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Having actual central midfielders is such a good feeling. Had two of Nolan/Guthrie/Barton been available for the majority of the season, we wouldn't even be worried about relegation.

Of course, we're not allowed to have our full backline together so no doubt Bassong will be out for 3~4 weeks.

That's the thing isn't it, the players for some reason insist on only turning up for matches like this, where maximum effort will still only get us a point or even none. Then they just go to sleep completely for the winnable matches.

With the luck we've had this season, we more than deserve another David Edgar goal.

did u see the pen he took with his left against eveton blasted that one and it was possibly worse than todays "confidence" players like Oba just shouldn't be taking pens period. Nolan would have been the sane choice. (assuming this was instructions from the coaching staff and not Martins just wanting it)

I just can't get the thought out of my mind. If we go down, he gets off scot free with a big money move to whatever club after having had the time of his life up here for three years getting all girls and booze he could want. I love him as a player but it's hard not to resent him with the lack of fight he's been showing as of late.

Attacking unit has been alright, but we haven't got a goalscorer in that bunch. Defense looks like a disaster waiting to happen except for Steven Taylor who is looking (I hate myself for even using this expression) "John Terry-esque." Ryan Taylor - Jonas, Owen - Martins would be my subs.

Has to be Oba.

I honestly don't know what the fuck is wrong with Colo. It's like Deportivo has the real one locked up and slipped us his shit twin instead.

you don't need to repeat what we already know I'd like to have a nice little monologue before I slit my wrists when we throw away the three points today. Do you mind?

Boardroom full of idiots Worst (absentee) manager in the top two divisions of English football. Two big summer signings from Spain looking like a shadow of their former selves. Epic injury crisis. Non-existent central midfield. Strikers who can't score. Pathetic locker room chemistry, no team spirit to speak of. Is there a club in the Premiership that deserves to go down more than us?

lovely, there's 3m off his transfer fee in the summer then.

no he's not. Relatively speaking, I don't think any other player has contributed as much this season other than Bassong or Steven Taylor. Again, the proviso being that he isn't exactly being compared with the stiffest of competition.

1 good game in 7/8 = decent? Nahhhh... He's been a top performer for the last 3~4 times he's played. Granted, it's not that hard to shine given the rest of our current setup...

You know what? Duff is actually a decent player again.

I love Oba, but thinking that he can take a pathetic penalty like that and yet he'll still be off to a decent PL club making shitloads of money after we're relegated makes me sick.

Should've been taken by Nolan. Hell, even Duff. But that makes too much sense for Newcastle United. We're not allowed to do anything that's even remotely logical.

Fucking bunch of worthless cowardly lions deserve the Championship football they're going to get.

Martins needs a right bollocking for that absolutely pathetic effort. Worst pen I've seen since the ones the Swiss took in '06

Jesus fucking christ. Of course.

How happy is Arshavin right now that he didn't sign for us

Looks like we've got a shot at a draw. Typical how this bunch only shows up when they're playing big teams.

Whatever I don't even care anymore. We're getting both.

We're pretty much done imo. Never going to pull out once we're deeper than 3 points into the shithole, which we will be in two weeks time. I really don't have the proper tools to process this. I've never experienced a relegation before and honestly never thought I would so I can't even understand what I'm going through never mind deal with it. I just have this sick phantom pain in my stomach that I don't know what to do with.

I see Ryan Taylor is well on his way to becoming a James Milner that can't beat his man.