Alex

Harsh on Livramento imo. It’s not long since he looked a much better prospect than Hall. He’s young, been in and out the team and has played both fullback positions in a side where you never quite know what you’re going to get. I agree in central defence. I think, until we get a pacy replace for Schar the better option would be to play three there, especially with Botman back. It negates the lack of pace because one naturally drops deeper and sweeps. Murphy has been very good but his performance at the weekend was similar to Willock’s. Where their style clashed with the possession football Tonali and Bruno were looking to play. He’ll never be too class because he doesn’t have the composure or touch. But he’s more than decent at this level as he’s fast, direct, hard working and has better end product than he’s given credit for. I thought Gordon was shite v Brighton but he’s a very good player. It’s fucking hard playing the full match week in week out with his style too. And if he’s coasting through games due to that at times, he looks half the player. You’ve nailed it with the squad but see the previous point re Gordon. On the last point, if you mean Miley, he’s definitely capable of slotting into the possession based style of play the Joelinton/Tonali/Bruno midfield can play. I thought he was quiet v Brighton but, ironically he’d have been great imo with extra space of 10 v 10 with Bruno/Tonali

Btw, it’s bad enough at the best of times but what a particularly vomit inducing spectacle this years Oscars are

At least I fucking hope he was

Pretty sure he was taking the piss like

Atilla McNamee (great name btw) goes to Heaton Stan games

100% that more than a lack of effort. Joelinton has obviously just come back so couldn’t play the whole match in retrospect start with your best midfield 3. Bruno has had to play a long time anyway. So he may as well have started. Him and Tonali can obviously play well together but it’s so important to be able to play as midfield 3. So Willock messes that up when he’s introduced too because he’s not a possession type of player. There’s just a lack of balance when we have to make one or two changes because the squad isn’t good enough. Howe gets stupid amounts of stick on social media but I honestly think he’s still doing an amazing job with what he has. Agree with your earlier comment about Wilson. He looks to be a cart horse these days. And he’s the only other experienced CF at the club.

Frustrating part is we’ve caused our own problems all match and still created more than enough to win

Btw Targett has the Warren Barton knack of always hitting the man in front of him with a cross

Like what the fuck was he thinking not just playing the pass inside?

Shocking by Dubravka playing the ball down the line there

Sums Gordon’s performance up. He’s had a shocker

Need to change things up here like. Lucky not be behind after playing ourselves into bother

Barnes is quite frustrating to watch and Gordon isn’t anywhere near his best. Agree with Gemmill and would get Bruno on to exert some control in midfield

Best President in my lifetime

I love dogs and there is absolutely no legitimate reason for anyone owning one of these. And I don’t think it’s the breed necessarily from a behavioural pov, it’s the type of owner it attracts.

Dread to think how entitled the likes of him would be if we actually started winning stuff. Best thing you can do is unfollow accounts like that iyam. They thrive off the attention

Is that the one when he’s lost behind enemy lines in Vietnam?

He was married to someone else back in the 60s. I read he didn’t meet his second wife until the after he’d split from his first one in the 80s. It a big age gap but is a bloke in his 50s dating a woman in her 20s back then considered a historic case of paedophilia now? Am I missing something here?

They can’t tax your income if you don’t have a job

Longstaff’s got a fucking cheek. His second touch is a tackle

Later wrote a thesis on the history of enology (3.99 - 5.99)

Pretty sure it’s the one I was thinking of https://www.johnnicholsonwriter.co.uk/pages/about-johnny apart from Teesside but I remember the ‘A very northern mind’ column mentioned there which I’m sure is the one that had the carpark in the background. And that’s a great piece on the odious cunt Radcliffe. It’s horrible what he’s doing. There’s been another 200 redundancies announced this afternoon too. To make the club ‘profitable’. Meanwhile they’ve just paid off Ashworth to the tune of several million. It would be funny but for thee people losing their jobs and getting what you know will be the smallest statutory payments allowed.

Is he the lad from Boro originally? Think I’ve read a few good pieces by him down the years if it’s him. Didn’t he used to have a profile pic with the Gateshead / Get Carter carpark in the background?

First the mugs, then the crypto

Not 100% convinced they’re a genuine Newcastle fan tbh