ChrisMcQuillan

If I recall, that was the first time Cole had EVER scored a brace in a PL game.

Everyone should calm down. It'll be 33 year old Glen Phillips from Dagenham and Redbridge Reserves.

Why the hell would Harper replace Krul? You give Krul the nod after his mistakes to allow him to atone for them against Spurs. He does, with a world-class save. And then you drop him? Poor.

Bad management, simply, if that's the case. PR more important than points.

If I were picking, it'd be: Krul Simpson Wiliccini Enrique Barton Nolan Tiote Jonas Ranger Xisco I imagine it will be: Krul Simpson Taylor Coloccini Enrique Routledge Barton Tiote Jonas Nolan Ameobi

Nice article, mate. Pretty much spot on, although I think it's plain to see for anybody where our problems lie. Yeah. It's not a Newcastle blog though, so I thought some casual/non-fans might find it interesting.

http://intothefinalthird.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/the-toothless-toon-army/

1 - 0 Wigan

Seconded.

Whoever he begins to manage will become my second team. God help me if that's Burnley.

Great response.

If we're going for CL, aye. As a first team that's really quite decent. On paper, yes.

Pretty much word for word what I'd write. Also need another striker as a priority though/ Well, I dunno. We have Xisco and Best sitting there. To an extent, they're unknowns. Best looked good in pre-season, and Xisco I still feel has talent if we don't just let him rot. We're never gonna get anyone as good as Carroll in January. Either of those two may prove to be as good as anything we could get. But yes, if they are both poor then we need another striker.

Krul Simpson Williamson Coloccini Enrique Tiote Nolan Barton Ben Arfa Jonas Carroll Still need a better LW, a better CM, a better RB, a better CB.

Just saw the two goals. Both fantastic. The truth is, we just don't have players capable of doing that. Not in a million years.

Just saw the goals. Krul didn't have a chance for either. Truth is, they were brilliant goals.

4 - 0 Wigan, with N'Zogbia getting at least one.

Agreed. But I think anybody expecting the club NOT to be in a situation where a decent manager was sacked for an equal/poorer manager who has to start all over again, realising James Perch is wank, and costing us points is being reasonable.

Anything less than 3 points out of the next two games, and I'm going to say 8.

It's ridiculous. He's clearly got some talent.

I'd like: Krul Simpson Williamson Coloccini Ferguson Routledge Barton Tiote Jonas Carroll Ranger We're gonna get beaten anyway, let's see what Ranger can do and may as well give Ferguson a full bloodying as he's pretty much the only out and out LB we have in reserve.

Didn't see this. Was it bad?

Yeah, but we have that in Ben Arfa. Just not for the next month or two.

Dropping him for Routledge might well give him the smack he needs to try a little harder in the final third.

Another good shift today. If it weren't for Carroll, he'd be my most-improved player so far. What I thought was a stop-gap in the Championship has become a solid PL RB. Good job, lad.