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Well then, that took a wonderful turn.
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Newcastle should have a delightful Sunday romp today.
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Turned out to be less of a romp, but a comfortable win after a very tricky first half.
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Chance to go fourth today, and against Wolves no less. Really wish Howe wouldn't have waited so long to switch up Bruno's and Sandro's positions.
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Nine wins on the bounce, into the top four, weirdly in the title race (but not really), and Isak breaks a Shearer record in a 3-0 win. Nice.
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Well, that was inevitable. They were never winning all the games. A disappointing way to lose for sure. Well played to the Cherries, Howe's bugaboo team. Now, if this lousy effort sets in like earlier in the season, it will be a huge problem again. Hopefully this was a one off.
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Normal service has been resumed.
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Newcastle are absolutely playing with fire. They want to keep their big guns, then they have to get CL soccer. It's that simple. They have to finish Top 5 this year, end of. Now, selling Miggy was the correct decision. Selling Longstaff would be a no brainer, as would getting a hefty profit from Kelly in this window, if they can. Therein lies a problem, though. Midfield is deep enough to lose Longstaff. Same with central defender, now, although it would be a little shakier. Not replacing Miggy, however, is just idiocy.
This is a team chasing CL soccer that is literally one injury from absolute disaster. Callum Wilson has played less than an hour this season and can't be counted on. Barnes is out likely another month. They have one fit LW, one fit RW--which is Murphy, too--one fit senior striker in Isak, and one fit backup striker who should only be playing in cup competitions this season. Oh, and Willock, who can injure himself coming out of the tunnel. God forbid Isak goes down, that's the ball game. No European soccer period. Gordon has to move to striker where he isn't great and there's only Willock to even play on the left, let alone back up. No subs beyond Osula. A second injury and it's a bottom half finish.
I know PSR is a huuuge problem, but they were ready to drop 70 mill in the summer, and now if they trade in the winter they won't be able to trade in the summer? I call BS. Complete and total BS. I'm beginning to get my suspicions that this ownership group isn't quite as keen to spend as we were led to believe. We shall see. Time will tell. If the summer passes us by and we haven't significantly strengthened the squad--and I don't mean added a player, maybe two--then they are being criminally negligent. Fail to achieve the CL because of their January stupidity and they will already be so.
I love how the team is playing and the momentum, but it can all come crashing to Earth real quick.
This is a team chasing CL soccer that is literally one injury from absolute disaster. Callum Wilson has played less than an hour this season and can't be counted on. Barnes is out likely another month. They have one fit LW, one fit RW--which is Murphy, too--one fit senior striker in Isak, and one fit backup striker who should only be playing in cup competitions this season. Oh, and Willock, who can injure himself coming out of the tunnel. God forbid Isak goes down, that's the ball game. No European soccer period. Gordon has to move to striker where he isn't great and there's only Willock to even play on the left, let alone back up. No subs beyond Osula. A second injury and it's a bottom half finish.
I know PSR is a huuuge problem, but they were ready to drop 70 mill in the summer, and now if they trade in the winter they won't be able to trade in the summer? I call BS. Complete and total BS. I'm beginning to get my suspicions that this ownership group isn't quite as keen to spend as we were led to believe. We shall see. Time will tell. If the summer passes us by and we haven't significantly strengthened the squad--and I don't mean added a player, maybe two--then they are being criminally negligent. Fail to achieve the CL because of their January stupidity and they will already be so.
I love how the team is playing and the momentum, but it can all come crashing to Earth real quick.
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