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They have a better manager who will out-tactic Ralph by a country mile. Home win.

Do we know why Salisu is not playing? Newcastle contract stipulation? 🙂

This is down to the manager not being a good enough motivator. Or particularly good at tactics, reacting to in game scenarios, flexible, and generally playing players out of position or mysteriously favouring some over others. Ask ally we need a better one

Not even a week after he almost single-handedly won us the points against Arsenal

Brighton have struggled to score goals at home. You know how this ends.

Utter nonsense

Easy home win. We are motivationless. Ralph can’t do it any more. Time for new blood

Sean Dyche is still available

Predictable as In predicted bag of shite result

Salisu sold? Can’t help feel he’s off

Ralph picks correct line up shock

Exactly the sort of game we don't turn up for. They will view it as a must win and be right on it. I do hope Ralph has his motivation hat on. Home win I fear

Everton equaliser means Burnley tougher

Good job Arsenal can’t finish

I'd be less worried about his unprofessionalism, and more about him being shit. Better to keep Willy.

I'd be less worried about his unprofessionalism, and more about him being shit. Better to keep Willy.

It's a definite keep for me. Was always mad to promote the useless McCarthy over him. And still is. Get a new number 2/joint number one. And lose the Alex

We seem to be stuck on the page about goalkeepers with Bart in their name

Brilliant, totally unexpected result

Manager makes odd selections shock. Is Salisu rereading his Newcastle contract. Wtf. Valery? REALLY?

Play KWP in his position, Perraud in his. Push Tino up. Bring in Diallo. Broja up top. Watch for Dyche in the crowd.

I don’t like our defence much

We could actually do a lot worse

Sean Dyche reportedly parting ways with Burnley. He’d toughen us up…

Also, he’s just not a very good manager. But all the above holds. I think we should ensure safety and move on in the close season. What would be the point of him playing out his final season. (Guess he knew this). For me it’s his obstinacy that sticks most in my craw. Tinkering. Shoehorning players into the wrong positions. Of changing things early enough. Ludicrous selections. Favourite players. Lack of man management skills. Lack of motivation. Sure, he’s ‘about our standard’, but that’s depressing. I’m sure there must be better, and coaching teams with more ability than the average goalkeepers we have. Perhaps if we ship 5 against Arsenal it will change for us. But that knife through butter mentality and frailty will only go I think with a firm, maybe boring, defensive hand at the tiller.