Boey_Jarton

Used to think he was anonymous off the ball but today he put controlled pressure on the opposition, whilst staying on his feet and not overly committing. Good performance.

Get in There isn't nearly enough bollock punching in professional sport. Good lad To me, it looks like a wasted opportunity to have punched one of the most punchable faces in world football. http://img.uefa.com/imgml/TP/players/14/2010/324x324/97690.jpg The sort of face that you'll find in the "vip section" of a low rent nightclub loudly telling people what it was like on being the 2nd one voted off in big brother 5 years ago. I seem to remember Toivonen having a cracking game against us in a friendly a few years back.... Although he might have just stood out because of his hair.

Are you referring to the time when he retained possession, drifted infield (waiting for movement from other players) and drew a foul in a dangerous position? The guy has major flaws and his decision making is rank but not sure this is the best example.

Awesome play Haidara

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-complete-loan-move-7548578

Someone on twitter described our tactics as "parking the bus, but forgetting to apply the handbrake"

Going to play devils advocate here as my family own a property on Leazes Crescent. Nearly all residents avoid using the road at kick off or full time but on a few occasions it is unavoidable - e.g. when returning home from work at the same time as a weekday game. I try to avoid it at all costs because you get radgies kicking your car and hurling abuse to you. In fact, i think i remember someone calling me a mong at one point The council have said another reason they don't close the road is that it is a main access point to the A&E at the RVI.

I have never understood why they don't close Strawberry Place on matchdays or at least pre and post match for an hour. I think those barriers that were installed for the Olympics are still there. because residents live on Leazes terrace and Leazes crescent and need access to their homes

This please. I agree - no chance Pardew will play MYM over Taylor in a derby though.

Is Gouffran back for this?

According to Wikipedia: Luuk de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlyk də ˈjɔŋ], born 27 August 1990) is a Dutch footballer. He was born in Aigle, Switzerland, as a son of two Dutch volleyball players who played professionally in that country. The family moved to the Netherlands when de Jong was four years old, and his brother Siem six. He made a massive move to Accrington Stanley in 2014 for a fee estimated at around £300,000,000

Some of the posts on here resemble RTG after we have had a good result. They were decent last night and deserved to go through.

Tony Adams' shirt today on goals on Sunday- looks like he found it in a bin

I played a few 5 a side matches against Michael Mackay at Chester le street on a Sunday morning. He took the piss out of all of us too- awesome pace. Mind you, I'm pretty sure he was the only player who hadn't spent the previous day on a 12 hour bender.

Thought Cardiff City's goal this weekend was a great team goal- excellent first touch passing and movement.

I actually thought he was injured for the season or something and have only just worked out this is a gag - now i know he is ok, it has made my night - in fact i'd almost say it feels like a new signing

It is not a goodyear to be a Newcastle fan

MOTM for me - Although QPR totally played into his hands

Rugby Ace Toby Flood has hailed Papiss Cisse as 'the greatest human to have ever existed' http://www.dailystar.co.uk/othersport/view/246074/Rugby-ace-Toby-Flood-loves-Newcastle-hero-Papiss-Cisse/?

He is at it again: Spurs boss reveals he could have signed Sunderland and Newcastle stars http://www.london24.com/sport/tottenham/spurs_boss_reveals_he_could_have_signed_sunderland_and_newcastle_stars_1_1346764 Harry Redknapp has revealed that Spurs could have signed Sunderland’s Stephane Sessegnon and Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa. Both players have enjoyed strong seasons in the Premier League, with Sessegnon finding the net eight times for the Black Cats, while Ben Arfa scored his sixth of the campaign with a fine solo effort against Bolton on Monday. “We could have had Sessegnon at one time I think,” said Redknapp. “The people who work for me weren’t really convinced at the time – they were watching him and they didn’t feel that he was any better than what we had, in all honesty. “We still had Pavlyuchenko here, and Defoe. But he is a talent, there’s no doubt about that – a really good player in behind the striker. “The boy at Newcastle’s a good player as well, he’s a talent, Ben Arfa. He’s similar, another good little dribbler. “We probably could have had him as well, but you can’t take everyone can you? You end up with dozens of players hanging around, and we’ve got good players here anyway so he might not have got in our team. “Do I regret not taking Sessegnon? Not really. He’s a good little player but I’ve got Van der Vaart. You’re just going to cause yourself a bigger problem. “Rafa plays there really, in behind the striker, and he’s not going to be happy sitting around and not playing. “Rafa scores goals and makes goals. He’s a top player, so you can’t just say ‘oh I’ll have him, and him’. Some football clubs end up with too many and all you have is problems.”

What a terrible scoreline - very disappointing we played some kamikaze stuff with 10 men when the game was clearly lost. As others have hinted, we dearly missed a proper left back. Ryan Taylor was a disaster waiting to happen without Spiderman covering his backside. The one good thing to come out of the game (other than Krul, who never ceases to amaze me) for me had to Danny Guthrie - i thought his second half performance was outstanding (bar one stray pass). He wanted the ball at every opportunity which is a delight to watch having seen players hide in the past. He also spread the play delightfully on numerous occassions. Kudos to him for stepping up to the plate following Tiote's injury. My Ratings Krul - 9 - usual awesomeness from the dutch man Simpson - 6 - skinned by mata but ok Saylor - 7.5 - good before a very worrying injury Colo - 7.5- not enough time but his positional play was excellent before he went off Raylor - 3 - I like the guy but he is playing out of position and it is costing us Obertan - 4.5 - lightbulb man seems woefully short on confidence Cabs - 6.5 - i've knocked off a bit due to his abysmal tracking for the first goal, but fairly tidy other than that Guthrie - 8 - Great second half performance Lovelypants- 7 -decent performance - not half as bad as some folk make out on here Ben Arfa - 5.5 - overdoes it for me but will come good in time Ba - 7 - unlucky not to score Subs Perch - 7 - I actually thought he was half decent given his ability. Seems to be less of a liability through the middle but still a worrying sight every time i see him coming on. Harsh to blame him for the goal as some have done here. If Perch had done what Cabaye had done in the lead up to the goal he would have been lynched. Sammy - 6 - gutted his shot was cleared off the line. Strolla - 7 - very unlucky with his shot that hit the bar. I dunno if he is working out or just wearing tighter shirts each time i see him these days but he looked like the incredible hulk when he came on!

chopper on standby according to craig

I remember reading the match report in 'the mag' where they said Viduka inexplicably turned on a 6 pence to skin Andy O Brien, despite having an arse the size of Ayers Rock!

other way round was it not?

Still time to snap up Olly Bernard I reckon ....... cover for enrique and he could still do his translating job for Cheik on the side