Neil

Messi coming on.

I like the fact that despite Barca having their team as mainly youth players, Messi is still on the bench.

So he should be given that he's the best striker on FIFA Too right.

If Chelsea don't win this.

Comically bad defending.

Celtic 1-0

A stonking £5 on Celtic, Braga, Lille draw, Shakhtar DNB.

Wow, tough break again mate.

Is it true that Abramovich and the Shakhtar owner are close friends? If so, can hardly see a stitch-up in the Shakhtar game. 1-1.

Some completely shit, dangerous crosses into their box.

Very technically gifted I thought. Couldn't manage to finish off movies with any end product and got a lot of stick for it - mainly on the internet. Tulisa, that is. Can see the cogs going as you looked for the completion of that joke. Movies? Moves? Let's hope no-one notices, I'm already mid-sentence, I'm going in.

potato

Is this one supposed to reflect bewilderment or something?

The more I see of this guy play football the more I'd be tempted to drop Tiote for him, IMO.

Santon could have at least stayed on for 10 more minutes before getting injured.

Watch the replay, The wigan defender is idiotic, he clearly pushes Cisse off the ball it's in the penalty area Cisse would have had a clear chance of a goal. It was as easy a decision as I think you will see. That happens outside the box it's a foul every time. It's not that easy a decision as we had a very similar one on Pienaar last week which wasn't given. Bundled over in the box and didn't get the ball, very similar. Zero consistency.

Pretty much how I saw that half as well fwiw. I'll have to see the penalty again but it did look very harsh on first viewing. I also think that will justifiably be used as a reservation when talking about this game, as there's no doubt at all that has completely swung the game in your favour - don't forget Wigan started very well. Still, all you can do is take advantage of it and you have, and you've played well. I think the 2nd half will be a big symbol of Pardew's intentions. Does he look for 3, 4 and 5 - which you should be more than capable of doing - or does he want you to be "solid at the back" and just make sure Wigan don't get into it. Wigan will probably have a good go at it so it's not like there won't be spaces opening up.

He'd be booked if Wigan weren't already down to 10/he hadn't already been booked.

:lol:

FINISH THEM

I doubt anyone on here cares Wow. If I was Wigan I would be fucking livid at the ref. Been a classic homer performance so far . I'm just thinking about our last 2 games and what's happened there. Zero consistency. Still, it's up to Newcastle to hammer this advantage home.

Good luck.

It is a tiny bit true. You seem to have had more than your fair share of injuries, certainly, but that's where the manager earns his money.

He's really not. Just better than the usual abysmal standard of "punditry" we're used to.

Kolarov with the deadpan humour, what a comedian.