****The Official Lapps Match Thread v Newcastle (PL/H) *****

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

Just now, chicken said:

😂😅

One cost £8m, the other cost £35-40m... can anyone guess which way around it is?

I thought it wasn't always about the money.

Or is it if you saying something negative about a player?

[hogesar 10,766]

14 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

If any of you think this shower of **** will be anywhere near the top half of the Championship this time next year then you're living in cloud cuckoo land. 

Utter shambles of a playing staff. 

Happy to have a bet we will be in top half next season for charity. That's a little nonsensical.

This sort of performance does make me question the getting rid of Farke decision though. Very much a Farke performance from earlier in the season - thinking Watford at home as an example.

[baldy09 196]

All this trash we been watching since Smith took over- Now we can see it was not Farkes fault and maybe we should had stuck with him

[chicken 3,087]

Just now, Samwam27 said:

One still looks every bit of value per £, and one doesn't 😅

Look, to be fair, you can buy some expensive paperweights... 

[canarybubbles 2,199]

17 minutes ago, All the Germans said:

Yeah, and Hanley invaded Ukraine too. (I think you may have missed the point).

I don't think I did miss the point. I'm a simple soul - when I see Krul make a mistake like that, I don't say it's Hanley's fault for not being in the position to collect the pass. Unlike some fans, I do not think that I possess a more profound understanding of the game which sees that the real problem is a player who may well win POTS.

[hertfordyellow 462]

Just now, keelansgrandad said:

Touche. But if people understood what he is like as a coach instead of rubbishing someone without research, then it comes back to bite you.

So you admit your point was rubbish? Comparing the purchasing power of Newcastle and Norwich like that is devoid of intelligence.

[chicken 3,087]

Just now, keelansgrandad said:

I thought it wasn't always about the money.

Or is it if you saying something negative about a player?

No, but a difference in value does tend to be at least suggestive that one is better does it not?

[Daz Sparks 1,558]

All I can think of is how much longer do I have to endure this dross. 

[Ken Hairy 4,272]

Just now, hogesar said:

Happy to have a bet we will be in top half next season for charity. That's a little nonsensical.

This sort of performance does make me question the getting rid of Farke decision though. Very much a Farke performance from earlier in the season - thinking Watford at home as an example.

All depends on recruitment, but if we go with 50% of this squad still intact, then we won't challenge anywhere near the top. 

Happy to put my money where my mouth is, and hope that I lose. £20 charity bet it is then? 

[GodlyOtsemobor 2,830]

What I'd give for a performance at 90% 

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

1 minute ago, hertfordyellow said:

So you admit your point was rubbish? Comparing the purchasing power of Newcastle and Norwich like that is devoid of intelligence.

Sorry. I bow to your superior brain. Must be hard for you carrying that big head around. I merely said touche to a point the poster made.

[king canary 8,758]

5 minutes ago, canarybubbles said:

I don't think I did miss the point. I'm a simple soul - when I see Krul make a mistake like that, I don't say it's Hanley's fault for not being in the position to collect the pass. Unlike some fans, I do not think that I possess a more profound understanding of the game which sees that the real problem is a player who may well win POTS.

Yeah you did miss the point.

[The Real Buh 3,765]

F&£k this league lol

[keelansgrandad 6,680]

4 minutes ago, chicken said:

No, but a difference in value does tend to be at least suggestive that one is better does it not?

Of course. I was merely pointing out the bad mouthing of Howe on here over the years. Why? Probably jealousy.

[KeiranShikari 1,524]

All this being said, an above average performance for the season. Miserable.

[hogesar 10,766]

5 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

All depends on recruitment, but if we go with 50% of this squad still intact, then we won't challenge anywhere near the top. 

Happy to put my money where my mouth is, and hope that I lose. £20 charity bet it is then? 

Happily 🙃

[baldy09 196]

Have city players gave anything in todays game- surely the fans are not going to clap this performance - even happy clappers must be feeling the misery too

[Samwam27 606]

Thankfully another game in this dreadful season almost out of the way. It's taking forever to finish this season!

[hogesar 10,766]

46 minutes ago, king canary said:

Never a popular suggestion but I'm amazed Hanley always escapes any blame. He's been the one constant in the backline for two **** poor seasons at this level, he's captain and yet the defence looks completely disorganised and at sea no matter who else plays. 

He escapes blame because he is without question our best defender every single game and he cannot be culpable for blatantly obvious individual errors. I would absolutely dread to see our points total if we didnt had him this season.

[Daz Sparks 1,558]

FFS, we haven't even had a player booked! No passion,  no heart and not a lot of skill either. 

[chicken 3,087]

6 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said:

Of course. I was merely pointing out the bad mouthing of Howe on here over the years. Why? Probably jealousy.

Nah, I just think the media appears to love him. I sorta get it, young, British, promising manager, doing OK.

I think it's that a lot of people get fed up with it and sick at the vain hollowness that sort of worship entails. Like how he had a lot of money to spend at Bournemouth, which isn't everything, but it certainly helps. Lets not forget he went to Burnley, struggled, and returned to Bournemouth - Dyche went to Burnley and succeeded where he hadn't on a fraction of the budget.

[Herman 11,136]

11 minutes ago, Daz Sparks said:

All I can think of is how much longer do I have to endure this dross. 

Zero hope of this team doing anything slightly positive now. Probably best just to call it off and go on an extended holiday.

[Ken Hairy 4,272]

In brighter news, Ipswich have just conceded a late equaliser at already relegated and League 2 bound Crewe Alexander 

[beanbag 22]

We should have won this today. Now we have a steeper hill to climb this season.

[hertfordyellow 462]

11 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said:

Sorry. I bow to your superior brain. Must be hard for you carrying that big head around. I merely said touche to a point the poster made.

You also said ‘he’ bought that player and ‘we’ bought Sargent. You are attributing praise singularly to him, even though it isn’t clear at all who has biggest influence on transfers as it is with us (as you allude to with the ‘we’ comment). I don’t need a big head to find the holes in your point.

[Helsinki canary 302]

The only consolation today was that wee krankie didn’t play

[cambridgeshire canary 7,799]

Guess the players fighting against United and all the talk prior to this match was for nothing. Oh well, at least we can '**** off to the championship' as the Newcastle fans are shouting at us

[The Real Buh 3,765]

Can’t f&£ing wait to be out of this league 😂😂😂😂😂

[canarybubbles 2,199]

1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Guess the players fighting against United and all the talk prior to this match was for nothing. Oh well, at least we can '**** off to the championship' as the Newcastle fans are shouting at us

The Newcastle fans can pi*s off. If they hadn't sold their soul, they'd probably be joining us.

[Disco Dales Jockstrap 1,960]

Just now, The Real Buh said:

Can’t f&£ing wait to be out of this league 😂😂😂😂😂

Soon Buh. Very soon.

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