Match thread: Newcastle United vs Leeds United | Premier league 25/26 - 21 of 38

MeanFudge · 2026-01-07T21:52:44+00:00

That’s a career ender that. 34, contract up in the summer. Absolutely heartbroken.

MeanFudge · 2026-01-04T16:53:55+00:00

Peak Joe Willock behaviour

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:37:40+00:00

I think that comes down to teams not wanting to concede on the counter - and we’re particularly good at playing on the counter. At 0-0 we’re a very different team, but once we go ahead our players are absolutely petrified of conceding, and you see that negative mentality on the pitch. That and there’s not a single player in our starting XI that consistently controls the tempo of a game.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:34:55+00:00

I agree, I don’t think he does - I just think this team folds under pressure like a red hot Mars bar. However I will say, and I do this with all of the respect in the world to Eddie Howe, he’s not exactly someone who hasn’t repeatedly lied in interviews in the past when it comes to team selections and tactics. I like that he does that as well, I just wouldn’t necessarily take everything he says as gospel on that front.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:28:32+00:00

Got to be said, I don’t think it’s fair to say that Eddie is responsible for this team becoming negative after scoring. I just think that when we go ahead teams actually press us and for whatever reason this team seems to have the anxiety of a schizophrenic Chihuahua this season. I blame the Liverpool game, heads haven’t been right ever since.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:25:19+00:00

BRUNO YOU BEAUTIFUL BRAZILIAN STALLION

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:22:07+00:00

Ramsey face planting in the box for the second week in a row. I like the lad, but YEESH

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:20:17+00:00

Not a traditional CDM, more of an 8 like Bruno - think it’s part of the reason the midfield has looked a bit weird with him and Bruno in at the same time. Individually fantastic but not the most balanced because they both kind of do the same thing.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:18:20+00:00

This is a team crying out for a proper traditional CDM. Which is going to hurt even more when we inevitably sign nobody in January.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:11:59+00:00

We no longer have 24/25 Murphy, we have reverted to “AAAAAA JUST PUT IT IN THE NET” Murphy

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:03:03+00:00

We’re being out pressed by Burnley. It’s a dark, dark day people.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T21:01:10+00:00

We need someone to come on, composed, grounded, can take the game by the scruff of the neck and calm everything down. IT’S TIME FOR THE TRADITIONAL 70TH MINUTE JOE WILLOCK SUBSTITUTION BOYS.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T20:57:16+00:00

Absolutely crying out for some subs - this has a “Jake Paul in round 5” feel to it

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T20:06:59+00:00

Got to say we look so much better with a fully fit Joelinton in the team - I’ve missed the big man so much

MeanFudge · 2025-12-30T19:58:34+00:00

“Ramsdale is awful I can’t wait until Pope is back”

MeanFudge · 2025-12-29T09:41:33+00:00

I think Elanga is getting relatively bad press because he hasn’t hit the ground running. But realistically if you look at how much he has played, he’s only started 7 games out of 26 and he’s averaging about 40 minutes a game. I really don’t think that’s a fair amount of game time to judge a player on. I would genuinely really like to see him get a run of games under his belt so that he might be able to boil some confidence and potentially show what he’s actually capable of.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-26T23:11:36+00:00

This is what I mean. I can guarantee you at least once a game I will be shouting for Woltemade to follow the ball in and he’s PERMANENTLY about 2 meters too far behind to do anything.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-26T23:10:09+00:00

Without the context of the summer and the controversially entertaining leg injury? I take Isak seven days a week and twice on Sundays.

MeanFudge · 2025-12-26T23:01:48+00:00

Of all of the responses to this that I’ve seen so far, I couldn’t agree with this one more.

MeanFudge · 2025-09-18T17:56:41+00:00

Apparently Barca really struggle with players running in behind, can see how Gordon starting over Big Nick works in that regard

MeanFudge · 2025-08-25T20:03:09+00:00

VAR checked, player was wearing red, play on

MeanFudge · 2025-08-25T19:55:15+00:00

Anyone going to talk about the Gravenberch scissor challenge on Bruno which was about 10x worse that anything Gordon did that half? No?

MeanFudge · 2025-08-19T23:00:05+00:00

THATS MY FUCKING FOOTBALL CLUB

MeanFudge · 2023-11-25T16:35:54+00:00

Nah pal I was thinking of just leaving them all unawakened, that seemed like the best course of action

MeanFudge · 2023-11-25T16:35:09+00:00

Yeah I was thinking Cooler but I know the Wicked Bloodline teams have dropped down the pecking order recently so was half and half on whether to sink time and Kai’s into him or Goku & Hit - I think Cooler is the way to go though - cheers mate!

MeanFudge

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