Big Geordie

Sure is - 39 years young.

Ranger on for Harewood. At last. Crowd showing displeasure at Harewood as he leaves the field.

Ranger getting ready to come on. Whats the betting Harewood stays on? Enrique sounds our best attacker yet again.

Carroll misses an absolute sitter. Not going to be our day. Puts it wide of the post from 6 yards after being set up by Harewood.

Look, he's not, and never has been a good or even moderate manager. Even allowing for that, the PLAYERS are MASSIVELY underperforming. The blame lies with THEM more than Hughton. I accept players are as thick as pig sh*t and greedy as Croesus, but they should accept responsibility, and put 100% in, but what they are doing, is what they can get away with at best, or hiding (like so many are) at worst. Hey - I'm not letting the players off the hook, but ultimately Hughton picks the side and the same players who consistently under perform. Some are in their safety zone and know it only too well.

The thing is, if Ashley decides to not appoint Hughton should we lose today, it'll mean either O'Leary (if he would take it) or more probably Joe Kinnear. Again - which self respecting manager would come and work for Mike Ashley, only to be his patsy?

Enrique shoots - deflected behind for a corner. Sunderland 2-0 down now.

No changes at HT. Hughton bottling it again.

You can keep supporting the team, but what do you do when some of the players give nothing back as they have done over the last 4/5 games? There's still players at this club who don't want to be here (and don't care) and yet they are still making the side.

Hughton has to kick them up the backside at HT and if he fails to do that and get a response, then why the hell is he going to be full time manager? I'd take Harewood off at HT and also consider replacing Jonas. Both are playing like they couldn't give a f**k.

Carroll heads a chance wide - half chance maybe?

Jonas misses a sitter from about 6 yards. Over the bar.

Gutless from wor lot. Have we actually had a shot yet or has their keeper had to make a save? If this is the future for Newcastle United under Ashley and Hughton, then thank christ we had such a good start to the season.

I'm bemused as to why Harewood is starting in front of Ranger at the moment. Perhaps Hughton has to justify the outlay in wages and play him. Harper turns a shot behind - corner cleared though and Harewood fucks up the break.

Corner to us.....

Sounds like some of the crowd are turning on the players. We've lost our way. Last season all over again.

Lowes and Ando reckon it was most definitely offside.

Here we go. Well done lads!

Sounds like we've started true to form, sadly.

Can hear 'Get out of our club' being sang on the radio.

Howay lads. Need a win here to get back on track.

You need Radio Newcastle on MW - 1458, I think.

Just read that about Colocinni and Simpson. Given our injuries, form and the weather - I'm gonna say 1-1, with us coming from behind to level. I'm also bemused as to why Harewood is starting in front of Ranger, unless that latter is the youth player Simon Bird has been on about recently? (Being persistently late for training)

I've been saying for while now that what Ashley has done/is doing to this football club is personal, for the way the fans turned on him when KK left. It's all about revenge and putting us in our place. Some of his comments at the weekend are proof of that.

Carver isn't prepared to be a yes man and he's also a mate of Shearer. No chance in hell of that happening.