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• 1 Ben3arfa // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:16 PM

  Im sure our management will look at his injury track record this season and will fell concerned, because he would be a really good addition but may turn out a liability if we sign him and his injuries continue

• 2 Ben3arfa // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:16 PM

  feel*

• 3 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:17 PM

  I think the bad game against England was just a ploy. He’s already destined for the toon, so it was an attempt not to attract any more interest from England. Great Idea!

  And Ed, I too feel a trophy may be near, surely it’s about that time? However, you’re right, mustn’t get carried away…one game at a time

• 4 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:18 PM

  Ben3Arfa….It’s due to his injury that we’re almost guaranteed to buy him

• 5 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:18 PM

  Yes

• 6 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:20 PM

  Maybe

• 7 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:21 PM

  I don’t know

• 8 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:24 PM

  Ibiza
  Take a deep breath and just agree with ‘yes’ mate

• 9 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:27 PM

  I already had voted yes. It took me a second to figure out what you were saying yes to, so I figured I’d add some other random answers.

  Reading between the lines I managed to look somewhat of a fool

• 10 yorkshireToon // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:28 PM

  i voted no for some reason, just a gut instinct hope i’m wrong only seen him in a couple of games and the england one obviously havent been blown away.

  i’d say he definitely goes along with the brilliant attitude our players have now though seems like a top lad, think we should by him just to keep krul happy

• 11 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:29 PM

  Oh and in regards to the last thread I agree our reserves yesterday didn’t look great (in fact very poor at times tbh) and I can see why the scrapping them has happened, hopefully this new one built by Carrs freebie kids scouting can be a improvement on them next season

• 12 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:29 PM

  Quite interesting. 88 votes in and not many comments. Seems a lot of people are able to read and not comment, any advice? Could save me some precious time.

• 13 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:31 PM

  Haha ibiza happens to us all mate

• 14 yorkshireToon // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:33 PM

  Lee Ryder ? @lee_ryder Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
  Senegal Olympic coach Alou Cisse: “We need top scorers like Papiss Cisse. If you leave players like that at home, it is a big mistake” #nufc

  Alou Cisse added on Ba and Cisse “If we call them, they will come. “It is a privilege to participate in the Olympic Games.”#nufc

  don’t know how I feel on this rather they had a good rest.. i suppose plus side they will get more practise playing together would be good for next season

• 15 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:33 PM

  Sorry, that was a terrible way to put a stat out there….”Not many” – if Beattie was still here i’d get a beating!

  111 votes and comments from 4 different posters. That is a rate of 3.6%. Shcoking

• 16 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:34 PM

  Shcoking? I think I best quit now.

• 17 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:36 PM

  Yorkshire….It’s always going to be a problem with having top players. I suppose it’s a good problem to have and as you say, it’ll give them some more time playing together. Let’s hope they don’t leave one out – that could cause a few issues

• 18 toonking // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:37 PM

  back in the summer i was desperately hoping he would sign for us but i am starting to question wether it is worth the risk, he seems to be looking a bit injury prone so we might have a simular situation with LB as we having at CB this season.

  while there is a lot of talk around transfers atm does anybody know if we are link with any forwards.

• 19 yorkshireToon // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:41 PM

  CODARM – true and yeh that could be a bit awkward however with it only being the olympics shouldn’t be too big a deal

  cisse comes across as the sorta guy who’d give his position to ba if he wanted it as cisse’s the main man with us now anyway i can imagine ba having nightmares about cisse catching him on goals this season! lol

• 20 Wor Cheik // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:42 PM

  I think that we should sign Aly Cissohko instead as he seems much pacier and athletic than Pieters which suits the style of play in the Premier league. I would then put Santon at right back as I think he has looked very good this season and been one of the stronger performers.

• 21 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:44 PM

  Too right. Only 5 to go with four games remaining. Wouldn’t put it beyond Cisse. It’s pretty amazing having these 2 at the club, along with all the others of course

• 22 yorkshireToon // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:48 PM

  I feel like if ba doesn’t score again this season it could increase his chances of leaving i don’t know why? was dieing for a penalty against stoke! its amazing looking at out outs on the right here and seeing sol campbell and shefki kuqi to think what we have now!

• 23 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:50 PM

  Well let’s hope for 2 things. One that Ba does score before the end of the season. Secondly, that he doesn’t leave.

  Kuqi….what a player he was

• 24 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:52 PM

  Awww I’d have Kuqi back anyday seemed a brilliant bloke!

  Ps what’s this flaming life expectancy page that keeps popping up when I come on here, has Ed been hacked?

• 25 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 4:55 PM

  I keep getting that as well. It’s getting me really down

• 26 chris_g // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:00 PM

  “We believe that Newcastle already have some moves agreed for the summer transfer market…….and Erik could be one of them.”

  That’s pure speculation, I’m afraid. In addition to the bits that Ed quoted, Pieters’ agent also went on to say:

  “There’s no talks going on at the moment. The last time we spoke to Newcastle was last August,” he revealed.

  “They have not talked to us or to PSV Eindhoven at this time and his main focus is on trying to be fit for the Euros, then we will see what happens. Who knows who will come in for Erik this summer?”

• 27 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:00 PM

  Maybe its Eds way of getting us off the blog?

• 28 philippealbert // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:00 PM

  Why do people keep saying he’s so injury prone? He’s been out with a metatarsal injury and now a hair-line fracture. It’s not a dodgy hamstring, or Demba’s supposed knee problem, these are freak accidents that can happen to anyone. Good player, would strengthen our squad with his versatility, and we wants to play for us. Sign him.

• 29 ToonDownSouth // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:01 PM

  How has anyone got the idea that Newcastle care about injury records? Haha

  I’m suspicious about us pulling out of the Maiga deal due to a medical. Seems more a case of realising Cisse was available to me.

  Also, our U18′s won the league Good times.

• 30 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:02 PM

  Chris G. You’re right. Until there having a photo taken holding the strip then it’s not a done deal for me. However, I would also add you cannot believe a word an agent says either.

• 31 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:11 PM

  Not sure about Peiters, doesnt look that mobile or pacy, little Youtube link from PSV TV to get a feel for how he looks, for me just dont think he convinces.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMbpZdP3SQ8&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL3FC70D1C1C833EC7

  And as for this link, if only DennisWise used this bit of footage, goes to show how difficult it will be to predict who might come through the door, some real talent available from the dutch league.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeyRt_rrWuI

• 32 yorkshireToon // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:12 PM

  I think as we get closer to the summer we’ll see agent after agent talking about the possibility of their player coming to us because of out reputation now at being such good buyers to drive up interest from other clubs

• 33 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:12 PM

  @ WWJBD and others

  Install Ad-Block Plus (on Google Chrome or Firefox) and it gets rid of pretty much all the ads on here. I have it on Chrome and haven’t come across any of these life-expectancy things!

• 34 yorkshireToon // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:14 PM

  Ben_BKK

  is this the correct thing to download don’t want to be ending up downloading anything dodgy?
  http://adblockplus.org/en/

• 35 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:14 PM

  Defo agree with the suspicion surrounding Maiga, think we got the nod on Cisse and that deal was then made surplus to requirements, yet more good business by The Portly one and del boy.

• 36 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:16 PM

  TDS – the Maiga deal was very fishy their medics went away noy knowing what strabge malady the lad was suffering from. Of course the answer was that he was afflicted by the lack of being as good an option as Cisse

  Players are attracted to us not simply because we are heading for europe but because they are beginning to admire the way the club is set up for the long term. That and we are like a second hand shop that takes damaged items and repairs then. Lick of paint and in the shop window

• 37 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:17 PM

  And talking of potential targets, this Jerson Cabral guy looks like a cracking player. Only just turned 21 in January, him and Ben Arfa on the wings, swapping positions every now and then, would be too much for most Premier League defences!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9eJi0Nm1H4&feature=youtu.be

• 38 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:18 PM

  Noy = Not, strabge = strange. Phone.

• 39 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:18 PM

  @ yorkshireToon

  Yeah that’s it mate, it only takes a second to install and once you’ve got it you should get a little red icon with ‘ABP’ in it on the far right side of your URL bar.

• 40 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:27 PM

  Heres a stat, Chelseas last four results at the Nou Camp would take them through to the Champions league final, they are 2/1 with the bookies to do it, had a tenner with betfair. Now that is a statistic worth knowing.

  Hope i lose my tenner by the way and they get absolutely smashed.

• 41 joppadoni // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:27 PM

  i can see us finishing 4th, chelsea not winning the CL and us going out in qualifiers due to half the team playing in euros and the olympics :S eek.

  best just finish 3rd then i guess

• 42 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:28 PM

  Re Cabral:

  It all comes down to how much he’d cost of course. Hoillett could be the better option as he’s free, I think the same age and of course he’s proven in the Premier League, a thing that people so often go on about as being important, although I trust Carr’s judgement when it comes to foreign players.

• 43 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:55 PM

  Hmm, I seem to have killed off all the discussion. You haven’t all got computer-crashing viruses from trying to download Ad-Block Plus have you?

• 44 Ketsbaia9 // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM

  We’ll be signing Cissokho. He is much better than Pieters and less injury prone. We need exciting talents who can attack as well as defend.

• 45 NotAGhostToon // Apr 24, 2012 at 5:57 PM

  Can anyone tell me when the tickets for the City game are released? I’d have thought they’d be out by now but I’m not sure?

• 46 gaz 44 // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:01 PM

  haven’t pieters injuries been break you can’t call that injury prone Its just unlucky

• 47 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:06 PM

  Ben_BKK – Nah it’s not you mate it’s me I am a serious blog killer I like to think it’s because my pith and wit dumbfounds the masses and makes them ponder thoughtfully before making the perilous step of placing an equally intellectual ripost. But it’s more likely I scare them away with my crap posts.

• 48 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:08 PM

  Not a Ghost – bad news they are all sold out, no general sale at all. Gold dust now, wouldnt be surprised to see a few Man shitty fans in our parts of the ground me thinks, lets face it, its a massive game, biggest in their history potentially, and biggest in our recent history as well.

• 49 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:10 PM

  NotAGhostToon – member sale on at the moment – £42 + a ticket. I think a sell-out is guaranteed. If you’re really keen you can go online, apply for membership (I think it’s £25 now *gasp*) and then buy your tickets. Otherwise watch out for the public sale shortly and take your chances. nufc.com site is a good one to watch as well as the official site.

• 50 Ben3arfa // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:11 PM

  I personally think Hoillett would be a great signing for us, him being right footed playing on the left with HBA wide right and Cisse in the middle is a mouth watering prospect ..

  Somehow i see the Amalfitano signing as midfield cover rather than adding to our crop of our winger

• 51 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:14 PM

  NotAGhostToon – agh should do research first sorry mate pay attention to check, its ST holders only sale by the looks, you’ll need to know someone to get them for you. sorry mate, member sale means ST holders with zero points on this one.

• 52 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:19 PM

  @ Tsunki – haha that must be it mate, us intellectuals scared off that lot who were on here before bickering about stats

  @ Ben3arfa – completely agree, Hoillett would be a great signing, especially on a free, I think he’d really add to our team. Some of the goals he’s scored this season have been fantastic and he’s quite similar to Ben Arfa in that he looks good on the opposite side to his stronger foot, although still plays great on the right and puts in some great crosses.

• 53 rich_toonfan // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:19 PM

  I think Pieters would be a good signing…..he looked poor agianst England but that was his first game back after a few months out.

  I haven’t seen too much of him though….I trust whoever we sign will fit in well with talent, the club attitude and general hard work.

  I would like a new right back…..statistically simpson is good….but those statistics shown are not the only ones that matter…shows very little of his going forward ability such as pass completion, cross completion, assists, cross blocked, crosses prevented, how many ball get crossed in from his side.

  He is good and as long as he is at the toon I will cheer him and encourage the lad on twitter if he ever comes back on but I think if we are to improve it is the main area we need to strengthen.

  Although I am a big cricket fan and players there often have weaknesses and instead of being dismissed just work on it and improve. Sure simmo could improve through crossing practice and just watching how some more attacking full backs operate.

  Hope he signs and is part of the squad next season though.

• 54 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:20 PM

  (just realised I should try and use words other than ‘great’ when describing players lol)

• 55 rich_toonfan // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:21 PM

  @Ben

  With Hoilett we would have to pay a certain fee anyway as compensation to blackburn, probs around the 2 mil mark.

  We should go in now, offer then 3 mil for him and get the contract tied up before everyone else gets a chance to turn his head with more money.

• 56 Tiote4PM // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:27 PM

  In Carr I trust… No need for anything else.

• 57 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:28 PM

  NotAGhostToon – ok I have done due diligence now and there are officially NO tickets left for Citeh game. It says there is availability in Stand C gallowgate east, but they are actually lying. you’re going to have to do away with someone and assume their identity.

• 58 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:28 PM

  Well yeah, obviously there’s gonna be fees involved, just like how Demba Ba’s was a free signing but wasn’t entirely free. Like you say though it’ll be probably no more than a couple of million quid, which is nothing compared to what we’d have to pay for a player of similar ability with Prem experience.

  Could possibly go about it that way instead, although Blackburn probably wouldn’t want his head being on another team while they’re scrapping for survival.

  Also remember that foreign teams can come to pre-contract agreements 6 months before his contract expires whereas we can only sign him I think it’s a month or a couple of weeks before, or it may actually be once it’s expired, I’m not 100%, so he may already have a move in place and we just don’t know.

• 59 londontoon1 // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:36 PM

  http://allaboutthetoon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/men-making-changed-happen-at-newcastle.html

• 60 rich_toonfan // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:37 PM

  well if he had a move it would be announced

  but your right, we can only come in a month before it expires where foreign clubs could have bid by january

  and i don’t think steve kean would want to negotiate with us before end of season…but the owners are a bit clueless, they might panic and try to cash in instead of loosing him for less

• 61 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:41 PM

  Ben BKK

  Can’t get it to download as Firefox is blocking it !!

  Missed all the fun with Beattie working himself earlier. Some of us work in the day though.

• 62 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:47 PM

  I also missed it earlier lol I was just reading over the comments when I got home.

  Not sure why Firefox would be blocking it, on Chrome you can get it on the Chrome store so it’s like sanctioned by Google or something, not sure how it works on Firefox but I know it started there and was adapted for Chrome!

  @ rich – it doesn’t have to be announced if the club doesn’t want to announce it, it only has to be announced once the player’s actually moved.

• 63 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:53 PM

  MFH…I downloaded it today and it installed perfectly with firefox. Not sure why you’re having a problem

• 64 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 6:59 PM

  Ibiza

  I’ve got a Mac with a pretty old OS – Tiger and am about to upgrade my OS to Snow Leopard which will help. I’ll have to upgrade Firefox after that anyway.
  I’ve been getting pretty fed up with the ads lately just like you guys

• 65 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:01 PM

  Where are you dl’ing your AB plus from – officially it is http://adblockplus.org/en/firefox

  You may have to check their site to see if Firefox’s own popup blocking or other security settings have to be disabled first.

• 66 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:02 PM

  Also I think that while Venky’s are clearly clueless, I don’t think they’re quite stupid enough to sell off their best player without the manager’s consent and risk him not being at his best for their run-in, as it would cost them a hell of a lot more than the couple of extra million they’d get out of him if they then got relegated.

  And seeing as we’re talking of signings, what would be everyone’s ideal transfers this summer? I’d love to see Hoilett, Sigurdsson, Yanga-Mbiwa and Debuchy, to have us line up like this

  ————————Krul

  Debuchy—–Mbiwa—-Colo—–Santon

  ——-Cabaye—–Tiote—–Sigurdsson

  Ben Arfa———–Cisse———–Hoillett

  If we don’t make the Champions League this season, that team would challenge for it at the very least!

• 67 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:02 PM

  mfh….fair enough then. It’s certainly made life a bit brighter not having to look at life expectancy sites!

• 68 NUFC_LEAZES END // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:06 PM

  @ ben_bkk

  that starting line up looks very good apart from hoilett, would rather have ba up their

• 69 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:08 PM

  Haha I haven’t seen any of those life expectancy things, I’ve had Ad Block for a year or so now, certainly makes it a lot easier browsing the web generally and on video streaming sites and such.

• 70 Beattie25 // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:09 PM

  Ben

  What an effin’ team

• 71 NUFC FOR SALE // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:12 PM

  I think they should go for Taiwo.

  He’s looked strong, quick and comfortable in every game i’ve seen him play.

• 72 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:17 PM

  nice team like ben, only problem theres not an english player in the first 11

• 73 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:17 PM

  krul
  santon colo toby pieters
  tiote stoorman
  cabaye belhanda HBA
  Cisse

• 74 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:18 PM

  big pappa cisse

  @ nufc, French is the new english

• 75 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:19 PM

  I’d rather see Ba there but I think Ben_BKK is of the opinion that Ba may be rolling on soon….we also seem to be going along the lines of dropping Jonas. Is he becoming dispensable now that CL is possibly looming?

• 76 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:19 PM

  Only problem with that team is it’s complete lack of English players in the starting lineup, I was one who lambasted Arsenal when they started a match without a single English player in it a few years ago so it’d be a bit hypocritical of me to be happy with this team

  @ LEAZES END – I think that while Ba’s done really well for us this season, he’s obviously not a winger and hasn’t scored since he’s been out on the left. The dilemma is that the 4-3-3 is working so well for us that to go back to 4-4-2 with Ba in the middle would spoil it, and I think Hoillett fits into the 4-3-3 better than Ba does.

  Hoillett on the left cutting in on his right and Ben Arfa doing the opposite on the right would be deadly, and with them both able to swap positions they’d have defences not knowing what to do with them!

• 77 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:20 PM

  Yep, gud team Ben, shame statistically we only have a 0.0000001% chance of seeing that lineup next year. The stats dont lie.

• 78 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:21 PM

  Indian – Si – C’est vrai!!

• 79 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:21 PM

  @ BPC – agreed with you there mate, it’s the only problem, although we could have STaylor in for Mbiwa when he’s fit

  @ Tsunki – see my above post on Ba. I don’t think he’s gonna move on, just think an out and out winger would fit in our formation better.

• 80 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:21 PM

  Modibo Maíga – 9 goals this season
  Kevin Gameiro – 11

  Papiss Cisse – 11 since Jan
  Ba – 16

  I think we got the right strikers don’t you!!

• 81 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:22 PM

  Indian magpie

  yeah i know m8, aint got a problem with that its just a remember a few years ago alot of ppl including myself would slate arsenal for not fielding an english player. And btw are we forgetting about the geordie rock at the back steven taylor, i know he can be injury prone but he would b one of my first names on the teamsheet when fit

• 82 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM

  @ toastie – Indeed they don’t I also don’t think we’ll see that team at all, but they’d be my ideal signings. I’m sure we’ll get a load of players we’ve never heard of that turn out to be top class (although saying that we all knew about Ben Arfa, so maybe we’ll get some out of favour big-name?)

• 83 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM

  check – what are you on about – stats are used specifically to lie ha ha. That’s why Simmo is either fantastic or useless depending on how you read the figures doncha kna?

• 84 Beattie25 // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:24 PM

  Big pappa

  Would you not sacrifice that for a top 4 challenge and/or trophy?

  I would because I cannot think of many exciting English players with the pedigree required that we could attract.

  Perhaps Victor Moses?

  Look at Liverfool who bought British and might not even finish top 10.

  I’d take an English free team for a few years until we find a few youngsters with amazing potential.

  Plus we still have Perchinho, Raylor, Saylor, Best, Gosling and perhaps Simmo, Willo, Ameobi, and Guthrie!

• 85 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:24 PM

  Tsunki

  what was that, shd i be afraid

• 86 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:25 PM

  Ben_BKK – yeah I know mate. I just wonder how long you think either Ba or Cisse would hang around if they were a half and half sub?

• 87 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:25 PM

  Ba is an incredible player – very difficult to find the same quality.

• 88 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:26 PM

  Indian sorry for the fly past – it was a French exclamation that says ‘Yes! it’s true!’ and the ‘Si’ is correct afaik. Niafron? A little help here please…..

• 89 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:27 PM

  Also, while Hoillett may be a Canadian international, he has English citizenship and I’m pretty sure he’d count as a homegrown player trained at another club (for when we’re in the Champions League next season ) so it isn’t technically ALL foreigners in that lineup haha.

• 90 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:28 PM

  Indian, oh and by the way yes you should be VERY afraid – pretty soon any English player signing for NUFC will be required to learn French. Fact. Statistically speaking of course.

• 91 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:29 PM

  I personally think we should have 2 english players in the starting 11, i would go for

  1. steven taylor
  2. Leighton Baines

  Baines is a solid left back and is probably on poor wages at everton. i know he is a boyhood evertonian fan but with the offer of european football and a bigger pay packet we could lure him away for 6 million

• 92 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:29 PM

  You’re forgetting one important ingredient in the recruitment policy – temperament and attitude. If it ain’t right we ain’t signing and spoiling the incredible spirit we have.

• 93 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:30 PM

  @ Tsunki – I know, but I’d rather have the situation where Pardew has a hard choice to make than when he has to pick Ba cause there’s no one else good

  Saying that, I’ve just realised I’d forgotten about Marveaux who could play on the left, and Sammy and Obertan (hopefully) still to develop.

• 94 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:31 PM

  Spuggy – your name makes me laugh BTW because this being one of the most international blogs, I always wonder what percentage, statistically speaking of course, of bloggers here actually know what a ‘spuggy’ is ha ha. Just makes me chuckle is all.

• 95 Shane // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:33 PM

  Hey guys.

  Long time viewer, first time poster.

  Firstly, I love this blog.

  Secondly, just a quick message to you Ed. (Perhaps you will read this) I have such a great respect for you. You clearly put a lot of time and effort in to this blog and it’s always such a joy to read you articles. It’s great to be part of it even if i have only been sat on the bench overseeing things.

  The last thing i read every night is the latest article and the first thing i do when i wake up is catch up on the missed articles.

  Anyway, i wish you all the best and good health to you!

  Keep it going Ed you are a real star. And the blog and your time is very appreciated.

  Thank you.

• 96 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:34 PM

  @ Big Pappa – Baines is now 27 and a half, doubt we’d go in for him. He is a great player though and I’d be delighted if we signed him, just can’t see it happening.

• 97 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:34 PM

  Also why are ppl leaving Ba out of their teams, its not like he doesen’t get a look in on the left hand side, he has come close on so many occasions in the last 9 games. He played slightly on the left for hoffenheim and west ham and he was still bangin em in. imo its just a matter of time b4 ba gets back in the goals

• 98 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:36 PM

  Tsunki

  Thanks I think. My name is actually a profound cultural reference to one of the greatest geordie TV programs of all time.

• 99 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:37 PM

  BPC

  And more importantly – the team is winning and winning comfortably with Ba in the front three. He does a lot more than score goals. Defender give him a lot of attention, freeing up Cisse and Arfa.

• 100 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:39 PM

  As I´m related to Newcastle, I can only says that with 2 Shola’s around there will still be english players to fight for their places in the squad.

• 101 havanaclue // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:43 PM

  Hi all, anyone got a good link for Barcelona match?

  Thanks

• 102 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:44 PM

  Also on the Ba debate i think half of the problem with ba is that with him scoring so many goals in the first half of the season teams are singling him out as our main threat, and have been paying so much attention to him that when the relatively unknown cisse came into the squad he started scoring for fun. IMO teams will now identify cisse as the dangerman therefore giving ba more space and hopefully more goals

• 103 super magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:45 PM

  On the arguement of english/ no english players in our starting line up, that’s because the standard of English footballers now is abysmal. England do not have any world class players except from Rooney and hart, maybe wilshere on the future. Compared to Spain- villa, puyol, xavi, iniesta, piqué, llorente etc – English footballing standards are miles behind France, Germany, Spain,holland Atm . Obviously the league is still the best ( because it’s mostly foreign players) but I’d rather finish consistently finish in the top 4 and win trophies with a foreign team than mid table with an English – aka Liverpool.

• 104 super magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:48 PM

  Also was gutted to see that man city game was sold out went to stoke match and was gonna go the city game but obv not. Also does anyone know when season tickets are available to buy for next season? And do you have to buy a membership with it?

• 105 pardew no 1 // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:52 PM

  any links for the barca game please

• 106 santoooooooooon // Apr 24, 2012 at 7:57 PM

  decent english players we could buy…

  joe allen
  leighton baines
  jay rodriguez
  wilfried zaha
  matt phillips

  always good to have some english players on the pitch…

• 107 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:00 PM

  Barcelona are playing a bit like swansea and that Xavi, think he might have the potential to be as good as Leon Brittian, i know his statistics are similar.

  On a serious note, if chelsea get through this tie it would be a bigger miracle than Bills Son coming on the blog and slagging off Ashley.

• 108 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:04 PM

  Baines wud be a class purchase, i think we should go for him, makes a statement we mean business wud make him our no1 target in the summer, wouldnt mind Zaha as well but wud like Sammi to have a chance because i believe the boy defo has great potential.

• 109 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:05 PM

  @ santoooooooooon

  The thing is, you could get players of much better quality from abroad for the same price or less.

• 110 santoooooooooon // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:07 PM

  joe allen would be the only tricky one to get, not saying only buy english but it would be good to see. Phillips is a toon fan

• 111 norwegianmagpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:08 PM

  So Caldwell out with a strain for Chelsea. Was Ivanovic suspended as well?

• 112 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:11 PM

  cahill

• 113 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:16 PM

  Chelsea look fairly solid here, worryingly.

• 114 Shane // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:17 PM

  http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/120838/1/watch-fc-barcelona-vs-chelsea.html

• 115 norwegianmagpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:18 PM

  Haha, mixed him up with Gary Caldwell!

• 116 spitfire_ // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:22 PM

  Golaaaaaazo Vamos Barca!

• 117 Toon Tang // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:22 PM

  i wouldnt mind trying a venkeys chicken , although im pretty sure the secret ingredients are keens desperation sweat and fans post match tears.

  bettys hotpot contains similar sourced ingredients as well i heard

• 118 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:23 PM

  Anyone else seen that film Moneyball, i know f *** all bout baseball but its a great movie

• 119 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:23 PM

  I’ll take credit for that, assisted by a jinx

• 120 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:24 PM

  biscuits

• 121 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:25 PM

  oh no John terry

• 122 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:26 PM

  Will the t1t miss any domestic games, he is such a knob.

• 123 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:26 PM

  Hahahahahahah

• 124 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:26 PM

  extra time please

• 125 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:26 PM

  I’m a bourbon man myself, Indian.

• 126 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:26 PM

  Hope they put 10 into them.

• 127 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:27 PM

  Terry what an idiot

• 128 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:28 PM

  PFP,

• 129 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:29 PM

  Great leadership qualities from old JT, dont think you wud see our superb captain letting his teammates down, not satisfied with making them all put bets on for him and trying to shag all the wives he decides to turn into the eastend oik we all know he is. Class, wot a tool.

• 130 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:29 PM

  Thank you JT. You’re still a d*k though.

• 131 cyprus // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:30 PM

  guys,
  live stream for the game?

• 132 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:30 PM

  Tony Watt of Celtic is ine to watch. Already done good things at under 21 level and in the Next Gen series – he got 2 goals in 4 minutes on his senior debut. A good swap or a a certain goalkeeper that lad.

  Another young Scot with serious promise is Jack Harper currently with Real Madrid. Plays AM and on the deck in the Spanish style as born and brought up there of Scottish parents…
  That’s two more Brit for the future..

• 133 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM

  2-0

• 134 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM

  I want twenty goals come on Barca destroy the horrible sh1ts. The Toon are coming to get you next week Chelsea, more of the same hopefully.

• 135 cupiddstunt // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM

  Beattie25 @ # 84

  I honestly do not think slitherpoo’s problem is the players they have signed but more the manager they have and his inability to man manage, to motivate get the squad to play.

  They are like a poor man’s, man sh*ty a team of very good players but never a very good team.

  Whereas under AP we are a very good team with everybody smiling and upping their game.

• 136 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:31 PM

  goallllllllllll

• 137 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:32 PM

  Its fair to say 4th Place will get us champions league, come on the Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooon.

• 138 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:32 PM

  What a irresponsible numpty Terry is. Single-handedly made any chance Chelski had vanish in an instant – some captain.

• 139 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:33 PM

  i want barca to score 8 goals…. ma frnds who are chelshit fans thinks we are a small team …n we cnt make CL ..idiots

• 140 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:33 PM

  I have had a tenner on barca to get 4 goals (3/1), thanks Ramires, that should guarentee Barca should get 5 at least.

• 141 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:34 PM

  2-1

• 142 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:35 PM

  They still have it under control…. ….. …… …. *gulp*

• 143 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:35 PM

  no extra tym now

• 144 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:36 PM

  What a goal, what a goal, DAMMIT

• 145 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:36 PM

  Cupid

  The bindippers have a manager who is totally out of date tactically and in terms of man management. He is taking them down just as he did with us. Safe only to be allowed on a golf course.

  Nice to see JT behaving in character.

• 146 keeleytoon // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:38 PM

  Any one got a link to watch the match? all mine seem not to be working

• 147 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:41 PM

  Keelytoon: http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=153546&part=sports

  Enjoy !

• 148 Whos_SuperMac // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:41 PM

  Come Chelski!!! Make the final, just so that teerrwwaattt!!! Terry has to watch from the stands, ha ha

• 149 nufc786 // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:43 PM

  http://mypremium.tv/

• 150 keeleytoon // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:43 PM

  thanks steve!! much love lol!

• 151 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:44 PM

  Barca need to score two now, be hard. Come on I can’t take finishing fourth and then not even having champions league

• 152 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:44 PM

  O mo sorry just one goal

• 153 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:45 PM

  Why do they have to score 2?

• 154 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:45 PM

  Mutiny, Barca need only one goal mate

• 155 nufc786 // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:46 PM

  http://www.lshunter.tv/streams/1/lshtv1.html

• 156 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:46 PM

  To be fair they probably do need to score 2 just to be safe.

• 157 nufc786 // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:46 PM

  thts a great link

• 158 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:46 PM

  prediction Barca 5 chelsea 1

• 159 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:48 PM

  Droga was about to go down when he got shout/shove at…by a Baca player..that was funny. Droga was almost made of paper.

  Chelsea was trying hard to defends with all man at the back deep in their box.

• 160 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:48 PM

  come on barca make.newcastle proud lol

• 161 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:48 PM

  Can see Chelski parking the bus now

• 162 GeordieToon89 // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM

  Matty Phillips is unreal would love him at us..hes declared himself to play for Scotland aswell a think

• 163 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM

  Dogba will be sent off u c

• 164 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM

  OMG ALMOST SCORED

• 165 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM

  That will suit me indian, only bet i have left on Betfair, worth 40 quid if Barca score 4 or over.

  Again does anybody know if he wud serve a domestic ban for being a t1t (unlikely eh) at least Cahill must be crocked for a game or two, reckon Chelsea finish with 8 or 9 players, wouldnt be surprised if Ashley follows his hero down the tunnel, as he loves JT, bum licker.

• 166 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM

  steve

  difficult to park a bus with such a large defensive hole

• 167 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM

  WILL CHELSEA GET THE PARKING TICKET????????????

• 168 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM

  penaltyyyyyyyyyyy yesssssss

• 169 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM

  Yay, Drogba!

• 170 Hatem's better than Messi // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:52 PM

  Chelsea about to be creamed …

  HWTL

• 171 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:53 PM

  wtfffffff messsiiiiii

• 172 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:53 PM

  PENALTY

• 173 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:53 PM

  How ironic Mr Diver himself has given a penalty away, cant believe Messi’s missed that, oh my lord.

• 174 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:53 PM

  Chelsea really got all the LUCK!!!!

• 175 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:54 PM

  NO

• 176 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:54 PM

  Thats the 1ST fall of the evening…more is on the way..–DroDrop

• 177 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:55 PM

  the red card was hardly lucky.

• 178 keeleytoon // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:56 PM

  do really think the uefa is fixed…. im sure there was no contact there…?

• 179 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:56 PM

  Lee Ryder ? @lee_ryder Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
  Terry says he didn’t mean it via Shreevesy! Classic

• 180 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:56 PM

  Dont want to come across as immature and all that but do Barca have a player called “w@nker” on the pitch ???

  Pretty sure I just heard the commentator say it more than once…

• 181 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM

  Another S*cker wanna pick a fight…BoreLosser

• 182 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM

  unless he was talking about John Terry

• 183 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM

  Terry didn’t mean it? Yeah, like I don’t have a Cabaye poster above my bed…..

• 184 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:58 PM

  Are you playing the local drunk this evening?

• 185 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:59 PM

  Two Quality CapTail From Chelsea.

• 186 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:59 PM

  lundpard the t*t

• 187 keeleytoon // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:00 PM

  i was on about the drogba challenge… it was deffo a very soft penality. i bet barca win on a offside goal

• 188 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:00 PM

  That “w@nker” on the pitch was no.39

• 189 Novocastrian66 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:03 PM

  I think Chelsea will hold on.

• 190 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:03 PM

  aye davis that’s the lad

• 191 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:03 PM

  offside goal ? Did you saw The SendOff CapTail standing at the pole goalline with Puyol.

  How to be Offside? (Back-Side maybe)

• 192 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:03 PM

  VILLA 1 BOLTON 0

• 193 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:05 PM

  1-1 BOLTON

• 194 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:05 PM

  David Luiz is out for the season isn’t he? That would mean Chelsea would be missing Luiz, Terry, Ivanovic and depending on the extent of his hammy injury, possibly Cahill, for the final.

  Doesn’t really matter if they do stun everyone and make it, they’ll get annihilated by Madrid or Bayern, with such a patched up defence.

• 195 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:05 PM

  Simpson will have to teach JohnTerry on Goaline clearence, Thats not the way to do it.

• 196 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:06 PM

  plzzzz fabrigas out

• 197 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:06 PM

  1-2 BOLTON

• 198 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:06 PM

  “w@nker” ..loud and clear..

• 199 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:07 PM

  I swear i am getting really worried now, Chelski just seem to be blessed and Messi is having a nightmare…….oh no this cant be happening, they cant do it surely.

• 200 ROSHAN MAGPIE // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:07 PM

  ha Ben arfa is much better than messi

• 201 Novocastrian66 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:08 PM

  How much on us finishing 4th and Chelsea winning the Champions League? That would just be our luck!

• 202 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:09 PM

  Looks like Villa is in trouble

• 203 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:10 PM

  Puyol got one from DropBa…but he didnt fall

• 204 ROSHAN MAGPIE // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:11 PM

  this tip tap ting tong football of Barcelona is taking them no where

• 205 Indian Magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:11 PM

  IS FABREGAS, BARCA QUALITY

• 206 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:12 PM

  Cuenca – 39.

• 207 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM

  tellooooo looks good

• 208 ROSHAN MAGPIE // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM

  hope Madrid qualify for finals mourinhio knows how to dismantle Barcelona

• 209 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM

  DropShit is not getting up..

• 210 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM

  DROGBA THE DRAMA QUEEN

• 211 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM

  ITS DOG-BAAaaaaaa

• 212 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM

  I like Barca but they fanny about a bit too much. No one seems willing to take a shot

• 213 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM

  ther u go cryn bby lampard

• 214 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:15 PM

  How is Madrid going to dismantle Barcelona when both are going out…

• 215 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM

  fkkkkkk it should b red

• 216 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM

  Another Sliding tackler from Lamps earns a yellow

• 217 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:17 PM

  Barca need to seriously pass the ball around a bit quicker, they have no pace to their passing it is winding me up, they have about 5 players stood on the edge of the area, bizarre, they certainly need a plan B, chelsea dont even seem stretched, and lampard and cole are huge bellends as well.

• 218 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:18 PM

  SHOOOOOOOT FOR GODS SAKE !!!

• 219 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:19 PM

  Barca look like they’ve run out of ideas. Strange.

• 220 ShanghaiMag // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:19 PM

  Although I know Chelsea should go out for Newcastle’s sake, I can’t help but admire them right now.

  Of course without Ivanovic, Terry or Ramires (maybe more) they have no chance in the final anyway.

• 221 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:19 PM

  What has happened to Barca, this team is unrecognisable from earlier in the season, bizarre football, for fook sake start passing and moving a bit quicker, my god….

• 222 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:21 PM

  It’s like watching a slightly better Swansea.

• 223 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:21 PM

  come onnnnnnn take shoots from anywear too much passng isnt workng

• 224 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM

  I’ll kick my granny if Barca score

• 225 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM

  Chelsea are playing a blinder. Barca need to take more risks instead of faffing about.

  Best team ever? You’re having a laugh.

• 226 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM

  Why don’t the crowd shout SHOOOOOT?

• 227 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM

  10 min more fkkkkkkkk

• 228 Vask // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:24 PM

  Sounds like Chelsea have borrowed our tactics from the Swansea game.

• 229 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:24 PM

  Well Barca have a chance now that Torres is on!

• 230 ROSHAN MAGPIE // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:26 PM

  sorry I hope Madrid qualify and go to finals and if chelsea qualify then they will dismantle chelsea

• 231 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:26 PM

  Offside

• 232 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:26 PM

  wwtffffffffff

• 233 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:27 PM

  Baca was not playing too well…

• 234 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:27 PM

  wtfffff post againnnnnn chelshit r shit jst its their fkn luck

• 235 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:27 PM

  Barcelona have nobody who takes a chance and takes a man on barring Messi, and he is having a nightmare, no plan B and thus they are going out. Game over..At least Terry and all the rest of the crew will miss the final, after everything that has gone for chelsea it is written in the stars.

• 236 steve // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:28 PM

  Chelsea starting to crumble… COME ON BARCA !!!

• 237 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:30 PM

  We’ll have to wait until the final I reckon. Barca = poor

• 238 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:30 PM

  think the amount of games these Barca players have played over the last few seaons is catching up with them, they are unreccognisable from the team earlier in the season, no spark and no energy, not the real Barca tonite for me.

• 239 super magpie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:31 PM

  Why do Chelsea have such good luck, honestly I don’t want to be negative but I can see us losing to Chelsea because of some bull**** offside or penalty decision. Also villa are 2-1 down and if they lose they really are in trouble.

• 240 pizzicatochan // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:31 PM

  I would love to see Bayern Munich or Real Madrid torturing Chelsea later, rather than seeing them now being knocked out, but if we ever need that to happen for our favor.

  Otherwise, we just go for the top four and ignore Chelsea!

• 241 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:32 PM

  Tell you what though Ramires has some engine on him, he is a class act, superb performance from him, rested for next wednesday hopefully.

• 242 ochytoon // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:33 PM

  So if Chelsea get to the final does that mean 4th becomes Europa League?

• 243 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:34 PM

  Another one out of the Final, probably all gud for the toon to be fair, wud say our chances of finishing 4th have probably increased tonite.

• 244 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:34 PM

  I guess we’re aiming for 3rd!

• 245 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:35 PM

  wow

• 246 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:36 PM

  game over

• 247 ROSHAN MAGPIE // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:36 PM

  well that’s it Barcelona done and dusted

• 248 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:36 PM

  You’ve got to laugh…….

• 249 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:36 PM

  unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable

• 250 ochytoon // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:38 PM

  Anyone care to explain the European qualification rules to me now that thats happened?

• 251 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:38 PM

  Reckon Di Matteo phoned Pardew for his special tactics book.

• 252 Toon Tang // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:38 PM

  hahahaha at gary neville

  gooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllll

  hahaha

• 253 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:38 PM

  Fair play to Chelsea there. Unfortunately for them, they’ll have to field their academy side for the final.

• 254 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  Gan on Chelsea Barca best team in the world hmmm haha Madrid to win their semi final then on to the CL title with La Liga trophy in hand with two middle fingers up to Barca haha love football

• 255 geordiejamie89 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  Not buying any more Barcelona shirts. My next foreign shirt will be Buyern Munich or Real Madrid if they win. Looks like not Champions League at the minute for Newcastle next season. Missing four players will be a big one though, and if Real Madrid play them they’ll smash Chelsea.

• 256 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  i say chelshit are luck….. 5 times lucky these fkrs are

• 257 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  Chelski in the final what is this messed up world coming to..?

• 258 ROSHAN MAGPIE // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  what happens if chelsea loose in the finals and nufc finish in fourth will we qualify for champions league or Europa

• 259 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  Is Di Mateo staying?

• 260 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  Baca didnt play well after they have lost at StamFord..3 losses in a row.

• 261 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  If Chelski win champions league we need 3rd, in a nutshell.

• 262 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

  Wow haha erm….

• 263 LewSpi // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:40 PM

  I don’t believe it.

• 264 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:40 PM

  Toon Tang

  Keep laughing mate, will you still laugh to find out we can be out of europe if Chelksi win…

• 265 Ben3arfa // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:40 PM

  Who cares about chelski or barca

  We’ll finish 3rd FTW haha

• 266 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:41 PM

  Have to say, well deserved, nullified Barca’s attack and absorbed all their pressure.

  Real or Bayern will sink them in the final.

• 267 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:41 PM

  The loser of the final doesn’t get anything (except £20m).

• 268 MagPieMan // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:41 PM

  I swear to god, If Chelsea win the final and we finish 4th…

• 269 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:41 PM

  Well played Chelsea, well defended against a not very creative Barcelona. Stupid Messi missing penalty. Lol that Torres scored

• 270 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:42 PM

  really this is really bad….

  Worst thing is worst that BOTH Bayern and Real are light years away from this pathetic Chelski side…. but its the final and that means anything can happen

• 271 pardew no 1 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:42 PM

  i am so proud of di matto what a manager he is and their no way chelsea can win they have no cbs for the final and lots of others suspended

• 272 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:43 PM

  Chelsea have all the luck, another woodwork and penalty cant even kill them. What messi miss a penalty at a must win stage?

  All the talk about Messi lost of form was true. Just like Ba..his passing was not sharp keep passing to a chelsea player.

• 273 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:43 PM

  Roshan – We just need Chelski to lose final, take their eye off the ball in the league hand us 4th place and at the same time hand us CL football for next year,

  Hate the love in with Frank Lampard, Ramires runs twice the distance scores a world class goal and lampard is there best player, not in my lifetime, he is a c0ck, an overated one at that.

• 274 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:43 PM

  fk i feel sick hw come a small.club like chelshit win

• 275 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:44 PM

  This is not good. I can see us getting 4th and them winning the CL – how gutting would that be.

  Torres is gonna get a lot of confidence from that too for when they play us.

  Lots of twists and turns to go yet.

• 276 Toon Tang // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:45 PM

  villa knee deep in shite hahaha love it

• 277 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:45 PM

  check the toastie

  100% agree he is the biggest prat If I have ever seen one, overrated, slow, loud mouth, full of controversies, and bangs other peoples wifes ….disgusting….

• 278 keeleytoon // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:46 PM

  Shit, thats not good, looks like we need 3rd to be sure then, we have a game in hand on arsenal…. could go to 65 if we win at wigan.. never know 3rd is very possible, never giving up! hwtl!

• 279 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:46 PM

  Just don’t think about Chelsea winning the CL and us finishing 4th….it’ll just make you feel sick for the next month.

• 280 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:46 PM

  pardew no 1 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:42 PM
  i am so proud of di matto what a
  manager he is and their no way chelsea
  can win they have no cbs for the final
  and lots of others suspended

  That alien head is running on luck….wait untill nxt season wen he gets sacked

• 281 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:47 PM

  Hoofball does work sometimes

• 282 pizzicatochan // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:47 PM

  hey guys, help me out here. If Chelsea had ever won the final, they would have come back for the next year’s competition as a champ defender, and there should not have had any impact on the available qualifying spots of EPL. Is this not true?

• 283 Toon Tang // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:48 PM

  cant see em getting any more points either

• 284 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:48 PM

  Did i mention Lampard is a c0ck, sorry couldnt remember, bet their Jamie gives him the massive big up as well, also a gradeA c0ck, just not to leave him out Ashley Cole is also a 1st grade c0ck. Hope ben10 is on his game next week and rips Cashley a new a55hole, the c0ck. Lampards a c0ck as well,

  Think ive made my point. bunch of c0cks.

• 285 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:48 PM

  Chelsea still need to beat either Bayern or Madrid in the final with 4 first teamers missing relax kids its still all to play for with in regards to 4th

• 286 pardew no 1 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM

  jamsha ano but he has done great and if we finish forth and get nothing i hope villa go down but we get heskey great player and jamsha we have an alien head in are team aswell

• 287 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM

  Must say the day I see a Chelksi fan on the street he better have a baseball bat…if he starts chirping…

• 288 MUTINYbyLEMONS // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM

  Chelsea don’t have centre backs apart from Luiz for the final, fairly confident they will be beaten in the final

• 289 NUFC FOR SALE // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM

  Chelsea going through is a good result boys.

  Theyll put all their eggs into that basket now, so hopfully wont be too bothered about the league game against us.

  Chelsea will not win the final. Madrid will beat Bayern 3-0 and Chelsea 3-1 in the final.

  I actually hated watching Barcelona tonight. The expect to pass the ball through the middle of your defence every time and if they can’t they have not got a clue what to do. They just refuse to shoot, bloody awful.

  Remember, no Terry, no Marelesse, No ivanovic in the final they are all suspended.

• 290 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:50 PM

  Since my birthday is on 10 th may… newcastle in CL will b my biggest gift ever….im gona ask god for it

• 291 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:50 PM

  Mikel, Terry, Ivanovic, Ramires and Meireles suspended for final, could have been worse i suppose, c0ckheads.

• 292 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:51 PM

  I see it this way if Bayern reach the final Chelksi have no chance however id Madrid reach the final that is another ball game…they are in reality a much poorer side… in my view anyhow….they would fit Chelski better….

  We would be the joke of the town if this happens to us…

• 293 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:52 PM

  check the toastie

  AMEN

  AMEN

  AMEN…

• 294 hotdog // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:52 PM

  Christ that game had everything, i cant see Chelsea being that lucky again v madrid or bayern though.

  Did anyone see Shearer and Gullit on the panel for foreign channel tonight, have they kissed and made up!!

• 295 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:52 PM

  Chelsea will have to select a defence from:

  Cole
  Bosingwa
  Bertrand
  Ferreira (they still have him right?)

  All fullbacks

  Maybe they’ll put players like Essien or Mikel in unfamiliar roles. Can’t see them doing it with such a shuffled team, against either Madrid or Bayern, no way – at least that’s what i’m taking solace in.

  Villains dragged right into the relegation scrap

• 296 monasnyr99 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:53 PM

  Please tell me that this result has no bearing on us already qualifying for the Europa league?

• 297 GeordieToon89 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:53 PM

  Lads its okay. Were going to finish 3rd and Chelsea will win the Champions League, Dont worry about it

• 298 Pardew's fist pump // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:53 PM

  Oh, forgot Mikel is suspended too! Hoping Cahills hammy is a bad one.

• 299 gorgonzola ( former Pecorino former to gorgonzola) // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:55 PM

  Ah had about enough of this sad day…..nigh lads…HWTL !

• 300 hotdog // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:58 PM

  monasnyr99 – no bud but it would be a kick in the knackers if we finsih 4th and chelsea win CL final

• 301 GeordieToon89 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:58 PM

  They team is still immensly strong for the final:

  ————–Cech
  Bosingwa-Luiz-Cahill-Cole
  ————Essien
  ——-Lampard-Mata
  Torres—–Drogba—-Malouda

• 302 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:58 PM

  What !!!.. That means Terry and the rest of the Miss crew will be fully utilise aganist us.

• 303 check the toastie // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:58 PM

  going to bed and would have sooner Chelsea go out and clarify the fact that we needed 4th place for CL, there is no point saying dont worry Chelsea will get beat in the final, they have just knocked Barcelona out, the final is a 50/50 game whoever they play, and 3rd for us might be a big ask with our fixtures.

  Fingers Crossed we can do it, but odds for CL next year have increased tonight, for sure, check the bookies we have drifted defo, however the fact i am disapointed we may not get champions league is a weird feeling anyway, off to give my head a shake.

• 304 GeordieToon89 // Apr 24, 2012 at 9:59 PM

  Their***

• 305 monasnyr99 // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:00 PM

  Cheers Hotdog…..

• 306 davis_toons // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:01 PM

  Is more of a strain…nothing more i guess from the looks of it..when he carry ons til he feel it again..he was walking like a person.

• 307 WWJBD // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:01 PM

  As someone said on twitter if we finish 4th and dont get Europa League then great for us! We were expecting a dog fight at the bottom not a unlucky 4th finish!

• 308 pizzicatochan // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:02 PM

  The CL “Liverfool” rule is really stupid.

• 309 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:03 PM

  Terry: “The people that know me, know what i’m like.”….Yes, we do!

• 310 geordiejamie89 // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:04 PM

  If Chelsea win the Champs League and we finish fourth, I will hate them for eternity. . . . .

• 311 geordiejamie89 // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:05 PM

  On a plus at least the racist got sent off.

• 312 Magpie_Man // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:05 PM

  I don’t understand How people can say they played crap. It was an outstanding defensive performance against the best team in the world at nou camp with 2 fullbacks and 10 men.

  Don’t say they played crap because they won. It’s an advantage for us. They will save their best players when they play us and this could spear us on for 3rd place.

• 313 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:07 PM

  Pardew’s granny is in for a hiding!

• 314 JAMSHA // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:11 PM

  pardew no 1

  did u mean oberton currently his playn in europa cup with crawley town in fifa 12

• 315 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:11 PM

  ….I was only joking

• 316 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:13 PM

  Oh my chelski. I will get flamed for this but Terry’s red ard was a bit harsh imo. Also chelski’s two goals were excellent, worryingly so. With ten men. It looked like us versus swansea – I couldn’t see Barca scoring second half after the pena miss. Their wide men were well contained, they had no aerial threat at all in any shape, and they did not fare well against a premier-league-drilled team optimised to shut up shop.

  Real will swat them, but I don’t hold out much for us at Stamford Bridge. Ho Hum.

• 317 ady // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:14 PM

  chelsea in final does that mean if newcastle finish 4th we wont get in CL ? or is it only if chelsea win CL then 4th spot in PL wont get in CL ???

• 318 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:15 PM

  I also think that Roman will think his £50m was money well spent by now, as that Torrid goal was potentially a cl final winners ticket. Please let that not happen.

• 319 Yorkie Dave // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:17 PM

  OH NO!!!!!

  http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/7699877/Ba-and-Cisse-set-for-Olympics

• 320 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:19 PM

  ady – Chelsea have to win it. If they lose, which I’m praying they will do, then it doesn’t affect us at all.

• 321 coccolini // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:19 PM

  So much hatred for chelsea on here tonight. I’m as big a toon fan as any on here, I’d chop my left arm off to see newcastle in the champions league next season, hell I’d even kick my granny! But you have got to stand back and say chelsea were incredible, absolutely incredible. Bashing Frank Lampard? In my opinion I have never seen a better performance from an english player in my life, he showed his class defensive game and put in two killer balls for ramires and kalou. We all get annoyed when other fans don’t appreciate our talent, and we call them deluded and idiotic, so let’s not do it ourselves.

  From a toon point of view, terrible result, not only because there through to the final (where they’ll get beaten, I’m sure of it) but lots of there key players are out, which means they’ll be playing in the PL and not being rested. I’m fairly sure Arsenal nor Chelsea will drop many points in the next few games so its all down to us. If we win 3 out 4 we will be in the CL next year. Its all on us. So let’s stop bashing other teams, and just get behind the toon! It could be worse, it could be the bindippers!
  Rant over, sorry

• 322 Yorkie Dave // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:20 PM

  on skysports news website. apparently the sengal olympics team want ba and cisse to play!!!!

• 323 ady // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:20 PM

  ben i was prying they will lose this looks like my prays dident work better start again for final dont think they will win final i think we should think about getting 3rd spot since 4th is not 100% now :S

• 324 Ben_BKK // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:24 PM

  As was I mate, they didn’t deserve to get through at all there, complete anti-football (which is fair enough as Barca are a miles better team but you don’t want to see teams that play like that win).

• 325 ThaiMag // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:25 PM

  This could be their team in final
  ———————–Cech
  Bosingwa—-Cahill—-Luiz—-Cole
  ———————-Essien
  ————-Lampard—-Malouda
  Kalou——————————-Mata
  ———————-Drogba

• 326 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:28 PM

  coccolini – well said. I was just about overcoming my self-loathing at cheering on a Spanish team over an English one when terry got sent off. Suddenly I found myself feeling a bit sorry they had to go that way, subject to the daftness of their in-house supremacist. Then the absolutely sublime goal, chipped with aplomb – I said to my lads if Cisse scored that we would be in delirium or words to that effect. As the game wore on and Barca showed how ineffectual they can be, I came to realise this was actually a great performance by an English team, I was jealous that it wasn’t us.

  But for everything that is good and right in this world, please let Real Madrid beat them.

• 327 Yorkie Dave // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:30 PM

  Arsenal fixtures
  Stoke away
  Norwich home
  West Brom away

  can see them getting 9 points which means we need 12 points and to gain at least 16+ goals

  Spurs fixtures

  Blackburn home
  Bolton away
  Villa away
  fulham home

  can see them getting 7 points from this, 66 points

  Chelsea fixture
  qpr home
  newcastle home
  liverpool fa cup
  liverpool away
  blackburn home
  madrid/bayern cl final

  can see them getting possible 8 points 66points

  we need to beat wigan and draw with chelsea and get something from man city or everton.

  chelsea game is massive for us. I am hoping spurs form continues and chelsea run out of steam.but I BELIEVE we can do it!

• 328 Yorkie Dave // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:32 PM

  after the result tonight villa could be on the verge of disaster. im sure we would all be deeply saddened if they went down.

• 329 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:36 PM

  Yorkie Dave – Yes it sadly looks like the denizens of our downfall a couple of seasons ago are ironically on the verge of tasting that bitter chalice themselves. I’ve already booked the party ha ha.

• 330 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM

  Look lads – lets not get morose here, Chelski may have used all their luck beans now, the core of their team have exhausted themselves in an epic push, they may in all likelihood have very little left when we face them. Remember also how Arsenal started the season? They can be crap again. Spuds have no heart, they are more than likely to do their usual slump to 6/7th. And we have won 6 on the bounce. Faith required.

• 331 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:41 PM

  Yorkie dave
  I see alot of similarities in villa and us when we went down, getting sucked in towards the end of the season with a team that on paper is premier league quality. I would cry laughing if they got relegated, the way they took the piss when we went down.

• 332 Vask // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:43 PM

  I’ve still got us marked for third Tsunki. We can, nay will, still win the final 4 in my opinion. Who cares what the others are doing (other than the Arsenal) we’re going to the group stages.

• 333 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:44 PM

  Unfortunately I hope Villa beat spurs. But lose the other two of course.

• 334 londontoon1 // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:45 PM

  http://allaboutthetoon.blogspot.co.uk/

• 335 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:45 PM

  Anyone started searching for all the Villa blogs yet so we can invade them when they go down ha ha . No that would be cruel. Seriously though, anyone?

• 336 coccolini // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:47 PM

  Depending on how things go, it could be a hell of a champions league final for us. It would almost be like being in it!

  Hugeeee game on saturday, I’m getting nervous already and its only tuesday…

• 337 Vask // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:48 PM

  Let’s get to it now. May as well get the pre-emptive papiss taking in. They may not go down but we can get the fans fecked off. They’re clearly shoiting themselves.

• 338 Vask // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:50 PM

  Even their blog’s going down.
  http://www.thevillablog.co.uk/

• 339 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:50 PM

  Anyone else think martinez might play 4 at the back on saturday for fear of double demba and benny boy ?

• 340 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:50 PM

  TBH I think this is academic – it’s a long shot to finish 4th or above with our fixtures. Maybe we should all settle for Europa and anything else is a bonus.

• 341 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:53 PM

  londontoon

  Is this Bill-son ?
  Or is it too balanced ?

• 342 Wor Shearer // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:55 PM

  I don’t think matinez will change anything.

• 343 Spuggy // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:55 PM

  Spuds and Arsenal have much easier run-ins.

• 344 MagpiesFlyHigh // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:57 PM

  I think we need 6pts + and that Chelski lose their finals

• 345 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:57 PM

  cisse vs caldwell

• 346 Vask // Apr 24, 2012 at 10:57 PM

  That means nowt man spuggy. We’re Newcastle United. Newcastle United. 3rd.

• 347 Tsunki // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:07 PM

  on 7500 to Holte (Villa blog) the only comment on the as-yet unfinished review of tonights game against bolton was:

  “Lerner truly has got us relegated. If he didn’t plan on any further investment you can’t bring in a manager like AM.

  He tried to choose the safe route and look where it has gotten us. We are now in the thick of the relegation battle and to be honest I don’t see the points out there for safety.

  Honestly AM surprise me SAVE US.”

  Tee hee hee.

• 348 Vask // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:10 PM

  Terrible fans Tsunki, just terrible. Compared to the hive of activity this blog becomes on match day, one comment is pitiful.

• 349 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:11 PM

  Has a manager ever taken two premier league clubs down in successive seasons, if not hats of to mcleish lol dont think he will get another job in the prem haha

• 350 Vask // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:13 PM

  If Mcleish takes villa down, WBA fans must be bricking it in case Hodgson retires and AM gets the job…

• 351 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:16 PM

  @ Vask

  Lol Alex Mcleish brummee killer

• 352 PK-Norway // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:25 PM

  If Villa goes down wich is i really really hope for i will visit their blogs and forums!

• 353 PK-Norway // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:26 PM

  And why does people think Arsenal will win against Stoke and West Brom away… i cant see that..

• 354 beddersmag // Apr 24, 2012 at 11:28 PM

  Bit harsh slating him for england game. Im sure it was his first game in few months after injury?