duo

I know - we've had no luck today. Defo pen.

Don't deserve to loose.

Townsend man - trying a bloody flick then not tracking drinkwater.

OOOOooo that's a pen to me. He moves towards the ball.

Townsend first touch is shocking.

Defo some +ves from this game.

Need to work on our first touch - some of it is awful

The ball just isn't falling kindly for us.

Why didn't he shoot...

We're still in it - convinced if we can nick a goal we can win.

Just need a bit of luck.

Janmatt WTF !!

Sissoko

How was that his fault? Gave a cheap free kick away

Callback - cheap free kick

Just usual anti Newcastle rhetoric.

So much negativity in pundits over this appointment - don't get that at all. Shows how clueless some of these folk are - how can they not see Rafa having a +ve effect.

Agreed - I'm going for 2-1 win

City are awful

This isn't a pre-game press conference though - it's a new manager press conference.

Guessing it's a no? Would have thought Sky would have shown it.

Is press conference being show live anywhere?

wow - what a strike - come City sort it out.

Aye but juggernauts crash big, we've seen it all before. What's your point, Mick? Everything turns to s*** with us, it's the way it is. If this appointment had been made when Raffa left Madrird we would be comfortably mid table. As it is i suspect it's too late and he will be off to pastures new soon enough. I hope i'm wrong but this has been nearly a 50 year theme during my career as a Newcastle fan. Better late than never.

We may actually see Siem De Jong play as we've finally a manager who understands tactics.