Ashley17

In the summer everybody we signed was a surprise. The problem is this time JFK is in the paper everyday saying we want to sign x y and z. You can't conduct yourself like that because manager's don't like their players being unsettled and so play hardball, and then the only chance you have is if the player really wants to move, and with us being in the state we are I find it unlikely anybody is deperate to come here.

Bearing in mind Setanta picked Tottenham vs Wigan, I reckon they'll probably take the mackem game no matter who it's against.

Good draw, two home ties to get into the 5th round is really good news. However, we'll probably fuck up against Hull. Wonder if we'll have to play on the Sunday or get an early kick off as the mackems are also at home (hopefully to Blyth, but even if it's Blackburn, at least Blackburn might beat them)

It was just a one game ban

Martins scored a goal with that injury on December 14th, was doubtful for our next game on the 21st, was 50/50 for the game on the 26th and "should probably be back" for the 28th. And now he's out for a further 2 weeks. Do our doctor's just guess or something?

Xisco will be sold. The rest is a mystery.

Liverpool had one disallowed as well tbf. Also we only scored that disallowed goal because their defence stopped tracking Owen once the flag went up

1-0 to Everton, Arteta

Would've happily taken that a few weeks ago. With City, Spurs, Boro and Blackburn also just starting it's likely to be even worse by 7pm tonight

So we're 14th as it stands, mackems lose and we're 13th. Happy f***ing new year

Viduka: 'I didn't hear the fans because I went straight down the tunnel but it doesn't matter. They're the best fans in the world anyway.' Sarcasm?

You've actually managed to display the biggest lack of logic in argument in many a year. Congrats. explain, were talking about a team that have lost twice to spurs and drawn against west ham, hull, stoke, all at home. Im not ready to give up on newcastle. If it was our first 11 I'd like our chances of maybe nicking a draw if we played well, but as it is I'm not sure we have 11 fully fit players.

Fucking hell

Newcastle (from): Given, Coloccini, Gutierrez, Butt, Guthrie, N'Zogbia, Duff, Owen, Harper, Taylor, Geremi, Edgar, Xisco, Carroll, Ameobi, LuaLua, Gonzalez. Gonzalez.....crikey

If Everton could get that whole "winning at home" thing sorted out then they could do very well the rest of the season

He was certainly left back on at least one occasion, me and Duff11 (ironically) were on about it the other day. He played left back against Fenerbahce

and the way they played up here till a non-sending off. I'm giving him no credit at all for the way they played up here, as I assume it was he who told his players to waste time from the moment they went in front, made all the worse by the fact it was about the 3rd f***ing minute. Never had my piss boiling so much when they had the ball they played well and till the sending off we weren't in the game. Yes whilst that is true I can't stand all that shite they did, if it was the last 5 minutes fair enough but from the fourth minute it was getting on my tits

and the way they played up here till a non-sending off. I'm giving him no credit at all for the way they played up here, as I assume it was he who told his players to waste time from the moment they went in front, made all the worse by the fact it was about the 3rd fucking minute. Never had my piss boiling so much

Said he hoped he would be, not confirmed by any means.

Where's all this Owen injury come from? I assumed he was taken off becuase we were 2-0 down and down to 10 and needed to put a defender on. With the game being up, JFK chose to protect Owen for the Liverpool game. Are we just speculating or are there rumblings?

Maybe, but less than 48 hours after his previous game probably won't be that time

Are you new to Rafa Benitez?

I'd put Edgar at left back, not only because Zog is needed in midfield but also because Dirk Kuyt isn't your standard right winger, his main threat is being in the box on the far post. Edgar will cope far better with him in the air than Zog would.

I wonder if Phil Brown is seriously thinking about taking the mackem job now, might want to get out if he thinks the bubble is bursting

If it takes 5 minutes to get a player off on a stretcher, I'm fearing the worst. That's a complete guess though, could have been just been taking their time as a precaution of course, but I'm worried.