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Also, gutted Carroll wasn't in the middle for Shola's knockback! Frustrating, but ah well.

Finely balanced, good-ish performance so far. Hope we show a bit more confidence when attacking - going for the killer ball too early for some reason when there are people out wide in better positions to put in a troubling delivery. I think some people seem quite intimidated/overawed by the opposition and have been playing rather tentatively. Decent half anyway, hopefully Hughton can fire them up for the second half.

Well, that's how a just system would operate - the ref saw their egregious actions though so would be admitting his incompetency if the FA follow-up on the incidents, so, I doubt it.

I dunno why, but I just fancy Kluivert to score tomorrow. Wahey! I'm talking to you. I am growing increasingly confident about Carroll being too much for their defence to handle, especially with Terry out, Campbell and Taylor a nuisance on set plays, and the weather condit-... s***! isn't that a tad worrying though ? play to carroll and set plays. I'd like to think that whilst Carroll is the focal point of our attack, we have a little more guile and panache about us in how we play and, furthermore, that others will chip in with goals here and there. We're certainly not a Blackburn/Stoke IMO, and we're not a one man team - and if we are, that man is arguably Tiote!

I dunno why, but I just fancy Kluivert to score tomorrow. Wahey! I'm talking to you. I am growing increasingly confident about Carroll being too much for their defence to handle, especially with Terry out, Campbell and Taylor a nuisance on set plays, and the weather condit-... shit!

This is the shittest pre-match discussion ever

Well done your mam. Mine always beats me on the rare occasions she has a bet - usually the Grand National. The only good thing about it is she's always dead generous with her winnings. Mams are mint. I remember you telling the forum about the Grand National last time! Next time I'm sticking with your/your mum's GN bet!

Amidst the chaos of goals the table looks a little more normal with a bit more distance and distribution between the teams in 5th and 17th. Tomorrow could be our chance to choose to be in the greener grass.

Can someone please bump this when Allardyce's post-match becomes available please?

Some twat... somewhere in the country... left him in as captain by accident from weeks ago and is winding up his mate who has decent football knowledge - you just know it.

0 clean sheets.

35 goals and 1 clean sheet left today. FML.

That Samba goal is brilliant. He's now on a respectable looking 5 and knocked off 8 points from my Manc mate who had Vidic and Evra in defence

This is fucking crackers. I can't keep up.

Elmander went clear last week. Berba might catch him though.

Berbatov again!

Don't mind West Ham winning so much, as I'm fairly confident they'll drop soon enough but Wolves... not quite as sure.

Inclined to agree with that.

Berbatov. Fat Sam's fat ass is behind 1-0.

Wilshere is a fantastic prospect. Should build their future around him.

Still optimistic about a) the match going ahead b) a tight victory but now somewhat concerned as I'm unsure what kind of match fitness Taylor has.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/9233851.stm Decent audio interview near the bottom of the article.