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give over. It was a more than adequate performance, even though we looked shit for the opening 20.

I've slated the fuck out of him in the past and I was pleased to see him turn in a good performance. I'm not completely sold but the improvement from the Forest game about a year ago was noticeable. Woody must have been helping him a great deal.

If we get to half time at 0-0 then that's fucking brilliant, because our first half performances this season have by and large been shite.

For tomorrow HBA 3-1 (can't remember the odds) Liverpool/Man U X Newcastle Man City/Arsenal X Tottenham

was Villa. don't be daft. We're on a canny little unbeaten run, it's unrealistic to expect us to win every single last home game. Sometimes it just doesn't go your way on the day (TV Burp Poetry Coooorrrrnnnnneeeerrrrr) and you play poorly and get a point from it. We should be winning this but a draw or a defeat whilst irritating wouldn't be the end of the world, at all.

The thought of Kevin Nolan running down the flanks.

Strong-ish team, that. Aside from the goalkeeper, that's a pretty strong looking defence. Glad to see Amalfitano getting a start.

where's the fukken team news

I think our chances tonight heavily depend on how well Shola does. I think if he's on form we'll win.

Shola to score in an NUFC win 9/2 (great value imo) Obertan 1-1 scorecast 95/1 Vuckic 2-1 scorecast 80/1 Maritimo HT / NUFC FT 25/1

Harper Tavernier Williamson Perch Ferguson Obertan Bigirimana Gosling Marveaux Amalfitano Shola Gonna need a big performance from Ameobi Sr. here imo. I'd quite like to see Sammy and Campbell get some minutes too.

That has been coming for ages, they've totally not picked up Marcelo all night long.

Couldn't resist a £2 on Yaya anytime either, 5/1 is an insanely good price.

BTS: Real Madrid/Man City Dagenham/Northampton Birmingham/Bolton Portsmouth/Swindon Heinz 57: Anderlecht Ajax Porto Arsenal/Montpellier X Dynamo Kiev Man City Acca: AC Milan Malaga Olympiakos Over 2.5 goals: Blackburn/Barnsley Leeds/Hull MK Dons/Notts County Sheff Utd/Doncaster Leyton Orient/Yeovil all small stakes

He's really good in the play-breaker role, completely different sort of style in that position to Tiote but does almost as effective a job when he's on form.

I'm very impressed at his reaction to being dropped. Superb half from Demba.

Mark Chapman on 5live says Ba looks like he's coming on.

Sounds like absolute crap, although we've steadied it a bit as the half has gone on and had a few chances. We're still only 1-0 down, and hopefully if we can alter this at half time and Pards can fire them up, we can come back into this. It's something that's happened to us before; we've played well but not taken the chances to put the game to bed and been punished, hopefully we can execute that tonight. We really need to put the 'not turned around a defecit in the PL under Pardew' thing to bed anarl, although I'd be shocked if that happened tonight.

Bore off with the Giggs shite.

Shola will save us

Danny Mills saying Harper was at fault, how true is that?

Bingo.

Don't think I've heard us have any possession yet in the commentary.

About time, 4-2-3-1!