Mick

I put that down to Pardew mind, starting Obertan and Best while leaving out Ben Arfa is just putting everybody under pressure. Ben Arfa's name has never been as load as it was before he came on and that was frustration from the crowd.

That's about as good as we can put out and at least we would be a threat and offer some creativity and wouldn't have to revert to hoofing it.

He was lucky in winning the free kick for the goal because he bottled a shot and was running parallel with the box and looked like all he was after was a foul.

9 is just another number, I couldn't care what number he is as long as he can keep his current form going.

If Richards is attacking and loses the ball, whose fault is it? He was doing it loads against Arsenal when he was trying to take the play forward. When did Simpson point at his team mates? It may have happened but I haven't seen him do it.

QPR, Man City, Chelsea, today for the third. Virtually every game apart from Stoke and the mackem game have been poor defensive displays from Taylor who has had Coloccini and Jonas covering his arse when he's been hiding. You've got selective memory if you think Taylor makes a decent attempt at getting back. How well did Taylor defend Sturridge? The only thing I would probably agree with you about is that Taylor doesn’t back off as much, that’s because he just gets skinned and gives up. I would love to be able to upload some video of him defending, or not as is usually the case.

It wasn't one lucky punt, he played a few good balls into the box.

I'm the same, I had a go at one lad tonight for booing, he was doing my nut in.

Have you watched Richards play for Man City? If not then I suggest that you do and see what happens to him when he gets forward and can't beat the ball back when he's out of position.

Some of our best crosses against Swansea were put in by simpson, did you watch the game?

Simpson is a better defender, you must watch a different game to me.

Please tell me you're taking the p*ss. His positioning is arguably the worst thing about his game. FAO Mick, this is what I'm getting at. ^ That's just people mind reading, I've seen no sign of him thinking he's made it. I've seen a player who came to the club on loan and is now a much better footballer.

I find it laughable that what you highlighted in that post seems to bother you. We don't know that he thinks he's a brilliant footballer, you said he re-tweets when people tell him he should play for England, so what? He's got his own website, again, so what? Somebody has probably paid him so that they can use his name on a game, so what? Most people think they are better than they are, isn't that just self-esteem? Taylor has scored 2 goals this season from a free kick, Cabaye and Ba have both scored goals from free kicks and I would put money on both of those having taken less free kicks. Taylor can score from free kicks but he can also hit Row Z or more often than not, hit the wall. Simpson got us a goal through his forward play, I know it was an own goal but it was him who put the ball into a position where a defender thought that he had to do something drastic enough for the ball to go into his own net. Taylor can't defend and hides so that he's not getting shown up, when he doesn't hide, he's shit.

Is this really an argument?

Who is the best defender out of Ryan Taylor and Simpson?

Simpson should have been the last defender at the back post as Perch should have moved over to challenge for the cross as he was the last centre back.

Stick Vuckic in Best's position and replace Obertan with Ben Arfa, two problems solved.

That zero points is much better than one today.

I've never said that Simpson was any better than he is, I defend him when he gets undeserved stick. Ryan Taylor can't defend and if people can't see that then they are barking mad. This post http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,66527.msg3401567.html#msg3401567 was laughable mind and far more an over reaction that anything I've come out with to defend him with.

I knew it was either an injury or tactical and I didn't see him struggling during the first half so I admit that I thought it was probably Santon getting blamed for the goals.

Taylor can't defend, for that reason alone he's not.

Sometimes you have to settle for points.

My golden boy grow up man.

Tiote looks like a player coming back from injury, he'll come good again.

Taylor or Simpson?