OTF

Switch that around actually, Livramento still on the left Murphy RWB.

I think it will be similar to how we previously played when Burn was LB, with a back three and Livramento as a wing back, Murphy could be used as a wing back on the left also.

That was such a disappointment.

Can't believe it's been almost 15 years

I like that ours has a unique shape that draws your eye to it, I'd prefer if we avoided going to a generic round shape but if we went that way it would make sense to bring elements from the older round badge we had. Perhaps we could incorporate the striped shield from our current strip for some continuity.

I can't see him.

After seeing about 3000 marginally different AI generated variations of a new club logo in the last 24 hours I'm hopeful that the next graphic design expert to fill out a prompt will finally crack the code with the placement of the magpie(s), the castle, the river and the contentious matter of stars and foundation year. It's in your hands now Ian from Byker.

I love Eddie's responses to any questions on finance - a polite "don't know" equivalent moves thing along to the next question efficiently. In the pre-match presser when asked about Chelsea's sale of a hotel and their women's team a lesser man (like me, Klopp etc) would have gone on a rant about uneven playing fields and the like, but not our Eddie.

On the English one, after this season if he wasn't a club trained player we'd be looking to move him on. This could be both good and bad for Longstaff himself as I think he would be a very good starting option for a newly promoted side and here he is only going to get significant minutes in an injury crisis or in the odd cup game.

Prime time Sunday night for those of us in the Great Southern Land

Put a star on top and it's your namesake.

Closer each day.... Home and Away

That question was pure headline bait from the reporter but Arteta was thick enough to fall for it so it's fair that he will be ridiculed.

Apparently based on appearances his full transfer to Juve is already confirmed. Their European qualification would bump the fee from €14m to €20m.

This will be an Eddie Howe 'special' tactics event with a tweak to the formation / roles / marking to facilitate closing down Palmer and restricting delivery to their wide men. Whether it's Sandro given that defensive assignment or someone else remains to be seen. Could even see Botman come into the team with Schär marking Palmer. Offensively I'm expecting Isak to play a little deeper with Gordon and Barnes primed to counter down the flanks.

Their full name is Toss Offs

This is my position as well. I'd console myself by affirming that at the start of the season I'd have snapped your hand off for winning a major trophy and qualifying for Europa, but there no denying that qualifying for the CL is the only way we can truly resume our team building momentum and enable the hot Mitch summer.

Barnes, Gordon, Isak, Tonali (and Schär) can all hit a shot from distance which seems to be a recurring weakness of his. I'd be giving them all a license to shoot at will.

I don't care but here's my 5000 word dissertation on the matter.

It would be good for the development of our younger players like Miley, Osula and that kid with the terrible haircut.

Precisely

That's such a predictable response.