Wish we could get rid of VAR. It was brought in to address clearly wrong decisions but what is has delivered is confusion about what a correct decision is. The bias towards the sky six hasn’t stopped. All it has done is disrupt the flow of the game and stifle the joy of a goal. Pile of shit.

It was obvious which way VAR were leaning when they spent seven days reviewing Woltemade’s first goal. They didn’t even review James’ ‘wonder’ tackle to check if he had actually got the ball, which he hadn’t. Just assumed he had because of the colour of his shirt. #NUFC

Ramming into an opponent at high speed whilst making no attempt to get the ball ✅ Pulling back an opponent clean through on goal ✅ Handling the ball in your own box preventing a goal scoring opportunity ✅ The PGMOL change what is / is not a foul every week to suit their bias. #NUFC

Frustrating day / season but important to remember changing managers doesn’t guarantee a change of fortune. Indeed it can make things worse and I suspect a few of our better players would see Howe’s departure as a reason to move on. #NUFC

There is always of talk of tactics, formations and player selection, but sometimes none of that matters and a team just needs the rub of the green. Kind of where #NUFC are - just need a few games where the ball breaks a bit more favourably, shots sneak in instead of hitting the post etc.

Foul on Dan Burn for the pen - harsh by current standards but 100% the correct decision. Corners in the PL have become a tedious and time consuming farce.

Bottom line? Ballsak messed up our summer transfer window and fucked up our start to the season. Then Wissa’s injury forced a change of playing style and deprived the team of a cutting edge. The team has lost a bit of confidence and there’s not much we can do about it until January. #NUFC

Fair few injury time goals #NUFC have conceded this season. Kind of thing that starts messing with the players heads and becomes self fulfilling. May as well dump the shutting up shop thing. It’s not working, heaping pressure on the team and painful to watch.

I’m firmly in the happy clapping camp, but the amount of times we have given the ball away cheaply this season is doing my head in. A lot of our passing has been Sunday league standard. Probably a confidence thing. #NUFC

Lost count of how many crap passes NUFC have made in this game. The mid block holding a shape thing isn’t sustainable either.

Our great run of results last season coincided with Dubs being in goal. Hard to make a clear connection between the two, but can’t rule out the better distribution from the back being an important factor in our good form either. All things considered, probably time to bring Ramsdale in. #NUFC

With SSR being based on revenue over a season not losses over three, are clubs going to max out their losses to stock pile players before SSR comes in. Or more importantly, should #NUFC spend every penny they can under PSR in this winter’s transfer window?

This is why certain teams get more favourable decisions over a season. Wouldn’t be this much fuss (or any) if this decision had gone against most teams - the media obsessively going on about it puts pressure on refs. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Two months on and I’m still not sure about Woltemade. He’s got some nice touches but seems to play in slow motion. Comes across as a good lad and has something unique to offer, hopefully Howe finds a way to bring the best out of him.

Some words of wisdom for bad losers.

Was Villa our best (least worse) away performance in the PL this season? If so, what did we do right in that game and what has changed since? #NUFC

Going to be lots of finger pointing after today’s result, but there was always a chance #NUFC would struggle when Wissa got injured. Without a centre forward who can run in behind attacking options become predictable, play gets condensed and the whole team comes under increased pressure.

28 premier league games to go. First choice fullbacks close to a return. Would expect Wissa to be available not long after the impending international break. Few of our players can only get better and probably will. #NUFC need to improve but it may be a tad early for predicting Armageddon.

Woltemade may want to think about getting some lessons from Shearer on the art of sticking your elbows / arse out - give the defenders clattering into the back of him something to be wary of. #NUFC

Champions League observations. Quite a lot of the clubs are championship standard at best. Van de Ven’s goal wasn’t that good - more or less just ran in a straight line. The coefficient thing is a form of cheating.

The amount of adverts in podcasts is creeping up. The wet wipes one on @podonthetyne.bsky.social is particularly annoying as it is presumably paid for by a company that pumps raw sewage into our rivers. Think I preferred it when podcasts were less polished but created by passionate ‘amateurs’.

Five subs = blx

There is a strong correlation between wages and on field performance. Post Ashley the #NUFC wage bill has grown to the eighth highest in the PL. On that metric Howe has over achieved and those who want him gone should be careful what they wish for. www.nytimes.com/athletic/645...

That was abysmal and the table doesn’t lie after ten games. #NUFC need to sort themselves sharpish but I fear things won’t change much until Wissa is up and running.

The #NUFC adidas kits have been very disappointing. Apart from the retro hoops one they’ve all been a bit boring and / or a mishmash of design elements. Stripes on the back, proper collar, no weird side panels - it’s not hard.

Dan Burn’s passing is definitely getting better. Seems to be have been working on his tricky winger skills too. He may not be the world’s best left back and look a like ungainly at times, but his commitment to the cause is beyond reproach. #NUFC

Fabian Schär, more than a defender. Extending his contract should be high on Ross Wilson’s to do list. #NUFC

Still keen to see the BFG in a front two and may be how we go when Wissa is fit. Perhaps the LC is a chance to experiment a little? #NUFC

Brentford game. 45 minutes (two goals + one substitute due to injury) generates 3 mins of added time. 3 mins of added time (nothing) somehow generates 1 and half minutes of added time. The PGMOL are just making up the rules as they go along.

Players that go down with an injury just off the pitch, then roll back on so the game has to be stopped, should be shown a red card.

See Isak going on strike is increasing being talked about like he was injured. Slot saying he missed three months is also bullshit. He was training as normal until the Celtic game (19/07) and signed for LFC 01/09. That’s 44 days, during which he was training alone / in Spain. #NUFC

Ref was very strange tonight. This trend of match officials just making it up as they go along needs to be given more attention by the media Still haven’t seen a repeat of a foul being given for an attacking player being too close to the wall at a free kick (Eze’s disallowed goal for CPFC) #NUFC

West Ham have the air of team heading for the drop. Obviously not playing well, but there is that aura of despondency around the whole club that usually ends in relegation.

Ross Wilson’s decision? Be a big call to make after being in post little more than a week. #NUFC

Always surprised some think luck has no role in football outcomes - that all negatives can avoided by making the right decisions Take seeing out a game. Shutting up shop invites pressure. Going for it leaves space There isn’t a right and wrong choice, the outcome is more luck than judgement #NUFC

May as well just check the F A GD columns? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

A month tomorrow until the November international break.

Be nice if @newcastleunited.com put the same content on here as the other place. Woltemade penalty clip please. #NUFC

Was it my imagination or did Woltemade look fitter today? Don’t know what to make of his penalty. It was ridiculously good, but risky as fuck. #NUFC

Unbeaten away from home. Lost by a single goal to 3 of the best teams in Europe. Won the two games we would expect to win. It’s not been a great start to the season for NUFC but not a bad one either. Concern is the lack of goal threat. When Wissa is fit the margins should start going our way?

Some goal this.

Would like to see #NUFC line up something like this tonight. Not going to get many opportunities to experiment with formations that get the best out of NW.

Worth posting the line up when #NUFC lost 1-4 to Bournemouth last season. Dubs Livramento Burn Botman Hall Bruno Tonali Joelinton Murphy💩Gordon It was dull as dishwater today, but all things considering perhaps the right tactics? Also players need games to find form and forge understandings.

Interesting article in the wake of #NUFC Dundeegate ‘more than 18,000 tickets were advertised for Arsenal v Nottingham Forest alone - nearly a third of the Emirates' capacity’ www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...

Decent result tomorrow and a couple of goals from Woltemade and we should finally be able to move on from the summer. Whether the media can, is another question. #NUFC

Club of Bayern Munich’s stature playing music after they score a goal.