'Mixed bag to say the least' - fans on Magpies' start to the season

We asked you to rate Newcastle United's start to the season and tell us what Matthias Jaissle should be focusing on during this extended international break.

Here are some of your comments:

Ray: Our points haul has been more impressive than our performances overall. However, a number of key players will soon be returning from injury, so I expect that we can maintain a mid-table position into the next phase of the season. The new young players all have positive attributes, especially Sean Steur, who looks to be a class above.

Dan: It's been a 7/10 start all things considered. We have nine players out injured, we've lost Bruno, Gordon and Tonali. I think we will be fine this season, but fans shouldn't expect massive highs. Shearer said it best - this season will be full of highs and lows.

Alvin: Mixed bag to say the least. The players are refreshed under Jaissle, as evidenced by the performances of Elanga and Wissa, injury and missed penalty notwithstanding. Hanging on to wins after dropping so many points from leading positions last season is also encouraging. But the team have given up lots of shots while creating very little - outperforming on both ends is great but unsustainable. Still, optimism is high that returning players (Burn and Joelinton, captain and vice-captain) will lift the team.

Toshi: Given the changes that happened - loss of Howe, the captain, the star number six and star winger - which are massive change, I think Newcastle are doing all right. The only really disappointing result has been Leeds. With the new younger squad and the new manager, there will be times when the tactics won't stick and we get overrun. Leeds saw an opportunity and rushed Newcastle into making mistakes. It's now time for Jaissle to train the shortcomings out of the squad and fix the tactics so Newcastle can go back to winning again.

Andrew: Solid start considering all the changes, young squad and injuries. Can see what the new gaffer is trying to do. We will have more results like Leeds as part of learning process but I'm optimistic about what's to come.