Dr Gloom

reminds of the the "come and see our beautiful beaches" line from the "We put the sun in Sunlan" video

naturally. he's also got blood on his hands over the war in Gaza because Israeli military offensives are something he can truly influence as leader of the opposition

hate to break it to you mate but he’s going to win 😩

“Big” six bias is a disease that has penetrated all corners of the media

Hilarious angle from the bbc, like Man U have a chance of top 4

decent result for us. We’re coming out of our slump in form just as villa hit their first bad run of the season. We all know Man U are gash and should be 9-10th. I think 5th could still be on

No idea if this cunt is ITK or just another twitter gobshite but I enjoyed reading this thread either way

Can’t decide what result I want here. Villa’s form to continue to spiral, opening the door for us to make a late charge to 5th or a Man U defeat to keep us breathing down their neck. Settle for a point

I thought the same but it sounds from some quotes I read with Bruno somewhere on Twitter that he wants at least Europa league. If that’s what it going to take for him to hang around I’m fully up for finishing 6th, or even better - winning the FA cup

Kalvin Phillips on the bench. Theres definitely a player in there but we may have dodged a bullet. Doesn’t sound like he’s match fit. You’d have thought that four games into the loan he would be up to speed

erm, I accept that he’s the manager and he makes the selections. I absolutely love Howe but he’s not above criticism. I’m questioning his continued loyalty to a player clearly out of form (and arguably out of position) because this is a Newcastle supporters message board. I mean sure, he’s a pro manager and I’m bullshit artist, but what else are we going to talk about?

that’s the point though innit. When Tino was playing left back we looked like we had a balanced back four with a threat down both flanks. Whether Howe actually wants to play like that is another matter. His reluctance to use Tino or Hall ahead of Burn suggests otherwise

What a weird post - what are you on about? When did I say we have a divine right to be as good as we were last season? I posted earlier that top 6-7 is a good finish given all the injures and all the extra fixtures. I don’t think pointing out Burn’s recent howlers or Howe’s loyalty to a player horribly out of form means I demand things are perfect. Burn is a talking point because he’s in a shit run of form and because he’s always looked like a CB playing out of position, even when he was playing well.

Just had a look through the first few pages of their match thread for our game and they’re all hammering Burn and asking why Tino isn’t starting too. Now I’m starting to question my judgement

It’s bizarre that they always have a match thread for our games. I don’t recall us ever having one for one of theirs

I blame ASM I still think Burn has a lot to offer in certain games. He was our best defender against Villa - had Diaby in his pocket - but then they brought Bailey on and his lack of pace made him look massively exposed. Howe saw the danger, brought Tino down and switched to five at the back and we saw out the game. Problem solved, points secured. All good. The issue I have is we’ve seen similar issues in the games since and has allowed Burn to be exposed. However, I think left back is a position most of us would like to see upgraded even before Burn’s recent run of bloopers. People are clamouring for Tino because we looked more balanced when he had that run in the side - all the top teams have attacking full backs on both flanks. That’s not to say Burn has turned shit or that he doesn’t still have an important role in the squad. But if we want to move to the next level he isn’t the future at left back. Just as Miggy isn’t the future at right wing.

The midfield is part of the problem. I don’t think anyone has suggested otherwise? But while your midfield is weakened and offering the fullback less protection, do you play the 6ft 7 31 year old bloke ,who looks like he is running through treacle when exposed one on one, or the young lad with pace?

However, it did look like we were doing some funny tactical things yesterday with Miley at DM, tripper stepping in to join him in a midfield two at times with Bruno further forwards. That left three at the back, where I think burn looks more comfortable than Tino would.

I agree @PaddockLad that howe likes Tino’s versatility from the bench. But as players start to recover from injury, Tino has to be knocking on the door for a start. He has barely put a foot wrong when he’s started a game. Burn has been partially or entirely responsible for lots of goals conceded lately. Burn’s weaknesses have been exposed because of threadbare midfield keep leaving him isolated in one on ones against fast wingers. It’s not Burn’s fault but he’s got no chance. It’s not fair on him to keep asking him to chase his winger back 20-30 yards towards his own goal

do you think Burn is a natural left back? Does he look comfortable against pace? I like burn. He was great at CB when he first joined. He can slot in on the left side of a back three with ease and can do a job at left back in some games. But his weaknesses against pace at full back were exposed again yesterday for two of their goals. Burn at left back is a weakness that opponents are targeting when he doesn’t have the protection from Willock and Joelinton in front of him