He isn't consistent enough to deserve all of the ridiculous praise he gets when he has one of his purple patches. When he's not in form, he's absolutely turd.
Krul
Simpson
Coloccini
Taylor
Santon
Ben Arfa
Tiote
Cabaye
Sammy
Ba
Best
Sadly, I'm under no illusions that Obertan will probably start. Lovenkrands, Perch and someone else dirge to come on as subs.
Someone on RTG has made a thread about Pardew's 'Geordie heroes' comment, pointing out that there's just Steven Taylor and Sammy in the side who are actual Geordies today. I for one am absolutely gutted at this revelation.
Results like today will help us in the contract negotiations. It's one thing for Pards to say we can compete with bigger sides - now we're starting to prove it (holding Arsenal, Spurs, Man U and playing well against Man City) .
He's wasting the easy fixtures. Wigan and Fulham at home, one point? That's crap.
Funnily enough, we only got two points from those same fixtures last season, which many people on here, myself included, found nearly unforgivable.
As one of only four Newcastle fans in a bar with at least 60~ people in, that was fucking sweet. Di Santo's late goal was a cherry on the enormous cake that Pards and the lads served us today.