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In the first half we were too worried about getting beaten to try and win it, the second half was more relaxed, the second half performance and point gained tonight will change the way we approach the Fulham game. Just like the preformance against Blackburn changed the way we approached the Liverpool game? This team has been way too hit and miss this year for me to trust their ability to turn the corner off one good preformance.

Let's not get too overconfident. We were absolutely s*** in the first half today and we were always good in spells under Keegan. Its the fact that we don't have any consistency that's hurting us. If we show up in Some patches of Bolton/Middlesbrough/first 20 minutes vs ManU/Blackburn/2nd half today etc. mode we will win this. If not, it's going to be quite the challenge. Hardly three points in the bag. Bullard and McBride are quality.

because Geremi's crossing was so much better?

absolutely rancid preformance in the first half. Decent in the second. Staying up is going to be all about being able to play like we did in the second half consistently without having to go through 45 minute of what we did in the first. Keegan still not winning back my trust with that Martins sub. Oh well, point is a point though. I'll certainly settle for us no longer being able to drop into the zone in a single gameweek.

just give us a corner, Beye will do the rest. Unless, of course, Geremi belts it out of play again...

Keegan at least trying to console him I see. Not necessarily working though. I mean seriously, how does tha tmake sense.

Martins OFF!?!?:!?! WTF :/ and I was starting to feel good about this match. I would be right pissed if I was Martins now.

Viduka, Butt, and Barton all look knackered. Barton's been knackered since minute 1, to be fair

no worries, Beye header in the 93rd minute, nailed on.

Is it written into Geremi's contract that he's not allowed to deliver good set pieces?

Ridgewell literally shits in his pants when the ball comes up to Oba. Let's get one.

ALMOST! Amazing Oba

"at least Newcastle look like a football team again" Setanta commentator spot on for once

players getting some confidence now. Come on lads, lets not get too adventurous. Don't want to forget that we're still shit...

Wouldn't it be nice if we weren't the team to collapse in the second half for once?

HOLY FUCK. K Michael, I'm sorry about everything I said. You're forgiven. THANK GOD

Our defense is yet to fulfill our quota of 10

Owen again somehow manages to pinpoint the keeper with his shot. ' Dress a man in a keeper's uniform and Owen could probably hit him from fifty yards out.

no changes. God help us.

The impression I get from our first half v. Brum is that if we do avoid the drop, it will be because of sheer luck (pulling of a couple robberies like Blackburn did against us) and not by our own industry. The players are lost, and Keegan is clueless. Unfortunately, a change in manager won't help anything right now. There's no way for us to drag ourselves out of this. It's down to God now.

if the gap in skill between us and Birmingham is actually as large as this match indicates so far, we're not only likely to go down, but we deserve to do so. Feels like Watford trying to have a go at Chelsea.

First corner of the match! Wonder how we'll waste it...

honestly starting to lose faith in Keegan. Yes we have a shit squad, yes brum is a better team, but why can't this lot be made to at least play in at least some remote semblance of competence?

fuck. Gun to head. now.

Barton gives away posession cheaply for the gigabillionth time.