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Jonas knuckling down? He looks like he can't be arsed most of the time. he just seems to hold the ball up long enough for enrique to get past him most of the time. Yup. I remember the first couple of months last year he did look like he had a nice turn of pace and could beat people. What happened to that? Totally lost any zip whatsoever. He probably spends more time running than any other player on the pitch & you think he looks like he cant be arsed ? He did well with that goal he scored if he cant run past players, let alone all the crosses he gets in after going beyond the fullback/winger. He is one of our most effective players by a long long way. Criminally underated on here for everything he gives us. spending time running means little if when you get the ball you wait for support even when there is a chance to create. that goal he scored (thats the only goal hes scored) and i'd doubt he puts one of those crosses in per game. you make him sound like keith gillespie.

just what we need in the middle of midfield.

Thats because a lot of supporters, although not all, actually advocate playing weakened teams because they see the Premier League, promotion to it and survival in it as the be all and end all. Its very sad unfortunatly it is the be all and end all in these days when the finances are as important as anything else. on a personal level i always had the cup as a second rate comp as poor teams can and do win it whereas with a league the best team wins it the vast majority of the time.

Howay man. Joey Barton didn't kill anyone. Aye he's a bad bugger, but that is a s**** comparison. then again bartons actions were intentional whereas hughes and mcormicks though stupid and dangerous, they didn't actually set out to harm anyone. What a poor defence to drink driving offences. "Ooooh I was 3 times over the limit and know that it is illegal to drink and drive but I didn't really mean to kill anyone" it is no defence of drink driving but intent is a massive part in law. I don't disute it, but Babatunde comparing Barton beating up a scally charva and Mccormack and Hughes being complete brain dead imbiciles and driving when drunk and killing people through their actions isn't a fair comparison. I know I am coming over as a Barton apologist, and I don't want to really (I think he should have been sacked by Newcastle when he was jailed and think we shouldn't have signed him initially because he was known to be a bad egg who lost his temper far too easily) but he has spent two years reforming his character, he stopped drinking as he realised he couldn't handle being drunk and that he got into trouble through it. I think the lad needs to be given a little bit of credit for that. but the attack on the training pitch wasn't when he was drunk. you could argue he's used the drink as an excuse.

Jonas knuckling down? He looks like he can't be arsed most of the time. he just seems to hold the ball up long enough for enrique to get past him most of the time.

Howay man. Joey Barton didn't kill anyone. Aye he's a bad bugger, but that is a s**** comparison. then again bartons actions were intentional whereas hughes and mcormicks though stupid and dangerous, they didn't actually set out to harm anyone. What a poor defence to drink driving offences. "Ooooh I was 3 times over the limit and know that it is illegal to drink and drive but I didn't really mean to kill anyone" it is no defence of drink driving but intent is a massive part in law.

i wonder if the disputing of the ammount could be used as a stalling tactic ?

Howay man. Joey Barton didn't kill anyone. Aye he's a bad bugger, but that is a s**** comparison. then again bartons actions were intentional whereas hughes and mcormicks though stupid and dangerous, they didn't actually set out to harm anyone.

wasn't too long ago some were exhorting us to follow pompeys example in showing ambition.

worst possible outcome is a draw.

and unfortunatly the way we've played the last few seasons the players don't move about too much to get anyone confused.

Cheers. Will have to try them next time I am in Newcastle. They don't have a website do they? i know how you could find out.

taylor doesn't appear to be the same player from the start of the season. now content to just clear whaever comes his way and doesn't like bringing the ball mout even with time and soace which was such a feature of his early season form. well atm we have Colo who is dallying on the ball too much (the past couple of games anyway). whats that got to do with taylor ? Colo is the total opposite to him, if you play alongside someone repeatedly turning on the ball infront of you rown goal and getting caught, whilst getting the crowd on his back, you would perfer to stick the ball in to row z....i think its just the combination of the 2 tbh totally disagree. defensivly another players limitations may have you covering more etc but i'd very much oubt that anything cocl done would have taylor stopping bringing the ball forward when given time and space. just seems more like he's strolling to be honest.

taylor doesn't appear to be the same player from the start of the season. now content to just clear whaever comes his way and doesn't like bringing the ball mout even with time and soace which was such a feature of his early season form. well atm we have Colo who is dallying on the ball too much (the past couple of games anyway). whats that got to do with taylor ?

taylor doesn't appear to be the same player from the start of the season. now content to just clear whaever comes his way and doesn't like bringing the ball mout even with time and soace which was such a feature of his early season form.

they had in the the NASL some while back (and in subbuteo)

Only trouble with the second one is if a player is offside and unfairly blocking the view of the goalkeeper, but not actually touching the ball, hence the interference rule that's used. Without bringing in video playback there's no accurate way to judge offside due to the human element of mistakes... but I don't mind it on the whole. It's ridiculous when these decisions go against you, but then again you have some going for you. I'd hate football to become too stop-start, with replays and timeouts. but everyone knows where they stand with it as it is a hard and fast rule with no room for subjective interpretations.

to clear the rule up it should be either an offside call given everytime a player is in an offside poition regardless wether interfeering with play or not.......or a player is only deemed offside if he touches the ball when in an offside position.

agree with the first part. taylor movement in the first half was very good. is there an alan smith overhead kick thread yet ? just as pointless as butt's and followed up seconds later with a completly free header directed straight back down the pitch into the one place on the pitch that was furthest away from all our players.

it would be interesting to see how colccini performs in the prem and see if last season was a settling in thing.

i thought that even though i'd had a drink last night that i was still soberish. just opened my betfair account to realise i put my final £78.31 on us to win tomorrow.

i don't think it's so much rateing lovenkrands over carroll as the idea of carroll and ameobi together doesn't appeal.

pundits using the phrase "thick and fast" to describe the christmas fixtures. 2 games in 3 days but still only 2 games a week. 3 games in 4 days used to be regular.

don't even think he s*** himself, if so he'd have punched it. just allowed the movement to make him misjudge it. Maybe but he looks tentative, if he's catching it there he has to jump higher. no. he has to make sure he doesn't lose concentration and keeps hold of the ball when it drops into his hands. Na, he needs to jump with his knees up and jump higher. he had the ball in his hands like he did numerous times today. that one he misjudged i reckon by being distracted by a player colse to him. jumping higher and putting his knee up would have made sod all difference The ball was never in his hands, if he jumps higher and with his knees up he not only takes the ball much higher well above their player but also puts the player off and thus catches the ball. As a keeper you have to catch the ball as high as possible, Harper did not do that. the ball was never in his hands ? what did it lift off to hit the bar ? if you catch the ball as high as possible aren't you then taking it over your head as opposed to the golden keepers rule of taking the ball into the body ?

don't even think he s*** himself, if so he'd have punched it. just allowed the movement to make him misjudge it. Maybe but he looks tentative, if he's catching it there he has to jump higher. no. he has to make sure he doesn't lose concentration and keeps hold of the ball when it drops into his hands. Na, he needs to jump with his knees up and jump higher. he had the ball in his hands like he did numerous times today. that one he misjudged i reckon by being distracted by a player colse to him. jumping higher and putting his knee up would have made sod all difference