James

I personally think we'll pick up 4 more points and stay 12th. There is talk about Chelsea having nothing to play for if they lose to Manyoo, but they'd still need to hold of Arsenal to secure automatic CL qualification.

If only we'd got a work permit in 1994, and he then performed the frighteners in the Manyoo vs NUFC game in 95/96 season.

Best TV analysis of NUFC this season on MOTD2 this evening.

Brad Friedel would be the keeper in a team of players that nearly played for NUFC, but didn't.

I think Geremi struggles against battling teams playing at a high tempo. They were poor, but the Mackems did work much harder and play at a higher tempo than we did, and often our players were surrounded by three Mackems, making it hard for us to pick out our passes, especially for the midfield trio.

Could we convert him into a ball playing centre half?

Did the over-dramatic stomach clutching thing again today. One day a ref will see him do it and give the penalty. And it will probably be the one occassion he isn't faking!

Who the fuck can throw from Level 7 like James ? Dunno, but you could see coins, bottle tops scrunched up bits of paper land just behind players when they took throw ins and corners.

From the TV, I could see stuff being thrown at both team's players.

Wonder what Allardyce thinks of our recent defensive record.

If we beat West Ham and Owen plays well, you couldn't rule out the possibility of Manager of the Month and Player of the Month for Keegan and Owen.

http://www.skysports.com/video/0,20285,12606_3450951,00.html KK interview

Sunderland have been battling more than us, sometimes three of their players challenging for the ball. We've played the more intelligent game though, our players have the superior quality. Butt and Owen have been our best players. Jones is their dangerman, he's giving Faye and Taylor a few problems, and on occassions we haven't been able to get the ball of him. Perfect younger replacement for Viduka in my opinion.

http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=52088.0 Match thread from here now lads.

COME ON!

Unchanged team

NUFC: Harper; Enrique, Faye, Taylor, Beye; Barton, Butt, Geremi; Owen, Martins, Viduka. Subs: Forster, Edgar, Smith, Duff, Carroll. SAFC: Gordon; Collins, Nosworthy, Higginbotham, McShane; Reid, Whitehead, Miller, Edwards; Murphy, Jones. Subs: Harte, Richardson, Chopra, Leadbitter, Fulop. Referee: Mike Dean Post match reaction can be found from here: http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=52088.msg1290220#msg1290220 PLEASE DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES REQUEST OR PROVIDE LINKS TO ILLEGAL MATCH STREAMS. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL BE BANNED* *See http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=19161.0 for more information

I'd be more worried about smith in nicky's role, butt (hohoho see what i did there) its most likely bollocks anyway I can see Faye being put there. Edgar Cacapa Faye Enrique at the back That is if the injuries are true. Cacapa's injured, and I assume you mean Taylor rather than Faye twice? I think personally we could get away with having Carr as our weak link, but not Smith.

Fuck does that mean Carr at right back and Smith as DM?

Bentley has publicly criticised our endless instability, and being the strong minded person he is, I doubt he'd want to come on those perceptions. Where he got those perceptions from is another story.

Semi Final results: Celestine Babayaro - 22 (15.6%) Jean Alain Boumsong - 26 (18.4%) Amdy Faye - 31 (22%) Matthew Pattison - 41 (29.1%) Alan Smith - 21 (14.9%)

I remember people taking the piss out of Andy Reid, and him going on to score against us and beat us, so lets hope he doesn't bite us on our arses again.

Semi final now commences. Top two will make the final.

Here ends round 3. Shola Ameobi - 9 (2.4%) Celestine Babayaro - 34 (9.2%) Jean Alain Boumsong - 52 (14.1%) Titus Bramble - 28 (7.6%) Stephen Carr - 27 (7.3%) Amdy Faye - 64 (17.3%) Albert Luque - 26 (7%) Matthew Pattison - 62 (16.8%) Peter Ramage - 27 (7.3%) Alan Smith - 41 (11.1%)

Semi Finals will commence once I return from my bike ride.