OTF

Mitro just scored.

On the back of that they've gone close twice... where did we put that bus?

Good chance there for Rondon after we finally played some football.

Yeah, he is... I missed that when someone posted the bench earlier.

I wouldn't have been surprised if Shelvey didn't start regardless of injury status, but thought Muto would figure. 82% possession Chelsea.

This will be a brutal watch if this continues. We've barely strung two passes together.

Ritchie with some a classic italian strategia.

Such an atrocious penalty from Kenedy. Didn't seem confident taking it at all. The Hayden tackle was a yellow.

Only against Tottenham, and he only rattled the post on another opportunity. Wait until he plays against a proper opposition.

Such a tremendous winning against all odds story for poor disadvantaged Tottenham, with so many players who weren't only good enough to play for their countries, but also for countries in the final four of the world cup. So glad that we don't have any such issues to contend with and that we could host them for their heroic win in the face of such a monumental handicap.

Cringeworthy.

Best wishes Strawb.

The status quo for Newcastle when it comes to transfer windows (and most other things tbh) is frustration, and this window for the most part has been no different. There was actually some decent business done for us. Yoshinori Mutō looks to be a player who will bring additional pace and dynamism to us in a variety of positions. He's not going to score a load of goals, but hopefully his energy will create space and chances in particular for Rondón. For me Rondón is a clear improvement on Mitrovic, not surprising given he's a fair few years older than the Serb. He has the physical presence of Mitrovic but adds significantly in the effort and movement stakes and the fact that he's played consistently in this league means that despite the lateness of his arrival, he should still be able to hit the ground running. Only being on loan is cause for concern though, I'd have to imagine that there is a forced option to buy for us if certain criteria are met, otherwise he's out of contract with West Brom at the end of the year and will leave for nothing. From everything we know of Ki Sung-yueng he should be a consistent performer in midfield when called upon, perhaps necessary if Diamé doesn't pick up where he left off. Ki should work well alongside Shelvey, or when necessary paired with Diamé. It's fantastic to have Kenedy return, we're a much more threatening side with him on the pitch. The key for me is that he's still a hard worker defensively. The frustration here is that we didn't sign him permanently. Realistically it will take Fabian Schär a while to adjust to the increase in pace and general physicality from Spain. He's a well regarded player but only time will tell whether he's a good fit at Newcastle and in the Premier League. The loss of Lejeune for at best most of the season is a huge one, but will afford Schär and Clark more of an opportunity. The last minute arrival of Fernandez is a key one. Without him we'd have been relying too much on Clark and Schär. I'd expect now Fernandez will slot in alongside Lascelles and Clark and Schär will provide the cover, or perhaps Rafa will give Clark and Lascelles a few games together first with Fernandez at the ready to come in if Clark doesn't take the opportunity. It's a difficult one with Clark as he has looked a very good player on occasion, but he's also shown that he's got a few errors in his game. Once again the ability of our defense to keep out goals will be critical to our chances, we're unlikely to have vastly increased our goal scoring ability with our purchases. The permanent signing of Dúbravka was a no brainer, not even Charnley could get that wrong. A window of frustration could quite easily have been a positive one if it saw the money from the mutually beneficial sale of Mitrovic reinvested along with some of the additional TV earnings. For me I'd have been relatively happy with the window if Rondon and Kenedy were signed permanently and there was an additional purchase of a quality number 10 (20 million pounds plus). We'd still be short of strike power up top, but critically it may have been enough to keep Rafa happy, and more likely to extend his time here. Instead, it will go down as yet another wasted opportunity for the club to move in the right direction. At this rate the next step will be for Ashley to continue his gamble, bringing in a low pedigree or washed up manager on a significantly lesser contract.

Right, I've been largely indifferent to them in the past, but I hope that Fulham do well having shown some ambition. Also would like to see Mitrovic continue to perform for them.

Do I make you horny baby? I do because it matters only that I believe I do. I am the start, the end and the nothingness in between, 90 minutes at a time.

Big loss given we'll struggle to score. Two very tough starts to the season for him.

B Grade Dirk Kuyt.

The only question that remains for this window is whether our new Joselu will be better, the same or worse than our existing one.

Lloris, WTF! Oh dear.

Mbappe, so dangerous. @Andrew spot on about Subasic.

He'd just shifted his weight to his left there right before he saw the ball coming to his right.

Could literally be referring to a dozen players witb that comment. The rest are medium to large.

As well as Croatia have played that's surely it.

It's a tough one at full speed, but he definitely moved his arm into the path of the ball.

Think this will be given.