Big Geordie

Barton coming on soon apparently.

14850 there tonight.

12 goals in 14 games now for Carroll. A fair strike-rate. Doncaster equalise after a rick by Harper, but offside.

Carroll!

Carroll with a right-footed effort, which Sullivan saves.

Donny definitely on top now I'd say. Billy Sharp with another shot, which Harper saves.

Yup. Problem is that teams always raise their game against us when we are on the road.

Unfortunately I now see tonight as a real banana skin. Think Doncaster will take it 2-1. As for Carroll starting - I'd be very surprised if he does.

If this turns out to be true, then the club has to deal with Carroll and move him on. The kid has potential and done really well of late, but it's tempered by the fact that he seems to be a knacker and we've had too many of them in recent years. I for one hope that the club don't try to shove this under the carpet. A broken jaw is a serious injury - GBH I believe if it's the result of an unprovoked punch.

Never met him, but often used to see him on a matchday back in the early 90's. One of those few men who's whole life revolved around Newcastle United.

What is it with us and playing away from home? For me it's a doubt as to Hughton's claim to be given a chance in the PL should we go up. 1 away win in 10 isn't good enough for a side chasing promotion. More worryingly, why is it that we only start playing when we go behind? Is Hughton setting us up to be negative from the start? Thought Carroll was excellent again today - good feet, good in the air and took his goal well. Jonas also picked up after a very average first half. Overall got to be happy with the point after being 2-0 down, but the away form is worrying in such an 'average' league.

Pompey score 2 in 2 minutes - now winning 3-2.

I don't! Managed by a jammy spiv.

Reading equalize at Boro - Wheater og.

Jerome scores for Birmingham 2-1 to the mackems.

Go figure. I read somewhere our games are up there in the most watched for SKY. We are pulling more viewers in for SKY than most PL games but there outlay is a hell of a lot less for our games. Sky would be bonkers not to show our games they are getting a f***ing bargain. I think we are still the most watched team outside of the top 4 (Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal and Chelsea) on Sky.

Top lad.

The group stages are an utter farce. Bring back the European Cup, Uefa Cup and Cup Winners Cup. Shame it won't happen due to the amount of money involved in the Champions League though. I'll go with that, but it'll never happen. The closed shop that is the CL is making too much money for the already too powerful bigger clubs.

Just back in. Great team performance, especially in the first half. It could have and should have been 5 ot 6-0 at HT. Scunthorpe just totally outclassed (and seemingly not that bothered too) MoM - Guthrie for another super midfield performance. His ball for Carroll's 2nd was a beauty.

Another dodgy pen for West Brom. How many is that so far this year?

If true then the Boro lad got his just deserts. Cowardly to throw sharpened coins.

He was on after me (I was first up) He's been on before too.

The ironic thing is that many of the younger lot who shout the abuse won't have a f**king clue about what it's to do with.

Ooooh who died and made you mayor of morality town? It's varni as old as I am, man! It's an insult which has been done to death and should be consigned to the past.

Blef - that kind of insult is old and tired. Time to let it go.