Dr Gloom

PSG have had 25 shots to Liverpool’s one

got to wait for one of them to die though.

It’ll probably be Joelinton or Willock 😬

Good news for the half time receipts at the bar

Liverpool chasing shadows against PSG, having to do loads of work off the ball because they’re seeing nowt of it

Apparently Botman won’t make the final. Maybe let’s forfeit

I wasn’t happy going into the season with Miggy and Murphy as our two RW options. I assumed Gordon or Barnes would fill the void. Neither have been willing or able to do so. So we’re going into a cup final depending on Jacob Murphy, one of the squad’s longest serving players, providing the quality we need from that position. Good luck with that, everyone

It’s a pointless argument either way. Both positions needed to be strengthened. Only CB was strengthened in the summer. Our pitiful RW options were weakened even further in january when we sold Miggy. RW remains the solitary area of the squad that hasn’t been improved since the takeover.

This came before the Guehi fiasco https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/13152596/michael-olise-chelsea-and-newcastle-approach-crystal-palace-about-signing-winger

Not getting into it again btw You were the one who went fishing for bites

the point is we had numbers and some quality in that position at the start of the season. At RW we had Miggy and Murphy. Now we have only murphy.

Murphy for motm then? Schar, Botman and Burn were unbelievable in the game against arsenal when we went to five at the back. Schar’s form has gone down the shitter since then but you have to hope they can play to that level again. Jacob Murphy will always be Jacob Murphy. Great lad. Always busts a gut but really a squad rotation option at best - the RW equivalent of Krafth let’s say. The difference being he’s been first choice RW for most of the season instead of a bench player. I don’t disagree that we’re light at centre back btw. I understand why we cashed in on Miggy and Kelly in January but the failure to bring loan signings to cover the gaps in both positions in the squad has left us with zero depth going to into the final. Villa rolled the dice on two loans and it seems to have paid off for them.

Krafth hasn't let us down at CB, or RB since the takeover. At the start of the season we had four CBs to cover two positions, if you count Krafth, plus two coming back from injury. We also had the kid Alex Murphy who could have been used in an injury crisis, who went on loan to Bolton in January. It is an area of the squad that needs to be improved but it isn't the weakest area. Botman is an elite centre half. At the start of the season we had two Rafa signings to compete for RW, neither of whom have been anywhere near elite. Now we have one. I thought Gordon or Barnes might do a job there but neither seems willing or able.

Murphy and Miggy were more than good enough.

krafth. i'd start him ahead of schar in current form

i tried but the only option was a corporate ticket with a lad i know who supports liverpool, who will be insufferable if they win. tickets in our end are like hen's teeth. i'm going to west ham on monday. don't fancy our chances in that one because they're bound to all have an eye on the final

While we’re clutching for positives, we are now even bigger underdogs than we already were and we usually perform better when we’re underdogs. Maybe it takes the pressure off and allows them to play with more freedom and aggression given no one expects us to win.

Our first choice left flank out for the final. As if we didn’t already have a tough enough job to beat Liverpool. The most Newcastly outcome imaginable. Just need Isak to do his hamstring against west ham now

No, never. You’ll see player plus cash deal occasionally but I don’t recall a multiple player swap ever happening.

I’ve never known another club to attract such comedy misfortune at times of need

If true, we must be cursed man

Hall rumoured to have fractured his ankle

the only argument better than I’m right, you’re wrong: I was first