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Krul R Taylor, Colo, kadar, Fergie Smith, Guthrie, Routledge, Loven Ranger with Tiote, Xisco, and Vuckic the subs to enter

Krul Simpson Campbell Coloccini Enrique R Taylor Barton Tiote Jonas Ameobi Carroll Subs Söderberg, Williamson, Perch, Smith, Nolan, Løvenkrands, Routledge Result: It depends on whether our decent away form continues. Anyways, I predict us being on either the good or bad end of a 2-1 scoreline, depending on whether that form is with us.

Newcastle 0-2 Blackpool Newcastle 1-2 Stoke Newcastle 2-2 Wigan Newcastle 3-2 Sunderland

At least the losing rot is over... Nolan, and Hughton. That's the true captain.

I wish we'd also shut it in having a go at former players or mackems...It just make things worse. (Jones, Zog, and co.)

It would be basically the same team as Man City except Taylor or Routledge replacing Ben Arfa, and maybe Carroll on for Ameobi. But I think it should be Krul Perch Williamson Coloccini Enrique Taylor Barton Tiote Jonas Loven/Ameobi Carroll If Wigan show their bad side, 3-0. If they show up, we will win by one goal in a hard-fought match. (1-0, 2-1)

As most say, get well ben arfa, and screw you de jong. But overall, I still have a feeling that Ben Arfa will still be a big factor for us this season in a positive way. Not by playing (except maybe in those last, crucial games when he hopefully returns), but by gelling us together. After Barfa got injured, I like how we put in a heroic and brave performance (probably the best all season) even if we were up against City and the referee. The team got more united and the attitude they put on was superb. If the team keeps that unity and driving force that they've gained from the Barfa injury, then I am confident we will still do more than survive. We may not have paid the 2m loan fee for Ben Arfa's talent, but maybe for this kick in the arse that we got today to call us into pulling ourselves together and play a decent game of football.

Own Goal.

No way now CH is dropping Nolan...Ben Arfa was the only one in the team who had the capability to eradicate him.

Krul - 7 Perch - 7 Coloccini - 6, Campbell 8 Williamson - 6 Enrique - 7 Guti - 8 Barton - 6 Tiote - 8 Rout - 5 Nolan - 4 Ameobi - 6, Carroll - 6

Yes. Great! Heard he was born Sunderland, supported us, then played for Boro.

not ashamed to lose this one. but ben arfa....tevez pen....shola "pen"...

More than likely prolly why he waved whilst on the stretcher? please. hope that he gets well. even if he doesn't make 25 games. please.

dont think we'll beat s.land ..sorry Just hoping mate realistically though, i think the wigan game will be tight as well, but we should at least get a point.

Newcastle 0-2 Blackpool Newcastle 1-2 Stoke Newcastle 2-2 Wigan Newcastle 3-2 Sunderland anyway....we can't just play defensive in all our games. we gotta be more adventurous and attack at home. carroll needs someone, ben arfa middle, jonas in. the best thing CH would do now as a manager is to face the reality of Nolan.

On our current form we should win comfortably.

When Ben Arfa and Tiote went off, I was expecting bad things to happen, and it did. Why were they taken off? Ben Arfa was quiet, yes, but wasn't Nolan more? All he did was score a pen, then went off to his usual laziness! Ben Arfa should have slotted there, Jonas to the wing, and we have a lively and decent team. And Tiote? He was the most dynamic of our midfield by a mile in both attacking and defending! Take him off, and you have a Newcastle defense prone to throws and set pieces. We couldn't clear the ball, conceded many throws and corners and free icks, from which Stoke scored. And taking him out also hampered our supply to the strikers. And Perch? Ryan Taylor over him anyday. With no games up in the midweek, this is our chance to slot him in. Terrible decisions by CH. Jonas-Barton-Tiote-Ben Arfa Ameobi-Carroll or Routledge-Barton-Tiote-Jonas Ben Arfa Carroll

Still Top Half at least.

Well. Happy Birthday to me then.

thought Perch was injured?