Beren

No other contender IMO. Really? There have been other good players - RvP, Michu and Suarez all noteworthy - but I think Mata has just been outstanding. Each to their own. Personally I think all three of those plus maybe Fellaini and Baines have been on a similar level. Fair enough. It's just his consistency this season I think, which for me, makes it a fairly easy choice.

No other contender IMO. Really? There have been other good players - RvP, Michu and Suarez all noteworthy - but I think Mata has just been outstanding. Edit: I ought to caveat that I've watched less football this season than any other in the past 4-5 years though.

No other contender IMO.

FF points Same. Also brought in Distin this week. A clean sheet would be greedy.

Leighton x 2. From the spot.

Love it when that happens. Best when Defoe does it though. I feel as though the whole stadium ought to come to a standstill, not a pin drop can be heard around the ground, and every player, every coach, every referee, every fan man, woman and child ought to turn towards him and do the meme serious face.

Pilkington and Snodgrass are having fine seasons.

Why aren't Chelsea winning by several goals yet?

:lol: "professional accolades" Stu takes his craft seriously at least

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21137565 His interview on there. Despise the sleazy twit.

A 5 for Sissoko? "seemed to be everywhere. Needs to take a leaf out of Shola's book and stand still a lot more".

I was thinking that watch Sissoko do this thing where he passes the ball, and then he does thing where he runs immediately after instead of standing still.

Our established players did what? Reads to me like if we had drawn or lost he had a ready made excuse made up. French lads ran out of steam? f*** off. It was your garbage mindset and s**** subs yet again. I'm sure Beren has made that up. Nope. Off the Beeb.

Trying to be positive, at half-time I thought I might be able to reset the counter on at least one of these. Anyway, at least we got our first away win of the season. 23rd October 2010 - last time we came from behind to win in the PL (under Hughton) 830 days 1st October 2011 - last time we scored from a corner in the PL 486 days 21 April 2012 - last time Beren was impressed with Newcastle for 90 minutes in the PL 287 days

Everyone gauges success differently (as that thread the other day shows) but whatever your idea of success is - it won't be achieved with this idiot.

Not the end of the world/his career here, but it was a poor display to say the least. Positionally terrible - needs much better discipline until he's better settled.

Still feel as though we're circling the drain. Massive three points though.

Could make Brazil 1970 look like the Saudi Arabia team that got spanked 8-0 off Germany, like. Diabolical. Can't wait for the day he isn't manager.

You absolutely fucking suck at your job.

Angriest I've been after a win Absolute shambles.

WHY HIT THE FRONT MAN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU FUCKING IDIOTS.

Slow it down ffs. Collect some fouls. Frustrate them. My word. Why are we playing like such mugs?

One of the most frustrating things about Newcastle under Pardew is our lack of patience in attack. We'll put any ball in - even one that doesn't have a cat's chance in hell of being converted - rather than pass it around and engineer another opportunity.

Disgusting lack of pressure off that ball into the box.