The Fish

He's living his best life right now, isn't he? I don't think anyone expected him to make the bench after the takeover and here he is featuring in every league game and now getting some goals as well. You can see it on his face, every goal we score, every win we get. He must know his time here is limited, so he's just fucking enjoying himself. He's a Geordie boy, taking the piss.

You, sir, are fucking enigma. Manchester United are one of the biggest, richest clubs on the planet, they've got a decent manager and a plethora of talent. No, there's no guarantees in football, but they're more likely to win a trophy next season than most of the League.

If I was him I'd go to Manchester United. Break the record, win trophies, could be around the home fans without needing to move house. Would have to learnt he language though.

I can understand why so much focus has been on just how bad Spurs were in those first 20 minutes. They were utterly abject, that first 21 minutes was the worst performance I've seen from an opposition, I think. Not just their disorganisation, their impotence but they played with no intensity, no pashun. When Arsenal went 2-0 down to Southampton Zinchenko dragged them all into a huddle and basically bollocked them into a performance. Nobody on the Spurs team did anything but mutely and meekly look around for someone else to lead them. They all passed the buck, they all shirked responsibility, 20yr old kids, World class players, World Cup winners, experienced pros all of them bottled it. Remember when we were going down and Jamall Lascelles was furious with our performance against Everton in 2016? Where was that in this Spurs team? Sure there were some dirty tackles peppered throughout, but that wasn't anger, it was petulance. Most teams in the league could have beaten Spurs if they put on that shitshow, but few would have done it so ruthlessly, so brutally. 5-0 after 20 minutes, and it could have been more. Joe Willock skying one, Longstaff's going just past the post, Burn's goal-bound header blocked by his own player, Gordon lifts his shot an inch or two and it's in. It could have been much, much worse for them because it was us. Fans and players were up for it from the off. That atmosphere would have given any team pause, let alone one who clearly had no idea. Bruno ran the show even though he was targeted by the stroppy tackles, Joelinton was imperious, Willock and Isak were clearly both in the mood and Murphy, bless his heart was finally getting some reward for his tireless efforts so far. So, sure, most teams would have beaten Spurs that day, but few could have stopped that Newcastle United.

Yeah I get that, but I don't think we can say that an equal deal is 'fair market value'. It'll be a huge increase, no doubt, but it won't be the same as Spurs' deals.

Spurs have been in the top Four, 5 out of the last 10 seasons. Lowest they finished was 7th in that time. They've got an elite stadium. World class players. etcetera etcetera

I think that's a little optimistic.

It's not Haaland. He's amazing and a machine, but because he's a machine I don't trust him. One of these games his skin will slough off and he'll turn on the humans.

@Christmas Tree Don't you dare attempt this. This looks tasty AF and we all know that your swing at this will swap out the beef for a shoe or something.

Mam I want Bruno No!, We've got Bruno at home (the Bruno at home)

What the fuck did you say?!

And a commemorative march around the 20 minute mark.

Keep your filthy paws off of Wor Bruno. You get Bellingham and you'll be happy about it.

I hope not, for their sake.

Phones up and down the country have just pinged again.

He's had a few of them now. They're racking up.

No, he was subbed on for Willock at 2-0.

Watching back, Kulusevski and Skipp could and maybe should have seen two yellows a piece. So, by rights, we should have won by more.

I'd enjoy seeing Gordon getting the goal that both opens his Newcastle account, and breaks Everton hearts.

That's a really good point, to be fair. Say the new owners had taken the scorched earth approach and we'd sold/dumped the likes of Joelinton, Murphy, Longstaff, Schar. How much would we have got for them in total? £15-20m? How much would it have cost to buy a combative, box-to-box midfielder of Joelinton's current standard? Caicedo's valued at £70m+, Longstaff current standard? Another £20m+? A ball playing centre back with Schar's passing range? No idea. It also means when it comes to moving on those players they'll be going for significantly more, plus the premium that was previously enjoyed by the likes of ex-Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool players. I'm not getting ahead of myself, but if Howe wins a trophy or two, we'll be talking about him in the same breath as Harvey, Keegan and Robson.

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur Full Match - Premier League | 23 April 2023 - FootballOrgin

Hard to think of a player that he hasn't improved. Even the players who perhaps aren't as relied upon/vital have had their overall game improved by Howe. Saint Maximin has added better decision making and more defensive awareness/application to his game. Murphy's pressing and intelligence is great and while it's nice to see him add goals to his game, it's the hard work that'll have him keep his place.

Everton's run in Vs Leicester's V I'm desperate for Everton to get relegated