James

Given forward for the corner.

Him and Gutierrez will always stand up and be counted.

I'd play Given, Kadar, Taylor, Coloccini, Geremi.

Dropping like bloody flies.

Time for Xisco.

We need to buy Ryan Taylor

We look dangerous and are dominating the game, but Wigan look good on the counter.

Out of interest, if the choice was between Viduka and Steven Taylor to replace Enrique, what would people have gone for?

Lua Lua is now on the bench.

For those who missed it, Viduka is a last minute addition in place of injured enrique.

Enrique's out, injured, Viduka starts.

I'm feeling strangely optimistic.

Just said this in chat, but the forum's clock is four minutes slow Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas

Team: Newcastle United Current Position: 12th Where did you expect your team to currently be: Top 6, maybe even top at this stage of the season given the relatively slow start by the Top 4, and the fact that we've had what should have been an easier first half to the season fixturewise. Best player so far this season:I was never Shay Given's biggest fan, but he has been both faultless and important to our cause this season. Worst player so far this season: Nicky Butt. Penalty after penalty after missed placed pass after free kick after yellow card. Best game so far: Manchester United away. We were unlucky not to win. Worst game so far: Sunderland. Who would you like to sign in January: I don't think any signing made will be one who has an immediate and long term effect unless we can uncover another Bassong. It will be a short term squad player, or a long term young player. Who would you like to sell in January: No-one. Thoughts on your manager so far this season:He's the best we could hope for given the off-pitch problems, but I hope he isn't the long term manager. General thoughts on your team so far: Hard to work out the exact direction the club is going. Where do you think you’ll finish from this point to the end of the season: Impossible to say. Could go down, could challenge for Europe.

Xisco did have the best goal per minute ratio in la liga last season supposedly.

Create chances for who though? Long time since we could rely on others for goals.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7780414.stm

Didn't know he was ill. Nice to hear he's ok.

Paul Stalteri has been released by Spurs. We are looking for full back cover. 2+2.

Don't think they'd like losing a chance of an exclusive to Setanta, .cock, or the BBC.

If it was a major development they wouldn't tell you to wait 5 minutes...

MOTD is horse shit, it's too easy to pick up on one or two things during 90 minutes and forget about the other 80 something good minutes, the best footballers in the world make mistakes so a kid is going to do the same. I agree, like I said, horses for courses.

MOTD pointed out also that he would have been to blame if Campbell hadn't airheaded the ball at the end, but all horses for courses.