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Has anyone ever looked into why we've only got one active female poster on here?

We rarely looked like creating a decent chance whilst frequently looking like conceding against a side with very poor form in the division below us. Surely there’s different options in terms of formations. It seems like pig-headedness at this point in terms of selection and formation because that was fucking excruciating to watch. There’s problems all over the shop. Dubravka, despite his heroics, is rooted to his line. Trippier looked like he didn’t want to commit going forward. Lascelles had a mare for the goal and played like Bruce had been coaching him for the last fortnight. Burn’s confidence is shot. I’d be tempted to try Trippier at leftback with him tucking in and stepping into midfield to help out and Tino on the right. Willock isn’t match fit and looked rusty but he should bring more energy to the midfield. Longstaff looked like a very average player. When he’s not charging about all over I’m not sure what he brings. Bruno looked a class above but got dragged into that midfield battle and I still think he’s wasted as the ‘pivot’ / 6. Joelinton being out leaves a huge whole in our midfield. Murphy struggled to get into the game. Barnes was dogshit when he came on. For me, the one player irreplaceable in our squad is Isak*. Yet almost every time I see him play for us he’s too isolated and doesn’t see enough of the ball. This even goes back to last season when we were doing well. Could be worse like. I thought we’d lose when it went to pens. And I really felt for Howe. It looked like watching that shaved about 5 years off his life. *He’s a CL-level striker and, even if FFP let us buy a replacement of the same quality, I’m not sure we could attract one for the time being.

apparently we'll want someone else to win the FA cup.

That's AMORE!

Klopp "Can I see your golf course dossier before I make my mind up?" Frat kid "Erm, we have some crazy golf at Seaham.... which we could renovate with money from the crisps whip round. Do you like skiing my marrow? We have the biggest dry ski slope in, erm, Sunderland, at Silky".

This can't be a coincidence. It has to be..., The work of the Shadowy Wearside Cabal and their friends in the mackemedia.

No idea mate. ( Here’s that new avatar you asked me for, btw )

He moves like the de-aged De Niro in the Irishman.

Richie as a DM,

'Silk Cut? Where do I sign?'

The trouble with hooking Longstaff is, who for? Miley is 17yrs old and just as jaded as Longstaff. Anderson is literally just back from a back injury. Hall is apparently part of some apocalyptic prophecy that forewarns of doom and ruin if he should ever play more than 5 minutes at the end of a game.

It’s your own fault for getting your belly out on telly.

Sat on a train going back to Preston with two cunts (tbf my closest football mates) ones seen us get beat at Wembley 5 times. The other 7. Is there any fuckin point in this? Fuckin hell…am having a fuckin football breakdown 😆

Hope trying to generate some controversy on his WhatsApp channel. It does look like the keeper might have taken..... ... he might have taken... ... an extra DUBSTEP.

@Rebekah its okay, they wont bite

Probably rushed back from his injury and has played almost all of evey game since. Pressure must be crazy, he's constantly in a midfield that's is constantly being overrun with no-one to give him a break. Nobody will be more aware than him that he's not playing to his potential so his confidence must be shot The players are only human, ot amazes me that people think they don't care or aren't trying, the dedication needed to get to the top is unreal Confidence and momentum is a fragile thing just hope it turns soon

Fuck me. Note to self. Do not read a TT thread on the bus. I'm sat giggling 😂 at least I'm not sat crying then calling in sick.

He won't want to mak it too obvious marra, but this looks like a job application to me.

Ok let me have a go at one of these "Habibi FA quarterfinal fe St James Bark!!" " That'll be 20,000 quid, cash or card?" NUFC HQ

Looking at the SMB celebrate on a several hundred post thread on the cup draw, they definitely think they've won something. And....

Tell me ma me ma, I will be home for tea

I doubt we’ll get many non-league teams in the league cup

we beat man city in one competition already this season. we can do it again

Dunno, but we'll draw Barcelona 2011 in the semi.

Ahh fuck. Just learnt the mackems would have beat us in the third round had it not been for the Frat kid owner who ordered them to stand down. It does beg the question, why would you support the players of a team that obeyed this order, cunningly disguising themselves as being dog shit instead of playing their usual Brazil 70 selves? I expect a lot more bewwwws at the SoL next match following this revelation.

He looks fuckin knackered iyam. Joe W and Anderson can’t get match fit quick enough

Klopp 10 minutes into the welcome party at the new monkey:

He'd never catch up with Gloomy.

If anyone was wondering what, I dunno, maybe a random web developer (?) thinks is success for Newcastle United this season, this is the video for you.

I love it when these two get bitchy

What happened to @snakehips

I'm ready to convert them.

Much. Giggedy.

"When a cold wave hits your ringpiece"

Frustratingly we looked most likely to create a chance when we got into extra time. We were playing with pace and intensity. We could and should have been doing from the off. We were slow and obvious in our build up (with Lascelles being the worst offender), which meant Blackburn had so much time to settle into their defensive shape. Against a low block you need to move the ball around the pitch at pace and we came nowhere near that. Isak and Gordon were chasing inaccurate balls on the flanks, miles away from their goal. Longstaff was so poor technically, as was the rest of the team, but he especially seemed to only be able to pass the ball 5yds sideways or backwards with any reliable accuracy. This should have been an opportunity to put 2 or 3 past the Championship's second worst defence in a thoroughly professional, morale boosting win. Instead it was a 120 minute confidence sapping slog. The only player who should feel good about themselves are Dubravka and maybe Gordon. It'll be Liverpool at Anfield next.

You should be flogged

Unbelievable that he’s not mentioned the best footballing side in England!

This is proper paranoia. The ref fixed which end the pens were taken by making the toss best out of three! Of course in reality there is one toss for the end and another to choose who goes first. But what I can't get my head around, is why this brain donor believes the Blackburn captain, after having won the first toss, agrees to best of three? 🙃

Mackem report. So, from what I can tell, they deleted our match thread when we scored, reinstated it once Blackburn scored, and that thread was 30 pages long at the time of writing. I looked at the last page, and this amused me. If we get a home draw (at last) , it's due to Saudi bribery apparently. Our Arab overlords are absolute masterminds.

This kind of pedantry is like hot soup on a cold day for my soul.