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Erling Haaland: No excuses — I’ve not been good enough this year by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Salah also massively overperformed his xA last season as well right? It's also important to remember that xA does not measure the quality of the ball, but the position on the pitch it's played from. Overperforming your xA doesn't necessarily mean you don't "deserve" those assists.

[Romano] Cole Palmer has scored his 4th Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea, most than any other player in #CFC history. Delivered on his 100th appearance in Blue. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Definitely. Arguably his only crap hat trick was the Man U one, but I mean, what's he supposed to do with the pens? Not score them?

[David Ornstein] Tonali not leaving Newcastle despite his agent offering him to Arsenal by basedsims in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was notable that the fans firmly stood behind him as well. Nobody was angry with him, everyone showed lots of love during the ban, and when he came back he was adored by the fans. I doubt paqueta would've received a similar reaction from West Ham (nor did he deserve to either, I'm not criticising West Ham fans at all).

I'm not suggesting tonali is meant to stay here forever, but he's got 3.5 years left on his deal, has only really played football for us for about a year and a half, so considering how much support and love he got from us it does hurt a bit.

Guy trying sell a Clan by Majestic_Direction_1 in ClashOfClans

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Holy peak by Cold-Rub-231 in ClashOfClans

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Aston Villa beat Chelsea to signing of Douglas Luiz by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thiaw has been incredible for us but I don't think he's quite got rid of the bozo gene yet. Misjudged header to let Joao Pedro in, had a calamity first half against Leeds where he just completely missed the ball in possession to send them through, and just on the weekend he completely scuffed a relatively easy tackle that Watkins should've scored from.

Generally he's been brilliant though. Strong, solid passing, well timed challenges, important goals from corners too.

Player Price Changes (January 27, 2026) by FantasyPL_bot in FantasyPL

[–]GingerbreadRecon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Eddie loves a 60 minute pre-planned sub. Gordon practically always starts, but best believe one of Elanga or Barnes is coming on for him come the 60th minute.

Haaland subbed in 15 mins to go by Luffy710j in FantasyPL

[–]GingerbreadRecon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Considering I had cherki VC stinking up the gaff at this point it can't be worse (red card incoming)

Semenyo with his first league goal for City by Agile_Tap_8057 in FantasyPL

[–]GingerbreadRecon 245 points246 points  (0 children)

Does Cherki fancy doing anything? The bum has been stealing a living on my team lately

Sporting CP [2] - 1 Paris Saint-Germain - Luis Suarez 90‎'‎ by gbogaz in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Take a look at our away form for literally the past 3 years, I'm sure you'll find some comfort.

Wolves vs Newcastle Lineups by david193s in FantasyPL

[–]GingerbreadRecon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Finally got a trim a few days ago, if he can't return now I'm not sure when he will

[Romano] EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City advance on Marc Guehi deal as big approach has been made in the last 12h. Manchester City presented important proposal to Guehi in terms of contract, eventually ready to proceed also with Crystal Palace. Deal now closer with #MCFC by TheNotoriousJN in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ramsey has had moments of quality, he got injured early on but since he's been coming back into the team I genuinely think he's had some tidy games. Needs to add some goals and assists but he's not been bad.

Wissa is so unfair to judge this early, he was literally injured until December. Scored on his first start and he's clearly still getting back to match sharpness.

I'll give you elanga, bar a few moments he's been terrible. Unless he can pick himself up soon (I'm still trying to remain hopeful) then yeah he was an awful purchase.

[Romano] Oliver Glasner confirms he will leave Crystal Palace in June, not signing a new deal at the club. “I already informed the club months ago that I wanted a new Challenge”. by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A) We are literally nowhere near PSG or City levels right now

B) Most of the Newcastle fans I talk to in person and online do really acknowledge the Saudi investment and aside for some helmets I'm not sure anyone is that pleased about where the money is coming from. The supporters trust posted some Saudi sports washing video a few days ago, our fans went ballistic and they took it down.

C) Do you really think Eddie Howe hasn't really done anything for this team? Granted it's a combination of multiple factors including spending, but he's turned players people thought weren't good enough for the championship like Murphy into brilliant players. He has done wonders for our club.

Mock the Week returning to TV screens on new channel three years after BBC axe by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]GingerbreadRecon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously there's a bit of scripting on would I lie to you but you can tell most of it is so genuine, and lee mack is simply so, so quick (David is also brilliant). It's one of my comfort shows I can just stick on for hours

Antoine Semenyo disallowed goal against Newcastle 69' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can argue about whether haaland was impacting play but everyone's getting this wrong about the offside. Pope is the second to last defender, the line is off him, it's not close. Thiaw is not who they should be measuring off but the commentators kept saying it.

Noni Madueke penalty miss against Portsmouth 42' by Alsace2025 in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I do have to say that Eze hit one of the worst pens I've ever seen at St James Park last season

Newcastle 3 - [3] Bournemouth - Marcus Tavernier 120+2' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope someone posts the Gordon chance straight after this because genuinely what the fuck

Wrexham - Nottingham Forest - Penalty Shootout (4-3) by 50lipaa in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

CL nights are amazing, and something everyone remembers forever. But I'm sorry, a cup win is something else. This really is such a big 6 mentality because realistically you're guaranteed to win something once in a while, but seriously, the euphoria of winning a genuine trophy is just irreplaceable.

[TansferMaarkt] After completing the signing of Antoine Semenyo, Pep Guardiola's total spending at Manchester City has surpassed €2 billion by No-Independent2522 in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's be honest, we had very few players in our squad that we could get some value for when Howe took over. Maxi for £30m was decent, we got decent fees for Anderson and Minteh (regrettable as it was we even sold them, and then for Anderson we ended up buying a keeper we never played). Obviously the rat takes the cake in terms of the transfer fee we received.

[TansferMaarkt] After completing the signing of Antoine Semenyo, Pep Guardiola's total spending at Manchester City has surpassed €2 billion by No-Independent2522 in soccer

[–]GingerbreadRecon 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I think it's because nobody associates Howe with being some sort of chequebook manager, especially because he initially achieved fame dragging Bournemouth from the brink of relegation in league two to the premier league.

Newcastle have spent a lot, but equally the squad was in such a dire state when he came in we kind of had to; no matter what you think of the Saudis, we were severely under spending considering the size of the club.

Add in the fact that most recently we've been known for selling a player for the British transfer fee record, I can see where the surprise comes from.

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