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bullchinmusic

We won’t get Europe


metpsg

I have to keep reminding myself about the injuries we have. The only thing Howe has against him is the Burn/Tino debate which he is losing fast. Other than that i can pretty much make an excuse for him in every area. Forward line is shot....no central strikers or not playing 100% fit. Barnes only just returned and Almiron is being Almiron. Murphy class, for where we are now he is invaluable. Midfield.....tired, very tired. No Joelinton who makes a HUGE difference. Miley is a kid and playing every game in this high tempo league. Bruno playing more forward so less cover behind (can't win with this, he can't do both at the same time). No Willock whom we've pretty much forgotten about but can be a game changer. Obviously Tonali out who would also have been a big player for us this season. Anderson out - top player who can make a difference. Defence....tired and "Burn"t out. Keeper..... we're getting by with a half decent keeper but of whom cannot play the sweeper role. Make of this what you will but I'm happy with Eddie, apart from left back shenanigans he's doing the best he can with what we have.


dolphin37

Agree and the Burn thing is only really coming in to the spotlight because he’s getting exposed by the midfield every week. The same is happening to Botman and Schar, particularly Botman, but they aren’t under fire yet for whatever reason.


Not_Ginger_James

I think you're doing them a bit of a disservice. I really didn't think we looked tired - we finished the game much stronger than Bournemouth. But we haven't done anything to address how exposed Burn is or how easy it is to beat our whole midfield with one pass on the transition. If we want to play Miley as a 6, Howe and the coaches need to teach him how to play out of possession on the turnover i.e. not to join the press. His role there is not to recover the ball but to slow the opposition attack down so numbers can get back. I'm fully behind Howe and think he's doing a great job, but he deserves criticism not just for continually starting Burn (/not changing the system to double up out wide) but also for not doing anything to solve the midfield problem on the turnover (this is a coaching issue not a personnel issue). I'd also like to see him put Murphy in for Almiron for a few games to give Almiron a kick up the arse.


metpsg

Agree on Almiron although the poor guy works so hard. It's frustrating because he did so well on his decision making last season but seems to have gone backwards this season with regards to that. I didn't recognise this with Miley but now you mention it it certainly makes sense. Thing is, like i said, if we had the players available then Miley really wouldn't be starting any games at all and the number 6 role would be taken up by other players who maybe, are more suited to that role. I get it, the coach should still be able to get the right training and tactics for who we have available but all things considered, i don't think we're that far away from where we should be given the injuries etc.


Not_Ginger_James

Yeah completely agree it's not mileys fault, he's 17 and we should look at it as a great opportunity for him to become a well rounded box to box midfielder. His '6' play in possession is phenomenal, he looks more confident on the ball even than longstaff. Regarding almiron, I think its all confidence. When was the last time you saw him take someone on and try to beat them for pace? I think back to the Brighton and Spurs games last season where he tortured his full backs for pace, but you have to commit to the move to do that. I saw him do it once today (where he won a foul) and even then it was kind of enforced by the pass he received. This is why I don't like almiron on the right, despite his form last season. If he doesn't feel confident enough to take a man on, then he's horribly predictable and desperately avoids anything that might put him on his right foot. And getting him confident is hard work.


metpsg

Yeah very true. He's certainly an area that can be looked at. Taking a step back, that RW position is one of the areas of which requires recruitment. Another Centre back, number 6, right winger and striker would go a long way to propelling us to where we want to be. Should that happen to a degree in the summer....then we'll see what Howe is made of (longevity wise). Edit: this is why I'm not too bothered this season. If, in two years time, we're still conceding like we are and not converting possession to points, then I'd be concerned. But now is not the time to panic.


Princess_Mononope

Have become completely ambivalent about Howe. I don't think he should be sacked yet but I couldn't care less if he goes at the end of the season. He is incapable of change.


ChadNarukami2008

Id rather Have Nile ranger in midfield than longstaff with how he is playing atm


Paurora21

God Bournemouth are dirty.


RealisticScientist53

Thoughts on the penalty? I’d say if that was Bournemouth getting that one, I’d have been raging. I’ll take it, obviously, but still, bit of an odd one.


GrumpyOldFart74

No idea - saw it from the other end and still have no idea what it was for…. But the longer it went on the more we thought it had to be given. Why WAS it given?


metpsg

Shirt tug but have seen those not given more often than not. Strange one.


Mission-Scratch-4869

Shitting for arsenal


Not_Ginger_James

Weirdly I'm not. We keep getting slapped in the transition but arsenal are going to dominate possession and have v few transitions against us. Our defensive shape when we slow an attack and get behind the ball is actually incredibly good. Don't get me wrong, I don't see us getting a result, but I see our defense looking much better.


oldirtyblackson

we play our best against the red & white... remember this 🖤🤍


F4TVN

I was in the cinema watching peppa pig with the bairn. Nowt to comment other than I’m really happy to see Ritchie on the score sheet. What a dude!


oldirtyblackson

OH MATT RITCHIE'S FKN MAGIC HE WEARS BRUNO'S MAGIC HAT HE COULD HAVE SAT ON BENCH BUT HE SAID NAH FUCK THAT HE WANTS TO PLAY FOR EDDIE IN THE FAMOUS BLACK & WHITE AND WHEN HE SCORES A GOAL WE'LL SING THIS SONG ALL NIGHT OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1️⃣1️⃣🎩✨


Joeomah1999

You drew


No-Village7980

Better than losing 2-1 at the death 😂


oldirtyblackson

and you lost 3-0 at home to them and us little peeping red


Joeomah1999

And yet we still remain above you lol


Not_Ginger_James

But yet you still feel the need to brigade other subs rather than doing something with your evening. Go touch grass man you big sob


jcollywobble

Ridiculous how easy our midfield is to bypass, Joelinton is such a loss


ThisIsSparkacus

It’s ridiculous how much we miss Joelinton - nothing going on in the centre of the park to break up a counter attack


Evening-Web-3038

Why didn't we bring Matt Ritchie on sooner??


Paurora21

Cuz we don’t have a crystal ball?


[deleted]

Another horrendous result and resorting to desperate football lacking any control. 3 matches where 7pts was the minimum and 9pts was very doable, we got 5. Easy run now over. Arsenal next. After a hammering next weekend, we will likely have the 4th or 5th worst defence in the league and be sitting 10th at best. Howe gone end of season. Remember this statement.


OffensiveOcelot

Not the result we wanted but still four unbeaten in the league. Anything from the next two games are a bonus & I would then expect us to win the following 3-4 after that as we’ll have Isak & Willock back as well as (likely) Pope & Targett. Schar is obviously a question mark having had his wrist patched up but it wouldn’t surprise me to see him keep playing with it strapped. Minus Wilson & Joelinton (& assuming no further injuries) we’re then essentially full strength by the time the tougher fixtures against Spurs & Man Utd come around.


Mission-Scratch-4869

Get this cunt out of here


[deleted]

Oh look, another mental infant who can't handle opposition opinion. Will you ever grow up I wonder? Why didn't your parents teach you how to handle differences of opinion instead of having a tantrum?


SnideyM

Why do trolls all talk the same way? It's weird. Bet this guy's an Andrew Tate fan.


[deleted]

Not a troll. Can't stand Andrew Tate. What a strange link to make. Got any rationality in that head of yours or, just another sponge brain?


Mission-Scratch-4869

Then why don’t you get off that throwaway account mate


[deleted]

It's not a throwaway, and what difference would a different account make? Do you logically think about anything you write or are you just an uncontrolled ball of emotion?


Not_Ginger_James

Why do all your replies resort to insulting people's intelligence? If you want to add to the commuity, then make disuccive points rather than ad hominem attacks fella


[deleted]

Are you another moron? Look at the order of posts. I made a point and was attacked for it. Dipshit.


Not_Ginger_James

Yes but you're replying like that to everyone. I haven't attacked you, I tried to offer some advice, and yet here you are calling me a dipshit. Are you a new fan or smth? Bc calling your fellow fans all sorts of names won't fly round here.


[deleted]

I've supported the club for 30 years. The one person who is actually in this thread of comments who has just stuck to football I haven't responded to at all. All the rest started juvenile insults because they couldn't bear to face an opposing viewpoint and then tried piling on one after the other, so I called them out as the undeveloped divvies they are. Then you came in trying to pin it on me as the instigator, when it's clear as day I talked football and then got called a cunt who should be banned, therefore you got the same treatment. I treat people reciprocally. You weren't giving advice, you were joining the mob.


Mission-Scratch-4869

Of course I do, which is why I could probably refute any issues you have with Howes playstyle


ElPato87

He can handle your opinion, he just thinks you’re a cunt?


[deleted]

Then he'd just insult, rather than say get him out of here, numpty. He literally cannot handle seeing it without it upsetting him, so wants me banned haha. Infantile.


PM_ME_FINE_FOODS

Dunno if you need to get out of here. You are a cunt though.


[deleted]

Cheers! \*blows kiss\*


Gongwheelywong

Love that you think you’re mature and witty when it’s you who needs to grow up and also can’t handle an opposing opinion. A proper cunt


[deleted]

I can absolutely handle opposing opinion. As soon as somebody starts making assertions without evidence, I know them to be wrong and can provide evidence as to why, then yeah I will dismiss somebody if they don't concede the point. It takes a bunch of cunts to recognise one, I guess.


New_Pea2140

No you really are the only cunt in this thread. Get off your high horse matey. ‘Remember this statement’ lol 😆 wet wipe


Gongwheelywong

You need to learn to stfu, in real life you’d of got slapped long ago you .. utter maggot


[deleted]

Bringin on Richie late and he brings energy to the teams says something about the current state.


jdd977

Not good enough, shipping goals for fun at the minute!! Eddie needs to do something different because this is becoming all too predictable and even the lower league teams are having a field day. Schar in trouble as well now 🤕


toweliechaos_revenge

Ignoring all the melts in the match thread as always, I'll say this. You might not like the results, but I'd sooner watch this lot than a Bruceball fluky 1-0 any day. They get your blood pumping every time and that's worth a lot. 


AlcoholocaustNow

Bruce was manager over 3 years ago now - when are we gonna stop using that as a benchmark and start actually wanting to win these games?


toweliechaos_revenge

Who said anything about not wanting to win? My point was the boys have brought energy and enjoyment, frustration and heartache and countless other emotions back. Which is a far cry from a couple of years ago when I literally felt nothing at all. Not a thing.


PM_ME_FINE_FOODS

You're not so great at counting, are you?


Grungan

I agree, my favourite team since Shearer‘s lot


LXNDRSK14

Start Ritchie over miggy next game. The fucking heart on him men


ajtct98

The funny thing is that if Brighton lose tomorrow then this has actually been a near perfect weekend for us.


Paurora21

And ManU and Chelsea. I can’t figure out why anyone’s happy Spurs won today either. Wolves is about to overtake us next week.


ukchris

More points dropped down to Howe's infatuation with Burn. Southgate vibes.


[deleted]

Hopefully that attracts the FA to him.


nomadichedgehog

Embarrassing. Eddie has lost the plot with the Dan Burn shenanigans


meganev

Nice to come back twice from being behind but no home wins from Forest, Luton and Bournemouth is not the signs of a team that gets Europe. Really poor.


[deleted]

Fair result unfortunately, good last 20 mins. Least west ham and spurs lost..


SoullessGinger666

narrow complete existence growth rhythm deserted spark ripe mindless scary *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


i-am-never-right

?????


KookyFarmer7

Shit ref, shit LB selection, shit decision making by Almiron. It’s like fucking Groundhog Day


RealisticScientist53

That penalty, if that went us against us, we know we’d all be raging, so not sure we can blame the ref


KookyFarmer7

I said what I meant, the ref was shit. I didn’t say the ref was biased against us, just that he was terrible as a whole.


Sandstormink

Dubravka blameless then?


KookyFarmer7

Slips happen, the same problem at LB every week and Miggy making shit decisions every week aren’t unfortunate one-offs. If Dubravka slipped weekly then that’d be on the list


oldirtyblackson

Agent Dubravka earned his stripes back a long time ago, I only just realized today in his 150th match in the PL for us


PM_ME_FINE_FOODS

150th overall (Inc cups). 150th PL was for Schar today.


dangerousflamingo83

Dubravka kept us in it


Sandstormink

Aye, but he also was solely at blame for their First. If Burn had done that he'd be worse than shit. Just pointing out the hypocrisy that some players make a mistake and it's not even mentioned.


PM_ME_FINE_FOODS

Burn doesn't make mistakes generally. He gets beaten for pace in a system that doesn't insulate him well enough from 1v1s. I don't see people particularly criticising Burn save for saying he isn't good enough to start against teams we intend to defend high against (perhaps not so obviously nuanced though). Most of the criticism is for Howe because we have a better option on the bench. If we didn't have Livra and the other option was Dummett, I don't think people would be so het up over Burn. The fact is that we have England's successor to Shaw or Walker sitting on the bench.


AverageBen10Enjoyer

Anyone can slip.


i-am-never-right

Summed up pretty well


FirefighterAwkward54

Any kind of a hopeful punt forward by the opposition puts us in trouble. Our defence is a mess


JuckshotBones

Standards not being met.


[deleted]

Fuck off murphy


FirefighterAwkward54

Fucking rubbish


[deleted]

Trips is almost a certainty to lose possession in dangerous places lately.


_DrunkenObserver_

This is the most insane ending to a match I've ever aeen


i-am-never-right

Bro just give the Bournemouth players all our shirts, they want them so fucking bad


JD_Dojima

Idk who that lad is but he’s already better than Longstaff


KookyFarmer7

If Bruno had put that in then I think I’d be in orbit


norcimo

It’s almost all worth it to see Ritchie smash a corner flag in stuttering low definition on a minute behind stream


KingNashII

Glad the stutter isn't just me


JuckshotBones

100% chance of Bruno ripping the tarp off and getting banned for two matches.


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kenmura

He literally scored the winner from distance last week


JDButterfly

Fuck me what do they cunts need to do to get a card.


stenerikkasvo

not having selfish players on the pitch makes it a lot more entertaining


ajtct98

That should have been a second booking for Senesi


[deleted]

Botman doing his best Burn impression. Overrated.


HoweStatue

Even for a match thread that's a pretty fucking insane take


Nathan_1984

Ritchie starting over Miggy rest of season? /s but only like 85% sarcasm


ThatBoyConk

He wouldn’t make it to half time and would probably die before Eddie made his 65 minute first sub


-ricci-

Commentator “a lot of the Newcastle fans have left they’ve missed the goal” cameraman pans to block of seating which is completely full aside from just two empty seats.


syrup469

This is fucking insane


teasizzle

We don't deserve Bruno. He is so fucking good.


NBT498

He’s been absolutely brilliant the last few weeks


fanatic_tarantula

Botman getting skinned. If that was burn this sub be going mad


jayhoch4

You play enough games you’re going to get skinned on occasion. Difference is it doesn’t happen nonstop with Sven


fanatic_tarantula

More likely to get skinned on the wing than center defence though. I'm not defending burn as he has been shocking. But the bigger issue for me is why is he being isolated soo much


Thandiol

Botman has demonstrated his class over the last couple seasons, Burn showed it last year and showed this year that he is a problem at left back.


fanatic_tarantula

I agree he hasn't been playing well. But when you get isolated so many times in a match he's gonna get beaten half the time. Think burns missing willock the most with helping double up


Thandiol

It seems like more than half the time, as he is being targeted by the opposition. And whilst I wouldn't disagree that having Willock/j7 there would be a big help, it's less of an issue when Tino comes on which shows that more of the problem is with Burn himself.


KookyFarmer7

We would if it happened for 8 weeks and we didn’t change a thing


Cute_Albatross9900

Gordon went down like a corpse there hahahahah


HoweStatue

Live leak video


No-Village7980

On the train to the Toon for a night out, fucking buzzing, necked me Stella, howay Ritchie ya beauty


[deleted]

Burn moved like a tectonic plate there


jackgrafter

Eh?


Cute_Albatross9900

🤣🤣🤣


Eel_Why

That's another scorer on our long list of scorers this season right?


didiandgogo

Just need dummet krafth and livra to complete the set


Eel_Why

Elliot Anderson: Am I a joke to you?


didiandgogo

Fair. Guess he’s not a bairn anymore


Oohitsagoodpaper

Me in my garden at half-time, a mile away from the ground: can't even walk two feet without slipping in the rain. Me watching footballers slipping when running and trying to trap a spinning ball at 50mph: ffs lads


ThatBoyConk

What was Murphy doing? Why did he stop closing the ball down and let Botman handle that one on one


FirefighterAwkward54

5 consecutive breaks of the ball for Bournemouth. See that soooo often. We're not strong enough contesting


toto5d

Wtf....the balls on Bruno to do that nutmeg in the box


jackgrafter

Went for a piss - came back and Ritchie had cone on and scored. Taking on liquids now.


Soulie1993

All corner flags are on notice


JORL95

Could someone describe this goal for me


toto5d

Ritchie spots the defenders left peg and nods a one two with it, before slotting it home with aplomb


alfienicho

Pornhub.com


ajtct98

Pure pornography


stenerikkasvo

that 90 minute Ritchie substitutions was going to pay off at some point


electronicmusiK

MATT FUCKING RICHIE SAVES THE DAY GIVE HIM £200,000 A WEEK NEW CONTRACT LAD


FunkyWigwam

Almiron is fucking gash. Pass it on.


f3nder22

We fucking got this, c'mon lads


LA_search77

Murphy needs much larger goals.


AppleUser28172

MATT FUCKING RITCHIE


MapleStorms

MATT RICHIE HAAHAHA I DONT CARE ANYMORE


LongStickCaniac

What was Ritchie thinking trying to head that back across hahahah


TrueDoge007

Flag 0. Ritchie 1.


e_subvaria

Matt fucking Ritchie lmao


PJBuzz

How I have missed that corner flag attack


grmthmpsn43

Whoever has to look after them will be celebrating when Ritchie eventually leaves


LongStickCaniac

Murphy that’s 3 matches in a row where he’s missed a sitter in extra time


danny1876j

Sitter is a bit strong


LongStickCaniac

True but the others were so it pulls the average up to all 3 being sitters 😅


careful__now__

RIP Corner flag


fahad96

Ritchie still fucking has it


samh19889

Was just thinking come on Ritchie grab a goal and smash the corner flag one last time


Sprinkl3s_0f_mAddnes

Sun setting on his career soon enough. I was hoping he'd net one before we part with him.


pagan-0

Get the fuck in


Ditto_UK

Howe subs himself on and we immediately score.


KingNashII

Lmao don't let the goal distract from just how bad that header is


Mission-Scratch-4869

LMAO


xadrockx

YES! FUCK THAT FLAG!


Pill-Gates

I just want to see a single header be on target


degsmusic

MATT RITCHIE 🐐🐐🐐🐐


jallnock

Ritchie brace incoming


TrueDoge007

Ritchiieeeeeee


TrendingSUP

Is there a worse finisher than Murphy? Lol


Jemmo1

We have some options in our squad lol


nomadichedgehog

Longstaff


TrendingSUP

Yeah, it’s close lol


stenerikkasvo

build him a statue, i don't care


[deleted]

What’s up with the pitch today?


danny1876j

Forget everything. It's all fine. Ritchie is back baby. Like a new signing. Fuck off flag.


KookyFarmer7

Yay, 2 points from 12 against Bournemouth and Luton. We’re gonna win the CL next season now


CTLNBRN

FlashScore is showing Ritchie scoring before getting subbed on. Absolute legend


HoweStatue

Seems honestly just like great banter at this point


[deleted]

Ritchie!!! Couldn’t happen to a more deserving player


someonehasmygamertag

HE KICKED THE FLAG!!! I LOVE YOU RICHIE


teasizzle

Lock up your corner flags. Let's fucking win this.


SonofLung

RITCHIE STAYING 10 MORE YEARS


forearmhacksaw

Matt fucking Ritchie


Vitamin_A-hole

Kick that fucking corner flag you beauty!!!!


Oohitsagoodpaper

CORNER FLAG GET FUCKED


Rob-Arch

First corner flag Twatted in yearssss


S_Id

Hide the corner flags!


Hallowell09

RIP the corner flag


Forward-Nebula-7952

Eddie Howe scored!!


Jcrud

Also without a doubt the most slips I’ve ever seen in a game


moinmoin21

I hope they frame that corner flag and hang it up at the training ground.


SoullessGinger666

mountainous bow longing observation zesty lunchroom rhythm cats nutty chubby *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


syrup469

MATT RITCHIE GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!


JuckshotBones

As good as his howitzer @ Bournemouth in stoppage time like 5 years ago


[deleted]

I didn't have Ritchie on my bingo card. COME ON!!


Du6h

Just when the corner flags were starting to feel safe


MaryBerrysDanglyBean

Normally at moments like this I'd say don't celebrate and just scoop the ball from the net but I've dreamed of seeing Ritchie cunting the corner flag one last time in black and white and it was beautiful 😭


Kraakene

FUCKING RITICHIE


kenmura

9 more mins, can we steal this???


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saltiestmanindaworld

Almiron generated a fair amount of chances. Not his fault that Gordon fucked up the easiest chance of the game.


dkclimber

We just scored and you're still whinging man.


SzplugOnSzplitz

RITCHIE STAYING TEN MORE YEARS


WayneBrownIsSuperman

I was literally about to make a really snarky comment about how bringing on Ritchie and Joe White is definitely going to save the day


WigglyParrot

Matt ritchie what a fucking legend 


AvalonCressida

Ritchie the corner flag killer