sixx

tyneside tiki taka

This lad was made for siege defending. Worth his weight in gold for us these days.

Tiote been great. Need to see more of Anita and Sissoko. If either of them don't perform we need to bring on HBA.

Today I discovered that Peter Whittingham and Liam Ridgewell aren't the same man. Was totally blown away when I saw that Ridgewell was playing against us just moments after I allegedly saw him play against Arsenal.

His goal was pure striker instinct.

Very impressed with Shola! Beautiful group hug also <3

Both of them are very good prospects, top pros and athletes. Kolbeinn just got injured yet again and is a bit of a crock whereas Alfreð is a lot more steady. His goal haul is amazing also given the fact he doesn't really play in a good team in the Dutch league. He isn't very quick but he hounds and harrasses and has a knack of being in the right place at the right time, he also doesn't need many chances to score. Kolbeinn has more to his all round game and barely loses a ball in the air but as previously said does get injured a lot. Sadly I can see his carreer drifting away like his brothers carreer. For me Alfreð would be a rational choice and would also be a lot cheaper than Kolbeinn.

Will always support Sweden at the big tournaments. Hail Zlatan!

Worked a peach for Real last time they bought a stringpuller from Dortmund. Great player none the less.

One of the reasons football is so superior to NFL, NBA or other american sports is that football teams aren't "franchises" that can be moved around and toyed with (up until recently to some extent). Football clubs represent their localities, social values, accents and outlooks, prevailing (even political) opinions and in some cases even religion. In most cases it's something more than just business. After all the most succesful club in the world goes by the motto of "more than a club". I for one dread the outlook of world football in many aspects and would absolutely hate to see NUFC being rebranded towards Red Bull Newcastle or whatever. I know cliches of the sort "money isn't everything" get thrown around a lot but for me it truly applies to football. It does bother me a bit to see players play for clubs only on mercenary terms and some players even choose to play for national teams as mercenaries where their only incentive is some sort of personal gain. This I can understand and tolerate for the most part but if the future of football is mercenaries playing for "franchises" that represent nothing but the purpose of profit I won't be interested for much longer.

That Arsenal goal must surely be goal of the season.

I do not look forward to this. Not at all. Most of my friends are Liverpool supporters. Might aswell die already.

Wow. Sweden-Germany was a masterclass of good finishes.

Iceland make it to the play offs!

Hudson What a commentator.

Iceland 1 - 0 Cyprus. Kolbeinn Sigþórsson brother of CM legend Andri Sigþórsson woo

How on earth? Not that he was very bad against Cardiff but he was nothing special either. Also yet again caught out of position in their goal.

On a PL level, I have never seen a striker so awful with the ball at his feet as Cisse.

Don't know if to cry or puke.

This guy is so fucking good. Damn. Let's watch us siege defending for the next hour or so.

He does that quite frequently actually.

Ronaldo scores.

I honestly don't know but I sincerely hate myself for it. I guess it might have been because Shearer was a badass. Legit enough.

I'd be tempted to deploy Hatem as an impact sub. If he doesn't show up in games (like the last two) he's almost an obstruction. Cisse upfront again with Gouffran and Remy around him hopefully providing him with chances. If Gouff isn't threatening HBA should come on and torment a tired Cardiff defence. Most of the time I'd want a midfield three of Sissoko, Cabaye and Anita but we might need some real grit agains Medel and Gunnarsson who are right bastards. In all honesty Tiote wasn't all bad tonight but he's still Tiote.

Goodison park is a fucking graveyard. Completely silent.