INJURY CRISIS overshadows whole season! Further injuries prove COSTLY again for Newcastle.

[@mrugod]

Howe is reaping the rewards of not rotating the squad earlier in the season, been a butterfly effect since.

[@andrewgarrett5799]

is it coincidence that our manager had loads of injuries at his last team?

[@phil5357]

The gap between our strongest XI and 'squad' players is terrifying, as tonight proved. Most frustrating season I can remember. Can't end quick enough

[@vinchenzo678]

A true story but we not gonna build a Team in a few seasons. 5 years maybe if you get it right.

[@phil5357]

@vinchenzo678 aye, was always a 5yr plan. Sadly, without the cartel-enforced FFP, we could probably do a mass overhaul fairly quickly, but limited to 2-3 significant signings a summer means we're forced to stick with the longstaffs/dummetts to fill out the squad

[@vinchenzo678]

@phil5357 What become of these new rules coming in? Any better for us.I think it's related to how much the club turnsover.

[@grimreavers]

Dummett cost us that game in one mad moment .simple

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

Yep, he thought he was Ravishing Rick Rude

[@thegoat11111]

It's not an injury crisis it's an Eddie Howe crisis. Just look at his injury record when he was at Bournemouth. They had one of if not the highest numbers of injuries in the league. The question is why does Eddie Howes teams always have a higher than normal rate of injuries? Is it his training regime?

[@eddouglas]

I think Howe inherited the worst first 11, but the best squad we've had. then bought some good players. Rafa made them all look decent. But he's over trained them and coerced them into risking their own bodies for a first 11 pick. if he was a great manager he'd play the squad players more and have tactics to grind out points. you've right Dummet was stone cold for form. I don't blame him.

[@jayaychare7318]

Dummet needs to be assisting the kit man

[@robbo2099]

Isak is our most talented and valuable player hands down

[@montybrewster7]

Can't wait for this season to be over. Started with so much hope but it's been far too inconsistent. Cheers keith.

[@SiuHang35]

Dummett doesn’t need to punch himself up; he just need to kindly refuse the extension of his contract and leave at the end of this season. His time is going to be officially over after today.

[@Jettplayzgames]

Hindsight is 20/20, but Howe should’ve brought on Alex Murphy instead of Dummett

[@phil5357]

He could have brought me or you on. We know you probably aren't allowed to drag players to the ground in the VAR era. But he's a positive influence around the dressing room apparently, so all is forgiven.

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

​@@phil5357Yep, he's good at making jokes

[@Jettplayzgames]

@@CDCD23-25 Murphy? Yes, back in preseason. He could definitely offer more energy and physicality and the whole argument that Dummett's experience would avoid stupid mistakes is kinda out the window isn't it?

[@stephennutkin2477]

We were beaten by the MOM quite rightly Pickford got that award. If we had won 1-0 he quite rightly would have got MOM. We were beaten by the fact that our squad is so depleted that we started (rightly so ) with players who haven’t got near 50 mins under their belt. One could also say we had two points taken off us by a team that continues to play in the prem despite having been involved with irregularities having been allowed to continue to play in the prem over two seasons affecting teams which have been relegated and tonight a team trying to scramble into Europe despite the squad being so depleted and not being allowed to strengthen their squad. Everton could bring on three subs who are good enough for the prem but how when they are facing a point deduction.

[@DouglasBrightman-yb8ry]

You’re lucky I’m a Luton fan and we have 14 injured players Last night we had two goalkeepers on the bench and academy players Our disappointment is when we get relegated we will die wondering Our club is small on revenue but huge on heart and determination

[@alexanderlinton6946]

I do hope Luton do stay up

[@RudgeDailyNews]

If only we had a transfer window to get people in the door in case we had injuries.. oh wait we did and didn’t bother. Yes we couldn’t spend loads but a loan or 2 we would be ok now. Whoever decided not to in January needs sacking.

[@Ginnera333]

What terrifies me is the thought of selling isak and picking up someone like solanke or bruno and replacing him with connor gallagher. Surely I'm living a nightmare.

[@juliogeordio7358]

That’s the kind of player Howe attracts , we need a new gaffer for that reason alone

[@tomruddell9099]

Eddie has wet dreams about Solanke and McTominay

[@eliotjackson4383]

Any talk of selling any of Wor best players is ridiculous before we get rid of some of the not so good. If one thing this season has done it is that we have too many players in the squad that just aren’t up to the required standard & certainly aren’t going to help push us to that ‘next level’.

[@philipmurray7419]

Keith will you please ask Eddie when he is gonna give Longstaff a rest. Must be braking Brunos heart playing with him

[@badofcheese]

Who starts ahead of him for you?

[@harryl9yearsago788]

Aye bruno and Hall worked well together

[@Dan_Graham]

​@@badofcheesemaybe give the youngsters a try? Oh wait we have Joe White who we brought back from his loan spell and hasnt featured..

[@Dan_Graham]

@spacebar1892 JOE WHITE!!

[@badofcheese]

@@Dan_Graham his loan spell in league 2 where he wasn’t a regular starter? Same one, or different?

[@grahamritchie7755]

Thank God for Bruno!

[@gazof-the-north1980]

And BDB who was superb in his proper position of Centre-Back. Hopefully we stop using him as a LB.......

[@boemher15]

Longstaff needs sold ASAP. 100% profit and is not up to it.

[@jimbojjz]

Hes been a shadow of last seasons player. Lethargic, lacking sharpness. Takes 10 minutes to realise hes received the ball. Passes behind players. Really bad form.

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

I think he'd do better in league one. Should go back to Blackpool. If he does well, then move up to the championship

[@juliogeordio7358]

Definitely

[@charleslamont8242]

Totally agree Keith, the crazy amount of injuries have cost us massively this season and we need Nick back but only when he's 100%.

[@grahamritchie7755]

That was tough to take. Should have won this easily

[@Dan_Graham]

Can't blame injuries... The team sheet shows Newcastle had the better quality on the field yet never killed the game off

[@tomruddell9099]

We have such a 1 dimensional manager who’s like a rabbit in the headlights. He’s the first position we need to upgrade in the summer

[@saaddossary5323]

I blame the coach for the overall team formation. The year of European football did fail to get the overall team strength. We end up of poor bench quality today’s and many times even during European games. It’s a disgrace

[@badofcheese]

Is this an AI generated comment?

[@saaddossary5323]

@@badofcheese thank you for thinking that I am too smart 😅 Not everything is AI English is my second language You got it !?

[@badofcheese]

@@saaddossary5323 In that case you did very well. I can barely speak English as a first language so you have my respect.

[@juliogeordio7358]

We would of drawn with a full strength squad , we are poor end of . Howe out for me .

[@alexbremner8361]

Awful result. Should have been three points but thrown away by having a bench that is weak. Get the injuries but we need to find a way around the FFP issues and selling Longstaff will be a good start.

[@Bennyboy138]

Just want this season over. We had 12 players out away at PSG and that was ages ago…here we are now with 12 players out

[@grahamsidney9214]

And how long before our best players start to feel like we are a lost cause. Its gonna take 10-15 year at this rate not the 5 yr stavely reckons

[@billrailton712]

Summed up in two words Frustration and Injuries! We still should’ve cruised to 3 points but for a moment of utter stupidity! Saturday becomes a must win now with Spurs to follow

[@grahamsidney9214]

The fact we had no bench and a few of the players who started are not match fit, dictated the game was gonna change when they made subs. I never felt like they were gonna score even though i knew one goal wouldnt be enough as we cant keep clean sheets

[@johngraham2404]

Dummet cost us the game....why all this wrestling in the box? Young had no chance of scoring, the ball was in Dubravka's hands. Great blog Keith

[@boemher15]

Targett needs sold too, too injury prone and has not been available when needed.

[@arthurrobertson2126]

He’s not good enough either, spending £15m on a player who had a good 6 month loan spell is just ridiculous

[@arthurrobertson2126]

@@CDCD23-25 Exactly we’re talking about ffp and how close we are going over the mark, wasting money on the likes of him, chris wood and obviously the whole tonali situation has simply cost us big time

[@Paul-gy7iy]

What's happening with Joelinton's contract anyone?

[@phillippawelch5746]

The players looked short of energy, not surprising after running themselves into the ground at the weekend. A match like that against West Ham is just as emotionally draining as it as physically but with a bare bones squad there was no option but to buckle up and go again. If Luton lose at Arsenal tonight we can't be relegated and only need 3 points to be totally free of it anyway. Given the present injuries there is really only league position to play for now.

[@ianrichardmorrissey6082]

Too many players committing BONE HEAD type plays throughout the season. No more excuses stop F-ing around and make the hard choices and changes.

[@geoffbell6247]

Tbh Longstaff v poor . Midfield not turned up again

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

Apparently Eddie Howe lied that he was playing injured to protect him

[@Thegeordiemusician]

We are really going to struggle as we have nobody to play we are finished at this rate what the hell is going on

[@martinwatson1984]

Should of been guaranteed 3 points tonight argggg

[@grahamritchie7755]

Centre halves will be top proirity in the summer

[@rrstows3522]

What about another striker, can not only have isak , Wilson is not the answer .

[@Sniffer-NUFC]

Paul Dummett. Three year deal 👊🏻

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

Howe will probably give him an 8 year deal until he's 40

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

Wouldn't be surprised if Howe announces it tomorrow morning

[@stephennutkin2477]

Players can still be sold new contract or not

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

@@stephennutkin2477 Who will want to buy him? He'll end up at Gateshead like Mike Williamson did. Awful players

[@Sniffer-NUFC]

⁠@@SylvainMarveaux9Edward can do no wrong. Imagine if Steve Bruce had done that.

[@ian4419]

Dont call him dummy for nothing

[@Bereal711]

Howe mistakes costing us yet again

[@lewisharvey9109]

*Dummet

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

Yep, keeps starting Sean Longstaff and never takes him off

[@steve-toon]

​@@SylvainMarveaux9In fairness, who would he have played instead? Willock is clearly not fully fit yet

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

@@steve-toon I wouldve started Matt Ritchie instead

[@trulshagenchristiansen7418]

cant blame injuries it was purely dummarses fault he knew what he was doing and still saw it thru

[@stevenmurray436]

Someone please ask WHY WE HAVE SO MANY INJURIES?? It’s got past bad luck - over training and poor medical decisions are likely the root of this, yet Eddie gets a free pass because of our ‘bad luck’

[@SylvainMarveaux9]

Miguel Almiron is a big miss. We always struggle when he's not playing

[@tyneskipper]

Keith, howay man.the club had the chance to get rid of league one level wasters like dummett two years ago and didn't bother. now we might have to keep him because of eddie howe's fitness regime resulting in our players getting acl injuries. time to ask Howe if he knows what he's doing