I'm not necessarily aggrieved to be out of a cup game, especially the Carabao, considering our current thinned, stretched squad.
I'm more annoyed at how we lost. We seem to have a couple of bogey teams but Newcastle have been the main one's for the last couple of seasons. They press well and seem adept at forcing us to play the way they want. Throw in the fact they have a couple of rugby players who seem to get away with anything. Or a player who flops down at the slightest touch and gets every call. They're a just an all-round frustrating team.
It adds to the frustrations that we couldn't bring anyone in. I'm sure it was a very difficult window and we're not a cheating oil money club but, I don't see how the powers at be could have gone the whole month without something.
Factor in the first game after the window closes we lose another player to injury...
Just needed to vent a little.