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Should of seen that joke coming.

You scored 46 out of a possible 60 CONGRATULATIONS! You say Italian teams in an Italian accent, love stories of tactical innovations of the 1950s and prefer a well-executed lateral five-yard pass to a 30-yard screamer into the top corner. YOU'RE A FULLY FLEDGED FOOTBALL HIPSTER! Fucks sake, I hate the term 'football hipster'

Other half bought me and her tickets to this for my birthday, it's her first game: A bumming in front of a half empty SJP, guess it'll also be her last

Maybe this is why we didn't sign any players? The other clubs told him they'd send the paperwork over, so he waited by the fax machine patiently while they were trying to send him an email, explains everything.

Would actually help if we had a natural winger in our side who likes to get crosses in the box. Once again that's down to lack of transfer activity, i'm not saying Ben Arfa is incapable of putting a cross in the box, he was clearly going solo which was disappointing but at least he was giving it a good go unlike others on the pitch. If we don't learn quickly how to break a side down when they've got men back in numbers, the season isn't going to be pretty. We need to pick our front 3 and stick with it, chopping and changing game to game is not going to get us in any sort rhythm and no awareness for one another will be found. Then why suggest that tactic if we don't have the players to execute it? Because you would like to think if you tell Ben Arfa to get wide and whip a few crosses in, he would actually follow your instructions and give it a go. He's took matter into his own hands and done it his way. Sure he will have got a bollocking for it but it's just the type of player he is, he's capable of producing that moment of magic to win any game but nothing was paying off for him on Sunday, he couldn't even dribble a few yards without slipping and sliding, the ball is usually glued to his feet but it was like he never had it under control. He was asked to play in the middle not whip crossed in

Not very confident, first game at home for their manager, lots of defenders missing for us, fully expect them to come flying at us from the start, which is not something we've coped well with in the past. Get through the first 15-25 mins and our class should start to show though.

Thought they actually looked good before the Fulham equaliser too. Think Hughton, Mackay and Jol. Jol has just bought himself a bit of time, but only delaying the inevitable, No chance he can do what they owner want him to with his lazy, Over the hill squad.

Wish I could hear that champions league tune at SJP one more time.

sessengon driving down westgate road has to be my favorite

The strongbow stand

I clapped him off because from where I was sitting it looked like he'd played well and been sent off harshly. I still think it was harsh but I wouldn't have clapped him off if I'd seen him putting his hand on Suarez because that was asking for a card. Imo, in those situations you take the risk of them scoring and not giving the referee a decision to make. It is the logical conclusion but in the heat of the moment and as a defender you do what you can to stop goals... Better defenders make the right decisions though in those situations. Most better defenders a) cost a lot more, b) are older than Mapou. I clapped him off, what else would i do, hes a Newcastle player, who untill then had a good game, I'm not going to stop supporting him just because he's put his arm out in the heat of the moment.

Liverpool with their banger and now the Spurs incidend this weekend. don't see why they've suddenly become so popular.

I think name changing would be the final straw, I'd probably go and support one of the other clubs nearby (blyth or Gateshead etc) if that happened, although actually, if it did happen, i would their would be a new club formed in Newcastle, similar to the FC United thing.

Seriously? a 2-2 draw made up for our worst home defeat in your lifetime? (I'm going to assume your not ancient)

Yep, same thing happened with the Man U game, they well deserved a point and untill the goal they were by far the better team, you would of thought Man U dominated based on MOTD though.

Fingers crossed it stays like that for a few more games!

Those goals man, footballing porn right there

thought the law specifically says a keeper bouncing the ball still counts as it being in his control?

being able to look forward to MOTD.

Their tickets certainly have been.

I like the look of Osasuna's ground, looks like a good version of QPR's shit ground.

Tiote was still coming back into position after being hurt as well when he was playing him onside, is there anything in the rule about a defender being considered 'inactive' during an offside decision like there is for attacking players? I assume not.

Expect us to lose, but it's always good to have club football back again.

Third strip went on sale today.

Cabaye floating them to nobody. Nobody is a bit harsh like... Usually he hits the first defender with remarkable consistency.