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If he is guilty then good riddance to him but like you said, he's going to be branded a racist now for the rest of his career and any such accusation in the future will hold due to this. Was Bowyer ever found guilty of racism?

I think theres a place for both Sib and Shola next season, even if it is for just the one season. Who is to say that we wont suffer the same fate of injuries next season just like we have done seasons prior to this one? He is a hard worker, is a team player and gets goals which is what you want from a forward. Ok he's not the best but neither is Newcastle United anymore.

Good point well made. Typical of the FA looking for scapegoats early doors

Have ANY other clubs honoured their players so soon after retirement?

If West Ham go down, then depending on their cash situation they may keep hold of Ashton and see the season out or cash in if the moneys right. If they hadnt been taken over, then maybe Ashton would have gone for lesser money. Id sooner take Viduka over Heskey, at least Viduka scores goals and might be fairly decent with a pacey attack around him a la owen/martins/dyer/duff etc

Clearly got small mans syndrome

Cant see why Oba cant go on and get another 5 goals in the prem without problem. Once we sort out the defence, and get all of our players back, i think we've got the makings of a good team once again All is rosy in the Roeder camp Great what a good result does

Id rather have Reo-Coker over Barton, that lad is trouble just like his brother. Id rather Emre stay over either of them

I already posted this in the "Martins - waste of money or too early to judge thread". It has to be said that Bellamy has improved his finishing since he left us, but I know who I'd rather have at the club. And he isn't a foul mouthed woman beating Welshman. Martins is different to Bellamy. Bellamy's finishing was always weak. He is a good player but never likely to be better than that. The likes of Peter Beardsley were never prolific but could always manage an acceptable tally as a support player. Bellamy isnt in that league either as a finisher or support player. Martins has a lot to prove but he was very good yesterday and will get better. He doesnt seem to think he is bigger than our football club either. Prefer someone like Dean Ashton alongside him. good professional with decent pace and looks like he can read a game. I am genuinely interested in how Martins & Ameobi will gel together. I know we give Shola too many excuses, but only after he has fully recovered from his injury & op and now post Shearer will i judge him. With those too, owen not considered, we may have a good partnership.

Why the armbands? Anna Nicole Smith

I hear we stepped aside to let them sign him

I actually thought Milner, Dyer and Given were decent tonight, however butt and solano just couldnt pass a ball, Martins held on to it too long, Le Sib never got much of a look in, Pattison touched it about 4 times the whole game (Its clear that the rest of the team dont think he's good enough) and the back four were just a comical group of idiots. Its amazing to think that these are richly rewarded to play football and train every day but tonight they couldnt even do the simple things right. Unreal

"ya radgey puffs" Legend.

I think if you look at the start we had, and then compare it with the way we have played the last 6-7 games i think we could say we've improved. The biggest issue is with size of squad and lack of strength in depth. Im confident that we are doing enough to stay out of trouble and get back up the league. Once again, it only takes a couple of results and we'll be up to 7th. We just need to get over this wretched injury crisis (which happens every year).

Excellent result there, great to see Edgar loving that result at the final whistle

Drogba me not like, not even before that

ive got the streaming website but cant view the game? I just get some japanese ad on?

how many of those games has he started?

If he is worth a shot, then at least its not a stretch from Scotland. From Tynecastle to Tyneside

Never seen him play. Any good?

great another fortune spent on a striker who fails to deliver. At least that new lad Dyer got a goal, he looks pretty canny

Does it not say something when he was poor in his first season with us, pretty decent at Villa while he was there and then garbage again when he came back?

another sign of the team heading out of the league. Players coming up with injuries and refusing to fight. An already thin squad becomes even more of a joke.

We should have gone in for him

Looks more like Paul Calf to me