Trippier & Burn. Again with a view to next season.

Need to brush it off. Disappointing because I don't think they're great and we were more than a match for 2 and a half games. A mental 20 minutes and gifted them several goals. Need to go and get top 7 now.

Hung out to dry for at least 4 of the goals. Could have saved the pen.

If have had Botman & Tino for Burn & Trippier here but still think we'll do it.

How often do they play teams who are as in their faces as we were? The two Madrids I could imagine and that's about it?

4 away wins in our last 5?

Buzzing for this, think we'll gegenpress the shit out of them for the first half of each half, and have to try and stop them in the second half of each half.

Celtic likely need a keeper in the summer (looks like Schmeichel is retiring), sort of gimmick that that lot would lap up, signing Pope.

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Was one of them up here by any chance?

Is that cocky Assistant Manager still there?

Ohno/Glimt.

Will be watching Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen. Scouting the potential Semi-Final opponents.

Better to be an armchair fan of this version of NUFC than regularly watching the charade we'd become.

The Spurs goal was lovely. Remember that one thinking we'd finish around mid-table.

Swap for someone like Jacob Murphy wouldn't be too bad. Probably similar transfer fees.

Against the best team in the country at the time, at full-strength (other than Kelleher), who visibly tried as well. We just outplayed them. It was beautiful.

I reckon in time it'll get easier. Like how Andy Cole is looked back on fondly again after being a bit of a hate figure for the, "Cheer up Kevin Keegan" chants.

This crazy lot won 3-2 away to PSV yesterday with a certain Mr Jetro Willems in the starting XI. 3rd in the Eredivisie.

Thought James was going to nick it off him after the touch before the pass. Released it at the perfect time.

Assisted the assist for our last 2 goals.

Feels the same for these & Sunderland the past 2 months or so. Results now matching performances. Fair play to them both for getting the points on the board though while they did.