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Howay, don't disagree but he didn't change it to two up top, we started with that didn't we? Perez and Mitro. By the end it was 3 up top and everyone but Lascelles in midfield I think that's an excuse Haydonator, it pissed me off so much that at the time. If you were there though and Perez was doing that, fair enough, I only saw the TV angle.

Mbemba was fookin ace btw , some Albert type runs were well needed. he seems to have confidence going forward, that's for sure.

heh, no that's not my intention - I'm trying to say if McLaren made that first sub , or put sissoko at left back for the last 30 the fans would have reacted far differently than the weekend. I made point not of a shit sub, but when he subbed (I think Dummett) as he was injured and got jeers of "You don't know what you're doing" - While Rafa puts sissoko left back, Anita right back and not a peep. I am over the moon we've got Rafa, don't get me wrong - but I think the blame is stopping at a manager (McClaren in this case) for something that really has little to do with the manager. Rafa is new, fair enough, but he's getting much more freedom than McClaren from both the club and the fans - and the players are still dogshit in most cases. We were still as shit as we were before, but we threw everything in attack wise against a deep lying sunderland side and still only made 2 decent attempts, 1 of which was the goal. Who had a good game this weekend? the same that usually do at home - Gino, Mitro, Elliot, Mbemba - everyone else is having a howler (perhaps Mitro needs service, or perhaps his finishing just isn't quite there - he still missed good opportunities). Not sure if that clarified or muddied my explanation of my view or not.

I never said he did mate, I said if he did the crowd would lynch him. taking off all but 2 defenders for attacking players. He tried to sub (was it dummet?) an injured player and got booed to fuck. Despite the result, one thing that came out of the sunderland match is that a lot of our players really are playing like dogshit.

Said it in a different thread, but its telling that Rafa can make those subs without the crowd going mental - McClaren got booed and abused for replacing an injured player a few weeks back. That said, he'd never have dared do what Rafa did in that second half. Sissoko as a defender was funny, but he didn't do all that badly! De Jong did ok too when he came on, seemed to want it. On Topic, I think we could still stay up - but the players really need a lift, they are completely demoralised if that match was anything to go by. Would love it if Palace get drawn in and we stay up at their expense! That would make the entire season worthwhile .

I think its telling that if McClaren had made those substitutions then the crowd would have lynched him , it was only a couple of weeks ago he was getting "You don't know what you're doing" when replacing an injured player. That said, massive Kudos to Rafa to daring to make those subs, McClaren never would have.

Second half, 2 goals, all isforgiven. We all know what's wrong with the club.

I'm talking about McClaren ?

Cayman Islands, which is the Caribbean. I'm pretty sure its him but I'm in meetings and cant get out the bloody office. Cracker of a wife (for her age) if it is him.. and yep, I post on forums so that I look busy during meetings

No shit, I could swear that I've just seen him fucking about in the sea on Seven mile Beach here.

We're going to hammer the fuckers. Rafa vs Fat Sam - been ages since I've been this hyped about a match.

Ah of course, the European games. he got 5 in the season he was here. I didn't go to Europe :/ I'll just crawl back under this rock.

Is this a love thing Alex? they say that people tease the people they want to get it on with. But seriously, he scored 1 goal every 5 games on average right? I'm sure my memories not fucked, he was shite. we were going mental when he signed.

Hey Jimbo, good post that - Keegan was saying the same thing about Ginola last year - he said he got him to one side to ask him to teach other players how to do some of his techniques and he couldn't do it, as when he put thought into his actions, during training, he couldn't do it himself.

Fuck me, has everyone lost their memories, he was absolute dog shit when he came here. "he had the best first touch of any Newcastle player" fuck off man, how many first touches did he have, they must have been his only ones? he was a massive disappointment - absolutely awful and didn't give a fuck. He scored 5 or 6 goals and I was at nearly every game he played in. He even went to the fucking papers to say how he was underperforming because fans from all teams were abusing him. We were abusing him, because he didn't make any effort most of the time. Bellamy and Kluivert would have done better if Shearer had been sold as bobby wanted. What a fuckin crock man, as if on all counts.

Yeah cos he did brilliantly when here didn't he? I'd rather someone like Shearer do it (as was rumoured).

I expect a win .

Alex, "the internet" was really shit banter. Try harder

That's it really in a nutshell. We need to get enough points to get out of the relegation places in the next match .. the further we drop behind the more the players will lose faith and the less likely we are to get results. Despite the total fuckery of last night, I still see the potential for a fuckin brilliant striker in mitro and a legend in Gino - I really do see class in there somewhere. I think with Mitro he just needs to get a few goals under his belt and man up a bit and stop shitting himself everytime he's in a scoring position. Sissoko is so frustrating , it pisses me off just looking at him now. He's capable of decent crosses and shots but he just shits himself far too often.

where did you get the avatar pic from mate?

yeah he only played 1 game though didn't he?

wtf is a wum ? and it's fuckin true man, its going to be mental I bet you. Work Unit module? Web Utilization miner? Wind Up Merchant?

We should send Taylor to Sunderland - let him broadcast live from the Bridges. I fuckin love Taylor at times like this.

For the first year ever, I'm glad I'm not going to be there - this is going to be nasty , fan behaviour wise. I fully expect some serious violence. Nothing gets a radgies blood up more than a nonce.

Good point from Howay like, its the injuries that scare me - hopefully Rafa's new team are more careful - our injuries are just baffling sometimes. I feel the same as when McClaren joined, from game 1 its another clear improvement in playstyle and effort (from most) - but it didn't last with McClaren . The fact that Rafa's just come from one of the best clubs in the world will hopefully keep them motivated moreso than Steve could manage. It boils my blood though, that we appear to have so many players who are paid a kings ransom to wear our shirt, who need cajoling into actually putting any effort in.