Here’s the EFL video of the game today on YouTube so it should play around the world.
Newcastle were shocked by Blackburn Rovers and lost 1-0 with their goal coming after 75 minutes in front of over 52,000 fans at St. James’ Park.
🙁
Again the video is chopped off a bit but you can see the play fairly well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LrsMqniOFY
99 comments so far
hibbit
Nov 26, 2016 at 8:53 PM
Comment #41yorkymag
were you getting that from blackburn stop us playing ????
they didnt have to we we never started !!
yorkymag
Nov 26, 2016 at 8:58 PM
Comment #42Hibbit
You can only deal with what is against you
Yes we were poor for sure
But they did a good job in terms of their plan ,in fact not unlike the Huddersfield or wolves game
I honestly didn’t think we were that bad they just did a job on us and did it well
hibbit
Nov 26, 2016 at 8:59 PM
Comment #43yorkymag
you at the game ??
Blackley and Brownlie
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:01 PM
Comment #44Jib
Nah, never knew that about ML. He gives the impression he’s 100% b&w.
yorkymag
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:03 PM
Comment #45I was
Go to every game
JamesToon
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:04 PM
Comment #46Charlie
Fair enough if that was your original opinion. But I still have to disagree, yes if we get promoted we will have to majorly strengthen in depth and unfortunately some players in our squad just won’t cut it in the prem. but the likes of Darlow, Lascelles, Shelvey, Ritchie and Gayle (possibly Yedlin) is a strong basis for a decent i’d say bottom half prem team, they’re the players we’ll have to build the team around in the summer
hibbit
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:09 PM
Comment #47yorkymag
ok
they were there to be beaten
got to say your idea of playing badly and mine are miles apart
yorkymag
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:18 PM
Comment #48They stopped us playing and got a goal due to the constant pressure they put us under
Everyone raves about Liverpool pressing well rovers were just as good particularly in the first hour,our creative players had no time
Sometimes you get beat by a team who’s game plan is better than yours
That’s football
It doesn’t mean you were rubbish just beaten by the better team on the day
Jail for Ashley
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:18 PM
Comment #49Mag52,
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/10542280/crystal-palace-agree-32m-transfer-fee-for-christian-benteke-sky-sources
I’d say the above, 13M for Townsend, 10M for Tomkins 10M for Cabaye 7-9M for Whickham is an expensively assembled squad and more importantly his own players, he might have saved them from relegation and a cup final but they are the worst performing team out of all four divisions in 2016 and the Palace fans have had enough of him as well. The greatest thing Alan Pardew has ever achieved in football is convincing some people that he is a good manager.
Jail for Ashley
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:20 PM
Comment #50Jib,
Where am I lying about him, you have the worst record of anyone on here for giving false info then burying your head in the sand when presented with the truth.
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:24 PM
Comment #51Hibbit
Yeah I was maybe a bit generous
Did you notice at the start of the first hal lining up for kick off Hayden did not have a clue what position he was meant to start and Shelvey had to point where he was to play stand
Missed a captain to lead the team today
Maybe Lascalles is a better captain shouter organiser on the pitch than I realised
Jamestoon
Cheers
Yes there are a few players I would keep
But we are to ponderous and slow and will get murdered
And InthinkmRafa knows that and will make massive changes
Jib
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:28 PM
Comment #52From the Telegraph
Palace have brought in Benteke, Townsend, Tomkins, Mandanda & Remy for a net spend of £9m.
Stunning business.
Jail for Ashley
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:34 PM
Comment #53Jib,
Regardless of net spend they are still expensive players that he has chosen himself and moulded in to his team, funnily enough they have become the worst team in the league this year.
martoon
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:37 PM
Comment #54I have to say this is probably the first time I’ve been disappointed with Rafa’s decision making. At half time you could see it wasn’t working but we came out the second half exactly the same. He constantly warmed up the subs without using any especially Gayle. Gayle should have been on after 60 minutes and definitely after they scored but Rafa waited until 5 minutes before the end to put Gayle on when it was far too late. I still believe in Rafa but feel he had a bad day at the office today!
stuart no9
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:51 PM
Comment #55Don’t. Blame the lads raffa . We were shocked by your performance . Now people can see why Liverpool wanted rid of you . You need to understand that we are not that good to make 6 changes and still win a game . We are not Madrid or Barca . Putting our in form scorer on the bench was one of the most ridiculous moves ever by a toon manager and you deserved what you got well done for that . What was he thinking ?? . Raffa can win us the title , however he could also lose us it
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Nov 26, 2016 at 9:52 PM
Comment #56Martoon
I did not understand the subs to
Lack of
Even the first aid team were lathargic today
When the doc summoned the stretcher carries on it took them ages to sort out the stretcher and when they did it took them a age to cross the pitch
The whole day atmosphere performance was weird today from supporters team manager first aides just weird
martoon
Nov 26, 2016 at 10:04 PM
Comment #57Charlie very true I thought your earlier ratings were spot on. I think only Clarke, Yedlin & Darlow had decent enough games (not great but OK). I don’t know what is wrong with Richie – I don’t think he placed a pass all game.
Bobbybee
Nov 26, 2016 at 10:12 PM
Comment #58Bit harsh there Stu matey! Even if you apportion the entire blame on Rafa, that’s hardly a sacking offence. We’ve just won nine on the belt and one game short of a cup semi final. It was just a bad day at the office all round but the players were hardly scintillating and the crowd wasn’t prepared to help either. A bad day all round, not just Rafa. Granted six changes was too many, but that eleven should’ve been good enough to beat what was, in all truth, a poor Blackburn side. Shit happens mate. Hope you feel better about it after a good night’s kip. 🙂
Mag52
Nov 26, 2016 at 10:14 PM
Comment #59Jail.
I’m sorry, but expensively assembled squads over the past two seasons are teams like Man.U. : £170 mill. Man City : £238 mill. Chelsea : £117 mill. Arsenal : £99 mill.
Not a team like Palace with a net spend over the same period of £22 mill.
Jib
Nov 26, 2016 at 10:18 PM
Comment #60stuart no9 // Now people can see why Liverpool wanted rid of you .
My god the fourth defeat in 18 games
How crass !
stuart no9
Nov 26, 2016 at 10:58 PM
Comment #61Bobby . I never mentioned anyone being sacked What I said was I can understand Liverpool wanting rid of him . Liverpool have always had there sights set much higher than we have and to have a manager who changed a winning team all the time and not win the league , to them , was not good enough . You talk to any scouser now and they will tell you exactly the same. Yeah he’s the best manager we’ve had in a long while but we havnt got a squad good enough for them stunts . We have to field our strongest possible team on the day if we want this title . Raffa didn’t have any respect for the opposition today hence the team selection , bad move on his part, I think he tried to be a bit to clever today and it backfired badly – One thing though , I bet he dosnt do it again.
stuart no9
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:07 PM
Comment #62Jib — what you mean ” how crass ” I’m saying it like it is , it didn’t have to happen . Keeping your best striker on the bench was the biggest insult you could give any team No wonder they came out and stuck it up us . You just can’t do it or get your arse slapped . Raffa talks all the time about showing teams respect !! Really ?? Well it’s just cost us 3 points and only 2 ahead of Brighton
BandB
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:10 PM
Comment #63You start off from the wishful-thinking belief that Rafa has negotiated the tearing up of the old club blueprint.
Because you believe he has torn up the old club blueprint you believe that he must have had a free hand with his signings (when in fact it amounted to little more than being able to choose from the candidates he was being offered.)
Because he’s Rafa, and because you believe he has had a free hand with his signings, you believe that all of these signings must be shrewd and useful signings.
Because you believe they are all shrewd and useful signings, you are forced, by the weight of your own argument, to believe that when they fail it must be because Rafa has under-performed his squad.
It is a perfect circle of utter junk.
Give the guy a break. By the standards of the division we have a well-resourced squad.
It is punching above, and not below, its weight.
BandB
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:22 PM
Comment #64We seem to have forgotten how much emphasis Rafa put on his wish to retain Wijnaldum, Sissoko, Townsend etc.
He said it often enough. I presume he was not lying and that this was his genuine preference.
Yet they all left, and we instead chose to believe that he chose to purge them as deadwood.
Clearly, both of these versions cannot be correct.
Yes, they wanted to go. But just this week Wijnaldum reported that Rafa told him he’d be staying unless the club’s valuation was met.
The valuation was met, at which point whatever Rafa wished became redundant.
Bobbybee
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:32 PM
Comment #65Stuart, I won’t argue that his selection wasn’t the best, but we can get into a semi final if we beat a PL team away from home. I think he’s simply prioritised that knowing how desperate the club – and fans – are for silverware – rightly or wrongly it is his prerogative to do so. You can’t compare Liverpool with our current situation surely? We’re in the Championship, they were chasing CL trophies! Your complaint is viable to an extent, but I just feel you’re a bit harsh. Top of the table and in a quarter final shows he’s getting it right a whole lot more than he is wrong. If we fail to get promoted by two points you can happily say ‘I told you so.’ 🙂
BandB
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:32 PM
Comment #66When Sports Direct was under the cosh in the summer, Ashley did not tear up the blueprint in response to the criticism.
He agreed to incremental changes as long as he remained in control and made the concessions he wanted to at his own pace.
It is very difficult to believe he adopted a different policy with Newcastle United.
Jail for Ashley
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:38 PM
Comment #67Mag52,
Regardless of what net spend he’s had he’s been allowed to spend big and presides over the worst team in all four divisions during 2016 and he’s been well and truly found out. From what the Palace fans are saying don’t be surprised if a Pardewout.com starts up.
Bobbybee
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:45 PM
Comment #68BandB, once a player wants out, it’s difficult to keep them. You certainly don’t want them in a promotion fight anyway, so you get rid. Rafa simple played hardball and got over inflated prices for Gini and Sissoko, which was the best thing for the club all round. Him continually saying he wanted to keep them made buying clubs pay his price, not theirs. Neither was worth it in reality so it was a masterstroke by a very shrewd manager. He generated a lot of money to spend. He knew exactly what he was doing and it worked.
Jail for Ashley
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:48 PM
Comment #69No idea why Rafa waited so long to bring on Gayle when we sounded desperate for a change.
BandB
Nov 26, 2016 at 11:54 PM
Comment #70He could have played hardball privately.
A very great deal is not done in the press.
The general feeling on the blog at the time was that it was great that Rafa wanted to hang onto our best players. They became “dead wood” after the event.
The only people who stood to be misled by this kind of “hardball” were the fans.
And the thing we would all claim to agree about Rafa is that he is always straight with us. It’s centrepiece of the Rafalution.
BandB
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:01 AM
Comment #71I remember when any suggestion that Rafa would not be able to persuade the best players to stay was a regarded as a particularly and typically negger-ish thing to think.
Jail for Ashley
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:01 AM
Comment #72I don’t think anyone in their right mind wanted Sissoko to stay at the club.
Bobbybee
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:02 AM
Comment #73Not sure anybody was misled. He got the best deal possible for the club overall by his stance. It worked. We got overpaid for players who wanted to leave and built a really happy dressing room of players who wanted to be there. If there’s a problem there, I don’t see it.
Laurent Robert 32
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:03 AM
Comment #74What is great with Rafa, is that he will be analysing all the things we on the blog are saying, whilst trying improve us further in the long run.
Make no mistake, he will be very frustrated and eager to put right the failings of today.
The team selection wasn’t the problem, the functionality and application was. He will seek to put that right, and that is a refreshing change compared to recent years.
BandB
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:15 AM
Comment #75Rafa wanted Sissoko to stay.
But if anyone wants to argue that Rafa cynically and publicly lied about his true feelings in order to maximise the profits on footballers then that’s their choice.
There was no need to do so when all he needed to do was tell any clubs ringing to enquire “he’s for sale and the price is £30m”.
Bobbybee
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:18 AM
Comment #76LR, he didn’t sound his usual jolly self after the game like. Like yourself, I don’t think he’s going to tolerate that again. You know yourself from experience the sometimes you get games like this where nothing works but you still try the same thing again instead of changing it. Big centre backs nullified Mitro but we kept banging it towards him. Clearly and by a distance – imo anyway – the worse game this season. Shit happens. It’s how we respond that matters, both Tuesday and Friday nights.
Munster Mag
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:24 AM
Comment #77Because nufc fans are so short of a hero, Rafa is beyond criticism. When I questioned his work last season jail and Co got the knicks in a twist because though shalt not say bad of Rafa because geordie fans are so bereft of managerial heroes. Long and the short, shit selection by Rafa and shit day at the office by everyone. We have the strongest squad in this league, maybe ever in this league and the we have released our attacking potential about 3 times. The comment re Liverpool fans and a ridiculous insistence on rotation is correct by the way. Rafa is doing good things for us with a squad far better than any other in this division……let’s not put him on an alter guys yet, eh?
BandB
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:34 AM
Comment #78He may have sensed some complacency creeping in after a good run and unbeaten runs always end. The first 11 might have played just the same way today.
The mood on the training ground may be slightly chastened on Monday, to the manager’s benefit.
And he will certainly have had one eye on next week’s fixtures.
We bounced back well from our last defeat, and I expect us to again.
lesh
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:38 AM
Comment #79No Colbeck and according to Charlie, there was no fight in the team. Dummet, again according to Charlie, came out well compared with others.
Just a thought
Bobbybee
Nov 27, 2016 at 12:41 AM
Comment #80That would be why he wanted control of transfers then, because no way would anybody else have got 30m quid for that bag of shyte. Nobody said he lied, he played the game. Would you rather he gave the message out ‘somebody buy him, he’s no good to me?’ If anybody chooses to believe that wasn’t a shrewd bit of business that too is their choice. It’s certainly how I would’ve handled it in his position and I can’t believe I’m alone there. He got far more than Sissoko was worth. If he really wanted to keep him, he could have refused the payment plan, but he was happy to get such a stupid amount probably that he took it however it came. Brilliant business like that just just happen.