Match Day Thread Newcastle United v Saints Saturday 6th February 2021, 3pm BT Sport 1

I guess we could sack him and bring Hughes back, or Pellegrino, maybe Puel or is Branfoit still around. Wake up. The team are struggling and there are a few things that Ralph and the players are not getting right, but I back him all the way. He took us to the top of the table, first time since 1989. When we beat Newcastle at home in the Autumn we were shine with our one touch football. We were very, very good. Since then a bunch of injuries, ****e refs have eroded confidence and we are poor. Today was total ****. I think Ralph needs to make tough choices on s couple of players. But Tom me, he is our best manager ( like the blue touch paper) since Glenn Hoddle

 

Mark Hughes is still available.

 

Since he came back from his injury or since his agent starting talking about contracts and options for the future...? Just sayin'

 

For our opponents

 

Bednarek needs to be taken out the team for his own good. His confidence looks shot.

 

I wonder why?...

 

Without Armstrong our creativity is virtually nil.

On paper that 'wide' position is arguably our strongest, but with the poor form of Redmond/Djenepo and how poor we look without Armstrong that's the first position in which I'd be looking to buy.

 

Exactly. Sadly it seems Lincoln can’t do reason or rationale. It’s either ‘everything is ****’ or silence. No attempt to work out why something might be so.

 

I wish I wasn’t such a pessimist , I honestly do :-(

 

Hence I think why Ralph jumped at the chance of getting Mini Metro in.

 

I agree, but it really depends on Salisu, or at least KWP coming back so Jack can move inside again.

 

I think having Vestergaard back alongside him will help a lot. Those two were brilliant until Vesty got injured. Sorry Jack, back to the bench you go.

 

Less so, when you look at our bench.

 

I would say both of you are right. Against 9 men Saints should have got an equaliser but also making a mistake like that for their 3rd goal when you have just got back into the game makes life unnecessarily hard for yourself

 

Djenepo for Redmond seemingly would have made some sense mind.

 

I used to be, then realised that if I think positive things and stop fearing the worst, then positive things happen to me and the worst doesn't happen.

 

I’m not entirely sorry to see Jack revert to warming his bottom.

 

Swapping one out of form wide player for another who has only ever shown the occasional flash of promise, might have done the trick, certainly.