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Celtic could be set to revive their interest in Club Brugge defender Brandon Mechele with speculation continuing to mount regarding the future of Virgil van Dijk, writes the Evening Times.

Lol. Comedy double act in the making right here.

City have been on song tonight, but WBA were abject. Their midfield is dross.

Solomon Rondon is currently examining his contract for any get out clauses.

Well, seeing as we finished 1 place higher, 4 points better off, with only 33 goals conceded......we didn't lose any momentum what so ever. Trash post.

Posters posting trash isn't really on either, but it still happens.

Gallagher is at MK Dons.

90% of those players are attacking players, which is an area we're pretty much stocked up on anyway. So we didn't need those players. I'm sure most of those sides would love one from Mane, Tadic, Pelle, Rodriguez, Juanmi, Long

He's great on FM.

You'd have to drag John Terry off of her first.

Blimey, that long?

The observation that Newcastle lost their hold after Tiote is a correct one, but I'd agree with you on Anita - I don't think he was particularly special in the game, it's just that Tiote was so far off of batch fitness it was frightening. He didn't look anywhere near ready for PL football.

The club clearly feel that we need another CB, and more strength and experience in the middle. That's the 2 positions I can see being filled by deadline day, with the CB being the most important. I have a feeling that there may be something in the Jedinak rumour. PL experience, international, good season for palace last year. He's a big presence on the field as well. He may not be the sexy signing that many clamor for, but it would be a very shrewd signing that creates us a very strong midfield.

Well, not sure why he said that. Seems a bit of a loose excuse, because we didn't look tired what so ever.

I didn't see a problem with fitness, we grew as the game went on. If it had gone on for another 30 mins, we'd probably have won it. Newcastle were the ones out on the feet by the end.

Alpines back I see, he did go strangely quiet during our recent decent results.

I saw Mile Jedinak mentioned somewhere.

I reckon we'll looking more likely at the Norwich game to be honest, and that will probably be the bench. After the internationals he'd have had a good week or so training and should go straight back in.

They have..! HT and FT are now up in a studio setup, no longer pitch-side.

''A better team would have beaten us today'' ''If we play like that next week, we'll get beaten'' etc etc. You hear stuff like that spouted out so often, yet it's such an irrelevant statement to make. Personally, this was always going to be a very tricky opening day game. At home, 50k fans, new management, new signings, everyone buoyed and a sense of optimism. We showed great character to get a result today, and it was a very difficult game. Newcastle certainly weren't average today.

Why would we need Dyer? CB and CDM are the 2 positions left to add to. If there is a 'bonus' 3rd signing, then I'd imagine it would be another striker.

Don't be silly, of course we don't. We're run like a seaside b&b.

Yes, I was very frustrated by how easy he was beaten for that goal. The commentators said it was Wanyama, but there is no way in hell Wanyama would have been beaten like that. He didn't even attempt to stop it. But he was more steady in full back than Cedric, who may take a little while to adjust - he was struggling against Obertan which was a tad concerning!

Liverpool/Stoke game is very poor, no real quality on show. Two teams who are closing the ball down quickly and there is very little space for anyone. If anyone shaded it slightly, based on the end of the 2nd half, you'd have to say Stoke created some decent opportunities. Still a pretty flat game all being told.