James

Striker first. No good having a good defence if we can't find the back of the net.

I raise you Stephen Carr. Carr was costing us a goal maybe every three or four games. Perch has been costing us, or nearly costing us every single match. Six games, 5 yellow cards and an own goal. Worst player we've ever paid money for.

Ryan Taylor is a lot less stupid than our new Fumaca tbh.

With the friendly atmosphere at the club, Nolan should really be man enough to go to the manager and say that he can't play 90 minutes at a high level.

Two dodgy headers which put us under pressure leading to Enrique tapping Fuller on the head.

I know he's not amazing, but on current form he deserves a game.

Positives: Ben Arfa and Tiote in the first half Barton, Enrique, and Colo all match. Jonas wants to get back in the team. Negatives: James Perch, who from this moment on I shall refer to as Ali Fumaca Dia. Nolan Routledge, what does he do? Carroll can't do it on his own now that he's a marked man. Ratings: Krul 5 Ali Fumaca Dia 2 Williamson 6 Colo 7 Enrique 8 Routledge 3 Tiote 6 Barton 7 Ben Arfa 6 Nolan 4 Carroll 5 Jonas 7 Ameobi n/a

He's like Ramage and Pattison's lovechild on acid.

Nowhere near a good enough strikeforce for the Premier League. We dominated this game in stretches and Stoke took comfort in the fact that we don't have enough options for putting the ball into the back of the net. If we struggle this season the leading reason will be the failure of the club to purchase one half decent striker this summer. Carroll on his own was never going to be enough.

He is useful, but only for 60 minutes.

Our real problem is lack of cutting edge. We really should have signed a Robbie Keane type striker.

Haven't seen Ben Arfa for last 15 minutes.

Two terrible headers by Perch nearly cost us there.

Your dad is Peter Beardsley?

Three of our four defenders have such great understanding.

Nicky Butt what a cunt

We've played really well in defence and midfield, but Stoke parked the bus in front of goal and we don't have enough guile to break it down regularly. However, we kept trying and got the deserved break. stoke are now going to have to open up as they only spent about 30 seconds with the ball in our half and that doesn't bring goals.

With those ears Butt must think he's Gary Lineker!

Where's Butt's hair gone?

Yes, just about I am selling the match worn SBR shirt I bought on the official auction as needs must: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Z-Khizanishvili-Newcastle-Match-Worn-Shirt-SIR-BOBBY-/160485529626?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item255daed81a#ht_500wt_920 Sorry about that, however you will get nowhere near £550 for that because the money went to SBR Foundation and the shirt is Zurab's.

To play, yes. To play well, no.

Yeah, I've noticed that they're just completely dismissing our victory as though it didn't happen. Don't worry, they hadn't lost a cup game in open play since Abramovich, even though we knocked them out of the FA Cup in 2005.

Chelsea haven't been behind this season? Ahem.

Who knows who will be injured in a month.

Lets have a link please...