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Bizarre handball there. Imagine if we score from this kick.

Great blast from Enrique there, scared Taylor into conceding the corner. We must fancy this now. COME ON LADS!

OH YES! Come on Martins! We can get another!

Us to win 2-0, it will be tight but all the luck we've missed out on will turn up tonight. Smith and Martins to score. Of course then Smith will be an instant hero and guaranteed for selection in all of the rest of our matches, but isn't that happening already? As someone said already in this thread, really fancying Smith to score tonight for whatever reason. Just a feeling.

I don't care about "ridicule" on this board. Ridicule me for what? Do you disagree when I say that he's a waster? If so please elaborate. Tell me what he's contributed to our season. I've been saying all year long that he's a spent force and a mercenary. What has he done to prove me wrong?

And yet when I made these exact points before the season began and in the early weeks, people were queuing up to call me a Yank know-nowt. I have always said that Owen is a mercenary. Now he has proven himself to be a mercenary in serious career decline whose form barely deserves a place in the side and certainly not over Martins. He is the last player, save maybe Chimbonda or Mikel, who I would want in a relegation scrap. All he cares about is his chance to appear in an England shirt.

A win against Birmingham on Monday will send us up the table and banish all of this relegation talk. All we can do now is hope and pray. I have implicit faith in KK's ability to impress just how big this game is on the players and we are strong enough still to get this result. If Birmingham want this, and they do, we have to want it more and here's where KK's motivational ability will shine.

Fabiano is great...in Spain. Sad that we always have to add that disclaimer. It sounds like our scouts are actually earning their pay, at least, so we can take a positive from this.

Mackem.

Casts doubt on the rumours of a falling-out between Viduka and KK. I'd have him back in the side any day, lazy and questionable "fitness" but when he can be arsed he's looked dangerous.

It's all relative. I don't remember us ever being 2 points from the drop. I do remember a manager being slated for bigging up smith, dropping zog, excluding enrique, targetting scottish league players and talking endless shite. I also remember making the point, if Keegan came in, was shite and left, what then for NUFC? We might well find out soon. Grass is always greener. So go find the other side already and do it sharpish, you sorry troll.

from http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...233&cc=5901 Sounds pretty dire for them - wish them luck, hope they don't fold.

Never heard this one. You mean like "as far as Mackems, they're shite" v. "as far as Mackems are concerned, they're shite?" That's new on me. Most Americans say "as far as Mackems go." "I could care less" is infuriating however, I agree. All "-ize" are American spellings, not sure why we're arguing over that. I do prefer "while" to "whilst" however. On topic, this thread should be closed to all posters except Stevie, Thompers, and Invicta_RICO and they should just go at it.

The sheer level of bitter, petulant whinging in this thread is astonishing. Get a grip you clowns, we're not going down. We lost to Liverpool, just like 10 of the last 12 times we've been to Anfield or something ridiculous along those lines. Get a hold of yourselves. This isn't the end of the world or of our season. I fully expect Keegan to lead us out of this mess. For people so obsessed with precedent many of you seem to forget we endured a similar start to his previous time at SJP, complete with Chicken Littles like you lot running around predicting a disastrous relegation. KK will turn it around - just you wait and see. Class will tell. p.s. MARTINS needs to be playing, I will say that much.

All gone to pieces for Man U, absolutely hilarious. Shades of Lehmann for them.

I've got a rallying cry for him, the shite: :nufc: FUCK OFF!! :nufc:

Christ, Thompers, you are some kind of moron. Back on topic, we all knew Fat Sam was full of shit, doesn't surprise me that Keegan trains the lads harder and inspires them better. I'm still trying to find some kind of positive from Fat Sam's time here...Faye/Beye, I suppose, but can't see any other upside really.

"There was relief for Magpies striker Alan Smith after his 0th minute strike against Nemo FC ended an incredible 1059802987965-hour goal drought. The striker had previously not found the net in six months of consecutive appearances for Newcastle and the relief on his face was plain to see."

Time for Martins, I think. Derby/Mackems still 0-0...

Looks like we're doing all right so far. But this is typical NUFC. We'll play a decent first half, come back out and concede four.

Keep the faith lads, if we don't then who will? 2-1 to us. Enrique's return is nice but the continued lack of Martins/Emre/Viduka is only cause for dismay.

Who?

The amount of negativity on here is really borderline mad. It wasn't three weeks ago some who have posted in this thread were crowing about the Zog being our best player, a likely transfer target for Arsenal/Man U/etc. and now he's downgraded to "average?" Have you not been watching the games? Aye he's a terrible left back, we all know it, but attacking he's surely our player of the season, sad as it is. As for Enrique I never rated him, always looked too casual without the physical presence needed in the EPL. Another Luque? It's possible, although if so I hope he doesn't hang out as long as he did and weigh down our wages bill. The gravy train is closed as the ejection of Babayaro shows, hopefully with Carr to follow soon.

Game's long over, let him get a run out. Good effort from Faye, shows a little spirit that we need. As for their fourth, amazing strike by Rooney but he should never have been given the chance after a shocking clearance from (guess who?) Alan Smith. p.s. 5-1.

Cue the media re-playing "I would love it" and clamoring on about how King Kev's got to go. It would've been headline news if we'd beat them, surely we have to look past this game.