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Jon

@jonboymather.bsky.social

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A Geordie, long suffering Newcastle United fan. Labour Party member, leftie Guardian reader I guess. Gay, with a husband, a son and a cockapoo.

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Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 25m

That’s Villa leapfrogging us in the table so down to 13th. Wonder when we will found our form? Could be 14th if Brentford beat West Ham. Rather disappointing. Next three PL games are massive- if we can’t get 9 points off them we really are in trouble #NUFC

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 49m

What about if I said ‘they LOOK like they’re shit and never kicked a ball
In the PL’ like when I talk about Elanga? ……..Only joking 🤣

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 57m

They should be able to take the criticism from fans, I spend probably £1000’s at the club over a year on merch, tickets (when win Ballot), and the odd hospitality and the ‘stuff’ you buy at the bar etc. so think we should be able to discuss what would be a better team set up etc.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 57m

Agree on the ‘avoid social media’, when we are shit, X was worse, clearly failed this weekend in here tho. Still have avoided any media report on the match though cos you’re right it can ruin your weekend. I disagree with you on calling people out when they’re gash though- they get paid a lot

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 1h

So what do you view social media for? Just curious.Just to clap them on regardless, and not to discuss how the team or individual players are doing?

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 1h

Think you’re right. We were competitive against Liverpool. The signs were there end of last season - I mean that must win game against Everton, at home to clinch CL was dire we only thank Man U we got that CL spot.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 1h

9 points from them we can kiss the top half of the table goodbye, mid table will be best we can hope
for.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 1h

Some have been shit. I call a spade is a spade. Why they all out of form? They get paid good money to be fit and had pre season (when we were also crap). You still gonna refuse to call them out if we’re in a relegation scrap? Cos next three PL games massive- Fulham, Brentford, W.Ham if we don’t get

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 1h

Who is the new scapegoat?

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 1h

Nah pretty poor performance as well as hard set of games. The wingers have been crap, Gordon only turns up for England (or is banned), Barnes crap. Elanga on performance so far a waste of £55m as Murphy seems better. Joelinton not great either. If defence hadn’t fairly solid we’d be screwed by now.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 3h

Assume you mean Anderson? That’s the only one I can think we have sold. If they manage PSR better we shouldn’t have to do it again (think Stavely was at fault there). But unless we consistently win stuff & in CL our best homegrown players will want to leave even if they were born in shadow of SJP

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 3h

Our purchases in summer are mixed, Thiaw and Woltemade look good. Ramsey has demonstrated as feared he is in injury prone. Wissa, who knows. Elanga shit. But Howe spend quarter a billion in summer if we’re bottom half you’d wonder whether PIF would start to look elsewhere surely?

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 3h

Happy Clapper say it’s all fine ‘we always start poorly’, ‘in Howe we trust’, ‘We move on’ but eventually we won’t have a purple patch like we did around Xmas last year and we/ him will get found out. I think we will finish 8th-14th, there were signs post cup final last season.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 6h

Even when it means we’re less number of points and sorting in bottom half? He knows we’re not scoring goals so when there is a chance to get a point and there is only 10 minutes left he should manage the team accordingly. What about when we’re winning, like against Arsenal? And we blew it? Totally.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 17h

How many wins to get to 40 points…….? Just asking for a friend 🤣

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 17h

🤣

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 17h

This big of a drop off? Really? One player? We’ll be in the championship never mind champions league the time it’s taking to get a tune off this team this season. You have ‘Howe rose tinted glasses’ on. We’re going around in circles here really. Have to agree to disagree on this.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 17h

Okay it’s never Howe fault? The messiah.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 17h

I’m not sure as I’m not a football manager, but I wonder how many points have we lost in the last 10 minutes of the game this season? Reckon it’ll be a lot.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 18h

We’ll be in a relegation battle and not European spots. I know I am repeating myself but other teams don’t seem to have the write off a whole season because one player leaves.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 18h

I think you’re looking for excuses and landing all those excuses against Isak leaving and I think you’re clutching at straws, there is far more issues than players needing to adapt to a new striker and how long do you think it’ll take them to adapt? Till Christmas? When? Cos if we’re not careful

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 18h

It certainly ain’t ‘intensity is our identity’ any more is it? Think it’s more ‘couldn’t score in a brothel’ or ‘we can’t protect points end of a game’

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 18h

I have said numerous times Isak replacement isn’t the issue. NW has played well considering but where are the rest of the team? You say players adapting, we’re 2 months into the season! We can’t expect NW to be the only scorer in our team. Where Ian Gordon? As I say he only turns up for England.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 18h

Agree you couldn’t replace those so quick but we spent mega bucks close season and the Isak replacement isn’t the issue so I am increasingly questioning Howes ability to quickly amend his coaching when things change quickly.

Jon @jonboymather.bsky.social · 18h

I repeat. Other teams, elite teams, and managers don’t waste a quarter of the season to adapt. There is the talk of this kick up the arse the players after the Brentford game last season- he needs to do it again and quick. We look mid table at best, or maybe even worse. Howe strategy also is ?