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The last 5 Premiership games Man City (a) Watford (a) Spurs (h) Brighton (a) Liverpool (h) That's not an easy run in.

The next 6 Premiership games Burnley (h) Southampton (a) Shelf United (h) Aston Villa (h) Bournemouth (a) West Ham (h) Relegation is going to be very close i dont think "Brucey's Boys" will get many points from those games.

Steve Bruce says great opportunity and realistic for Newcastle United to finish top half of Premier League... "It is still realistic (to finish top half). “We have got 11 or 12 games left (including West Brom in the FA Cup) and we have given ourselves an opportunity. “We are getting a few back from injury now and we have give ourselves a great opportunity. “Let’s try to grasp it over the next four, five, six weeks. "Let’s look upwards. “Let’s see if we can do it. “We’re up against teams up and around us.”

I still think match goers will dwindle off once the cup run ends at WBA

They probably just have a kick about in training. Jumpers for goalposts & all that nonsense.

If Brucies boys dont get relegated it'll be very close.

Bruce: The one thing they didn’t do was give up, and that’s not a problem. But we have to have more of a threat to win matches in the Premier League. Arsenal and Palace away, both are not easy games, but we didn’t cause enough problems in the final third and that’s what we have got to try and address. Need more fret

Steve Bruce: “Maybe it is time for change.” Referring to tactics. "With 10 seconds to go, does the referee really have to send him off? Is a yellow not sufficient"

Bruce said Big Joe had a slight thigh strain

You can hear Brucie now "Whey wuh still in the cup"

No fret up frant

2nd half starts no changes

Palace should be about 3 or 4 up

Getting battered here

Big Joe has a slight thigh strain but Bruce still plays him

This has a dull draw written all over it either 0-0 or 1-1

I thought he said he was disappointed with Rose for refusing have his picture taken with a 10 year old kid

With Palace away, Burnley home & the FA Cup tie with WBA in the next 16 days. If Bruce's luck runs out I think we'll see the return of empty seats at SJP wether they're free or not.

I think the cup run is keeping them occupied at the minute

But we've got Big Andy, Big Joe & Dwight Yorke's nearly fit. Shirley we dont need anymore strikers

No fret

It'll be a "Pardew" today a free niw frashing with no fret up frant.