Newcastle fans react as Joelinton has afternoon to forget against Rochdale

Newcastle were poor as Rochdale managed to hold the Magpies to a draw at Spotland, taking them to a FA Cup Third Round replay.

Despite Almiron putting them ahead, Newcastle couldn’t hold on with Rochdale managed a second-half fightback to level the game.

It was a disappointing day for Newcastle, but many fans took aim at striker Joelinton, with the Brazilian being especially poor in the draw.

Twitter: We paid £40m for Joelinton and the bloke looks out of his depth against a League One side and is being shown up by… https://t.co/9HlkYj6h4I (@NUFC360)

Twitter: Today was a massive opportunity for Joelinton to show his worth against a team that are 18th place in League 1.

He… https://t.co/EFTdxC7uQi (@toonarmy_com)

Twitter: Spending £40m on Joelinton when Rondon was available for half that remains one of the more baffling decisions Newca… https://t.co/bFqBBMnkmY (@KHeneage)

Twitter: Newcastle fans looking at Joelinton in Alan Shearers 9 shirt #ROCNEW #NUFC https://t.co/JTbNk2aj23 (@MaxPollard92)

Twitter: I’ve been in Joelinton’s corner for the most part so far but this has been appalling today. (@helloIamBesty)

Twitter: Someone in the #nufc accounts department looking for that Joelinton receipt …. https://t.co/Y53oRVLM2q (@itsphilduggan)

Read Newcastle’s verdict

Joelinton’s Newcastle career is slowly turning into a nightmare.

He certainly doesn’t look like the man to fire the goals in for Steve Bruce’s side, meaning that a striker may need to be signed in January.

Based off today, the £40 million they paid is looking like a huge waste of money.