It’s a shame the new owners and manager bought in too late. This team is crap and it’s too late to be saved. Too many poor players. we have no one who wants to put in the effort to be successful. We put balls through the PA and no one has the will to go get the ball. We have a player striding towards goal and he doesn’t have the confidence to score so he dives hoping for a PK. our front line isn’t premier league quality and the team knows it. That’s why Shelvey takes 15 shots per game of 35 yards. He would rather take those terrible odds than rely on the front line. So sad.
That they did. But someone needs to teach them that the end of game pressure come not because you can’t boot the ball far enough but because we refuse to possess the ball. You don’t want your penalty area looking like a shooting range? Then possess the effing ball.
Again our accuracy is shit. I’d rather you hit the keeper in the chest rather than continuing to shoot wide.
What's nice about that is in addition points, we have 6 teams below us fighting each other to stay out of the bottom three. The more teams we get in the mix, the better. BTW, I'm ok with Watford getting a point if it tightens the race to get Man U out of the top four.
Right. being on top of the turbulence means they'd all have to win to drop us, being under that would be painful trying. to get the right confluence of losses to rise
I'm getting more optimistic that we could stay up this year. On a side note, Chris Wood seems to be only good playing the "Heskey" role of being a big body and creating chances/openings for others
Ok. 7 pts clear of the drop isn't 'safe' but three teams roiling around between them and the drop is helpful. And they won again.
It is amazing how success breeds luck. In November, if we hit a post like we did today, there was absolutely no way someone was going to be there to clean it up like Fraser did today.
Such a shame Murphy didn't take the goal they tried to gift him, and Burn didn't put away his close range header against his old club. I suppose they learned more doing it this way, though. I still can't believe we're not safer after this incredible run, but I suppose that's why nobody has ever survived the start we had.
What a nervewracking last 5 mins. The winning streaks sure have instilled a lot of confidence in the boys to defend a lead. Only managed to catch the last 20 mins of it. Anyone knows why Bruno was subbed in the 66 mins? His fitness is not up to PL level yet?
Yeah. Had you told me when the season was young this team was going to have a legit shot at a top half finish….
Unless Klopp does the quadruple, Eddie Howe is manager of the year for me too. Since the start of 2022, as of today, only Liverpool have taken more points than Newcastle. Incredible.
Refreshing to see we could actually trounce a shit team instead of the usual squeaking a tight draw. Bruno + Joelinton partnership will be our key core in the midfield moving forward
Newcastle have given Eddie Howe a long-term contract less than a year after handing him the task of keeping the relegation-threatened club in the Premier League. The 44-year-old former Bournemouth manager, who was appointed head coach at St James’ Park in November on a deal running until 2024, has been rewarded for his early success on the eve of the new campaign. A club statement issued on Friday afternoon said: “Newcastle United are delighted to confirm that head coach Eddie Howe has signed a new long-term contract at St James’ Park.
In a thread about Same Newcastle, another long term manager contract. I feel better about it with Eddie though. He's detail oriented and hardworking. He should be able to get most of the value from the squad while we work to increase revenue and get the right transfers. Pardew, on the other hand...