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My paid stream site has the game scheduled but isn't showing it. Perfect. Anything to report?

Ameobi? I must be undigested corn, because you've got to be shitting me.

No thread up for it, figured I'd give it a go. The bonus: How many yellow cards will be awarded? My predictions: HT: 0-2 FT: 0-2 FS: Owen Bonus: 3.

RIP. Offshore, piss off mate. Nobody likes a child who thinks he's a man.

Your irrational hatred is quite unusual. Martins has already contributed more to this club than Michael Owen probably ever will. Martins should start, whether Owen does or not.

Thank Harper for services rendered, bring Given back into the first squad. Good move by Big Sam to keep Given on the sidelines for the Wigan match, not like Roeder who would have certainly rushed him in as soon as he could stand. But barring another injury during the internationals, Given will be ready to start by the Derby game and he must start. He is a world-class keeper. Harper is a world-class keeper's understudy. The choice is clear.

Looking to see England lose badly. I am an England supporter and it would be hard to see us lose, but I believe it's for the best. "Magnificent" Steve must go sooner rather than later and big losses here will have him sacked faster than that Torquay manager. I remember a similar debate around the Blackburn home game last year - can a true fan hope for Newcastle to lose? And I say now as I said then, yes, if it's for the good of the team.

So clueless. Easy to say now that Owen's goal won us the match. But whose cross was it? Martins's. tbh I also couldn't see Martins muffing those clear chances that Owen did. Owen doesn't play for this club. He makes cameo appearances. I have to put my trust in workhorse Martins.

Now if the Mackems just beat Man U it'll be absolutely perfect. Spurs giving up an 89th minute equali(s)er, Bolton losing and our lot winning at the last.

I'd like to say this is unbelievable. ...but really, it's just so believable it's sickening. ...WAIT A MIN, WE'VE DONE IT! Owen is still shit but we've finally scored!

Dear Big Sam: Thanks for putting Martins on. Next step: Take Owen off. Maybe next game you'll go the whole nine yards and take Owen off for Martins. Thank you.

Dear Big Sam: Hurry up and put Martins on. Thank you.

Halftime evaluation: Could've easily been 2-0 or 3-0, should at least be 1-0 (Owen's disallowed goal.) Wigan look feeble in the attack and even worse in defence. We'll take 2 in the second half, I think. OWEN has been subpar which is no surprise. It's time to see Martins come on for him. Milner and the Zog have been creating chances like mad, Viduka and Smith also working hard. Kirkland having a great game. Liverpool have gone 2-0 against Derby pretty much sealing the win, Fulham have pulled one back against Spurs making it 2-1, and Boro are beating Birmingham 2-0, the smoggie bastards.

It's because he is shite. Martins would've finished there. Not at all pleased with Owen getting picked over Martins.

Horrendous miss by Owen after an equally bad defensive error sent him 1v1. We always look like scoring, they won't keep us out much longer.

Unbelievable handball by Bramble in the box just now. Ref must've been looking the other way. Absolutely clear, no doubt penalty. That's twice we've been robbed now, let's hope this ref isn't playing for the other side.

Owen's goal ruled out for offside after he got on the end of Milner's deflected shot. He was certainly on, ref appears to have ruled it out for Viduka being off.

Impressions so far: Defenders look solid, Cacapa esp. Melchiot is a really ugly fellow and that "hairstyle" isn't helping. Good movement up the field, looks promising. In other news, West Ham are 1-0 up at Reading with a goal from Bellend. Yakubu has also scored for Everton and Spurs have a goal from Kaboul. 3 away teams 1-0 within 10 minutes. Let's hope Wigan don't follow suit.

Owen played onside for a 1v1 by...guess who?...Bramble. Hilarious.

Pretty sure we're going to drop this one. We've had our heads in the clouds for a while and I can just see us losing to Wigan and crashing back down to earth. It's typical NUFC. But hope springs eternal. HT: 1-0 FT: 2-1 FS: Martins. Bonus: 2

Next time the Boro fans sing anything even vaguely off-color someone had better call up the national newspapers. Stop the presses! As a Muslim, I am disappointed that our fans could sing a chant that is clearly anti-Muslim (anyone who denies this is quite deluded. Comparisons to "the shoe bomber" are feeble at best) and I would like to see much less of that in the future. BUT to suggest that our lot are in the same league as Leeds fans singing about Munich or any fans singing about Hillsborough is laughable and this moron can piss right off.

From a new writer, Chris Murphy. Would be nice if those Soccernet bastards brought on a Mag, he'll certainly have no competition from the droves of Chelsea/Man U "writers" that site employs.

Birmingham 0-2 SMB (mackems simply above championship quality. Blues not so much.) Fulham 0-0 Bolton (another relegation match? although Fulham don't look so shaky this year) City 4-0 Derby (Sven and his squad have a lot to prove, they'll put Derby to the sword) Portsmouth 1-1 Man U (Man U in deep striking trouble, Pompey will take advantage.) Reading 0-2 Chelsea (Sorry Brock.) Wigan 0-1 Boro (Smogs to hang on ftw, but it won't save them.)

It hurts to read this thread. I can't believe you lot are talking about Barton as "not too bad on the pitch." This is the guy who mooned Everton fans and performed an absolutely horrendous stamp on Pedro Mendes. Not even to mention his training ground antics. The man isn't a footballer, he's a thug. I don't care how deprived his childhood was. Seeing him in a Newcastle jersey will be too much for me, I won't be able to bear the thought of him disgracing the black and white.

Barton? No thanks. Not now not ever. This is Newcastle United FC, not St. James's FC for Delinquent Boys. Ljungburg is past it. I'd keep Emre/Duff over him.