Family matters have left me short on time, viewing and mental energy.

In short, there were games last weekend, there will be games this weekend and there will be games during the week.

We won't rule out the possibility that another Newcastle loss (2-1 to Chelsea) has dampened my enthusiasm for writing as well.  Frustrating that the Magpies beat Chelsea a mere three days later in a Carabao Cup Round of 16 match.  They needed the points in the EPL much more than a trip to the quarter finals.

Conversation That Could Have Taken Place and Did

Steve:  Great, Newcastle lose to Chelsea in EPL but of course they beat them in the Carabao Cup. What a waste.

Dennis: It's not like you have other European midweek games to be concerned about though.

Yeah, that left a mark.

Wasting the New Manager Bounce

So, after a 2-1 loss to West Ham, Man United finally sacked Erik ten Hag.  With the Red Devils sitting in 14th with just 11 points, this can't have been a surprise even after the "vote of confidence" he got before the season started.  Of course, in their first match after the sacking, United properly pasted Leicester 5-2 in their Carabao Cup fixture.  That seems like a waste of a perfectly good new manager bounce.  

Limited Viewing

Probably won't see any of Saturday's games.  With Newcastle hosting Arsenal, this may not be a bad thing.  Sunday has Spurs-Aston Villa and Man United - Chelsea.  That latter might be good if United didn't use up all their new manager bounce.   Full complement of Champions League, Europa Cup and Europa Conference League mid-week.  First round of MLS playoff continue.

Hopefully more viewing and more time next week.