Steven Taylor had another solid game at the heart of Newcastle’s defense on Saturday night against Ipswich Town.
Steven Taylor – solid in Newcastle’s defense
Steven told the Evening Chronicle today:
“The service was fantastic, and there were a lot of emotions before the game, but we knew we had to concentrate on ourselves and what we were going to do on the pitch.”
“I was more concerned about putting a performance in that he would have been proud of.” “Sir Bobby is the man who gave me my debut for Newcastle and did so much for this football club.”
“We had to get it right from that point of view.” “We were there to do a job, and once the game kicked off, we put that to bed. “We couldn’t let the occasion spoil our performance.”
“We expected a tough game but the whole team did well.” “We looked after each other at the back.”
And as usual Newcastle fans were in good voice at the game, and there were some emotional scenes as both the players and the supporters showed their unity.
We are unified on the playing side of things and with the fans, but not with the owner and upper management of the club.
Taylor again paid tribute to the Newcastle fans:
“The fans were unbelievable.” “They were singing non-stop, and we saw them dancing about at the end.
“It was great to send them back to Newcastle in a good mood.” “Everyone’s delighted with the way things have gone, and it’s down to us as players to keep it going.”
And reflecting on the excellent win on Saturday, which of course was highlighted by Liverpudlian Kevin Nolan’s first ever professional hat-trick, Taylor added:
“Ipswich caused one or two problems in the first half because of our own errors, but once we cut those out, we took control of the game.”
“Kevin notched a fantastic hat-trick – he was absolutely delighted, and I think he deserved it.”
“It was a great performance by him.” “He’s one of the favorites in the dressing room with the lads – he’s a great laugh.”
Saturday’s game is over now and the only thing that’s important is that we can beat QPR on Wednesday night, and the London club will certainly give Newcastle a much sterner test than Ipswich did.
Comments welcome.
66 responses so far ↓
1 bobby_ollox // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM
This is when Newcastle traditionally excel – when there is passion involved – the fans, the badge, and the memory of SBR – all were inspirational.
2 bobby_ollox // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:08 PM
and another thing as well – I am glad that Ipswich want to commemorate their links to Sir Bobby Robson from decades ago, but he is a son of the North East, and belonged to Newcastle, not Ipswich.
Winning so emphatically was just a little reminder that we are a much bigger club than Ipswich, and that his association with us was greater than the achievements earlier in his career. I dont want to be petty, but in my mind, there is only one ground which should boast The Sir Bobby Robson Stand, and it isnt in East Angular.
3 tdt // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Fitting result to commemorate the great man, RIP Bobby.
So if collo R.Taylor are injured, my team for wednesday night wud be:
———————-Harper———————-
Kadar—–S.Taylor——Khizan——Enrique ———————–Smith———————–
Gutherie————————————-Jonas
———————–Nolan————————
————Ranger——-Harewood————
Bring Carroll on for Ranger
Bring Barton on for Jonas (will be tired)
Bring Vuckic on for Gutherie (V in centre)
After subs on 65th min:
———————-Harper———————-
Kadar—–S.Taylor——Khizan——Enrique ———————-Smith————————-
Nolan————————————–Barton
———————-Vuckic———————–
————Carroll——-Harewood———-
I would like to have more naturally wide-playing guys on the wings but i dont rate geremi so if R.Taylor is out this is how i’ d do it.
4 tdt // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:17 PM
lol obviously Smith is supposed 2 be at DM, not Left Back…. in the changing room! ha
5 Jay jay // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:18 PM
But we wont name a stand after sir bobby because of somebody who we can all agree is a tool, fat ashley, do you share the same opinion ryan?
6 MacToon // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:25 PM
bobby_ollox, Sir Bobby was a Geordie at heart but he belonged to the world of football and not just the NE of England. My mate in Porto will tell me the same.
In a way I’m glad this owner hasn’t done anything to comemorate the great man properly as he (the owner) is not worthy, in time the right person will hopefully find something fitting for SJP to show it’s real appretiation for the legand that is Sir Bobby Robson.
7 premier // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:27 PM
A Great man honoured by Ipswich and erm sacked by Newcastle
8 bren32 // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:29 PM
hey bobby, bigger then ipswitch how partonising a comment is that. Sounds like something a man u fan would say. Concidering a club that has won sod all in fifty years and just been relegated from the big leauge to the little leauge i find your comments amazing. we have won a few matches in a row and we are bigger then ipswitch. Concidering all of the sucess that ipswitch have had in their past from a manager that we have both beeen lucky enough to share the little club have beaten us to it in naming the stand after the great sir bobby. If we had of been big enough it would have been done weeks ago. At this stage the only difference between us and them is we get a few more people to watch our games and if we are not very carefull we might just end up a little club like them.
9 bobby_ollox // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Bren32 – I like your plan to make Ipswich a bigger club than Newcastle, by adding the letter T in the middle – still some way to go though . Ipswitttttch would be bigger than Newcastle – well spotted.
and I think you will find the word is patronising, not partonising.
10 toonsy // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:50 PM
premier // Sep 28, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Do you have special needs? You appear to be a bit slow. Or cant the other mackems not give you anything to read on your own blog?
11 lacedaemonian // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:01 PM
We should rename the Sir John Hall stand.
12 Jay jay // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Di matteo says miete isnt being loaned out to anyone
13 Bigbadbob // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Ashley has a nerve to sit beside a statuette of Sir Bobby seeing as he didnt bother to attend his charity game or his memorial service, perhaps his apologists have an explanation for this as i have yet to read why our owner wasnt at either important event.
14 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Lace,
what to?..
‘The tory bitch stand’?..
…Yes, i know, i was makin’ light!..
…I agree with you man!..
15 bren32 // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:24 PM
agreed rename the sir john hall stand before he dies or we will be stuck with it
16 Jay jay // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Time to work again, hopefully some news by the time i finish at eleven, but i doubt it
17 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:30 PM
alright lads. havent been on for a couple of weeks, well not since the blackpool game, apart from a comment last week. i actually was at the game on saturday, and i had the pleasure of bumping into, steven taylor and ryan taylor after the game, they have hell of a craic together it seemed, both real qaulity lads, i asked them wich players have been the best they think so far, and ryan taylor said himself, having a laugh. he then said he was messing and said jose, ranger ,smith and nolan. and steve taylor came out with how well there all doing and how much qaulity ranger has, i then asked about guthrie and they both said that england have been watching guthrie and smith, they also said steve harper, nolan and smith were the lads that made everyone realise they should stay, i said what about habib beye and duff after saying they wanted to stay, and they both said neither had intentions of staying, i then asked about bassong, they both said he was good, arsenal were never intrested and steven taylors exact words were the lad was an absoloute ass hole. i then asked about were ya ever going to leave steven, and he said, look mate i will never leave this club, i want to lead us to europe, i then asked about shearer as manager, and they both said they would love him to come in, aslong as hughton was with him, i asked about dowie, and they said he was a great laugh but is only a coach when he is there, i then asked about leadbitters two footed lunge attempt and he said, they have never got on and he is a horrible bastard.
both great lads and are v.honest.
18 Stuart79 // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Did you not ask them what their thoughts were on Irans Nuclear prolifiration programme also?
19 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Top craic GG7!..
20 toonsy // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Stuart79 // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:34 PM
I could just imagine what both their thoughts would be if asked that. A clown riding a bicycle around their heads.
21 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Doesn’t R Taylor have a degree in nuclear
physics?..
22 laurent32 // Sep 28, 2009 at 2:50 PM
good little interview there GG7!!!
seems like the club have done the right thing in getting rid of the wantaways even if they were our best players and keeping the lads who really wanted to stay and play for the club. certainly seems to be paying off on the field anyway.
23 Partizan // Sep 28, 2009 at 3:04 PM
I only rated Beye as a CB,,never in my life i liked him in the RB position.
24 G // Sep 28, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Glad to hear your chat GG7, heard similar thoughts about both players being good from other sources before. To be honest, I aint met a decent footballer (personality wise that is) since I met Steve Watson at a charity event when he was till in his early 20’s. Top bloke and very honest. With regard to the earlier debate about Ipswich, I think they are quite within their rights to hounour a great man, and I would like to see us follow suit. With regard to him being a geordie etc, when I heard calls for a statue for Joe Harvey, could we honestly claim ownership of his legacy given he was a yorkshireman? I say fair play to Ipswich, after all, he made them kings of Europe until England came calling.
25 shrews mag // Sep 28, 2009 at 4:01 PM
I don’t mind if there are ‘clowns riding a bicycle around their heads’ as long as it’s not during the match … lol
26 will die for the toon army // Sep 28, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Sir Bobby for forever will he be loved.
27 Partizan // Sep 28, 2009 at 5:25 PM
When Bobby got sacked i was praying for Nevio Scala to replace him.
He’s one of the most underrated managers ever and he’s only 61 now…..i would still love him to be our manager.
Before everyone start slating me that he’s too old and washed up……i have only 2 words for you……..Roy Hodgson.
28 Geordie-Gerrard7 // Sep 28, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Nevio Scala is a top coach. he is not a bad shout
29 Partizan // Sep 28, 2009 at 6:19 PM
GG7….Amazing coach indeed
30 woodsee // Sep 28, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Steven is a great lad.
I worked for his mam and dad about 4 yrs ago when they lived at monkseaton,just about the time he was starting to break into the first team.
One time i was there got chattin to him about all things toon related,i remember him saying what an arsehole Dyer was,and funnily enough what a great lad Laurent Robert was saying if you went to his house at Heddon on the wall,he was forever having a kickabout with the local kids.
anyway i got talking to him about my lad saying he loved the toon,and mentioned he was autistic.
Next time i went back there about 2 weeks later
there was a signed shirt for me Nobby Given Shearer the whole lot.
Got it framed and its hangin on my wall
Nice story im sure youll agree from a top top bloke
31 geordie deb // Sep 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Bobby Ollox
I disagree with your comments above. How can you say about SBR ‘that his association with us was greater than the achievements earlier in his career.’
He was a Newcastle fan, but left the North East when he was a teenager. He spent something like 13 years at Ipswich and did an unbelievable job there the likes of which are likely to never be repeated. He spent 5 years here and while he did a great job, he won nothing and was then sacked by our beloved club. Sir Bobby was a man of the North East and should be commemorated in an appropriate way. I think your comments are very patronising towards Ipswich, who I believe had a bigger claim to commemorate him as a legendary manager than we have.
32 burnsie // Sep 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Hi lads. im a new (old) user and i just wanted to say its good to be back. i used to post quite heavily on here bt i stopped tbh cos i found that whilst the site is excellent, there was a mix of asssholes and propa sound lads posting comments. anyway iv followed the blog during my time away anyway so i know hu is good craic and hu is not lol. anyway just wantd to say hi and that our season has been everything i had hoped for so far but only time will tell. the spirit is fantastic tho. did anyone see them photos last week of jonas and the lads training. literally everybody was avin a laff and that. how it should be tho. and how it certainly hasnt been for so many years now since bobby was pushed.
33 burnsie // Sep 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM
and good stories woodsee and gg7, honest. class like. im 22 btw if anybody cares and im from willington near durham.
34 woodsee // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:02 PM
totally agree Deb ,im as geordie as they come,but some views on here sometimes show just how blinkered some of our fans can be.
I would imagine Sir Bobs dream scoreline on saturday would have been the toon to win 5 .4
But to just dismiss Bobbys affiliation with Ipswich the way bobby ollox did is just ridiculous
35 nufcjonny // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Hey lads, off topic, but does anyone know how much junior tickets are on wednesday? Can’t seem to get a junior price on nufc.co.uk
Thanks in advance
36 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Great story woodsee,
& well said Geordie Deb, very astute!..
37 AndyNUFC // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:10 PM
To be fair shouldn’t the East stand be first and foremost Joe Harvey stand and to be fair why rename SJH stand? He’s the bloke who put money into a lot of our recent success and pride. New stadium, signings like Shearer, high profile managers, champions league etc etc…
… Granted he was a crook and stole from us but we still wouldn’t have got to the dizzy heights we were at without him.
38 woodsee // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:11 PM
nufc johnny they will be a tenner
39 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Aye Andy,
but like you insinuate, sadly (& terribly)flawed!..
SBR-All the way!..He was treated in a contemptible way by the club…It’s the least they could do!..
40 AndyNUFC // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Really really not being funny here but Robson never won anything here, whereas he did at Ipswich. I believe letting them name a stand and us having that iron head or a statue would be a more fitting tribute because of our more affection towards his local roots and ambassaderial (?) role for the club.
41 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Andy,
i get ya’ man…& it does (strangely) make sense!..
…You make a good point mate!..
…So, based on your earlier comment: Joe Harvey over john ‘tory’ hall…
42 magpie101 // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Off the topic.. but talking of the fans..
Jus checking average attendances for the season..an we have a better avg attendance than Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Roma too !!! And we’r in the english championship.. Its a huge testament to how awesome the fans are here..
Just a few bad results has seen attendance at AC Milan plumment to 35k .. below what Newcastle have now..
All just statistic.. doesnt make a difference in reality but gievs me a very very good feeling ! Howay the lads
43 AndyNUFC // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Haha well it really makes me glad to hear that because funnily enough after years of indecision and chopping and changing i’ve finally set my heart on being a sports journalist, would love nothing more than being paid to put my literary skills to watching the club I love and getting paid for it.
44 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:37 PM
TBH,
i strongly feel that we should start puttin’ the names or pictures of our legends around the stands, on the visible outer edge of each level!..
…Startin’ with: Milburn, White, Gallagher, Robson, Harvey etc…Like a ‘Hall of Fame’…
…Ho’way!..
…Get some Geordie pride on the scene!..
45 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Andy,
go for it mate & more power to you!..
…Maybe you start helpin’ to persuade others of ‘my little scheme’ above?..
46 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:41 PM
47 geordie jock // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:42 PM
It’s time our club pulled their fingers out and did something to honour Sir Bobby instead of coming out with ” we havn’t had time”. Ashley is a joke, he doesn’t care about the fans, the club or anything or anybody connected with the club.
You just had to look at him at Ipswich to see the total lack of respect he has. When everybody else was making the effort to show their support for Sir Bobby he turns up in jeans and open neck shirt, A total arsehole.
48 sirjasontoon // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Great Idea…love to see a Massive Mick Mahoney poster in the Stadium lookin Like the Hair Bare Bunch-Quality!
49 Stuart79 // Sep 28, 2009 at 8:09 PM
geordie jock // Sep 28, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I imagine it’s quite difficult to get enthusiastic about something when 3,000 people are calling you a fat cockney bas*ard and telling you to get out of your own club.
Don’t get me wrong he’s a cock but would you be cheering and smiling?
50 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Hey SJT,
…Maybe we should invest in a big TV first like?..
51 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Stu,
& he blatently wasn’t invited, was he?..
52 Stuart79 // Sep 28, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Probably not, but he has no shame that man!
53 Ross // Sep 28, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Andynufc- I am in exactly the same boat mate. I actually dropped out of English Literature at uni in the hope of pursuing sports journalism. That was 12 months ago and im still working a 9-5, which is entirely my own fault but when i actually enquired about switching courses to somerthing journalism related, they were like
“oh aye no problem, just bring along your portfolio, y’know..your published work and things like that”…i was like “aye..my ehh..published work, i’ll bring it all along..:/” haha
54 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Well,
there were a few there with their belly oot too!..
55 toonsy // Sep 28, 2009 at 9:15 PM
HOWAY THE LADS!
56 AndyNUFC // Sep 28, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Hey if Ross is browsing over this, I don’t suppose there’s any chance you could help me out a little with where I need to go, what I need as qualifications etc for pursuing a career in sports journalism? Would really be appreciated mate.
57 geordie deb // Sep 28, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Thanks Punk Skunk. Sometimes I just despair at some of the comments. Saturday in particular. We are top of the league, just won 4-0 away from home, have the best defensive record in the league, starting to expand the squad with decent loan signings, the guys playing for each other and desperate to win and some people still want to criticise individual players or the team, unbelievable.
58 AndyNUFC // Sep 28, 2009 at 10:00 PM
geordie deb // Sep 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Bobby Ollox
I disagree with your comments above. How can you say about SBR ‘that his association with us was greater than the achievements earlier in his career.’
He was a Newcastle fan, but left the North East when he was a teenager. He spent something like 13 years at Ipswich and did an unbelievable job there the likes of which are likely to never be repeated. He spent 5 years here and while he did a great job, he won nothing and was then sacked by our beloved club. Sir Bobby was a man of the North East and should be commemorated in an appropriate way. I think your comments are very patronising towards Ipswich, who I believe had a bigger claim to commemorate him as a legendary manager than we have.
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I completely agree, this echoes what I said before. However I do believe i’m one of those people who “criticised” after the match. I’ll set the record straight in fact, I said aside from having a great game at tackling and chasing players, being a physically superior defender, Enrique’s passing and decision making needs to improve.
That’s constructive criticism and the only point i’d make, but it’s not like i’m going to boo him when he misplaces the ball, but it is a bit too inconsistent for my liking, at the moment.
59 Ross // Sep 28, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Andynufc- again, if you’re browsing, if not i’ll copy and paste it onto the next thread aswell!
I’ve only really looked at journalism at university. The mackems uni does a journalism course im pretty sure, as does Strathclyde in Glasgow. (they do journalism & creative writing). West of Scotland uni does a specific Sports Journalism course, the first in scotland to do so apparently.
If you have already graduated/aren’t already at or plan on going to university, then my only advice would be to start sending articles written to websites, local papers, magazines etc. I’ve basically been told that if i dont want to return to uni and pursue a journalism related degree, then its a case of working my way from the bottom upwards. When applying to journalism courses at universities, i was asked to submit a portfolio of articles i’d written myself, and articles i’ve had published. The folio had to include a mock interview, and other little bits and pieces like that. I have however also been told that to find a career in journalism, the best way to go is with an English literature/Media degree for example, not necessarily a degree in Journalism itself. Take a browse on google, im sure you’ll find plenty but if there’s owt else you want to know and its something i’ve been told/expericned myself then i’ll happily answer like. As i said, i’m pretty much in the same boat as you mate!
60 G // Sep 28, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Nice to see some of the old posters back on here off long lay-offs. Good also to see some positive responses to the Ipswich SBR tribute. I firmly believe they have more reason to celebrate the great man than we do, however, that isn’t to say we shouldn’t. I would like to see a statue of SBR outside the ground, as I feel we owe it to a man who gave us his final years and did us a great service. Lots of people spend time berating him as he had lost the dressing room, however, I prefer to remember the man who gave us fantastic stability after the calamitous rains of Kenny Dalglish and Ruud Gullit. Thank you for your efforts Sir Bob, gone but not forgotten. I would also like to thank Ipswich town for a fantastic tribute to a great man.
61 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Deb,
like you, i despair mate…
…I know it’s been a really crap year or so, to put it mildly, but, we are startin’ to show some proper team spirit, somethin’ we ain’t seen for yonks & i just wanna see that respected…The Lads are givin’ it their all, ‘cos they know we deserve better than we’ve had recently & they wanna try & put things right & get us back up…
…Some young lads are startin’ to get games, CH is doin’ an excellent job, the experienced lads are showin’ the way forward…
…Time to show our true colours & get over some of the crap – & fast!..
…I just watched the whole game again & regardless of the opposition, we kicked their ass & hardly made a mistake in 100 mins of football!..Every player put a shift in & deserve some praise!..
62 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 10:52 PM
I definitely feel that a lot of people hold way too much stock in what commentators & pundits say on tv & radio…& that informs their opinion a hell of a lot…& TBH, most of what the pundits say is either BS or, at best, years out of date & a lazy & cheap attempt to try & seem knowledgeable about what’s goin/gone on at Newcastle…They just play lip-service to the clap-trap…They wanna feel that they’re ‘in the know’ with us lot & buy into the usual: “Newcastle have no defense” & such like…It’s sickenin’ listenin’ to them actually ruinin’ the pleasure of watchin’ the game…mark bright seemed to think that Ipswich lost, not that we won…He couldn’t wait to slag us off at every turn…If a pundit hates a team, they shouldn’t be allowed to foster that hatred via the bbc, to millions!..
63 batty // Sep 28, 2009 at 10:56 PM
aye punk mark brights a c@nt he couldnt say a good word aboot us
64 punk skunk... // Sep 28, 2009 at 11:07 PM
arlreet batty,
i know, he went on & on about how our goals were down to their bad defendin’, rather than some great composure by Nolan, a great free kick by Taylor etc…We MADE them look bad!..
65 komfort // Sep 28, 2009 at 11:20 PM
cheer up man batty not long before you put your xmas tree up m8…..this thursday is it ?
66 komfort // Sep 28, 2009 at 11:21 PM
..happy days.
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