Newcastle United 0-2 West Ham United (25/11/24)

[HaydnNUFC]

Absolutely clueless second half performance from all involved.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by HaydnNUFC

[Jonas]

3 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Second half we had a forward line which cost over £140m being ‘fed’ by a midfield which cost about the same.  Money has been spent - a lot of it. 

Relative to West Ham there's nothing in it

[Dr.Spaceman]

So annoyed I almost couldn't give a shite about the outcome next week against Palace, I just want to see a decent performance.

[Kid Icarus]

1 minute ago, Hanshithispantz said:

To the extent we were poor in front of goal but we worked into good positions, I don't think they mamaged to keep us wide and out of danger until we conceded the midfield. I just don't think West Ham have the players to hit you on the break like Brentford, Forrest, or Bournemouth do, granted I haven't seen them much.

 

 

 

Aye, relying on us to miss multiple guilt edge chances can't be a game plan like. 

[ponsaelius]

One of those games where PSR bites for me. Don't think we even go near Kelly if it wasn't for that. Murphy certainly wouldn't still be getting games. 

 

We lack freshness and new ideas, trying to rely on what worked two seasons ago (hence the reluctance to put Tonali in over the tried and tested midfield), and then when it doesn't click things go really shit quickly.

 

I think Howe can take some of the blame, but the main problem for me is we have just hit a wall momentum wise as a club as a result of not being able to refresh and invest.

[Scotty66]

Tbf when Tonali played we were wide open in midfield. Longstaff came in and we started getting results so I can see why he left Tonali out. Needs to find a solution with Bruno,Tonali and Joelinton though as that has the potential to be a very strong midfield with loads of creativity. Just need to find that balance.

 

Shocking performance though, we looked so untrained. Simple passes and decisions just miles off.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Scotty66

[plenum]

and Tonali is Scott Parker esq an'all😠

[Pilko]

11 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

It's not the performance that worries me. That's the 3rd game now that our star boys have missed multiple huge opportunities to score.

 

Yeah, if Isak and Gordon had taken half of the big chances they've missed this season we'd probably be 2nd in the table. You've got to think that they'll start taking them at some point soon.

 

Then again, the second half performance was a worry I thought, it turned into a confusing, scatty mess that created absolutely nothing other than a possible penalty shout. 

 

I do think Eddie's been hung out to dry with the standstill of a summer window and that has probably played a part in how stale and predictable we look at times.

 

The good news for him, and us, is that the league is canny shit this season and it's still wide open for 3rd to 11th. All to play for if we can get a bit of consistency.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Pilko

[Jill]

Cack. Absolutely cack.  

 

Although I did enjoy my first "safe standing" experience. 

[joeyt]

Just now, plenum said:

and Tonali is Scott Parker esq an'all😠

 

Wat

[Karjala]

13 minutes ago, Pokerprince2004 said:

 

 

Did we?! Thought we created fuck all personally... 

Gordon and Isak should have had a goal each within 3 minutes of each other for starters. Nunez or Haaland put those away.

Disappointing we only had 2 on target in the first half and 0 in the second though.

[Gallowgate Toon]

NUFC at its worst tonight. Flat/expectant crowd, brittle confidence, passive, lacking in spirit.

 

Didn't do the basics well after the first went in, coupled with abysmal output.

 

Heads dropped far too early for my liking. 

[Karjala]

Carragher is a first class Scouse cunt.

[Sima]

21 minutes ago, pubteam said:

How the fuck is Lucas Paqueta still playing football, is it just Newcastle players that get lengthy bans?

Because he pled not guilty.

 

If Tonali wasn’t like one of his countries tanks in the mid twentieth century he’d have been available all last season too.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Sima

[Kilcline]

That was absolute fucking dogshit.

 

How did the second half manage to be even worse than the first?

 

With the exception of Pope, why did the non-internationals feel miles off it compared to the others? What have they been doing all week? 

 

Ryan Taylor in the Barracks reckons it wouldn't be a surprise if we turned the scousers over next week. Pint of what you're on please mate, fucking hell.

 

Long time since I've been so disheartened by us.

[Pilko]

Just now, Kilcline said:

That was absolute fucking dogshit.

 

How did the second half manage to be even worse than the first?

 

With the exception of Pope, why did the non-internationals feel miles off it compared to the others? What have they been doing all week? 

 

Ryan Taylor in the Barracks reckons it wouldn't be a surprise if we turned the scousers over next week. Pint of what you're on please mate, fucking hell.

 

Long time since I've been so disheartened by us.

 

Can see his point. We tend to really up it for the bigger sides and then play like a bunch of limp dicks against the rest of the league when we're favourites.

[Kilcline]

1 minute ago, Pilko said:

 

Can see his point. We tend to really up it for the bigger sides and then play like a bunch of limp dicks against the rest of the league when we're favourites.

That's fair, we've turned up against the other "big boys" so far haven't we.

 

So we're a TV/big game team again. Mint 😂

[Yorkie]

8 minutes ago, ponsaelius said:

One of those games where PSR bites for me. Don't think we even go near Kelly if it wasn't for that. Murphy certainly wouldn't still be getting games. 

 

We lack freshness and new ideas, trying to rely on what worked two seasons ago (hence the reluctance to put Tonali in over the tried and tested midfield), and then when it doesn't click things go really shit quickly.

 

I think Howe can take some of the blame, but the main problem for me is we have just hit a wall momentum wise as a club as a result of not being able to refresh and invest.

 

Couldn't agree more and I really wish this was the first thing everyone would jump to on nights like this. It doesn't absolve anyone of an isolated poor performance, but the bigger picture is that this season looks every bit like the institutional anti-competitiveness finally striking. We were still riding a post-takeover wave even last season; this summer we were always going to need a boost, but it wasn't forthcoming. Criticise the Guehi chase if you like but there's no way we only sign Kelly/Osula if PSR isn't so stringent. 

[magorific]

2 minutes ago, Kilcline said:

That was absolute fucking dogshit.

 

How did the second half manage to be even worse than the first?

 

With the exception of Pope, why did the non-internationals feel miles off it compared to the others? What have they been doing all week? 

 

Ryan Taylor in the Barracks reckons it wouldn't be a surprise if we turned the scousers over next week. Pint of what you're on please mate, fucking hell.

 

Long time since I've been so disheartened by us.

Pope should have saved the second goal.

[Aiston]

PSR is a problem, but we had plenty to spend in the summer and didn't. Just pissed money away on Osula and big wages on Kelly.

 

 

[Superior Acuña]

Really disappointed with that. Felt like a big game and chance to build after two really big wins. After 18 months of fits and starts, it felt like a big blow to not win today, and makes me doubt we're really going to build a good run.

 

Some vibes of the old days, an experience ive not felt in a while, with the hopeless performance at times and frustrated crowd. Not saying it's the same, just took me back a bit being in SJP tonight! 

 

So frustrating, some obvious quality at times but then at 2-0 never looked like getting back in it.

[Doctor Zaius]

Just now, Yorkie said:

 

Couldn't agree more and I really wish this was the first thing everyone would jump to on nights like this. It doesn't absolve anyone of an isolated poor performance, but the bigger picture is that this season looks every bit like the institutional anti-competitiveness finally striking. We were still riding a post-takeover wave even last season; this summer we were always going to need a boost, but it wasn't forthcoming. Criticise the Guehi chase if you like but there's no way we only sign Kelly/Osula if PSR isn't so stringent. 

 

Nail on the head. 

[Holloway]

A classic ' failure to push on ' scenario, we've been plagued by them since dinosaurs roamed the fucking earth 

[Andy84]

2 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

Couldn't agree more and I really wish this was the first thing everyone would jump to on nights like this. It doesn't absolve anyone of an isolated poor performance, but the bigger picture is that this season looks every bit like the institutional anti-competitiveness finally striking. We were still riding a post-takeover wave even last season; this summer we were always going to need a boost, but it wasn't forthcoming. Criticise the Guehi chase if you like but there's no way we only sign Kelly/Osula if PSR isn't so stringent. 

We all should feel more sustainable that we weren’t able to sign a RW, great eh 

[Yorkie]

3 minutes ago, Aiston said:

PSR is a problem, but we had plenty to spend in the summer and didn't. Just pissed money away on Osula and big wages on Kelly.

 

 

 

 Ah we did, did we? We had enough for one first team player. And that has to go on a guaranteed hit when you get held at gunpoint if you so much as lose a 50p down the back of the sofa.