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Osimhen is 26 and had 2 good seasons, one of them in a dogwater league... Is there a particular reason people are acting as if he is a surefire thing?

I do want to point out that we're only a few points behind the likes of Arsenal who were supposedly in the title race this year at the start... Also City who are a top class team. People are making it seem like we're 7 to 8 decent signings away from competing, but in reality, we are a few good signings away from pushing up the top. A top quality CF and a defensive signing or two. I know people don't like Sanchez, but I feel even he will look a lot safer with better defenders in front of him as well.

So why are some excited over Sesko if he is putting up 13 goals in a piss weak Bundesliga? Jackson has scored more than him... Delap is putting up near identical numbers in a way tougher league and with far less service. I'm just trying to understand the Sesko love. Below average finisher, not much else to his game...

Please no to Sesko. That'll be another 70 mil wasted on a striker.

Who is playing up front the next 2? George?

Hope Newcastle's buses break. They've been parked all game.

Proud of the 2nd half effort. Can't beat 12 men. Don't care what you say - ref had a massive impact on this one.

The amount of swinging arms that impede our players movement is in fact a foul... All freaking game they have limbs in unusual positions.

Not even kidding when I say that the ref needs to be investigated.

Referee has been amazing for Newcastle as well.

Did Lavia not also get elbowed in the face when he lost the ball for the goal? Should have just went down.

The fact it happened prior to half time before we could go in and talk tactics and change things... idiot. Welcome to the bench next season. Get another striker and have him earn his fucking minutes. Idiot.

Mate if the entire team is telling you you're a shit ref, maybe take it in you fuck wad.

Anthony Gordon should have a yellow for diving.

That is a yellow on Burn.

I'm not blaming a single player other than Jackson. It is going to take brilliant solo play here for us to score.

Piss their players off and hope they lash out and get a red. Only hope.

Newcastle are the definition of dish it out but can't take it - and the ref falls for it. Yes that is a red - but he has been giving them all the soft calls all game.

If we win this - we are in CL. We'll at least get 1 or 2 draws from the next 2. This one is huge.

I'd love Rogers here. Surely we could package up some of our useless players to send over plus cash.

I really disagree on the CF front. Every player that gets talked about that we should get for crazy money carries great risk. History shows that as well. All these big spend signings for us, and other teams usually don't end up being what they were. People just look at goal tallies and xg performance and the jazz. It is a lot more nuanced than that. The reason Haaland and Salah bang in goals for fun is due to the sheer amount of opportunities they get playing in a high octane system - and they'll have some stinkers and miss, but they'll put what they need to away. They are workhorses who get in the right positions. Delap is a good pick up. He plays for a shite team where opportunities are rare, but he is a workhorse, causes all kinds of problems for defences all the time, can do more than just score and is decent with build up. He has put away 12 in 33 games. Salah wasn't some big money buy or a guy knocking in the amount he was prior. Kane wasn't expected to be what he was and was doubted even after 2 or 3 seasons putting it together. Aguero's stats weren't otherworldy in terms of goalscoring prior to coming to the EPL. Have a look how long it took for RVP to put it together. The most expensive signings for strikers in EPL are Lukaku twice, Nunez, Isak and Morata... Then you have the likes of Torres, Auba, Haller, etc. Tell me how many of these "surefire" big money signings actually worked... A fickle position reliant on how the team plays and builds up, so you're better off going for a player with the attributes to score big when things are clicking. There will always be seasons when strikers over perform in shite teams but reality is, its a position that fluctuates greatly.

Don't know much about Huijsen but watched a few highlight videos. Dude looks real tidy on the ball. Would he be a mega score for us?

lol at Barca. Always great to see them fail. No better sight in football.

David and Sesko are a big no.

If Man U or Tottenham with the UEL - does that mean 6 spots for Champions League for the EPL?