No idea how we’re going to get in behind. Szmodics playing higher up isn’t finding space to run in, 5 defenders and 3 defensive minded midfielders. Seems a lot of Wharton, Garrett and Trondstad all checking into the same space deep in midfield. If we’re going to score we will need an attacking player or 2 on

We’ve played more crosses in today than the rest of the season combined. Either we’ve forgotten how poor Gally is in the air or we’ve seen him banging them in against our even worse in the air back line in training

That and we were much better defensively when JRC was playing over Wharton. For all Whartons quality JRC is a much better defender and tackler.

Can it be a bidding war if the highest bidder is submitting lower offers? £1,000,000 oh we’re winning, revised offer £750,0000…all the way to a loan and you cover the wages but we will play the lad 15 matches.

The beauty of the director of football and coach set up. Both can just blame each other! No accountability.

Defending has been an issue from day one this season. The only time we looked half decent was when A Wharton was dropped for JRC and we played with Brittain at right wing (5 defenders) on the pitch. That’s also when Trondstad came in for Trav.

We can only dream

Sounds like Batty had quite the performance. 2 goals and an assist.

Maybe Trav going out on loan has more to do with finances than we thought. From the LT when asked about Buckley “I was disappointed he went away in the summer. It was not my decision, I would rather have kept John,” Tomasson explained. “It was a financial decision to get his wages off the bill, now he is back. John is a good lad but it will take months before he is back, which is disappointing. so if we had to move his wages and now he’s back, we needed to ship off someone else to account for his cost?

Like this. But really not that impressive. https://youtu.be/jsjRdIgq8s4?si=gkjuYM68oslAujCh

Why not on a permanent? Seems the right level for him.

But he’s making a nice wage.

I’d put £10 on him bagging more than the rest of the lot of strikers combined.

Can we "activate a release clause" if we don't have the funds to actually paid said fee? I mean, why not say we'll buy the lad for 500 pounds paid as a fiver over 100 years?

Nows the time to sell him. Always seems a better player when he’s not actually playing. Fools gold of football

Thought there was a calculation included for senior appearances

At the very least him coming on increased the compensation Newcastle pay when he leaves.

Hopefully he just needs to go poo

Sammy now hurt. Groin.

Get Sammy off and give a young lad a go

That’s our team leader in goals scored from the striker position

Leonard has 3 the other two combined have nil. War of attrition for that starting role. In all fairness the way we pass the ball so much it seems as though we need a big ugly who could pose a threat from crosses in, which none of our 4 (including Gally) seem proficient at.

Siggy makes it 4

Someone at some point needs to be able to win a duel in the attacking half.

We’re going to need a 4th as we won’t keep them to 2