Credit to Benitez. He showed he is a class above our most recent encumbents by admitting we lost because we played terribly. Alan Pardew would have bemoaned all three penalty shouts and the Russian doping scandal.

Comment by a Fulham fan ‘They looked undersized in the huddle before kick off’ – was this a major contributory factor to the Newcastle United defeat at Craven Cottage?

Newcastle’s biggest weakness fully exploited…his inclusion asks more than it solves.

A question of desire…My biggest worry from Friday night was focused on two of our supposed better performers of recent times: Daryl Janmaat and Ayoze Perez.

Savage assessment of Fulham 1 Newcastle 0 – ‘There was absolutely nothing different about Friday night’s performance compared to the rubbish that we were forced to watch last season’.

Here are the Newcastle match ratings v Fulham for all the NUFC players and what each ‘contributed’.

Some interesting/amusing comments from Fulham fans after beating Newcastle…: ‘I honestly don’t get the love affair with the Newcastle supporters from so called football experts.’

It’s all so familiar…yet I can see things getting better.

Losing at Fulham could be a ‘blessing in disguise’ according to one Newcastle star…’Just because we’re Newcastle United doesn’t mean we’re going to turn up and win games.’

The final scoreline of Fulham 1 Newcastle 0 didn’t tell the full story of the match. Newcastle had dominated possession as a nervous looking Fulham sat back and hoped to…