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That's because I tweeted him a few days ago and put him on a warning. He responded with a 'like' so I took it he got the hint.

Thought 4-1 was pretty harsh, even if we were well beaten by the better side. It was heartening to see a Newcastle side go to Old Trafford with the intention of winning and I was well impressed with the amount of second balls, scraps and challenges we were coming out of in the first half. When Gayle scored, you knew that they'd peg us back but if we had got to half time at 1-1, we may have built on that and hurt them; especially considering Hayden should have scored after his excellent work at the end of the first half. I think, without Lascelles, the back four is a shambles, mind. Lascelles has a long way to go as a centre half but he seems to demand focus and concentration from his back four and they respond. Lejeune seems a decent centre half but he's absolutely lost at the minute. It's understandable since he's settling into a new country but when you combine it with Clark beginning to struggle at PL level, you end up with situations like today when crosses are flying into the box and we're desperate. Speaking of crosses in the box, I'm not sure what Mbemba has to do to get back in at left back but Manquillo was turned inside out today. Yedlin wasn't much better but he's quick enough to make amends when he is caught out. Either way, their goals came from crosses that our wide players did the bare minimum to protect. Still, that was a side who worked and gave Man Utd a game for the first 45 minutes. All it would have took was some better decision making from Murphy (he could have squared to Ritchie on the break who, definitely, would have at least hit the target) and a decent finish from Hayden and you go in with the advantage. Still, this is the side that will finish 2nd. Today, they could bring on Ibrahimovic for Martial while we subbed Gayle for Diame. It's a reminder of where we want to be and how far we are away from it. We're a side, assembled on a shoe string, but organised by a world class manager. If the takeover comes, next time around, we might have the money to turn that first half performance into an away win to remember. Though, as we are, you admit when you're beaten and move on.

Stick with it, it’s class

Not even slightly having a dig my friend. Just an observation

I vaguely recall him being decent (and likeable) at Fulham but as you rightly point out, that's near a generation ago in football terms. Also, as hard as it may be to conceive of, I was even dumber back then.

Just bought the kids a Wallsend advent calander half the windows are boarded up.

Don't think there can be a more desperate fanbase for stuff like this. If you stopped the average Sunderland fan and asked them 'X foreign football club was formed by a supporter of which English football club?' they'd shout out 'Sunnalin' before you'd finished asking the question.

I've never got away with Coleman tbh, he's got a bit of the Nigel Pearson's or Mark Hughes about him. He's also come across as not being the biggest fan of us either the very odd time he's been talking NUFC which will obviously go down well with his new fanbase, match goers and stay aways alike. Hopefully he rots in the Wearside backwater. I'm not as confident on his managerial abilities as well, if he's come on as a coach he's going to need all his skills and some.