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according to Craig Hope
We're not appealing the Gordon red, either.
Our chances are virtually nil now. Hall was our only realistic hope of keeping Salah quiet.
No news on Isak but nowt would fcuking surprise me.
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He might be out for rest of the season I've seen.
Devestated for him to be honest, he's been brilliant and had a solid chance to nail down the England LB position as well.
Aye - final we're ****ed for.
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Once again lads. It's nice to get to the final. Even if this isn't our year, we're building, we're getting stronger and things are only getting better.
In the past it always felt those finals were one offs. We weren't an outfit that built on success. Even Pre-Ashley with the scatter gun approach to management appointments and some howling player recruitment we didn't have a clear focused progression plan with a path to being constant title and cup contenders.
I ain't gonna cry if we lose the final to LiVARpool. We'll win something in the next few seasons. Of that I have no doubt.
We're building and growing.
The problem is us Geordies, in general, are an overly emotional bunch. When we win we're off to the Bernabeu, when we lose we're off to the stadium of Sh!te.
The fact is something far closed to Madrid than Mackemland.
We Win or learn, leave the losing to Sunderland.
Top Tier European Competition next season is far more important to enable us to be in the conversation to sign the Top Tier Talent.
Howay the lads!
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Well I hope the team hasn?t chucked in the towel as well.
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Point taken, TT, and kudos to anyone who manages to remain positive but all the ingredients are there for a repeat experience of last time...and the time before...and the time before that.Originally Posted by toptoon
And this was before the reports of Botman being out too started to emerge.
This team, when they play greater than the sum of their parts, are a match for anyone.
They've shown that they can also play at a level much less than the sum or their parts-and with some of the key parts being removed, the bar for those levels is definitely being lowered.
Apologies for the negativity and maybe I need to wind my neck in...it's just hard when we get so close and are dealt blow after blow.
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Hall out for rest of the season, its confirmed.
Big blow.
Burn against Salah... 🤣
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With the lack of cover at CB it'll not be Burn but Targett who will play LB.
I don't have an issue with Matt Targett stepping in. He was awesome during his loan signing, he's had some bad luck with injuries and illness.
In Barnes, much like Targett we have to very good quality Premier League Quality professionals who can do a great job. They are both ambitious lads with a point to prove. Targett has it in his locker to provide assists and put in a solid defensive performance.
Barnes has goals and assists in him too. Over to them to prove why they should be in the first team and/or put themselves in the shop window for the summer transfer window.
Either way, I'm not gonna write us off until the match is in the books. If we win great, if we don't, once again, as a club, we've learned from our weaknesses.
The board will see that Eddie Howe is a man who can bring trophies and success to the club, he needs a squad of players capable of competing for trophies and ultimately the title across the course of the season.
We've been depleted as a squad due to financial constraints, yet still we're in the final and sit in 6th 4 points behind a faltering Forest in 3rd. That is, yet again, an incredible feat. of management in a tumultuous season where no one aside from LiVARpool have show anything approaching consistency.
So heads up, shoulders back, GAME ON!
Howay the lads!
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Talk of Isak being ruled out of the final also
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This is a cup game. Form book out the window and all that. Remember the away semi v Arsenal, remember when our reserves battered Man U away in the carabao last season.
We can do this and our support is important to the outcome.
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Sorry - must have been the season before v manu ! Just remember hammering them when Krafth played lie Sergio Ramos.
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