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He definitely doesn't have the team playing to it's potential. You can liken it to a lesser version of Chelsea who have fantastic players but look awful as a collective due to the manager. If he stays he really needs to add to his coaching staff so they can do the things that he can't with the players.

Downing goal. How humiliating

Tbf him dropping too deep criticism is something based on weeks and weeks not just today. Pards needs to sort it out there is no reason at all for him to drop so deep, i'm convinced its the main reason he hasn't as many goals as he should have. It's probably Pardew's instructions/training. It's something he didn't do last year.

He's probably the most useful player in terms of forging a partnership as he brings recovery pace to the table which none of our other central defenders have.

I guess it needs to be said again. He hasn't been well this week so you need to cut him some slack. He delivered when it mattered.

Great game but he should really have figured out that no-one was gonna contest a cross against Stoke and adapted his final ball.

He's been ill this week. You have to take that into consideration for his overall performance.

U mad Begovic?

It was the lack of celebration that did it. Was waiting for it to be ruled out

That pass. Like time stood still.

FT. What a finish!

Get the fuck in!

When teams sit back against us having dawdlers like Jonas and Tiote aren't much help. We need players who are able to think and play at a much higher tempo out there.

Poor first half. No urgency and generally frustrating. This Stoke team are crap. The tactics (aiming crosses into the box) are wrong as well.

I don't think Arsenal will go for him.

Those who know Adam Campbell's game. Would he be able to play on the left or right of the front 3?

Mike Williamson - Newcastle's 0th-choice CB for the rest of the season

#scfc Starting XI vs Newcastle: Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross ©, Wilson, Wilkinson; Shotton, Whelan, Nzonzi, Walters; Jerome, Crouch Gross team. No excuses for us not to beat them.

Williamson doesn't even make the bench again.

#NUFC (4-2-3-1) v #Stoke: Elliot; Debuchy, S.Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Santon; Cabaye ©, Tiote; Gutierrez, Sissoko, Gouffran; Cisse. #BPL #NUFC substitutes v #Stoke: Harper, Haidara, Perch, Anita, Obertan, Marveaux, Campbell. #BPL #newcastle

Bloody fickle fans then.

Surely the booing was for taking Fellaini off rather than just booing him?

Swansea had to defeat Chelsea over 2 legs. Pompey had to beat Man Utd at Old Trafford along the way too. It's not all luck.

Considering how cliquey pro and con opinions get on here it would be a total disaster. At times it's like two rival wrestling stables feuding.

What's their away record like in Europe? EDIT: Looks like they lost two away group games, drew with Udinese and drew 1-1 with Hannover (last minute equaliser when Hannover were throwing every one forward to get the second goal they needed).