Given our resources and recent form, to come away with a point against a top 4 team should be viewed as a good result.

Newcastle are a physical, resilient team but it says a lot about the quality, or lack of, in the EPL this season that they are where they are in the table.

On our side, I thought Richards put in another good shift. Guehi was also on his game. And Guaita was sound. If we were going to concede it would have been down our right where Ward was constantly being skinned, but Newcastle's lack of goals came into play, they couldn't make the most of their opportunities.

As for our so called strikers, one decent effort between them over the course of 90 minutes is just not enough. Mateta is out of his depth at this level. Edouard, well there's a player in there but I think he struggles with the intensity of the game.

Let's hope we have signed some reinforcements by the Utd game.

Old, Ungifted and White

Hung before you like a Lambeg drum.

Zaha of late,like Eze, is flattering to deceive and has been totally effective.Even when in a good central position running clear towards goal (Man Utd and Newcastle) he has been caught and has not even got a shot away.
He departed the field of play holding his hamstring and potentially this could mean a lengthy time away from the team.
It is telling that there has not been an outpouring of trepidation amongst supporters about his possible unavailability.

Apropos the Pope save, I understand the lauding of the goalkeeper however some might conclude it was a "Nice height for a keeper".

I understand the criticism labelled at Eduoard and Mateta but with the lack of creativity in the team, Kane would struggle to score goals for our club.

Our "Flair" players Zaha and Eze have been disappointing and ineffective and yesterday with Olise not starting we had no attacking threat whatsoever down our right flank.Dan Burn must have been delighted when he saw our line-up.

There was positivity amongst our supporters with our change of style following the end of the Hodgson era but alas we have gone backwards and there is precious little to be excited above when we watch our beloved team.

Every time we play Newcastle now all I can think is, thank god we're not them. I write about Saud Arabia for work occasionally and they have done an amazing job at putting a positive spin on their attempts to diversify their economy, while at the same time executing people for insane reasons to get there. Such as the man who refused to leave his home to make way for one of their mega city projects; rather than forcibly move him they went to an even greater extreme and ordered his execution. The day PIF completed their takeover of Newcastle 'The Kingdom' executed a record 81 people in one day for a variety of reasons, many of which would make you say "What?!!" So yes, Newcastle might get CL football. They might win a cup. But I'd rather struggle on as we are if the alternative is being owned by a country that would kill its own citizens rather than let them speak up. Jason Tindal can cup his ears all he wants, they're still a billionaire's Burnley built on blood money.

It was so good I finally understood why the famous Alan Mullery went all that way to see him.

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.