Big Geordie

Gonna be a long second half this - need to keep it tight and hold on.

For the head injuries to Tiote and Colo?

4mins added on.

That sounds like a bad miss from Gardner.

Corner to us.....

Sounds like we are second best at the moment. Got a job to do here to hold on.

Harper turns away a shot from Zigic after Enrique pisses about with it in the wrong place.

That sounded close. Roger Johnson puts a header just wide.

Lovenkrands!

Howay!

Tiote wearing a snood.

Think we'll lose tonight. We'll look solid enough but we are so lightweight upfront, it's untrue. Martins and Larsson to score as we end up on the wrong side of two goals.

I'll be amazed if; Tiote and Enrique are retained and are given new deals All of the Carroll fee being reinvested as well as extra from TV income In reality, both of the above will be sold with around £15million spent on new player whilst our glorious owner pockets the rest.

For the record, I think TF are bang on the money - appreciate I'm probably in the minority though. Some of us 'oldies' have seen this before during the 70's and 80's and remember all too well how bad things were then at times. If it makes us cynical, then so be it. Then again if some of you's are still content to bend over for Ashley whilst 'Rome burns' then what else is there to say.

No replays is a bad idea. It just seems to be protecting the bigger clubs here, because they create the greater revenue through advertising and TV which is all the FA are interested in. It'll become like the CL which at times is a massive turn off.

What time is the show on Monday? Might be worth a listen..... So, someone at Sky still leaking this stuff to the press. Mr Murdoch obviously isn't finished yet it would seem.

I know I said before KO that I'd settle for a draw, but it's two points lost today. This is what happens when you have to rely on strikers who are just not good enough. Mike Ashley's Masterplan!

Kuqi coming on

Ranger on for Lovenkrands.

Perch on for Simpson (probs injured)

Well, has Pardew got the balls to go for the win here then or not? We need Ranger on asap.

Ranger gonna come on.

Roberts will end up bagging a scrappy winner.

Got a bad feeling about this. We'll end up paying for not taking the chances we had in the first half.

Sounds like we are doing OK. Jonas being as frustrating as ever with his delivery.