Benwell Lad

Glad to see the "cockney mafia" regime helping out Tyneside's second club while at the same time getting some decent senior experience for reserve players. Mutually beneficial and very positive.

In a nutshell.

Don't get carried away. Their league position is impressive but doesn't really equal the general level of performance, they've had a lot of lucky and narrow wins. They tend to be consistently average while we're very good or very bad. Just think on the day our first choice eleven would be better suited to the occasion and I'd expect our cost-nothing local lads up front to do better than their megabucks mercenaries. Oh and then of course there's Titus.......................

Arrogant, DOG-matic tosser. Macum legend.

Anyone know a bar in town which will be showing the match AND serves decent beer/lagers i.e. a Tilleys, Bacchus, Tyne, type place ? Want to watch it out but couldn't suffer drinking J.Smiths/Fosters type crap.

If Notts County have already beaten the region's second club they shouldn't have too much bother beating that rabble down the road tomorrow.

Anything near our first eleven and we'll beat them.

With Gosling and HBA back soon midfield is probably the area we're strongest in to start with. This signing must mean one or two are on their way out.

Might as well put it in here. Paul Collingwood may support the wrong team, but congratulations on a wonderful test career which has ended with an Ashes series victory. A great ambassador for the sport and the region, and a great all round player.

Why? Are "Take That" playing ?

Thanks for that mate. FWIW I don't think you'll go down but you're in a big fight and will have to keep scrapping right to the end.

Thought the first goal was a superb piece of finishing, a difficult angle and a very difficult height to take it, he had to be just right waiting for it to come down. A lot of strikers would have taken it sooner and put it in row Z.

Will the FA be taking a further look at the melee that got Heskey sent off. Was a lot of hands raised by players of both sides, which incidentally was what Heskey saw red for, or is there a general amnesty on hand raising and pushing after the initial offence ?

Another very big win. Despite what people are saying about WHU being really bad, they started brightly, buckled after we scored but could have scored 3 goals towards the end when they had a load of chances ? Colocinni was supreme - a master at work - to think Shearer would have shipped him and Barton out if he'd got the job ?? Harper is re-assuringly calm and Tiote and Barton are so in control of the game. And what about our 3rd or is it 4th choice centre forward ? I love watching players who are not the most naturally gifted rise above themselves through honest endeavour and hard work - well done Leon, you fit in very well with a group of players I'm proud to see representing our club. Final word for the Hammers fans, not that many of you but credit to the way you stayed on and supported your team on a very difficult night. You showed a certain north-east club's fans what true support is all about in the face of adversity and 5 goal hammerings.

Despite the jaundiced and often prejudiced view of some on here, Alan Pardew has always had an excellent reputation amongst professionals within the game and that is what REALLY counts. He's had a decent start at NUFC despite a very difficult introduction, a hectic and testing run of matches and a fair few injuries to contend with. His man management skills seem to be excellent and I've seen three very original and effective set pieces produced so far. Well done AP keep it up ! I rated Pardew quite a lot when he was with West Ham, I think it was mainly because he comes across so well in interviews etc, and he radiates an air of knowing what he's doing. He's a charismatic guy, not surprised he's managed to have "steamy romps" with so many players' wives! Does that get added to the pros or cons column ?

Despite the jaundiced and often prejudiced view of some on here, Alan Pardew has always had an excellent reputation amongst professionals within the game and that is what REALLY counts. He's had a decent start at NUFC despite a very difficult introduction, a hectic and testing run of matches and a fair few injuries to contend with. His man management skills seem to be excellent and I've seen three very original and effective set pieces produced so far. Well done AP keep it up !

Has to feel grim From Newcastle Online's "Official Protest" thread at around the same time :- Quote from: withabrick on Today at 01:56:23 AM "Best and Lovenkrands up front enough to protest about in my opinion".

Henderson behaved like a total little shit for Heskey's sending off.

As Shane Ferguson was leaving the pitch he looked really sheepish and almost too shy to applaud the fans but he kept having a sneaky little clap and seemed embarrassed when he did it. Quite funny. Will he be able to take the morning off school after such a late night ?

Same number of home wins as CH - not bad. Seriously he's done some decent man management this week and got a great performance from a third choice striker.

Credit to the West Ham fans tonight, despite being 3 down at half time and 5 down after an hour they stayed on and kept singing for their team. So then, theres still only one team's fans I've seen start leaving at half time and make a mass exodus after an hour.

Mere pocket change in the fat Geordie lad's grand plan for mediocrity through bankruptcy.

Well they're not exactly going to wish him well are they? Nothing wrong with wanting your arch rival's new signing to fail. From a quick glimpse at that thread, it's quite clear most of them realise he's a good player, but are rightly questioning how he'll recover from his serious injury. Neil I enjoy your intelligent outsider's perspective on all things NUFC but sometimes you're just far too rational

Didn't realise he was that good in the air.

They used to invent a story like that at least once a day hoping some dumbnut would repeat it on radio or in the press. Thery've been slacking recently but this effort was well worth waiting for. P.S. Their sources are going down market - just the platinum club nowadays - used to be the director's box or a private box at very least.