This is a joke right? The same Gayle that can't get into the Newcastle team who, I believe, may have scored less goals than us

Having seen how pedestrian we were, how little creativity and our unerring ability to lose the ball I begin to wonder what Schulpp, Kouyate and Milosevic bring to the team. How can we play the captain just in case we get a penalty? His free kicks and corners are woeful and he is always likely to get cards. He is not a good leader. All 3 are destroyers, not creators.

I think it is now or never for Benteke - play him from the start for 60 minutes then bring on Ayew.

Meyer was often bundled off the ball, yet most of the others were too. Only McArthur puts in a full stint.

Time to play McCarthy and if Camarassa was good enough for La Liga and the Premier League last season surely he should be given a chance?

Even if we get Batshuayi (or even Gayle) in January they will struggle until we get the supply department sorted.