Big Geordie

5Live sound genuinely gutted about Spurs getting yarked.

Ravel Morrison makes it 3-0. Pasting for Spurs!

West Ham 2-0 up at Spurs.

Pilkington makes it 1-1

Lambert looks to be a good, solid pro. Refreshing to see in this day and age.

Have said before, that Colo leads by example. Whilst it's good, it's not enough to do just that. Need someone who will kick arses when need be. Until that is addressed, we'll continue to struggle.

Stifler - there's still a lack of leadership in the whole side, nevermind the defence. If we had an organizer/shouter in there - we would be much better. Someone like a Killer Kilcline, Barry Venison or Kevin Nolan.

I thought his first was as good as his second, abiet different. Took the ball down the left, drifted inside - worked the angle and then got the shot away with no backlift.

Gouffran isn't a long term option for centre forward - works hard, but doesn't get enough goals. Cisse looks well off the boil and I wonder about his long term future should this run go on. Definitely need a new centre-forward lining up - and maybe 2 if Remy doesn't stay permanently.

I'd argue for keeping Remy at inside left - he looks far more dangerous there, than he does centrally.

Two world class finishes today - has to be said.

Two magnificent goals from Remy. Hope we exercise our option to sign him next summer - assuming he would like to stay permanently.

22 hours? I hope they are paying you a kings ransom mate because that's illegal. Sleepover shift - I'm a support worker for a couple of lads with learning disabilities. I had 8 hours 'off', but it's never the same as kipping in your own bed and of course, you have to keep one ear open. Ah me mate does something similar - except he has to rub cream on old men's arses and give them baths and stuff. Tough work - but I've got a lot of respect for the people with the strength to do it. Fair play Sir, hats off. I don't have to do any major personal care - just run baths and give meds, etc. Not sure I could do toilety stuff! Cheers anyway

Merson was raving about him, towards the end of the game on Soccer Saturday.

22 hours? I hope they are paying you a kings ransom mate because that's illegal. Sleepover shift - I'm a support worker for a couple of lads with learning disabilities. I had 8 hours 'off', but it's never the same as kipping in your own bed and of course, you have to keep one ear open.

Pleased to see we got a win today and am looking forward to watch MotD tonight. Didn't get to see/hear the game, due to being stuck at work until 4pm - a nice 22 hour shift.

Agreed. I think it's investigation like this that will raise awareness. Would be good if one of the local rags got ahold of it, but then again - they have to tow the club line.

More on the St James Park advertising. Have to say, am not surprised. http://nufcdaily.wordpress.com/2013/...lie-yet-again/ The club lie yet again! Not coming down any time soon You will remember last week that I did an article about how Sports Direct do not pay any advertising for the hideous boards that adorn St James’ Park, and I reported how someone was interested in buying the space for local businesses and even the Sir Bobby Robson foundation. While I did not hold out much hope that the person in question would get very far with his endeavour, what I didn’t expect (but probably should have expected) is that the club have misled the fans once again. This is the article posted on The Mag, outlining the issue, “Last week I wrote an article about making an offer to sponsor some of the advertising boards around the ground and I nominated Sir Bobby Robson’s Charity to be advertised. May I start off by saying thank you to everyone who made an offer to help. The offers altogether were in the region of about £3,000 EVERY HOME GAME!!!!! This followed Newcastle United directors stating in the minutes of a fans forum; ‘The club explained that the advertising boards in question were installed with Sports Direct branding as a showcase for unused space. Sports Direct don’t pay but it would be sold if other advertisers wanted the space.’ After my original email to the club and 5 unanswered voicemails left for people in the marketing department of the club, I heard nothing back. That is until now… I was contacted by someone high up in the marketing department of the club (I have their name but won’t publish it here) and this is exactly what I was told; “The club hold back ALL advertising boards, both L.E.D and normal boards, for official partners who pay a lot of money to keep them there”. The person instantly dismissed me when I spoke of the Sir Bobby Foundation and said that is something they would not do. Not once was a price discussed in this very short phone call so they did not want to know if I was willing to pay £1 or £1million per board, that didn’t matter to them. So basically the club has lied (shock horror) in either their recent meeting with NUST & Co at the Fans Forum, where they stated “Sports Direct advertises for free”, or alternatively to me on the phone when they said, “official partners pay a lot of money to keep them there”. Please note he did say that official partners included Thomas Cook and Puma.” There are lies entangled within this situation somewhere, either from the marketing department, or from the club representatives who were answering questions to the fan’s forum. Either way, the club has, once again, been proven to be misleading the fans once more. If the official partners are paying money to “hold back ALL the boards” then why would they want Sports Direct being plastered on it? Surely if our official sponsors are paying for the boards, they would want their own logo adorning the board? To tell you the truth, I’m not surprised. This club is rotten to the core and they are showing themselves up time and time again. What do you think? Who is lying to whom? Did the club reps lie when they said they would sell to advertisers? Or did the marketing rep lie when they said official sponsors pay for the boards?

.com reckoned there was less than 1000 there.

Attendances are taking a hit, now I would say. I know there was a full house v Hull, but that was on the back of two wins v Fulham and Villa.

What do you base that on, Ronaldo? I don't have any doubt that Ashley will sacrifice Pardew inorder to stop any more heat (and media attention) being turned on himself. Still say Pardew has two more games - lose both, and he'll be away.

Look at it this way - if Kinnear was to get the job, it's one step closer to him being out of the club. I can't imagine Ashley would keep faith, given how 'well' he did last time especially if he took us down.

'Mr Newcastle' has been speaking to the media.... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/newcastle-manager-alan-pardew-knows-2328080? Newcastle manager Alan Pardew 'knows he's on borrowed time and sack is inevitable' 1 Oct 2013 22:30 Supporters' group spokesman and fanzine editor Steve Wraith claims Toon Army expect director of football Kinnear to take over Alan Pardew is on borrowed time at Newcastle – and knows it, according to one influential Magpies fan. Steve Wraith, the spokesman for the NUFC Fans United Group and editor of the club's No.9 fanzine, claims Pardew believes it is "inevitable" that director of football Joe Kinnear will take over as the Toon's manager. Newcastle were awful in the first half as they lost 3-2 to Everton on Monday, and a third successive league defeat - against Cardiff on Saturday - could spell the end of Pardew's three-year reign at St James’ Park. Who'll be the next Prem boss sacked? Place your bets HERE with Paddy Power Wraith claims his fellow fans feel sacking the manager would be unfair, because of the way owner Mike Ashley undermined him this summer by bringing back ex-boss Kinnear in a new job. “There is more support for Alan Pardew now than there was at the end of last season, when many wanted him out,” said Wraith. “They feel he has been ­undermined and the Joe Kinnear situation has made it inevitable he will replace him as manager. “I don’t think Pardew would argue with that assessment - and I am privy to certain conversations he has had with certain people. “Pardew knows he’s on borrowed time and if results continue to go pear-shaped, there’s only one man who’s going to get his job. “Kinnear approached Mick Harford in the summer to be his assistant - who ever heard of a director of football having an assistant? “That was Joe’s way of telling us what is going to happen. It just seems inevitable and Pardew does not deserve to be treated like this.” Catalogue of errors: Ashley and Kinnear bought no players this summer Kinnear denied earlier in the season that he was waiting in the wings to replace Pardew, who is just a year into an eight-year contract. He told Mirror Sport in August: “We are working together – not plotting against each other. There seems to be a perception outside the club that we are at loggerheads, but I don’t know why people jump on the bandwagon because it is a false picture.” Wraith claims Kinnear and Ashley must accept their share of the blame for Newcastle’s plight, because of the lack of investment in new players this summer. “The team spent most of last season battling relegation, but the only player brought in during the summer was Loic Remy on loan,” he said. “You can’t just blame one person in Pardew. It’s a job lot.”

Agree totally BG - I also think Pardew has 2 games, 3 at best, to save his skin...not that I want him to because I think he's a disastrous manager, but as always, it is the likely next contender that makes us all nervous because we know Ashley is a loose cannon and could bring in another tosser. The likes of Poyet and RDM are the best we could hope for under this regime and maybe even that is stretching it... Kinnear will have himself lined up should Pardew be binned.

I believe Pardew has the next two games (if at all) Two defeats will see him gone. I think Ashley would sooner jettison Pardew than have more heat turned on himself.