2025/26 Tim Iroegbunam

mccole · 2025-11-29T21:43:45+0000

Horror game and I fear he will be a whipping boy.

I can't defend his personal performance but IF we had any full back who would pass the halfway line with any purpose to provide an additional channel of play, we might have a midfield that could operate.

Shocking game let's move on

LiamMadrid · 2025-11-29T22:14:47+0000

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Naylor56 said:
He just didn’t look bothered at all that’s what annoyed me. Even if you are useless still put the yards in. He was labouring around --- EXACTLY, JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE FROM A PRO FOOTBALLER

EFCPaul · 2025-11-29T22:17:40+0000

I felt sorry for the kid there tonight. Yes he was really bad but he was set up to fail by Moyes. Playing him and Garner as a two against a compact 5-man midfield was ridiculous.

Should have been hooked at 2-0 and just chalked it down to a mistake with the set up and nothing personal. Instead he left him out there to suffer then hauled him off when the game was well and truly gone. Terrible management.

LiamMadrid · 2025-11-29T22:17:53+0000

jonnyg said:
Time for a loan. Seems to have a problem when he's actually starting games so he needs to be starting somewhere to iron that out.

No, No - Forget all that loan nonsense - just sell all the below par players and replace with better ones

MACCA75 · 2025-11-29T22:19:45+0000

I’ve never really questioned his effort before but he looked half asleep in that half. No desire at all. Very strange.

Hinchcliffe's Corner · 2025-11-29T22:24:19+0000

Eggs said:
….i’d be sure that’s the end of that option, problem we have is what next.

Maybe we’d have been better keeping Dobbin

Due to FFP we didn't have a choice unfortunately, trading home players was an easy way to navigate the loophole at the time. Always wanted to see more of Dobbin though, just a likeable player.

brucemate · 2025-11-29T22:36:22+0000

EFCPaul said:
I felt sorry for the kid there tonight. Yes he was really bad but he was set up to fail by Moyes. Playing him and Garner as a two against a compact 5-man midfield was ridiculous.

Should have been hooked at 2-0 and just chalked it down to a mistake with the set up and nothing personal. Instead he left him out there to suffer then hauled him off when the game was well and truly gone. Terrible management.

Highlights one of my frustrations with Moyes. We are so predictable in our pattern of play, wide to Grealish/Ndaiye and if they are covered by opposition which Newcastle did well, attack stops to play square.
Knowing we had lost Gana, surely it was merited to tweak the formation to look to minimise the loss of his strengths.

As stated, he merely replaces him with a player who has limited experience in the prem and weakens the team dynamic.

WAtching us playing, I think the service to our strikers is very limited and we do not attempt to play through balls for them to run on to enough.

My views based on what I see. Some may disagree.

BigBeto1 · 2025-11-29T22:39:29+0000

He’s not the same type of player as Gueye. Would have be okay in a 433 but not a 4231

dannyboy · 2025-11-29T22:42:42+0000

Thought he'd done okay whenever he featured this season but well out of his depth tonight.

Marcus Kendall · 2025-11-29T22:43:46+0000

Hinchcliffe's Corner said:
Due to FFP we didn't have a choice unfortunately, trading home players was an easy way to navigate the loophole at the time. Always wanted to see more of Dobbin though, just a likeable player.

I liked Dobbin too but I think he's found his level now in the Championship

Lanolin · 2025-11-29T22:45:29+0000

MACCA75 said:
I’ve never really questioned his effort before but he looked half asleep in that half. No desire at all. Very strange.

Loads of them did I thought, it was weird. I was convinced Moyes was going to say there’d been a flu outbreak or something and they were all ill because they just looked so off the pace, but apparently not.

Esgehtvoran · 2025-11-29T23:21:25+0000

Esgehtvoran said:
Keeps finding ways to push the envelope in being utter plop.

mikel_88 · 2025-11-29T23:30:30+0000

Just same problem most times i see when he plays just think he lacks positioning. Just looks to go missing in games and can pass him. Think he does have talent but you have to question if he should be here long term.