ChrisJbarnes

Massive season-changer that potentially. Such an important turnaround. Hope we win and Hughton goes up in 2nd.

13 games to go. 39 points to play for. Huddersfield (or anyone else other than Brighton) need effectively 6 points more than us to beat us to promotion taking into account goal difference. If they get points at the rate they have done all season, they will get 25.6 points (say 26). Effectively then, barring any miraculous run of form from anyone below Brighton we need 21 points to get promotion. 7 wins from 13 games. If we don't do it, we want shooting. I do think however that it wont be sealed until pretty much the very end of the season and we'll probably be looking over our shoulders a lot over the next few months...

Puts things into perspective when we get criticised for wanting Pardew out several seasons later when he got us to 5th "Deluded Geordies"

Think we'll go up. Need to get into a good run of form these next few games- need 2 wins from Villa and Bristol (H) before 3 tough away games at Brighton, Huddersfield and Reading and then Fulham (H). Come through them without losing more than 1 and I think its more or less going to be difficult for us to drop to 3rd.

Abel Hernandez missing 2 penalties in 2 minutes though...

They're 11th, like. If they play like they did today consistently in the league, they will be a strong contender for the playoffs and I wouldnt back against them. They passed the ball around like a top half premier league team. They were playing Hull. Who are a Premier League team. Still, that aside its a long time since Ive seen a live match where a team have dominated like that...

They're 11th, like. If they play like they did today consistently in the league, they will be a strong contender for the playoffs and I wouldnt back against them. They passed the ball around like a top half premier league team.

Went to Fulham v Hull today. Fulham were outstanding- played the ball around confidently. Attacked throughout, excellent passing game- a pleasure to watch and could have won by more than 4 goals. Hull were absolutely woeful- gave the attacking players all the time in the world. Missed 2 awful penalties. Play like that regularly and they will be a strong contender for promotion.

Weve averaged 2.08 points per game to get to where we are. IF that is to continue at say 2 points per game, we would end up on 94. Reading would need 95 which would average 2.33 per game- better than Brightons form this season...

We are effectively 7 points ahead of them including GD. It will be a very tough task for them to be consistent enough to get ahead of us over the next half of the season. Brighton look stronger and more consistent...

0-1 QPR though

Reading just equalised at Bristol...

Morally bad and criminally illegal are different things. The man has not been found guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Regardless of what happened, our criminal justice system is the best we have and he should now be accepted into society and compensated for the time in prison. Whether he is able to continue as a footballer is a moral issue, and clubs will have different views on that. When you have the likes of Barton (legitimately convicted) playing, I think its difficult to continue the witch hunt against Evans.

Thats asking to be photoshopped...

Not many clubs will have the capability to score 4 against a top (championship) team like Norwich or 6 against Wolves. Most wont score 4 goals in a game all season.

Would rather lose 1-0 thanks

If he's not one of the others to be uncovered, I'll eat all your hats.

My brother was at the Villa game in the home end, commented that most of the home fans were pissed up, coked up nutcases.

RIP

I was just about to post this! I was there that day and he literally gave the most biased display of refereeing I've ever witnessed in over 30 years of watching Newcastle. It wasn't incompetence, it was downright cheating. I think if it had been a league game the club would have made a big thing of it and maybe asked to speak to the FA but because of our cup policy at the time they probably thought he'd done us a favour. Remember that game well! Sat in the away end with my mates who were Ipswich fans. They said that he was the worst ref they have ever seen in their life, having watched football league football for 20 years!

Pardewddllllldlldlldwddllwlll sounds like a small village in North Wales

Based on the idea of needing to win your home games and draw your away games to win the Championship, we're 3 down at home and 1 up away. We were never going to win the league at a canter, but I think considering we havent played well generally this season, 6 points from 12 is something to build on.

How much of that "poor positioning" etc. was due to poor coaching in a poor team for several years? I mean, we were woeful last year but you were off the scale. Could anyone look good in that sort of environment?

Would be good to see Derby promoted, since we'll never ever beat them in the Championship

Villa fans laughing at us going down with them won't be so happy if we appoint Rafa....