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Never disliked a player more than him. He is absolutely shocking with the ball and a possibly even worse without it.

Shane Long is fit and loves a goal against us, mix his and the pace of Mane combined with the aerial and physical threat of Pelle, this is going to be a battering. Another major concern s how good they are at set pieces, arguably all there strengths highlight our massive weakness at the back even more. 5-0

There is almost zero chance of us getting 32 points.

Be better if Rafa just walked now, he isn't staying when we go down, so we may as well get on with the heartbreak now instead of dragging it out. He will go then we will take weeks to bring in a new manager and we will end up with Lennon or Warnock.

For £12 million he has been absolutely terrible.

Rather Sunderland stay up, only way we won't lose the Derby.

Unless Benitez stays I couldn't care less.

That was our last meaningful premier league game for what I suspect will be a very very long time.

Can't see where our goals will come from, especially as there is virtually zero chance of us keeping a clean sheet meaning we will have to score at least twice. Like most of said, we are all but down with a defeat tomorrow.

Was training yesterday, all the north east journalists were allowed in to watch and talk to Rafa and he was in training.

Supposedly he did the same thing when Liverpool manager, not sure the reasoning behind it.

Craig Hope ‏@CraigHope_DM 31m31 minutes ago Rafa Benitez has cleared NUFC training ground of all Under-21 players in bid to keep club in PL. Wants to focus squad & create togetherness.

Utter bollocks, he's been s**** but there's a lot worse performers than Sissoko. This season? Who out of our attacking players has been less effective than him? All bar Wijnaldum probably. He's created our most chances by a long way I may be wrong, but i think all our attacking players have more goals and assists than him. My main issue with him as well is that he has seemingly been undroppable ever since he got here.

Yep, ever since he came back, the palace fans on saying he lines up in a 4-4-2 with Adebayor, he then takes Adebayor off and then they start putting crosses in.

Shelvey has already said he is staying if we go down.

Utter bollocks, he's been s**** but there's a lot worse performers than Sissoko. This season? Who out of our attacking players has been less effective than him?

Palace fans are saying he keeps playing Bolasie centrally where he is hope less, its funnier because Pardew kept going on about how much they missed him when he was injured, but since he has come back hasn't played him in his right position.

Surprised at most people wanting Sissoko in their teams, or is that because there is not much else? For me other than Colback, he is consistently our worst performer who doesn't even bother with effort and looks as if he couldn't care less. He has been terrible all season and should have been dropped months ago. I would go as far as saying he is one of my least favourite Newcastle players ever.

Where was the Berahino money coming from, if we had already emptied the money?

Gives us 2 weeks to work on a game plan for Norwich so may be a positive.

Anyone know how many players we have going away on international duty? If the bulk are staying we have two weeks to work on a game plan for Norwich. Despite our terrible away form all season, for the remainder at least, I can see us being better away from home.

Thought Cisse helped when he came on, his movement dragged defenders away from Mitro. Think he needs a partner up there with him for the rest of the season.

Despite a woeful performance for most of the game, I still think the goal and everything that was connected with it could be the catalyst. Also despite our awful away form, I do think under Rafa we will be more suited to playing away from home for the remainder of the season.

Amen brother. Just so frustrating so far. We don't have the spirit of quality to,come back in a game of this magnitude, we are frightlengly poor today.

We are awful, crippled by fear and woeful players.