Newcastle United did nothing to help themselves this afternoon, but what’s new? Another game saw another defeat – this time 3-0 at Liverpool as The Reds simply cruised through the game in second gear.
Newcastle are now 3 points from safety, with just 9 points to play for, and they could be 6 points from safety if Hull City win tomorrow afternoon at Villa Park.
To say that Newcastle are now in deep trouble is an understatement, and we have to hope that Mike Ashley has ordered in an extra few bottles of his anti-anxiety tablets, because he’ll need them.
Yes, we ‘ll say we can stay up and we only have to beat Middlesbrough and Fulham at home, but as far as we are concerned, our players have let us down far too many times this season, and we expect (make that hope) lots of them will disappear in the summer, and they will not be missed.
Most will be missed from the injury room only.
The demise of Newcastle United this season has been more than dramatic, especially over the last 19 games, where we have but one win at bottom of the league WBA, so we cannot even say we are unlucky.
In fact, another win may not come our way in the Premier league this season.
We have to hope – looking on the bright side – that we will win more games in the Championship – but nothing is certain in football – just ask Leeds United.
And would you believe it, just to ensure we have no chance of staying up, a player who could have saved us, Joey Barton, got himself a straight red card with 13 minutes left, after following a high lunge on Xabi Alonso.
Talk about shooting youself in the foot – make that the head.
Fans will argue Joey should have been given a yellow card but hey woulda coulda choulda – if only we had won 20 more league games this season we would have won the league!
As it turns out Newcastle made a more than decent start to the game this afternoon, and looked good for the first 20 minutes or so, but once Liverpool got their first goal through Yossi Benayoun on 22 minutes, it was always going to be tough for a team that had scored just one goal in the previous 4 games.
And just to rub it in, Liverpool scored a second goal through Dirk Kuyt 6 minutes later, to make it an even more difficult task.
The 3rd goal came near the end after 87 minutes, and after Joey Barton had finished his season at Newcastle, and will probabaly never play again for the club.
For the record it was the Brazilian Lucas who scored the 3rd goal, to put a more fair reflection on the score, but this does nothing to help our goal difference which is now down to -19.
We still have a chance but more displays like this will only prove we deserve to be relegated, and we shouldn’t be complaining too much, with our record over the last 19 games – it’s simply a disgrace – and we use our words carefully.
Comments welcome.
26 comments so far
kkma
May 3, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Comment #1We hope, we pray and we disappoint. If Hull win on Monday, most probably we will drink Coca Cola !
toonoholic
May 3, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Comment #2why did we sell milner 🙁 he was the only one who played with passion , and we slated him 24/7 for being skil less 🙁
NicoGF
May 3, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Comment #3You have the guts (balls) to become a ‘Nacho’ fan? No, you haven’t, cause they NU fans here will hate you.. AND YOU MUCH CARE ABOUT THAT don’t you? LITTLE LOSER HAVE YOUR OWN OPINION!!!!
Search for: Nacho Gonzalez – “The Schachmeister”
or click this link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Nacho-Gonzalez-The-Schachmeister/58916778255?ref=t
NicoGF
May 3, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Comment #4“woulda coulda choulda” HAHAHAHA I’m gonna have to agree 100% in that, listen this:
“If just my grandma had wheelies, she’d be a cart!”
NicoGF
May 3, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Comment #5maybe “wheelies” does not exist. I wanted to use the diminutive for wheels lol
Toon_Factor
May 3, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Comment #6NicoGF
If you arent actually Nacho this obession has to stop.
NicoGF
May 3, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Comment #7One fan left my channel minutes ago 😉 now I got 34 fans. But I don’t care, I rather have 3 fans with guts than 25.000 losers.
NicoGF
May 3, 2009 at 5:09 PM
Comment #8It won’t stop till he gets played Toon. I won’t be here for too long any way, just till the season ends, because ‘Nacho’ will probably be trasnfered to Manchester City rumours say, or he will go back to Valencia.
Tom1664
May 3, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Comment #9NicoGF comments like a precocious 12 year old high on pixie sticks. I’ll admit, it’s a shame Nacho couldn’t play a bigger part in our season, but please, for the love of god, stop banging on about him.
NicoGF
May 3, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Comment #10Okey I will stop it as soon as you give me a proper line-up to win against Middlesbrough and Fulham.
Tooony
May 3, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Comment #11The statistic of the game says it all. As for Barton- no comment
toonoholic
May 3, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Comment #12go everton.
this is bad day for north eastern football, just shows the london club and close to liverpool have upped their game level . but the north east clubs have below par with performance and passion of players.
its a sad sad day for football in the north east. the heads of the young brilliant players are being turned by lavish london lights more than tradition and history of a club
stever767
May 3, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Comment #13Big Al has 8 days on the training pitch to try and get a system and some confidence in to the players heads before the smoggies visit ( the smoggies are the only team who have played as poorly as us this season0 (at least WBA create chances !) I really think we can beat them, if jose is back lets play with 2 wingers (ironically duff had a good game at left back today) and create some sodding chances, we have hardly done that all season. I think he should be able to play the following :
Harper
S Taylor Beye Bassong Enrique
Jonas Butt Smith Duff
Viduka Owen
i would have Steve Taylor at rb because he has the energy to support the attack (as he did against the mackems, and I think beye is a beter cb), Im only including Butt because he we dont have much other choice, he has been good this year but recently he has looked knackered and his passing has been on a par with long john silvers. I have smith in for his energy and effort and passion ( it would have been Barton !! ) and Owen is in because martins has looked like he couldnt give a toss lately and its about time Owen had a change of luck. Howay the lads (hallelujah john tudor john tudor !!! )
workyticket
May 3, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Comment #14London clubs have tradition and history too Toonoholic.
workyticket
May 3, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Comment #15toonfromtanzania // May 3, 2009 at 5:29 PM
“Lets not waste ourselves in this hope of staying up”
B*llocks toonfromtanzania. Let’s be real supporters and never give up!
workyticket
May 3, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Comment #16‘Til the fat lass starts warbling anyway.
toonoholic
May 3, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Comment #17worky true, i dont say they dont, but are there no players out there who wld play for a club and not jsut for lavish life ?
if i was carrick , i wld be praying every day to come back to newcastle honestly
toonfromtanzania
May 3, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Comment #18I understand what u mean, every game we draw or loose, we are closer and closer to being relegated, but why so??? Look at the players, they are playing like they were in the 3rd division, heck, maybe shearer should start playing, and i am sure he will score! Its not owen’s, viduka’s or martins fault they dont score, its because the midfield is soo poor, that the strikers are getting no service.
Zangwill_Ho
May 3, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Comment #19so upsad
stk85
May 3, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Comment #20joey barton should repay a years worth of wages. 3million he doesnt deserve.
so very disheartened
NicoGF
May 3, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Comment #21toonfromtanzania, comment 19.
I agree the problem is the midfield and the lack of creativity.
Brutooon
May 4, 2009 at 12:58 AM
Comment #22Last night we should”
play beye at CB and Colo at RB.
Martin should get more of the ball.
Barton did actually did some creativity
Guthrie or Nolan is 5 times better than Alan Smith
Tom_Toon
May 4, 2009 at 2:47 AM
Comment #23#
Tom_Toon
May 4, 2009 at 2:48 AM
Comment #24##
Sav
May 4, 2009 at 4:16 AM
Comment #25The hell with ‘Deserve’. The table doesn’t lie, they say, so if we are up, we deserved to stay up and if we are relegated, we asked for it.
The main thing is to beat the Smogs. That was the plan before today and still is. Be honest, only a fool expected anything out of today’s game. Our Anfield record is pretty terrible and that stretches back years. And for the first 2o minutes we did ok. But as happens when players are short of confidence, when that simple stupid goal went in, they all just knew it was over. They shouldn’t but they are only human.
Except Joey.
Smith was even more reckless with a 2-footed challenge shortly before Barton’s dismissal but
he was saved because he missed completely!
One more humiliation in a season all of us just want to forget is neither here nor there. If we stay up, we may yet have the pleasure of being completely written off before a ball is kicked in August and possibly surprising a few. But it all depends if Shearer is convinced of Ashley’s commitment and backing. If he doesn’t get it, we might as well go down now as later on.
harry861
May 4, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Comment #26stever767.
How you can put Smith in any team is beyond me, He did absolutely did nothing ,He never marks anybody & when he tackles which is rare he gets Red or Yellow card his yellow if he had really caught his man would have RED & take look at the goals that were scored where was he.
My summing up of Liverpool Game,I admit for the first 2o minutes we did looked promising even though the first goal was offside we should of been taken to the cleaners.
Harper was top class,
Beye has played better
Colo good
Bassong his usual reliable game
Duff was outstanding
Butt played his socks off
Smith rubbish.
Barton was good till he lost it, deserved to be
sent off
Loverkands average
Viduka good at holding the ball
Martin Good he gave 100%
Jonas should be on instead of useless Smith, Jonas at least runs at the opposition .
Nolan did reasonable & what was wrong with Guthrie was not given a chance
Duff over the past few games has been very good considering he’s winger & playing him in left of the back four & He has created more chances than the best part of the team.
We’ve lost the plot since the beginning of the season, to many managers, like going to work & finding you have a new boss & them picking their favourite players. Great for moral !!
The biggest clanger was WISE & his mate absolutely crap.
If they play Smith again they are down