Renton

"Big" teams get the big decisions, nothing new there (surprised you had to go back 23 years to make the point). We'll be benefitting in 10 years from this, and I doubt any of us will complain.

It happened in the Man City game man! Got to 99 iirc, only 4 or 5 minutes added time.

Really, you want an extra official to keep time? Surely that's the ref's job and there is some discretion. Its not the thing to take away from this game though.

I timed in just under 7 minutes on my stop watch, which admittedly, is a bit sad behaviour!

Yeah, this is 100% right. The extra time was justified. The reaction of their bench and some fans was desperate. I'd rather we didn't time waste in extra time.

Howe nailed it in his interview, we're not here to be liked. Can't wait to beat these fuckera at SJP.

Although hope this is right too. We do need to strengthen though.

My views exactly, don't forget the blatant penalty we were denied against city too. If we play at this tempo we will get injuries and really don't have the depth to cope with this.

Not sure I agree, it was worth going for the win, a chance to get a 28 year hoodoo off our backs.Hate playing it into the corner, all too often you’re dispossess anyway and still concede. It's not a winning mentality.

I watched this in a bar with a mix of geordies, scousers, and neutrals. Canny hard to take the last minute winner by them and the scouse contingent went on like they'd won the league. I pointed out to the scouse bloke I had been chatting to all match (who was canny enough) in all honesty it was a pyrrhic victory for them. What do they think they can achieve in the league? I've no doubt they will qualify for the CL but they are now a completely lower level to Man City who I think might go unbeaten. The bloke said it depends on their head to head matches, but no way will they match city in those and even if they do they will drop much more points elsewhere, already have. If you look at trajectories, we are on the up and they are in decline. In 5 years, who's to say who will be the better team. I'd bet on us personally.

Not worth it with today's offers, unless the interest rate exceeds 5% for a prolonged period, which of course it well might. It's a lifetime tracker set at 0.25% above base rate, which was amazing until this year. That's the thing, the same with energy, there's not enough information to inform you of the best options cos we're in pretty much unprecedented economic times. If the BoE puts up interest rates too much to counter inflation they'll send us into a 1930s type depression.

The January figure is about the average mortgage I believe. Mine's much more and not fixed unfortunately l, so getting shafted by interest rate rises. So will most other people when their fixed rates end. Then there is huge food inflation too. My baseline utilities are higher than yours so looks like I'm facing £1000 a month in April. My wife is cutting her work hours out of pure necessity. We'll still be on a good wedge, but with existing debts I pay (fucking rip off builder) I'm worried. And I'm in the top 5% living in the NE. Honestly, this country is ruined.

Fuck off @Bigfrankchippa, you doss cunt. We can all thank Brexit of course for the need for a work permit at all for a Swedish lad. More red tape.

If De Gea has any more Brentford performances Dubravka should get the gig full time. That was unbelievable, but he's been on the decline a while hasn't he?

Hey man, doing what Kitman said is bad enough but you need to take it to the next level? You crazy antipodean degenerates!

I do like Horgan true. Doubt I will ever subscribe to Apple TV mind. Bad enough with Netflix, Disney, Prime (for the new LoTR) and Now (for the GoT spin off).

He doesn't seem to be a miracle worker mind. From what I can make out the last time he got a team promoted to the top flight (West Brom) was 16 years ago. He is one dour frankly scarey looking bastard too. Mackems are fucked.

Brilliant. Somebody post this on the SMB please.

Don't do drugs kids.

First I'd seen of that. I reckon getting back into goal of the month contention is a canny good proxy on how far we've come and are going.

Tbf wyki you've been slagging off ASM until recently. I'm sure Longstaff needs to improve or be upgraded, but until we have a like for like replacement I'm trusting Howe knows exactly what he is doing. Also I won't forget the raw potential Longstaff showed when he hit the first team, I still have faith.

Aye, but that was like leaving Liz Hurley for Divine Brown or summit marrra. Liz is back on the market now. Wibble.

I thought they loved him in Sunderland? Didn't they name a park after him? Fucking contrarian ingrates.

Why not? It's pocket change for us. Plus it would mean the mackems have taken blood money.

So, now in Cala D'Or with the horrors of last night in Wallsend and Howdon behind me. And it is absolutely pissing down. Forecast for the rest of the week is spot on though and quite proud I got through the flight without wanting a drink, despite my anxiety about flying. A couple of Brexit bonuses, had to show proof of booster jab to get in of course my NHS app refused to work, causing me a bit of panic. Fortunately searched through my wallet and found a card confirming Id had the booster and they were okay with that. Second one was I am honoured to pay twice the tourist tax our EU cousins pay as I'm from a third country. First thing the hotel do is bill you for that before you've even checked in, 80 fucking euros. Oh aye, and potentially roaming charges. Thanks CT.