Andy

Match thread now folks. http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,73439.0.html

Happy enough with the starting XI, the only worry is the quality of service. Hopefully Barton will still be able to get some angled crosses despite being more central.

NUFC: Krul; Simpson, S. Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique; Routledge, Tiote, Barton, Gutierrez; Nolan, Carroll. Subs: Harper, Williamson, Perch, Guthrie, Smith, Best, Ranger. MCFC: Hart, Kompany, Kolarov, Boateng, Lescott, Milner, Barry, Silva, De Jong, Yaya Toure, Tevez Subs: Given, Richards, Zabaleta, A Johnson, Vieira, Jo, Balotelli Referee: Chris Foy Attendance: 51,635 Full-time result: 1 - 3 '2 - Barry '5 - Tevez '71 - Carroll '81 - Tevez Post match reaction can be found from here: http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,73439.msg2691385.html#msg2691385 Television coverage: None. Radio coverage: BBC Radio Newcastle, Real Radio North East. Online radio coverage: www.nufc.co.uk. Yes, that means you have to pay. PLEASE DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DISCUSS, REQUEST OR PROVIDE LINKS TO ILLEGAL MATCH STREAMS. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL BE BANNED. See www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php?topic=19161.0 for more information.

Why do I get the feeling that Moratti isn't the most truthful of people?

Merry christmas to all of you.

That just makes his bet more stupid and meaningful when he made it. Shows how (wrongly) confident he was. If anything there should be additional punishments if Nolan scores again. Did he actually say he would give up his membership if Nolan scored 8 goals and he didn't drink his own piss? How about we ban all the people who said they would eat their hat if we won and we did?, I don't remember any evidence of hat eating being shown on here. I'm not saying that, I'm disputing that it's harsh because it was a one way bet. He created the conditions. Not really, all he said was he would drink his own piss, I don't seem to remember him saying he could be punished if he didn't, though if someone wishes to prove me wrong then fair play to the mods for taking his word. You'd think he'd been arrested and thrown in jail for failing to drink his own piss. No, I just don't see where he ever agreed to being banned if he didn't do it? :lol:

It was not a bet, it is was a gentleman's agreement.

How long is a permanent piece of string?

Thirty minutes...

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101129063436/dexter/images/thumb/f/ff/Eugene.jpg/250px-Eugene.jpg "Tick, tick, tick - that's the sound of your life running out."

Please do not encourage the use of fake evidence. Messi, you have exactly five hours to piss in a glass and visibly drink it. Just close your eyes and pretend it is orange juice.

Must have missed all these "clangers". He's had another very good season IMO, uncomparable to last year. Put it this way, he's not been the best LB in the league so far. He hasn't, but at the same time, I still haven't seen many wingers getting the better of him.

How? I would say they were completely at fault. As tragic and sad as the situation is, if committing suicide was the natural response everyone had to being cheated on, the world would be quite empty. Affairs happen - it's ridiculous to blame the death entirely on the shoulders of two people, when the circumstances are completely unknown.

What about all the profit he's made from transfers. Lol, WHERE DID THE MILNER MONEY GO FFS????????????????? Ah so you did mean it.

"Carlos Tevez story is true . . written transfer request, considering quitting football altogether, homesick and unhappy"

Apparently Tevez has handed in a transfer request due to his daughter being ill.

Surely over the last few weeks the difference between Barton being in the team and Barton being out of the team has been highlighted, underlined and categorically circled in thick red ink? In short, that difference could potentially be the difference between leagues. If that's only worth £2-3 million then maybe relegation won't be so bad after all. I'd rather risk Barton's contract running out and lose him for free in 18 months than lose him now when we need his type of player desperately.

Well we wouldn't get in anybody of Barton's quality, for a start.

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Not sure why Allardyce would have a problem with Llambias? But anyway, as others have said, he's nothing more than a mouthpiece IMO. The shots are called by Ashley. Didn't Llambias not come to the club until after Allardyce left? Exactly. Mort sacked him.

Not sure why Allardyce would have a problem with Llambias? But anyway, as others have said, he's nothing more than a mouthpiece IMO. The shots are called by Ashley.

It depends on what you call our best performances, Routledge and Jonas played on the wings against Villa with Barton in the middle and that is our best result of the season. I thought last week was one of our best performances and Routledge and Jonas both played against Chelsea. Fair comment. I tend to disagree with you and think Barton offers more on the right than any other player in our squad, based purely on his crossing ability, but there's an argument to be made for Routledge starting there as well - I personally think he's too inconsistent and too likely to flatter to deceive, though.

I'd settle for Barton through the middle and Routledge on the wing. Even though our best performances this season have probably been with Nolan in the center and Barton on the wing? I can't think of a more frustrating wing combination than Jonas and Routledge.

Does Barton not do that better when he's on form? Yes, but you could also argue that we need Barton on the right wing in order to give Carroll a supply line.

If nothing else, Nolan offers a link between midfield and attack, which is what we were sorely missing today. He wouldn't have sat anywhere near as deep as Guthrie did.