Reading some of the post match reflections & lot continue to reference the LC win. 1 - EH will have his statue outside SJP one day & will forever be loved on Tyneside for delivering the first trophy. 2 - There's no room for sentimentality in elite sport. Put the trophy away and win the next one.

Just finished 'One Life' on BBC iPlayer. Fantastic storytelling of a small group of incredible individuals who rescued 669 children from Czechoslovakia pre WW2. Nicholas Winton a remarkable man whose contribution to our country needs more amplification.

Fair play to Sunderland. Came up and done the double on us. Had no time for sentimentality last summer and recruited well. Excellent coach too.

Howe couldn't work out that he only needed to stop Brobbey to win the game. HT should have gone to a back 3 , utilised a sweeper & squeezed the line much higher. Instead we let them float passes into Brobbey who bullied all our CBs and then laid it off for midfield runners. Tiredness no excuse.

Inability to stay on the ball will kill you at the top level. Top players can beat a press playing off 1 touch, or disguise movements and quick turns, and receiving & releasing skills under pressure that looks no different than if under no pressure at all. That's the standard.

Men against boys.

Ramsdale having good distribution is possibly the biggest myth in football. 30 yard passes played at head height every time.

Going into the 2nd leg defending a 1 goal lead would have had us sitting back and playing on the break. Not a great position to be in going to Camp Nou really. 1-1 puts the impetus on us to take the game to them again which I think suits this group of players better than defending a slim lead.

Go to Camp Nou and play man to man properly and there is a good chance we get something from the game. Need to defend from the front with a 4. CM need to step in with the 9 not the strong side FB coming around to relieve the winger. Goad Garcia into hitting Lewandowski & have Burn touch tight.

More third man runs from the midfield required. Switching of play over the heads of their front 3 is exposing them down the sides.

@chrismullinexmp.bsky.social currently reading 'decline & fall" and the following passage couldn't be any more relevant to the issue of US/UK and Iran.

The lunatic fringe of the rangers fans on the pitch causing chaos. Shame on Rangers for accommodating these thugs at Ibrox for too long. Wannabe gangsters.

There's a level of technical detail on passing, movement to receive, and receiving the ball that isn't being coached at Newcastle.

Retaining possession is the most valuable skill of a footballer. This game is a case in point.

Brilliant performance!

Shouldn't be using public money UNLESS it is a bond offering to the public. If you want to use our money for private gain there should be a public return beyond nebulous boosterism with mythical figures about economic impact that can never be proven (or disproven).

Man City deploying an offside trap tonight to good effect. We caused them some problems with balls down the sides of their CBs but not frequently enough. We didn't get our heads up quick enough to play a fwd pass and expose the space in behind often enough to be successful. Good effort regardless

So if that's not a goal I'm at a loss as to how that isn't a penalty?

Have to play the best teams at some point. Better off playing them sooner than later. Even better that it's at home too.

Matt Weston. Take a bow. Unbelievable 👏🏻👏🏻

Go on Nick!!! Danny Murphy was subbing him off five minutes ago 😂

It's a hard job btw. Much easier to criticise from the sofa/ sidelines. I refereed for years and it's incredibly tough at times. What helps is having ARs confident enough to make decisions and help you out. The AR there is 5 yards away and he can see more than the referee. He needs to help.

Referee needs to slow down and give himself a minute on decisions like that. Not remotely helpful that he jumps for the yellow card straight away. That's a habit that's come about from VAR. Give a yellow and let someone in a van be the bad guy and decide it's a red.

Great result. At times some very good football. Gordon looks more effective as a number 9. Ramsay and Willock did well.

The Mayor & other local leaders have taken leave of their senses. No sane council/govt wants anything to do with Olympics. A collosal waste of £££ UNLESS you're using it as a vehicle to build a new city/ city within a city. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/footba...

Back to the Future. It's 2026 not 1986 👍🏻

Horrendous day for the "football a gentleman's game played by thugs, and Rugby is a thugs game played gentlemen" crowd. This is real 'two tier' legislation. Time to end the ban, or extend the ban. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

I think change is needed but that's not to say Howe should be sacked. Imo a sensible start is to get 3 experienced winners into the squad. To help younger players, but also to manage the dressing room. Then Howe needs an experienced ex manager to come in & challenge / guide him. Fresh voice too.

Another performance where an inability to stay on the ball has killed us. Being able to stay on the ball as an individual, & as a team is the difference between the best and the rest.

BBC finding the time to get Farage's opinion on the Mandelson fiasco. Wonder if they found the time to ask him some questions about his own involvement in the Epstein file?

BBC sticking the boot into Starmer. A poor decision in hindsight of course. Any questions for the senior civil servants who vetted Mandelson? What of our security services who were seemingly oblivious to the fact Mandy was on Epstein island and didn't tell anyone in Govt? Balanced journalism?

The only bit I got wrong was in saying he was strong. He is for his age of course, but he needs an individualised gym plan to bulk up so he can pin PL defs. Not remotely convinced NUFC watched him play btw. Probably offered by an agent & they bit. If they had they wouldn't play him like they do.

Kamikaze football. Mental. Didn't even need to chase a two goal deficit in the first hour. Wait until they tire later on.

Get it to the last 10 minutes and then throw the kitchen sink. Get one goal with 5-10 to go and the pressure on City will be immense. Set pieces could play a huge part tonight.

Let's have it right ...there are professional footballers who are faking head injuries for a sporting advantage. The pro game needs to seriously consider the protocols. Teams are deliberately telling their players to do this to stop goal scoring opportunities. It'll be boy who cried wolf one day.

Howe changing it up worked wonders. Woltemade looks a far better player with Elanga and Willock much closer to him.

Outstanding performance all around. Hall, Ramsay, Botman and Burn tremendous. Unlucky not to get the win. Ramsay needs to be starting and given a role similar to that which he played tonight. Different class.

Lewis Hall has been outstanding so far. His ability to stay on the ball under pressure is remarkable. Willock, Ramsay, and Elanga are commendable too. NUFC need to be much more aggressive out of possession. Give away more free kicks. Disrupt their rhythm. Flip side, draw FKs and dominate set plays.

Settled into the game after twenty minutes. Good position to be in now. Manager with some smart changes & showing his adaptability. PSG highlighting the need to recruit players who are first and foremost technically excellent. Vitinha the best midfielder in this era, Pedri a very close second.

NUFC got a chance to try and get something tonight. Type of game that suits a counter attacking team. Just need quality passes into the channels & Wissa running on. PSG will dominate possession but set pieces could determine the game ...PSG goalkeeper is good but at the standard of Donarumma.

Rinse and repeat. Villas first goal ...Joelinton jumps out to press on his own & they play a one touch passing triangle to get the ball into the space he vacated & Buendia lashes it in.

Much better this evening. Looking for the forward pass much quicker. Movement on the ball much faster too. Botman looking better and better!

What it feels like reading some of the reasons as to why Newcastle took 70+ minutes to register a shot against a team on 7 teams & destined to be relegated 😂 youtu.be/vlWi1O6qSzQ?...

About 15 minutes of nonsense. Players walk back onto the pitch & Diaz tries a panenka & the keeper stands still. Wonderful.

Some craic in the AFCON final. Senegal had a fair goal ruled out by the referee. Morocco have been awarded a soft penalty in 100+ minutes after VAR intervened. Senegal manager has walked his team off the pitch and down the tunnel 😂

Change needed. Either change the Manager or change a good few of the players. Yet another drab performance. It's been a season of poor performances with a sprinkling of wins against the run of play.

2-0 down at half time. Might as well go to City and have a go. Get one back in the first 30 mins and they have a real game on their hands. Need to go away and come up with some unique set pieces and try to nick a goal from a clever corner/ free kick routine. Then it's anyone's game.

This game was crying out for 2 up top. Pointless keeping 3 CMs when you're chasing shadows anyway. Get two up top and make their CBs think about whether to come short or defend space in behind.

Haaland offside

Match highlighting the importance of having 11 players who can all get their foot on the ball and pick a pass. Playing with 9 players who can and 2 who can't will kill you against the top teams.