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Sky will be desperate for a Newcastle win. Their love in on the coverage last night was hard to watch. Had Howe and Ashworth both on before the game talking about the club and its history. Then ran a video clip again talking about the size/history of the club and why the fans deserve trophies (do they fuck). It was almost as bad as previous Liverpool love ins on Sky when they would show the you'll never walk alone song pre game 🤮 Hope we do them

Yeah mine too. Fantastic bit of anticipation and then the early ball for Mara's goal. Not sure how Djenepo picked up MoM when he only played about 55 mins

We've just made a semi final by comfortably beaten the Champions, without them having a shot on target. Why shouldnt he give it the big one. Yes we're in a difficult situation in the league but such results dont come along too often. Hes had a very difficult start to his time here and its probably a massive relief. At least he didnt end up on knees crying 😂

You mean you're hoping he looks mighty silly on Saturday. Just get behind him ffs

Indeed. Maybe a few players pondering our offer will hopefully have been persuaded by what they saw tonight

I dont think hes taking it to heart. Its not him constantly asking the questions about the boos and the criticism and the pressure hes under. Hes trying his best to answer the questions. He could just let the questions slide but hes obviously passionate about what he does

Exactly. Hes been asked about it and hes gave a direct response. Obviously he disagrees with Doswell's assessment

Cheers Paul 😂

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To think City paid whatever £££ for Phillips when they had Lavia there all along. That buy back might get tested

Jones picked up on it, hes just mentioned it in his post match 😂😂

Lyanco wouldnt get a game for Havant and Waterlooville sure 😂😂

Take Djed Spence on loan with an option to buy, sell KWP if he doesnt fancy a relegation battle

Agree to disagree. There were games last season including Spurs away where JWP won the game for us with his passing and balls into the box which led to two goals. In those games he was allowed to push forward and was given the protection by Romeu. Also most of our defensive lapses this season have been a result of individual errors or being poor at defending set pieces. Playing two DMs will make little difference if we continue to do that

Wilcox on the left, Orsic on the right. Europe here we come

Was a bit gutted that Patson Daka went to Leicester when I think we were interested. That being said, he has been a poor signing and has just been hooked again. Proof that goal ratios in other leagues matter little when you come to the PL

Imo JWP shouldnt be considered as a DM as hes better suited going forward where he can get into shooting range and be able to put dangerous crosses in. If we're going with a 4-2-3-1 then I would prefer if we signed another DM as JWP/Diallo are not strong options for that role beside Lavia. Would rather we played a 4-1-4-1 with Lavia playing behind a more advanced centre mid combo of either JWP/Alcaraz/Armstrong (when fit)/Aribo

I wonder if one of the signings which might go under the radar is Tete (Shakhtar, on loan to Lyon). Was reportedly on the verge of signing for us due to the Ukraine war until the PL blocked FIFAs ruling on any mid season moves. Given our links to Jackson, it seems that we're still interested in a winger

Are SSN no closer to working out who the two players on the south coast were? Cant count Alcaraz either as hes not in country yet. Hopefully Jackson and Beto

Has Kyle told you personally? He was happy to face the cameras after the Forest defeat. If he wanted out I doubt he would be putting himself forward for that

Alcaraz certainly looks a talent but its also a big gamble given his age and playing in a foreign league for the first time will take him out of his comfort zone. That being said, there have been recent PL successes from South America like MacAllister, Caicedo and Martinelli. Although this has taken time through loans etc. We need a player who is capable of making an impact now, a bit like Alvarez at City, not somebody we have to be patient with as being in the Championship next season is a real possibility. Our player recruitment has been decent in recent windows, and with the calibre of teams interested in Alcaraz, fingers crossed we've got ourselves a gem

Juve have had issues with him in the past re his attitude and behaviour. He's also has weight problems due to his snacking 😂. Sounds like an american Lemina, no thanks

Talksport indicated yesterday that we hoped to make another signing within the next 48 hours. Although it would usually be dismissed, talksport have been fairly accurate this window. Think Fabrizio Romano also made a comment that we were now focusing on other signings. Be good to get another over the line in time for Everton, preferably a striker

The criticism of Jones for not playing Stu might not have been warranted after all. Surely an operation or rest is better than taking painkillers to play