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Agreed. And he'll only get that consistency with a regular run of games.

Great performance.... 3 points away from home..... 3 good goals... Clean sheet.... Both strikers scoring.... 2 losses in 11....

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Got to keep pushing forward to get that second one.

Big 10 mins coming up now.

Get in there. We deserve that.

Jamie Redknapp winds me right fucking up. Wanker.

Not too bad at all. Not often I've said it but the ref's been excellent so far.

Would have been an indirect free-kick then. [/nitpick]

If they keep asking for a pen eventually they'll get one.

Good move by Portsmouth.

Unlucky Oba.

Should have scored there Beye. Unmarked headers 5 yards out need to go in.

It's just not sticking up top. Coming straight back at us.

Excellent idea. Get the can attached to a 10 yard-long chain so the wall's back the full distance too.

http://www.newcastle-united-supporters-club.co.uk/xmastale.php Not sure what Ashley's going to make of this tbh.

The only thing that would stop me paying £5m or him is his injury record. Couldn't give a shit about his baggage, he's top drawer when he's fit.

The fact that they've not appointed anyone yet would suggest they're going after someone already in a job. There's nothing to stop them from appointing the likes of Allardyce immediately and they've got a few massive games coming up so you'd have thought they'd want the bloke in charge asap. Very odd.

Nice to see Chelsea fans sweating a bit tbh. Still think they'll go through like.

Seals their fate imo. Perm any 2 from 8.

The only good thing about Viduka being out of contract is that we can expect better performances as it winds down. He's got a history of turning it on just in time for contract renewal time...

Owen.

This, however I have no doubt he didn't intend signing it then either. Me neither but obviously we'd have gotten a bit of £££ for him when moving him on which is the sensible way of doing it. Just a lack of intelligence, foresight and planning. And it's fucking annoying the more you think about it.

If KK abused an official I would slate him for it too. I hate it when one of our players or manager loses their rag at a decision or with an official, its pointless, will only ever cost you and doesn't exactly set the right standards. When we've had the class and wit of Sir Bobby and KK managing us it breaks my heart to see complete and utter brawlers managing my club. Not saying he was right to do it btw. But I can understand why he snapped and had a pop at the linesman. I bet thousands of people in the ground had a bit of a reaction to that decision at the time. Difference is he's being monitored by the 4th official and didn't get away with it. No way am I going to criticise him when I would have reacted in exactly the same manner. I'll criticise him. He gets paid a fortune and is regarded as the leader of our club and this is how he reacts to a poor decision? He should be saving it for himself because the ref never cost us, his own decisions did. Want to point the finger Joe look yourself in the mirror. I know who I was calling all the names under the sun after the match and it wasn't the linesman. Fair enough.

Absolutely no excuse for not resolving Owen's contract issue months and months ago. Should never have got to this stage.