The Fish

I think we'll play like that at home on a fairly consistent basis especially given the standard of opposition we're to face before the end of the season. The home games may be enough to keep us up, but really we should (with the players we've got) be able to come up with a decent away-day strategy. Home fixtures left. WBA Bournemouth sunderland Swansea Crystal Palace Spurs and Man City in there somewhere. Add away trips to Norwich and Villa.

It wasn't directed at you Firecrotch, but it is interesting that you're so defensive. Guilty conscience?

Quite revealing about the miseries on here mind. Play shit or lose and you lot can't shut up, Play well and win and not a peep.

If start pulling at that thread this whole thing could unravel. Best to leave it be.

I think once the new players (Townsend & Shelvey) get used to Mitrovic's attacking positions/runs they'll start finding him more and once he gets used to the kinds of balls they can put in he'll start getting on the end of more. Both of them have quality deliveries from wide and set-pieces, but Shelvey's through balls have put Mitrovic through a couple of times in the last few games and it's exciting to see a range of opportunities fall to the big lad. That he's getting his few chances on target is why I've faith in him to score more. Shearer always said whatever you do, make sure you make the 'keeper work. We've seen 'keepers have blinders, but they're also entirely capable of flapping (Mignolet) and letting soft shots through. Tiote's performance was properly retro, limited his passing to short passes to Shelvey or Janmaat , had most successful tackles (4 of 5), most interceptions, most defensive headers (4 of 5), but then it's no great surprise when he was playing alongside someone who unburdens Cheik of any attacking responsibility whatsoever. Speaking of Shelvey; loved how often he was calling for the ball. Arms outstretched like the Angel of the North, demanding another chance to ping a ridiculous 60+yrd ball to feet. Fuck it's good to see a central midfielder with actual vision and an expansive range of passing.

Hard to disagree with this, if NUFC hadn't ground me down, I'd have given it a go though.

Happy Face has mentioned it before but;

Not oestrogenny enough for you?

If a game is low-quality I tend to arbitrarily throw some money on one of the sides, nothing gets you calling the referee a fucking cunt quite like the threat of losing money.

You don't even like Newcastle United, let alone football in general.

Calm down man, it was obviously said tongue in cheek.

Think SEW's point is, if he had time to kill on a Saturday, going to watch lower league football would be a genuine option. I go to see AFC Wimbledon on occasion and I'm planning an afternoon at Dulwich Hamlet FC soon too. Similarly I'm quite happy watching League one football on tv, instead of a Friends rerun. My point with CT was simply that he's a Newcastle United 1st team fan, not a football fan. He doesn't watch other teams, he probably turns Match of the Day off once we've been shown (or records it and only watches our highlights).

Oh Wales. (I would have done that tracheostomy thing with a knife and a biro, because I'm basically MacGyver, which by the way, they're rebooting)

How does that go?

Aye, her dads a scumbag.

Stands to reason, if you grew up near sunderland and everyone else was supporting them, you'd have to be contrary.

Matt LeBlanc to join Chris Evans hosting Top Gear? Yep, that Matt LeBlanc

Norwich was that. Fuck being careful, lets headbutt them until one of us blacks out.

The only way the Fat Man is going is if the offer he receives is more than we're worth. How likely is that? Anyone know if Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne are from Benwell?