Wolves vs Newcastle Match Thread

[Sclox]

...Anderson looks the real deal in the last 2 games I've been impressed. Should have had the winner today too.

[Zippity]

All good points, Trini, although I disagree with the 'soft' bit...it was a blatant shove in the back. Shoulder to shoulder and you'd have to go 'aye', but he wasn't getting the ball without that foul.

[toptoon]

Murphy does not offer more than Miggy because Miggy is capable of scoring. Mind you, it didn't look like he could score today if he played 900 mins. But neither did anyone else. Never really convinced that Willock can hold the centre of the park but he can get away with it when Bruno is carrying the midfield. Today, without him, Willock was found wanting. Batman seemed a bit skittish. Everytime we skied the ball, which was often, it made me feel sick inside. For portions of the game, we were lazy to push out and even reliable JoLo wasn't on full power.

We were poor all over the pitch. I turned off the match in disgust when we went 2-0 down so didn't see that the ref kindly chalked off their goal. That was very soft but at least the refereeing was consistent in its inconsistency.

Wood is USELESS and I don't like Burn at LB one bit. Tripps is obviously crocked and we're already diving into a pretty impotent bench. Nice to see Targett get some minutes and hope he can stay fit.

Right now, I'd probably accept any scoreline we get off Liverpoo, knowing that there's not much we can do to hold back the tide without our star men.

iSack... ...please help us...

That’s a hell of analysis from someone who turns off the tv when we’re losing. Do you leave the ground early too?

[Jammy89]

When I saw that Bruno was out I said I'd take a draw.

So happy with a point but it really highlights how we're a few injuries away from poor.

[Zippity]

When I saw that Bruno was out I said I'd take a draw.

So happy with a point but it really highlights how we're a few injuries away from poor.

Yes, and that's frustrating. Howe is building a fantastic team but we're still left with a lot of the Fatso/Bruce shite to fall back on when we get a couple of key injuries.

If anything hinders our progress this season-and puts us in a vulnerable position regarding Bruno-it's our squad depth. Howe is a brilliant manager and he's building a very good team with a good style of play (and an adaptable one, as today proved) but it's not just the fans who need to be patient, it's the better players, too.

He will get it right, I've no doubt about that, but we're going to have to sit tight through some sticky times when we're hampered by injuries as the gulf between our first 11 and the rest is huge at the moment.

[Sclox]

Yes, and that's frustrating. Howe is building a fantastic team but we're still left with a lot of the Fatso/Bruce shite to fall back on when we get a couple of key injuries.

If anything hinders our progress this season-and puts us in a vulnerable position regarding Bruno-it's our squad depth. Howe is a brilliant manager and he's building a very good team with a good style of play (and an adaptable one, as today proved) but it's not just the fans who need to be patient, it's the better players, too.

He will get it right, I've no doubt about that, but we're going to have to sit tight through some sticky times when we're hampered by injuries as the gulf between our first 11 and the rest is huge at the moment.

Good comment about the players remaining as patient as the fans. I hope they do.

[18nufc92]

Our fearless leader said he had mixed emotions after the game and i have to agree with him. It was always going to be a tough game given how defensively Wolves play and missing our two (three if you include Isak) best players. We very much deserved a point but we could have won it late on. If you look at Wolves starting XI you’d say a point at their place is a good one. On the other hand they’ve not won in 12 league games so it could actually be viewed as 2 points dropped. Lage will be under pressure soon if not already.

Injuries becoming a big concern already. Bruno, Wilson and now both Tripps and Maxi indicating hamstring problems. Not good.

[Alberts__Lob]

Teams like Wolves have been investing in their playing squad for years whilst ours has been mostly neglected...we're still playing catch up in some areas despite all the signings we've made since the takeover