We have nothing to win or lose this season.
We should not play anyone who is not likely to be here next season
Some players like AWB should not be here next season or at most as a backup
Give Bruno a rest for a couple of games to build up energy for the cup final
Onana
Diego Kingdom Willi Amass
Kobbie Amad
Mason
Williams Rasmaus or Wheatley Garnacho
Give Amad a run at 8 alongside Kobbie. He has showm he can track back, tackle and energtic. I think his best position is 10 but faces competition from Mason and Bruno
Not playing in an extended Europa League which has 8 Group matches and potentially RND 32, RND16, 1/4, 1/2, Final (17) matches and a CL spot for wining it plus we have a group of kids who look like the best in ages, Under 18 PL North and PL national Cup winners.
This competition is essential for those kids to develop and move through the squad from U18, U21 to Full Mens, this competition and the Carabo cup is essential, the fans will be right behind whichever manager starts to blood the youth, not having Europa football is criminal for a club like ours, Europa should be a humiliation season for a club this big and should happen at most, once a decade.
That means we need at least 13 points from last 6 games to get 6th place, that might even be 15 points with how Newcastle are playing, ETH has 7 games my bet is he might only be able to drop points in 1 game and he needs to produce a huge performance in the FA CUP final to keep his job. My guess however is the squad are exhausted and may even let him down again tonight, after all he’s not won a match in 7 games!
They’ll give him time if he gets 6th and wins the FA CUP, and I predict Wilcox might actually quite like the knob end, I’m no fan but if he wins a second trophy with this lot against City115 in the final then he deserves the first 10 PL games next season, anything other than Top 6 and FA Cup win then he needs to go, which means he’s gone!