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Brum 3-0 down at HT. Ferguson not in the game so much apart from rattling the post with a good freekick. Lee Clark's side are set up to pump long ball after long ball towards Zigic and then roll the dice. Utter wank. Having said that, Zigic himself could have had a couple of penalties. The Wolves centerhalves pulling and shoving him all over the place and he's had nowt from the ref. Kevin Doyle still a standout performer at that level. Stephen Hunt looks like the ultimate anti-footballer. Paul Robinson IS the ultimate anti-footballer. PS: Not sure why the detailed commentary tbh. Probably just boredom on a bank holiday monday.

Yup. Lampard territory that.

In other news, Jack Butland is fucking shite! Just gave away the most blatant penalty. 3-0 Wolves now. 35 minutes played.

Fergie's just hit the post from yet another direct free kick. Unlucky!

Best stay out of that iMO. Just batter them on the pitch and in the stands (figuratively), and move on.

Watching Birmingham-Wolves. Still can't figure where Fergie's playing. LB one minute, LM the other. Redmond is fast as f***. Paul Robinson (the defender) Edit: looks like he's out wide and not in defence. Edit 2: Ravel Morrison with RAVEL on the back of his shirt

There's no two ways about it. Priority for me is 6 points in the next two home games. Benfica is nothing but a mere distraction at this point. If by some insane miracle we manage to fluke our way past Benfica having won our next two home games in the league, then we can begin to dream. I sincerely hope that Pardew isn't looking at it any other way. He simply can't. I'd set us out simply to not get embarrassed in Lisbon, and see where we are from there.

Reckon we'll get a point each at WBA and WH, and possibly at home to Arsenal if they have secured CL. Agree though, we'll win once more this season and that will either be Fulham or the mackems.

Worst I've seen us this season was at Norwich. Still can't believe we got a point. Chrissy Hughton must have felt bad for us.

amazing

Does that mean the horrendous injury record we have & have had throughout the season didn't happen? Pretty irrelevant but the squad - until January - wasn't fit for purpose. It's easy to make a bad decision when all you've got on the bench is Shane Ferguson and Nile Ranger. Newcastle United 1 - 1 Aston Villa Newcastle United 0 - 1 West Ham Newcastle United 1 - 2 Swansea Southampton 2 - 0 Newcastle United Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle United The squad was fit for purpose to win more points in these games. Add Reading at home. For me our worst result this season by a mile.

It's all been a mixed s*** bag for us this season no matter which way you look at it. Pardew is to blame only for the management issues. He couldn't have legislated for the injuries, the lack of squad strength and Ba's departure. He has had a miserable season on account of his shocking team selection and apparent inability to finish teams off and/or win at home when you'd expect us to. Add to that the defeatist mentality when we play away and you have a potentially disastrous outcome. Fate has conspired against us from all angles, and surely we have to recognize that it's been several factors that have contributed to our current league position, and not just the manager alone. Having said that, Pardew has shown nothing in the way of being the right man for the job going forward.

Wigan only have 5 away - the Swansea game is at home. It was wrong on the graphic from the Daily Mail, I had to check earlier as 6 away out of 8 just didn't seem right! Bastards. Well there you have it. We're gannin doon cheers for clearing it up like. did seem rather strange, but I thought it was a bunch of rearranged games piling up due to their involvement in the Fa Cup.

Hadn't realized Wigan have SIX away games out of their remaining 8! They play away at 2 relegation threatened sides (QPR and to a lesser extent West Ham), and are home to Villa in the last game. They are also away at Man City, West Brom, Swansea and Arsenal. Home to Spurs in the other one. That is grueling any way you look at it. If Fulham beat QPR tonight, then IMO it will be between Sunderland and Wigan for the final relegation spot.

They have no choice IMO. They are desperate for something to go their way. They want their club to stop up, and it's more a case of them being blissfully ignorant than malicious. Some of the rhetoric on RTG is way over the top that's for sure, but it stems from their desperation for this appointment to be "the one".

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How the fuck is porky Dowd still a ref man

I'm with PhilK on this one tbh. I don't think he's belittling the history of fascism or condoning Di Canio's views. For all I care he's an attention whore (Di Canio that is), and gave the salute to Lazio fans because he played for them. A lot of people declare themselves one thing or another when in the spotlight to generate PR. The "confession" could well just have been a stupid way to save face (better of two evils so to speak). What matters to me is that he's the mackem pied piper now and I want him to fail purely on that basis alone. Having said that, as long as we get 3 pts against them I don't care if they stay up or go down.

Still trying to understand the "thought" behind this appointment. I reckon Ellis Short has gambled that bringing Di Canio in will create this us against the world type of environment, which could turn out to be the only card they have left to play. Not sure how serious the fan divide is at this point, and how many of those mackems saying they'll never go back with him in charge will actually stay away from their team at this time. The timing certainly seems off. This would have been much more understandable if it had been done before the international break, with Man Utd at home coming up. He'd have had time to see what he's got, and motivate the team to be up for it against the champions elect (who had one eye on the FA Cup replay). Apart from the media furore surrounding his politics, I don't think it's a bad move tbh, gambling on an unknown quantity from their point of view. It's the timing that could backfire.

aye I remember last year thinking it was Armafuckinggeddon when the site went down

Put in a couple of decent cameos on the left recently, and hasn't played there since. His one "good game" on the right came away at Stoke, and his other major contribution was scoring late at Blackburn. 4 decent games in 2 season is woeful. Out this summer please.

Would absolutely love Chedjou as a replacement for Coloccini in the summer. Watching Brest vs Lille now, and he's been excellent. Just assisted Kalou for the equalizer.

How on earth have the assist points not been given to Suarez for earning the penalty?

Watching this Pardew side is as painful as any NUFC sides I've seen and that includes the relegation season. He better take this survival lark seriously as I don't think I can survive another relegation. Wise up Pards man and learn from your mistakes ffs! Needs to jog on after full-time in the Arsenal game.