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• 1 Indian Magpie // Feb 25, 2012 at 6:51 PM

  i also rarely post team line ups

  Krul
  Santon Wilo (no other choice) Colo Ferguson
  tiote Guthrie
  Cabaye HBA BA
  Cisse

• 2 nufc786 // Feb 25, 2012 at 6:53 PM

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUYPWtCqFko&feature=fvwrel
  made me feel better

• 3 geordie157 // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM

  At home vs Wolves, Ben Arfa should have started with Raylor on the bench or at right back. Williamson is definately a weak link in the defence, good positional play and header of the ball, but cannot deal with any pace. I think we’ll end up 7th, slightly disappointed but overall it would be more progress. Huge summer ahead.

• 4 magicbus // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:02 PM

  Defo missing Saylor next to Collo backline really needs input in transfer market in Summer.

• 5 09nufc09 // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:02 PM

  Today our formation was 6211… And people wonder why we cant keep the ball. Attacking wingers is what we need, raylor and jonas are too slow to keep up with play. It says alot when our most creative player is a left back and a player brought off the bench is the only player that looks like he wants to win the game. Attack teams and play it along the floor we have the players to do it but we keep playing hoofball so cabaye might aswel be sitting on the bench. Colo, santon, cabaye, tiote, jonas, ben arfa, cisse, ba are all players that like to play it along the floor so why not try playing to their strengths?

• 6 geordie157 // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:05 PM

  See the Athens 20yr old cb Manolas has been linked with us, he could be a decent option as back up to colo, tayls and douglas, mbiwa or vertonghen. We’d need to be at least in the europa to have chance of Vertonghen signing. Mbiwa and Douglas seem more realistic options

• 7 GeordieDan // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:06 PM

  Just got back from the match.

  What the hell was the team thinking of when they went 2-0 up!?!

  They just stopped playing almost everyone of them.

  Everyone except Santon and Tiote that is who at least tried very hard for the cause.

  Guthrie was introduced and was shocking. I saw him get the ball 5 times and he gave the ball away/put it out EVERY TIME!

  Benny did himself no favours at all by producing almost nothing except a half decent shot that narrowly missed the far post. Williamson and Simpson are squad players at best and I very rarely knock Simpson because at least he tries but he’s simply not good enough yet.

  The lads owe us a proper performance against the Mackems next week and if they don’t give us one then the Mackems (as poor they were today) will rip our shoddy defence apart.

  Its a shame nobody thought of bringing in a decent centre back during January isn’t it!

  Oh wait.

• 8 nufc mad man // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:07 PM

  in summer 2 CB and 1 fullback more than anything. as for the last 12 games pardew can you pleas start to understand that because the RB and RCB are both such poor quality you can’t go for the score 2 then relax parking the bus tactic you must keep up the attack engeland did not qualify for euro 2008 because maclarean was always defending once we scored and besides wars arn’t won by just defending from enemies because in the end they will break the defence

• 9 geordie157 // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:08 PM

  Jonas has past his best, think its time to let Ferguson have a run of games, he can track back like Jonas, but offers more pace and he can cross.

• 10 ToonDownSouth // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:09 PM

  09nufc09

  I don’t think we do have the players to do it to be honest. Simpson and Williamson smash it upfield every time because they’re just not good enough to do anything else.

  Exactly the same with Simpson crossing from deep every time gets slightly forward.

• 11 Indian Magpie // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:09 PM

  it was guthries 100th appearance 2day, may be he was excited

• 12 GeordieDan // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:09 PM

  09nufc09>

  Jonas is too slow to keep up with the play? :/

  He’s one of our fastest players.

  Agree with the rest you said though mate. We don’t play good football on the deck to get service to the front 2 at all.

  They had nowt but scraps. Really, really frustrating result that.

• 13 Dennis Twice // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:11 PM

  F YOU F LAZY BSTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

• 14 Dennis Twice // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:12 PM

  YES F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

• 15 Indian Magpie // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:14 PM

  ben arfa, was nt good 2day, but for me he was trying 2 hard, if he starts and relaxes then i feel he would be much – 2 better

• 16 Andy // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:14 PM

  Anyone see the funeral procession for SJP? What an embarrassment

• 17 Spuggy // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:16 PM

  We played too narrow today, with not enough width, they had a packed midfield playing 451 so they won a lot of balls in there or hassled us of the ball.

  This game screamed out for Obertan – im not his greatest fan but we needed that outlet.

  Arfa needs a chance on the LW, he keeps cutting inside on the RW and had a coupe of decent half chances. I feel he’d be better on the left, but unlikely that Jonas will be sacrificed but he could play on the RW.

  Worrying signs from Jonas who is normally strong on the ball but got shoved off it quite a lot – dunno if this is lack of support play from Santon as Enrique used to do.

  Collo also (although still very good) has been a little shakey and bossed off the ball a bit.

  I think we’re far from a top 6 side yet, and we’ve all got ahead of ourselves with the position. We’re still 3-4 top quality players from a top side – A CB, FB and winger (unless Marveaux comes back strong).

• 18 planb's revenge // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:17 PM

  Ben arfas worshippers seem to be missing right now.
  poor match. saylor, our rock at the back is really really missed. Jonas and santon should swap positions in terms of how they play (not knocking santon there).
  we are doing what we did about 5-6 years ago, getting ahead then relaxing.
  i know we are still up there an i defend the team mostly. we have (mostly) good enough first teamers. potential is there. we just need to grab the bull by its horns and put matches to bed

• 19 Indian Magpie // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:17 PM

  Andy,

  i thought that was uncalled for

• 20 SurefootedShola // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:17 PM

  AP is a delusional moron with very little between the ears.

• 21 North Atlantic Magpie // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:19 PM

  it’s all down to Pardews tactics. He’s too defensive. We should not have stopped attack after going in front. Pardew does it all the time.
  And about giving the ball away. HBA isn’t the only giving the ball away. Jonas does it too and so does Guthrie (his passing was shocking today) and Cissé and Tiote. Apart from the goal Cissé was useless today. HBA was our only threat on goal in the second half.

• 22 09nufc09 // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:19 PM

  Geordie dan… Obertan, ben arfa, santon, cisse and ba are all way quicker than jonas. Everytime he gets the ball he slows play down/ walks with the ball i anycase. Jonas/raylor do the same thing everytime… Run down the wing, stop for a few seconds wait for santon/simpson to overlap and let them cross the ball… There the wingers why not try and beat a man or cross it yourself! Atleast ben arfa trys to cross the ball/ take a shot. Raylor is a right back and should play there, he should only play in another position if we have injuries. Ben arfa was our only player that wanted to win the game in the second half, but gets stick for losing the ball. Guthrie was on the same amount of time and lost the ball everytime he got it, cabaye looked unfit for the whole game and ba looked injured the whole of the second half.

• 23 Dennis Twice // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:20 PM

  W was just lucky….and our f…..team full of lazy bstards………..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate if they are lazy…i really do………………………………………FCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU!!!!!AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FKN LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• 24 Gash // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:20 PM

  AP needs to take a good look at his tactic sheet. I say sheet as it must be only one as he has absolutely no idea how to change a game.
  He waits until the opposition makes a change in play or formation then tries to react to it
  FFS we were at home today against a team that we should have buried.
  Why cant he see what everyone else watching can see?

• 25 Dennis Twice // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:20 PM

  ………………YES FCKN LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

• 26 LooniToon // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:22 PM

  gutted for the result today, we buzzin when we went 2-0 up, feels like a defeat. At least the unwashed got thumped ey Thort Bed Arfa and Guthrie were absolutely shockin when they came on. Tiote was class as always

• 27 Spuggy // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:24 PM

  We are definitely in transition – I think we have an excellent CM and CF pairing, but we haven’t solved the wings yet and we all know we need a quality CB and FB.

  Willo’s headed clearance was poor for one of their goals and simmo looks lost on the ball at times.

  But we KNOW we need a CB and FB, I really don’t know what to do on the wings – the steady but average Raylor, inconsistent Obertan, unpredictable Arfa, Defensive Jonas. Hopefully Marveaux can come good next season but I feel we either need to stick to one option and play them for a few games. I think I’d like to see Arfa get a run now – he is terribly wasteful at times but if he can learn when to play it simple and not try too hard he could be awesome.

  Hmmm.

• 28 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:26 PM

  Fans: O…yar..did Marlon “Hard-wood” choosen over Tevez? For the westham match?

  AP: Yeah..I find him phycially more compatitable then the dwarffy..

  This says it all…its in the blood

• 29 Spuggy // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:27 PM

  And it was dreadful to watch today – we need to get back to playing football. Why oh why are we booting it or heading it to the half way line when they have bigger and more players who are gonna win it.

  I don’t get it. We lacked confidence today and trust. We hardly plyed a through ball until we were two down – THEN we decide to play, complacency at it’s best.

  We played in third/second gear until 70 mins.

• 30 GeordieDan // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:30 PM

  DennisTwice>

  You been at the blue smarties again?

• 31 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:30 PM

  Frankly speaking most of the fans knew whats going on in the club and our players…haha

  But that how Newcastle is ..for now

  ManCity have complete its Killing..3-0 Black face burn..sink deeper..

• 32 felling mag // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:34 PM

  Pardew is to blame for the draw today his tatics for settling for 2-0 before half time was senceless especially needing to boost our goal difference. Wolves were there for the taking, come on even West brom put 5 past them last week..

• 33 GeordieDan // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:34 PM

  09nufc09>

  Obertan’s quick without the ball. With the ball he’s slow as shit. Benny is quick but he loses the ball ALOT more than Jonas and Ba and Cisse are forwards and to be honest neither are quicker than Jonas anyway.

  You’re way off the mark with your scapegoat lad. There were many many worse players on the pitch than Jonas today. Not sure what your problem with him is tbh?

• 34 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM

  It like a cake given to you BUT you cant eat it.

• 35 Partizan // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:41 PM

  ”our passing wasn’t as fluid as it normaly is”

  Seem to me you never had any fluid passing,and btw…your luck has run out,and the only thing you can rely atm is your tactics…i wish you the best of luck in the next game cos when it comes to tactics against O’Neal you’ll need more than luck my friend.

  Ryan Taylor can’t score wondergoals for you everytime.

  I still don’t wanna call for his head,let MA do that for me.

• 36 09nufc09 // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:42 PM

  Geordie dan… I like jonas and have dended him for about 2 years but even i wouldnt call him quick! Quiterrez is the complete opposite to ben arfa, jonas is defensive plays it simple and gives responsibilty to santon to take players on/ cross the ball. Ben arfa asks for the ball and straight away tries to take players on and cross or shoot. I prefer watching quick unpredictable football along the floor than slow/ predictable football. Jonas isnt my scapegoat today i thought willo, simpson, cabaye and raylor were all far worse than jonas, even tho jonas still looks tired and has done for the past month or so.

• 37 Marty-Toon // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:43 PM

  59Marty-Toon // Feb 25, 2012 at 6:21 PM

  Can’t blame AP apart for the timing of the subs
  If you put on pro players onto the field as a sub then you expect them to have kicked a ball a few times to team mates in training and expect them to have some sort of football brains
  You’d expect that they could play a ball to each other and not put teammates under pressure all the time.
  We looked like school boys
  Very very disappointed.
  How did AP not see when were getting overrun in the middle that he shoulda gone with 5 he coulda put Guthrie alongside Tiote fergie and Rayls on the wing with Hba in front of them with BA up top
  Bloody useless display,we were pathetic- not Exaggurating
  We have been lucky with some results this year and the results of the others around us but we have been found out big time
  Were not as good as our position shows

• 38 Obafan // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:47 PM

  From the moment Guthrie came on, we played with 10 men. He was shocking!!!
  Really annoyed with the result today. After 20 minutes I thought we could win easily with 4 or 5 goals to nil.

• 39 beddersmag // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:51 PM

  Have to laugh at some of these comments. Pards had a brain fart on the free kick but the changes made were spot on. I called them myself. Taylor was jiggered and had to come off while cisse needs to put more graft in so gambling on hba was not a problem. Nowt stuck to cisse or ba all day- Hoofed or not. Even shola put more work in which says something. Cabaye didnt look much fully fit but oh dear williamson is terrible and turns like the qe2. He is the simple reason we are leaking goals i can tell you that now. He also looks like his confidence is shattered. Sad to say but at 2-1 id have taken a draw you could see what was coming a mile off

• 40 beddersmag // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:53 PM

  Can i just add when i say the changes were spot on i couldnt have known hba and guthrie would be unable to control or pass a football today

• 41 magpie6699 // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:54 PM

  I’m not sure I can blame Pardew all that much – to say it’s his tactics that were wrong seems strange to me having been at the match. I think there were many players off-key today. Yes, some would have started Ben Arfa or Guthrie – but not many would have changed the defence and a lot would have picked our actual starting line-up – the one that got us a 2-0 lead by the way. Too many players were below par today – giving the ball away, losing a lot of 50 50s. And to say he didn’t change things is a bit hard. When he brought Cisse off for HBA he was effectively trying to combat the Wolves extra man in midfield that had been giving them too much of the ball.
  Two other points: their first goal changed their confidence – and it was yet another wickedly deflected loop that beat Tim. Also, their centre-half was persistently holding Demba Ba around the chest, shoulder, everywhere and the ref let him get away with it which neutralised Ba’s contribution – but not by fair play!
  This could have been another game we won without playing well (in fact with many players off form)- but wasn’t.

• 42 deeeeeeano // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:55 PM

  Agreed 38 , Guthrie never completed a pass, was shocking. All stems from pardews poor tactics today, made 2 changes at 2-1 that he never needed to make, cisse was our best player, running the chanels, chasing the ball, thought raylor was ok too, if he needed to change then dropping raylor to right back and taking off simpson was the one. He settled for 2-1 and made a 5 midfield at home and once they equalised we had no momentum whatsoever. After that performance guthrie and simpson can ram their new contracts up their pipes

• 43 Troleibusiukas_LTU // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:56 PM

  For next game Mr.Pardew please try this:

  —————————-Krul————————————-

  ——————–Willo————Collo———————–
  Rylor/Santon/Gosling—————–Santon/Fergie/Jonas

  —————————–Tiote———————————–

  ———–HBA———-Cabaye——–Jonas/Fergie/Obertan

  ———————Cisse————–Ba———————–

  D’oh…Simpson is useless, i’m glad he is refusing to sign new contract, he should go to sunderland and help them got relegated next season. I even would Play Gosling there (RB) instead… Arfa is a must in a starting eleven. Created more chances in 26min than all team in 70.

• 44 deeeeeeano // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:58 PM

  disagreed 39, thought cisse chased well and if any forwardc were to come off then ba should have today. Subs werent required at all

• 45 gorgonzola // Feb 25, 2012 at 7:59 PM

  ““We were a bit rusty in areas and our passing wasn’t as fluid as it normally is”

  AHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHH

  Pardwho what are you smoking lad….I don’t think we EVER have a passing game that is fluid bar Aston villa away Manure home…..

  what a liar, he is just getting worse and worse with denial comments its time for him to OWN UP of SHUT UP.

• 46 09nufc09 // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:01 PM

  Cisse came off holding his hamstrig, raylor is just coming back from injury and went missing today and tiote was holding his hamstring a few mins before he was took off. Guthrie plays hollywood passes and cabaye is too similar a player to play alongside him.

• 47 catchy in norway // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:09 PM

  i really dont know what matches AP has been watching, because he just said our passing wasnt as slick as normal,
  i got some news for him, we havnt played pass football for a long time and its starting to show,

  we have played to many times against poor teams, ( for all you ppl that say look at the table we are 5th, and they are in the bottom half like 3rd bottom) and yet they play us of the pitch footballing wise,

  now i dont know if you have noticed, but it dosnt seem to matter who he plays in midfield, they all are doing the same job by that i mean playing defensive football, cabaye is now a shadow of the player that first signed for us, its like he has had the will to play pulled out of him, his first few games he played he was around the box looking to shoot, and what a shot he has got, you dont see that now,

  sorry but pardew has to all the blame for the football iv watched all season, its some of the poorest iv seen in a long time, he was lucky he got off to a great( by that i mean lucky) start or we would be in trouble now,

  and for all you saying there look at HBA, come on get a life, he lost the ball a few times, but in that short time he was on he had 2 shots that went really close, hmmmmm who els did that?? some players played 90 mins lost the ball just as much and had no shots,, simpson was not really there to offer him any help

  THE SOONER AP GOES THE BETTER,

  dreading next week

• 48 JP...from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:09 PM

  I missed the match but from the little I can gather it seems that Willo and Simpson had a shocker again and Willo is at fault to their equalizer as his ‘clrearance’ was only headed back straight across our own goal!-asking for trouble. I don’t understand the Jonas criticism as he scored and if it weren’t for that goal we would have lost today. Ever since Marveaux got injured he’s back to his consistently defensive self with no end product-apart from today- so I don’t see that today is the day to complain about Jonas.

  I think Guthrie was really pissed off at not starting the match as he was our best man v Spurs. The same must go to HBA as probably thought he would start ahead of Raylor and Obertan. I think Pardew is resting HBA and prepping him up for next season when we have more experience and hopefully more quality players.

• 49 JP...from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:13 PM

  GIVE AP THE SACK!!!!??????? REALLY????? DELUDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There you go I said it! I can’t believe how quickly a negative comment here preads like wildfire, we’re in the TOP SIX YOU UNGRATEFUL WA*KERS!!!!!

  Unfcukingbelievable!

  IN PARDEW AND CO I TRUST.

  HWTL

• 50 catchy in norway // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:16 PM

  JP…from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:13 PM

  please tell me when we have played football??

  its getting worse not better

• 51 Andy // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:16 PM

  THE SOONER AP GOES THE BETTER,

  Comments like this is why i very rarely comment on here anymore. Nugget

• 52 catchy in norway // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:18 PM

  Andy // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:16 PM

  no one asks you to,, im sure there are other blogs you can watch

• 53 Andy // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:19 PM

  And who do you realistically think will take the job then catchy?

• 54 Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:22 PM

  One thing I cannot fathom is that everyone keeps saying AP is the man for the job, he is overachieving with this squad….

  HELLO?? This group of players are more than capable of getting into Europe. Tiote/Cabaye would get into any team in the premiership. Demba Ba is one of the deadliest strikers in the prem and Cisse aint bad either. We have the best GK and CB in the league bar none and a good core group of talented players like Santon, Jonas, Guthrie and HBA. Yet even with this team, we get outplayed every fkn match. Every team loses to poorer teams over the course of a season, it happens I accept that. What I can’t accept nor understand, is how we get outplayed in every damn game by far inferior teams (and sometimes managers). The only one game this season where we dominated a game was Man Utd home, but even then they had a patched up side with Rafael + Park in CM.

  Wake up and smell the coffee. Pardew sucks and any other (decentish) manager would have us where we are now, more likely higher with the players we have.

• 55 catchy in norway // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:22 PM

  does it really matter who i think, you will just shoot me down,

  out of all i wrote, you picked out one part, nothing about the poor football we have been watching all season??

  hmmm who was better CH or AP, is this team really better than last year??

• 56 Andy // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:23 PM

  Rafael + Park in CM. … Erm nope. Carrick and Giggs pal.

• 57 Andy // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:24 PM

  is this team really better than last year??

  3 points off a CL place and you say that. Clueless

• 58 JP...from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:24 PM

  Alright I hardly ever complain about some people’s attitude but this time I feel I must.

  Listen we may not like a result or a performance but to say that “Pardew has to go now” is fcuking retarded! Sorry but it’s true. After stats back up that this is one of the best seasons we’ve had since Sir Bobby!!! He handles the media brilliantly, is as honest as can be to fans, really tries his best for the club, gives youngsters a chance early, admits to mistake at times and is a great man-manager that does have a couple of tactical tricks up his sleeve as demonstrated this season against ManUre for one example. We are in the top 6 after recently coming back from the Championship! He has all the player’s trust and has rid some wasters and is forming a great team.

  We may not play ‘sexy’ football now but FFS please be patient. We are a very young team that is still learning.

  So many fans are so over-dramatic it’s embarrassing and annoying at times.

  Please wake up and accept that we’re are not heading down this year and we’re slowly but surely building a top team, it just takes time.

• 59 catchy in norway // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:24 PM

  Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:22 PM

  yehhh, another realist who can see what is going on,

• 60 Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:25 PM

  Andy you are the nugget. You think 7th or possibly even 8th is a good position for the group of players we have?

  Never mind even positions. Do you think getting outplayed every single match by the players Wolves/Brighton/Fulham/QPR have is an achievement?

• 61 Andy // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:27 PM

  7th would be an accurate reflection of the SQUAD we have.

• 62 Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:27 PM

  Cheers catchy, it’s good having sensible, down to Earth people like yourself and Gorgonzola on the blog. I can’t understand other people’s opinions sometimes….

• 63 09nufc09 // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:28 PM

  I dont want pardew sacked i think hes the best manager weve had i years, i just wish he would learn that you cant play a high offside line against quick players when our defenders a very slow. And you cant play possesion football when your goalkeeper is hoofing it at every opportunity and your wingers are playing as wing backs! Apart from that i like him as a manager, he makes subs at the right time and normally gets the best out of the players.

• 64 catchy in norway // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:29 PM

  JP…from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:24 PM

  i think your deluded,

  he tells the truth or tell you want you want to hear??

  he plays the kids, hmmm perch or abeid, perch is a very poor CB, ok il play him in DCM and not abeid, even thoough its his natural position,

  stats, should we watch football on a spreadsheet where i can make data look good or bad, i prefer to watch it live, if not live at least on tv, we are in a good position and yes its not been as good since SBR was sacked, but there is football SBR had us playing and then there is this,

  get your parachute out, we are gona fall

• 65 Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:29 PM

  Andy please answer my second question.

  Given our squad of players, is getting outplayed by teams such as Wolves, QPR, Fulham, Brighton an accurate reflection??

  (Note: we get outplayed most games we play, so just using those teams as examples because they are recent).

• 66 JP...from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:30 PM

  We’ve only lost a couple of games badly on the trot and all of a sudden:

  - Sack AP
  - Sell this one and that one…
  - What was AP thinking he should have…
  - AP is clueless
  - AP got us here by luck alone
  - HBA should start every match

  All this SH8T HAS TO STOP!!! It’s ridiculous. The worst that could happen is for these terrible rumours to reach Ashley’s ear and he actually listens to one of you clowns and fires AP.

  STABILITY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN FOOTBALL, SIMPLES. We sack AP and lose our stability and we have to go through all the motions all over again and I am tbh well fed up of that drama.

• 67 Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:31 PM

  The only reason Pardew is the best manager we’ve had in years is because all the other recent ones were fkin sh1te.

  Seriously, Roeder, Souness, Allardyce, Fat Kinnear, Hughton.

  Those names just roll off the tongue don’t they? Embarassing list…

• 68 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:32 PM

  Thats a nice one..

  Just when you think? you are getting rid of Ameobi…another one appears.

• 69 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:34 PM

  ..where shearer in that list tbf.

• 70 Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:34 PM

  JP, ironically, the only man who can save us now is Ashley. I pray he hears us ambitious fans who care about the club’s future and sees sense regarding Pardew.

  Hopefully at the start of next season we will have a proper football manager at the helm.

• 71 JP...from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:34 PM

  Catchy from Norway – I am not a single bit deluded thank you very much

  Fergurson, Vuckic, Abeid, Sammy Ameobi – All given their chance under PARDEW.

  Under Pardew /I have witnessed some fabulous encounters and although still not as high as the dizzy heights of Sir Bobby he is slowling getting there. Mind you Sir Bobby was one of the best managers in the game and anyone would have a mammoth task just trying to fill one of his massive shoes.

  I rest my case.

• 72 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:35 PM

  but lucky his here. I like his style dont give in to players. and clear all the dead weeds in the club and hire a better backroom staff.

• 73 jimmyxavi // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:38 PM

  Catchy… You are a bellend.. End of story!

  Why don’t you go support the mackems you little boy!

• 74 jimmyxavi // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:40 PM

  Oh and to the rest of the bandwagon who think ap should be sacked I have 3 words to describe you.

  Dirty
  Mackem
  Retards

• 75 nufc crazy man // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:45 PM

  JP 66
  you are spot on with what you say. i think pardew might be to blame for not doing enough agressive tactic but pardew is not where we have went wrong it is the fact we did not bring in a CB even on loan during january and so are stuck with this rubbish championship player and now from what i have been seeing saylor was who made colo look good. also the fact simpson can seem to get a contract signed i bet he is turning into a michel owen.

• 76 JP...from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:45 PM

  Rocknstrolla – And if you think a change of manager is what we need now you’re well off the mark. What makes you think change will be better. Going by the list of previous managers Allardyce was a good manager and his dull style due to lack of proper players lost him his job but he’s proved over the years he’s a good manager. Look where West Ham are now.

  A change of manager any time soon is a disaster we can avoid, why you may ask?-well let’s see shall we:

  1 – Everything from the beginning AGAIN!
  2 – Manager sells players you and/or others my think are worth a spot in the team.
  3 – Buys good or worse than what we’ve got.
  4 – Might be a clown in front of the media and folds under all the Geordie pressure.
  5- Player unity ans spirit is usually lost and has to be re-built.
  6- Players may not like the new gaffer and decide to leave.
  7- It could lead to massive upheaval in the dressing room and form rifts as players might lose interest as they feel the club is going backwards.
  8 – It will take even more time for the team to start performing as it should.
  9 – We will once again be the laughing stock of UK as Pardew does not deserve the sack and will put of any players that were willing to come here.

• 77 Toon Tang // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:46 PM

  gunna have no feet left by the end of the season.

• 78 JP...from The Rock // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:47 PM

  Rocknstrolla – And if you think a change of manager is what we need now you’re well off the mark. What makes you think change will be better. Going by the list of previous managers Allardyce was a good manager and his dull style due to lack of proper players lost him his job but he’s proved over the years he’s a good manager. Look where West Ham are now.

  A change of manager any time soon is a disaster we can avoid, why you may ask?-well let’s see shall we:

  1 – Everything from the beginning AGAIN!
  2 – Manager sells players you and/or others my think are worth a spot in the team.
  3 – Buys good or worse than what we’ve got.
  4 – Might be a clown in front of the media and folds under all the Geordie pressure.
  5- Player unity ans spirit is usually lost and has to be re-built.
  6- Players may not like the new gaffer and decide to leave.
  7- It could lead to massive upheaval in the dressing room and form rifts as players might lose interest as they feel the club is going backwards.
  8 – It will take even more time for the team to start performing as it should.
  9 – We will once again be the laughing stock of UK as Pardew does not deserve the sack and will put of any players that were willing to come here.

  Still think it’s a good idea?? I know where I stand.

• 79 Tommyy // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:54 PM

  We do not need a change of manager! … But Pardew really has to buck his idea up and start getting us to play football. 4-4-2 has been rumbled as well.
  I think we all lapped it up because we were collecting results, but even then many of us said the football is appalling at times.
  Something that interests me is that for the first time, I’ve read comments about players such as Cabaye and Jonas looking like shadows of their former selves… And I tend to agree! Especially Cabaye, someone said he used to get around the box and pop some shots off and play some nice little passes in. We haven’t seen any of that for a long time, and it’s a big worry.
  If we force our players into work horses we are going to sacrifice the quality, which has certainly started to happen.
  I never really thought about it up until now, but I’m genuinely worried about it. We’ve been very poor for a long time now.

• 80 Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:57 PM

  I stand by my views JP. I don’t want Newcastle to end up like a good old reliable mid table team like Everton and Aston Villa. In my honest opinion I feel that we are a much bigger club than that given our history, stadium, fans. This is why I feel that we should be getting into Europe and challenging the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool withou batting an eyelid. If that make me deluded then so be it.

  I don’t think Pardew is the man to do this, because although at the moment we are in a good position, we both know deep down that will not be where we finish come the end of the season, purely due to the way we get outplayed consistently by far worse teams than us.

  Alan Pardew has no pedigree, pride, class or shame. To go to the next level, the level where we should be, we need a proper manager, either one who has done it before (Benitez, Capello) or a visionary (B Rodgers, Lambert).

• 81 nufc crazy man // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:59 PM

  so basically those who want him sacked should consider this
  The reason for such a good start was down to the fact we had almost a full squad.
  Ever since saylor got injured pardew has fealt pressured into defending more.
  Because most our cover is championship quality pardew probably is more careful with how heavy they play as we don’t want another injury
  So this year is just where it can all start and if you want to turn your head on anyone turn it on ashley if he still does not bring in lots of players in summer as pardew is probably just pressured into protecting his players from injury as we have so little cover.
  Turn on pardews head if next season we are in the bottom 3 by january

• 82 Tommyy // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:00 PM

  Jimmy magpie has been right all along when everyone was jumping the gun about our position, we are not that good and things need to be improved performance wise.

• 83 LenDixon // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:00 PM

  I think we should make Shola Ameobi our new player/manager. We need to tie him down at our club! He can rot at Newcastle for all I care!

• 84 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:01 PM

  Half-time team talk

  AP: Ok Guys, just got to stay in your position and be ready to handle the recoil.

  Player A: What ? pressure is mounting..if they happen to score a goal, what next?

  AP: Dont worry, i’ll handle that. For now the next 45 over mins, just go out there and Suck up the perssure..

  HBAtoObtan: (looks like either of us shld be going in once the score line even out)

• 85 SurefootedShola // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:02 PM

  Diddums. Some people can’t deal with the fact others have an averse opinion to their own.

  Pardew out! He’s peaked and will be on the decline from now on.

  He’s also told blatant lies to certain players regarding his style of play and strategy, as a means of getting them to sign for us, yes I’m talking about Cabaye. I distinctly remember him saying how he spoke with the manager before he signed, and AP told him how he wanted to play short passing football, which was one of the main reasons he’s signed. At the start of the season he was brilliant: shooting, threaded passes, triangles; now he’s been reduced to a workhorse with little freedom to create or any support to do so, this goes for the whole team, far too rigid and cautious, do not attack as a team. Pardew is dragging him down to his level, were he’s comfortable coaching him, just like he’s trying to with HBA, but this lad is made of sterner stuff and has his own ideas and imagination, that he’s not willing to compromise on, for that I applaud him.

  This squad isn’t as tightly knit as some would have you think, in my opinion.

  Pardew and NUFC do not go hand in hand. It’s beginning to unravel.

• 86 SurefootedShola // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:05 PM

  Rocknstrolla

  Rogers would fit like a glove up here.

• 87 LenDixon // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:05 PM

  Alun Pardew if you or any of your so called entourage read this blog then I got a message for you!

  Get the f#ck out my city and take your little troop of lovers with you!!!! (Simpo, Willo, Squidward, Ameobi’s)

• 88 spitfire_ // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:14 PM

  I start thinking that this is Pardew’s tops. He can’t bring the team far from here. Chelsea, Liver-pool and Arsenal are poor and we can’t use this because games like this. Does anybody remember what happend with Hughton? He done a great job with Newcastle but he reached his the limits with the team and he was sacked for good. If Wolves game was happend last year… well… let’s move on like never happend, but Pardew put the bar too high this year. And I think that next season he will became victim of his own success.

• 89 09nufc09 // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:24 PM

  Some of the posts tonight are embarassing! Btw why was there a coffin at the ground today?

• 90 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:26 PM

  The Club have Stabilise and We have to Move Forward Now.

  Wouldnt want AP to leave either as ample time have to be given to be proven as well & he is not doing a bad job at the moment. (Maybe some of his old style and habbit that need some tweet)

  But not his 5 year contract if we keeps playing this shit either.

  Does that make it clear to “those AP “fan”"?

  MAX 3 years..shld see improving results in order with support from MA and AP selected players.

  (Actually from our current squad we are not too far away…as well, we have got the base now and needed much quality players at some of the posts)

  1 year have past we have seen improvements. Geat Job everyone incl all former managers n players that take part in it.

  As AP have mention Newcastel is a Big club to me is a BIG Great club and not many Fans in here have got so many 5 years to wait for success. In a Cup / Trophy.

  Lowest Demand (for the lowest demanding fans)…in 5 years 2017
  It will be just great when we can play as well as Spurs. Lowly motivated “fan” hope that this request is not a STEP too big for you to keep up.

  Do remb that it didnt took Spurs that long actually to built and exciting team. But hopfully we will not be relegated again of course, Right?

  With the Right management and a Good Team, the chance of Relegration is Super Slim Chance.

• 91 Jinky Jim // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:31 PM

  What is the point of having a midfield? we don’t need one!
  Just keep back passing to TK so that he can hoof it up the field giving the bloody ball back to the opposition and it starts all over again. Could save a lot of money on wages !
  FFS AP get it sorted !

• 92 gorgonzola // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:36 PM

  What I am seeing now are the lads that used to say we are 4th and then 5th and now….eermmmssss….and then…are smaller than an bacteria.

  I think we have had our luck this year BUT IN PARTICULAR since Fulham we are close to atrocious…

  I dont know if the players are tiring but in all honesty, what have they got to tire from? We are OUT of the Carling cup, we are OUT of the FA cup, we are NOT in Europe like Stoke, we are just dog poor atmo and its winding my nutts in. I was so unpleasantly disapointed when I got home that we drew the game feels like a 3:0 loss in my eyes.

  I think sacking Pardew would do more BAD than good atmo, but if we get to Europe this yer (wich I doubt now very much) or next year I think he will be well deep in mud and would not know how to carry the team. To me the best manager we have had with the budget we had was SBR. I for one NEVER ever wanted him to leave and its sad how things panned out.

  If you ask me and I know lots of ppl here don’t care but we need and Int. Manager and not a Souness, Fat Sam, etc. Jury is out on Pardew but to me he is tactically weak as he has show it sorry to say, home game I know HBA is not the messiah but not to start with him I am sorry is poor….

  I know I ahve said it and many have said it but

  1. Simmo
  2. WIillo
  3. Obertan
  4. Perch

  Next year should go. We buy cheap it works out well sometimes Cabaye, Tiote, Ba etc, sometimes it DOESN’T OBERTAN…its clear as day and its nothing wrong we should cut our losses with players who don’t deliver day in day out and ….heeeeee to me …errr..nope….

  there are certain question marks that should be answered….

  1. Jonas form is atrocious since he signed
  2. Collo I love him I really do, he isn’t getting quicker and I can totally sympathise with the club and the issue of the contract….

  I am stumped at how the WIND has been taken out of us and I am amazed how Pardew NEVER seems to admit the fact that we are poor for a while, its always things didn’t go the way they use to …iTS NOT TRUE man common…we know it you know it enough with the PR…

  I really want this club to get right, they owe it to us frankly the fans….

  I don’t care what will happen this year in all honesty I would just hope we can escape a last ditch collapse….we have been in league 1 only a short while ago and this is a huge success as we are not Juventus…. but I think

  Next season and to an extend this season end is CRITICAL to how we attract GREAT players that are willing to play their heart out…

  HWTL.

• 93 gorgonzola // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:38 PM

  Surefooted shola

  “He’s also told blatant lies to certain players regarding his style of play and strategy, as a means of getting them to sign for us, yes I’m talking about Cabaye. I distinctly remember him saying how he spoke with the manager before he signed, and AP told him how he wanted to play short passing football, which was one of the main reasons he’s signed. At the start of the season he was brilliant: shooting, threaded passes, triangles; now he’s been reduced to a workhorse with little freedom to create or any support to do so,”

  Dont get me started on that mate …..its boiling my blood…. he should own up… he really should….

• 94 Thump // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  I’m fairly sure I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said. We fell apart in the second half, Simmo’s shot was a belter, Jonas’s goal was an absolute scorcher, second half was absolutely abysmal; I honestly think we played better at Spurs, the lads just lost their heads.

  Plus point of the second half: Ben Arfa looked dangerous.

  Minus point of the second half: Ben Arfa was brought on during a set piece.

  Arfa can only get better and some of his touches took the ball too far from him or he lost concentration and played it out of the field. Really impressed me – take note Pardew!

• 95 beddersmag // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  Deanoooooo @ 44

  cisse rang channels early doors but stopped running second half and doesnt get stuck in at all. He needs to learn more is needed as thats secret to out success this year- workrate. He was replaced probably for that reason. Ball wasnt sticking. Subs were certainly required we were being totally outplayed and taylor was clearly knackered

• 96 Thump // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM

  In all fairness lads, while our football hasn’t been the prettiest at times we’ve also shown that we can pass the ball and play with possession. I can’t see why on Earth the defence just start hoofing it up field.

• 97 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:43 PM

  Rocknstrolla // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:57 PM

  Do give AP a chance & a bit of time more next season…for improvements.

  Like SurefootedShola // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:02 PM
  ..says to Cabaye. Its show AP does have a vision

  …but to me it seems like he found it more easiler to drags it through the game then playing any passing, possession game as time went on..

  Unless he can show us that a team playing those PInsBall tatics will win something anything, Inclds, Inter toto cup as welll then I’m Fine.

  But i believe Big SAmA will be better for that role along with his theory.

• 98 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 9:53 PM

  Bro, If player like this have to go it will have to take sometime..

  1. Simmo
  2. WIillo
  3. Obertan
  4. Perch

  As some do have their own quality. And a slow and steady approach will be best as we buy young …tested it and sell old..

  And AP have to be given time as well to be proven.
  MA is also a Main Factor in Wages of the Manager.

• 99 wynsleap // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:14 PM

  I’m getting sick to the back teeth of watching crap teams with average players knock the ball around us like it was Barcelona whilst we don’t bother to pass the ball around and just punt the ball forward in the hope that someone gets on the end of it.
  It really appears that we have been rumbled this season and I can’t see us adding many more points to our current total.
  I feel really sorry for Cisse as he must wonder whether this team has any creativity in it at all. I also have to say that I am finding Cabaye one big let down as I see nothing constructive from him at all and he is not the player to dominate the midfield like I thought he was going to be. No wonder we are looking for new midfielders like Corgnet.
  Ben Arfa irritates me to Hell and is not the answer. For someone to mention him earlier in the same sentence as Beardsley is an absolute joke and an insult to a fabulous Toon legend.
  Williamson is a total wreck at centre half and never has Saylor been so missed.
  Next weeks game against the Mackems has never been so vital for not only the team but Pardew himself. I don’t think he’s in for a good ride if we get beat as I feel the natives are turning ugly.
  Finally I am disgusted at the criticism of Jonas on here – the guy ran his heart out and took players on as well as scoring a fantastic goal. If only Ben Arfa (and the rest of them) did the same.

• 100 Lee Dodd // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:15 PM

  God we were Crap Today If we play like this against Sunderland then Alan Pardew had Better Resign !!!!

• 101 Thump // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:17 PM

  @wynsleap: Given that Arfa had two great chances going inches wide (and one shot that could have had a hat dropped on it), I think your criticism is somewhat unfair.

• 102 Charlietoon // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:18 PM

  I am so sick of seeing Danny Simpson put all our crosses in from the right. He is not a good crosser and not creative enough to find another outlet for the ball other than to hoof it to their goal keeper.

• 103 Marty-Toon // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:18 PM

  Don’t see what Simmo has done so wrong this season or today….
  Unlucky with deflection today but Willo was abysmal and has been in every game apart from the first one he played this season.
  How we didn’t bring in a cb is beyond me
  If AP doesn’t know how to get the team to stop leaking goals then he may need to try entertainers tactics and just attack,which I always thought was suicide but fun.
  Today at 2-0 we shoulda killed em off,that’s the difference between a good side and a pretty poor side.
  No dilemma we are sittin pretty but we have had many poor games this year and any team with grit,a bit of quality and some speed will come at us and expect points and we won’t make it very hard for them either

• 104 Thump // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:25 PM

  I honestly wanted Simmo’s shot to go in – and what a belter it was!

• 105 philippealbert // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:29 PM

  Give it time. We’ve had a good season so far, let’s not forget that. We’ve had a season that no-one expected. Pardew deserves some time and space (from us) to do his job: he’s building a young, attacking team. I’m excited by it. Let’s not go ape shit after a couple of admittedly poor results. The club needs stability, Pardew can bring that. And he was right in his post-match interview, this really is only one game, and whilst it was disappointing we still go on with confidence. Stick behind the lads, we have some fantastic players.

• 106 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:35 PM

  TimKrulFan

  What’s the hate on Ben Arfar?

  Simpson couldnt handle himself and he will never know how to play with skillfull RWingers.

  Because he seems like he didnt see one right winger infront of him for the whole game.

  Ever see how GaryNeville (RB) plays, he doesnt dribble much BUT

  1. He crate space for RWingers, Ronaldo, Nani, Valencia, etc)

  2. Support play for RWingers to be free off Defensive players –

  3. Make himself aviliable to be pass and make the return ball back to Rwinger to free up much space to attack.

  - In short Make life Easlier for RWinger.

  How to attack like PraticEva, GlenJohnson, etc,
  How to get selected for England?
  HarryRed Only Loves Attackers even for Defensive Players.

  1. Either you make yrself dangerous at Set Peices (CD) or Attack like a Winger (FB)

  ? Anyone notice that Williamson is always not winning the Ball at the offensive set peices at the far end when the ball was launch to him? – Just watch him in Next game but he is not Samba ..im expecting too much.

  But Stylor did so much better at this role.

• 107 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:43 PM

  Just take a look at Ajax.
  Are those young players highly paid? NO!
  OldT 1-2 (3-2)

  Winning Utd (2 string or whatever) is one thing.
  Its how they play football fast good pasing.

  Even their GK feels reluctant to PUMP the ball UP. Attemp lots of passing some as also dangrous.

  Its their Style! How they are being coach and play.

  With PUMP and run, we should get M.Owen when he was younger at Liverpool.

• 108 Tsunki // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:50 PM

  Well, it’s been a long day, just got sat down after getting back from the game and taking youngest out for driving lesson. It’s all been said really, thought after the first 20 minutes that my 3-0 prediction was looking conservative but it seemed like the tiredness cloud blew over Newcastle today and rained on our lads. Tiote was the usual terror of midfield for most of the game but I think the ACoN has taken more out of him than AP realised. Willo didn’t look like he knew where he was for a while, started getting stuck in but his headers and clearances don’t seem designed to construct anything, he’s worrying me a bit, especially as he is stretched beyond limit when Simmo tracks upfield. On Simmo, bit like the Curate’s Egg – good in parts. But not he right parts I feel. I know he works hard, but he’s not really a top RB, too wasteful on the overlap, and seems to get caught not concentrating on his position. Santon spent a lot of time up left of midfield and even bunched up with/ forward of Jonas, another questionable overlap which I feel is affecting Jonas’ play. Jonas looks strangely tired and largely inneffective compared to his old self. I don’t think the Santon/Jonas combo is working as well as hoped. The subs timing was again poor (I half expected to see Perch come on) – we were suddenly all at sea exchanging role orders for the set piece, what a bad idea. Cisse still has some catching up to do in the prem but I feel he should have stayed on – we could still have used him pushed up and doing less running by bringing HBA on in the middle, which would have taken the pressure off a tiring Raylor. Shola offered little extra threat (that wasn’t his fault, in fact his occupying their defenders probably stalled an infamous win) but with HBA on behind Ba & Cisse he wouldn’t be needed. HBA did lose the ball a few times, evidently still off the pace but at least he had ideas and got some efforts in. Guthrie, as usual adds very little for all his effort, and today his wayward passing shone a light on his lack of real contribution, and how vulnerable he makes the midfield. Tiote should stay on unless he has only one leg left. Cabaye was like a man playing for a championship team on loan, everything sailed back and forth over him, mostly from Krul’s appalling kicking which shows he has a major deficiency in his game after all. Can’t fault him for his distribution at the back though because his defenders were always too high up to roll or pass the ball out too. Funny even though we had jonas and benny harried by 2-3 players, they still overmanned us in the middle when the ball did come in. Weird. I said this would be a pivotal game and I fear it may well be for the wrong reasons. I hate to say this but AP is starting to concern me with what seems to be insistence on playing players out of position, and in the wrong combinations on the pitch at the same time. I was getting vertigo from seeing the ball up in the air from us, and for all we have bought passing players, they put the ball about like Barca against us today. I fear the scourge of the unwashed unless a regroup happens.

• 109 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:52 PM

  If we have got the player in Fullham…”Roulz” something. He shld be the 1st person on the bench as he is too much of a technical player.

  Thats when you PUMP and he does run..cause he play football on the floor.

  What will some the fans think of him..Lousy player, cant score goals, dont track back,

  It more of like using the wrong person for the intended role.

• 110 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 10:56 PM

  I think it just sum up..most of the fans know whats going on..

• 111 davis_toons // Feb 25, 2012 at 11:17 PM

  Just hope to hold on to the Europ spot as frm there we can generate more for MA for investmet if any..

  And i really like to see my Newcastle at Eurpo. Fighting those teams..but i dont like what i saw how Stoke play the game wating to be attacked at home ground

  Buy BIg strong Players Linning Up infront of goalline acting like WALL and waiting to be hammered down..

• 112 toonheroes // Feb 25, 2012 at 11:35 PM

  GUTTED

• 113 stuart no9 // Feb 25, 2012 at 11:42 PM

  The only positive today is -a lot more fans are seeing pardew for what he is , am incompetent . inept clueless tactless manager , who on interview said ” i am not overly disappointed at least it was better than spurs ” thats ok then alan , as long as you are happy. the scum game is really going to scare the sh.t out of him now , but saying that , i dont think he will be “overly disappointed. “

• 114 gorgonzola // Feb 25, 2012 at 11:51 PM

  stuart no9

  exactly…

  i am not disappointed after today I am enraged…

• 115 beddersmag // Feb 26, 2012 at 12:03 AM

  Like me hes probably not overly dissapointed because we should have lost and got a point

• 116 stuart no9 // Feb 26, 2012 at 12:10 AM

  beddersmag@113 should he not be overly disappointed because we drew when we should have won? thats how a decent manager would look at it ,or is the world s going f///king mad.

• 117 stuart no9 // Feb 26, 2012 at 12:15 AM

  09nufc09@63 your not right in the head mate hahahahaha

• 118 lucasnufc // Feb 26, 2012 at 12:21 AM

  I am as irritated as everybody else at today’s inept performance. But to be honest I can’t help think, what would some of you lot be like if Pardew had the team in a position we were expected to be in by this point in the season? Say 10th/11th. If these reactions were anything to go by, you wouldn’t just be calling for Pardew’s head, it’d be a lynching and a ban from ever visiting the city. Please remember that some people tipped us for relegation this year. We’re not top 6 material, yet we’re well in there. If fans from other clubs read this blog, I could understand them thinking that nufc fans are impatient and deluded. 6th and Pardew’s clueless? Right.

• 119 Burni // Feb 26, 2012 at 12:35 AM

  I don’t understand what I’m missing. Aye, we should have won and could have won. However, what isaw (I was in work but have the possibility to watch the match for parts so saw 40 mins of the second half) I thought we played better than wolves. We were very unlucky. They got two lucky goals but ours were pretty decent. Aye we should have kept going but we weren’t beaten. Someone else said, we could have been in 10th and would that make our reaction less than it is? Howay, remember we were relegated 2 seasons ago and are doing very VERY well. Be realistic. I am gutted, as I have been each 5 goals we conceded but still we could be in 17th

• 120 stuart no9 // Feb 26, 2012 at 12:47 AM

  lucasnufc@116 ” you can understand other fans thinking we are impatient and deluded ” well – lets put it this way , i;m sorry for being a bit picky here, but the last time we won any thing , apart from the fairs cup in 68-69 ( do you remember that or were you not born?) was 1955. now my guess is you cant remember the last time we won anything , indeed i doubt you remember the fairs cup- however – 57 YEARS without winning any thing and you have got the gaul to come on here and say we are impatient -57 F…KING YEARS ? ok then , what do you propose as a REASONABLE time to wait for a bit of silverware?

• 121 t00ntime // Feb 26, 2012 at 1:01 AM

  Its okay people… I was wondering why pardew took cisse off when he was playing better then ba and why he made stupid subs. Shola is our last striker so to make a 4-4-2 he had to come on. Guthrie played in a 5man midfield and came on to help spread the ball(which he didnt do) and ben arfa came on for raylor as a winger

  Cisse only got took off as a precaution as he started to feel pain in his groin… What relief pardew hasnt gone crazy cisse might just be inju… Wait a sec… Sh1t

• 122 lucasnufc // Feb 26, 2012 at 1:08 AM

  I’m not talking about silverware, I’m talking about the context of the last seven/eight years.. we were playing in the championship two years ago for goodness sake. I really don’t understand how so many people can be so unhappy given our current league position.

• 123 Brutooon // Feb 26, 2012 at 1:23 AM

  Forget Europe

  Forget Silverware

  We still got a LONG way to go.

  1) Half of the Defence (Williamson and Simpson) are Championship quality. And we dont have any BACKUP for them

  2) We are the only premierleague team that got winger that cannot dribble !!! except for HBA

• 124 dazza // Feb 26, 2012 at 1:39 AM

  The Sunderland Derby will define our season

  We better look more up for them than we did Wolves

• 125 taker83 // Feb 26, 2012 at 2:35 AM

  Screw me how much u want, but I believe that we lost 2 points bcoz of AP’s lack of tactical awareness.We are becoming far too predictable.He should have changed the tactics at 2nd half as u know Wolves were controlling the possesion.Why can’t this shit just put ben arfa in front of dembas?change d formation a bit?
  We need a new rb – simmo is shit
  we need new CB- willo is crap.

  As for jonas, i think he should have been subst for shane fer…

  AP talks this and that after totent game.Now just shut the fck uo and come up with a new game plan.

• 126 American Toon 13 // Feb 26, 2012 at 3:09 AM

  I feel like we lost cause the players were rusty off a long lay off and everyone was looking ahead to the derby. No one wanted to get stuck in and miss that game. Happened last year too.

• 127 StuW // Feb 26, 2012 at 3:12 AM

  I have to say the midfield was very poor today. Cabaye and Tiote were nowhere near there best, and Ba and Cisse were feeding off scraps.

• 128 hatembenarfa1 // Feb 26, 2012 at 3:47 AM

  Pardew in my opinion plays too defencive. Dont get me wrong i think hes great and his done some great things here but playing ryan taylor and gutierez on both wings at home is hardly goin for it! The formation and line up he played today i would expect to hold on to a lead or away to a top team…
  I think we should play a 4-1-2-1-2 and get benny boy in the squad full time, hes got bags of talent and should defo play from the start!
  —————-KRUL——————
  SIMO-WILLO-COLO-SANTON
  —————TIOTE——————
  —-CABAYE—–GUTIEREZ—–
  ————–HATEM—————-
  —-DEMBA1——DEMBA2——-
  I would bring on the likes of raylor for the defence, guthrie in the midfield and obertan for some attacking threat. This formation in my opinion compliments the players and i think we would win alot of games with alot of goals from those front 3!
  Oh sometimes i wish i was the manager ha!
  COME ON BOYS LETS GET EUROPE!!!!!!!!

• 129 aussietoonfan // Feb 26, 2012 at 3:56 AM

  GeordieDan @ 30

  DennisTwice>

  You been at the blue smarties again?

  Ta mate…..made my birthday just that little bit happier!!!!!!

• 130 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Feb 26, 2012 at 8:33 AM

  Well, Lets just put this into perspective!

  There were a lot of people on here yesterday morning talking about a 5-0 scoreline? I knew that this was Bullshit ! My prediction was 2-1 !

  Wolves did,nt play well, but we played worse and we played badder than we did against the Spuds !
  But lets just all calm down eh! We have had a good season so far and are now just suffering a confidence problem!

  The timing of the substitutions did,nt help! Why bring on two subs just before a dead ball situation! When they took the free kick the lads were all just looking at eachother! What a cock-up!

  I,m extremely disappointed yes! but i,m not gonna come on here and play the doom merchant like so many of the posters on here do!

  Lets pick ourselves up off the floor, dust ourselves down and look forward to beating the Mackems!