Shays Given Tim Flowers

Very good to see him playing in the team regularly after previously playing himself in to the side around Christmas. Hopefully the form he is showing will mean Pardew is minded to keep him in the XI when Ben Arfa returns. I think the fact that Cabaye praises him speaks volumes. He is far cleverer with the ball and his movement than most of our players and this allows other players to benefit. Additionally, he is perhaps the only player (barring Ben Arfa) who can penetrate a deep defence sitting on the 18 yard box.

his recovery pace is a huge asset.

The more I look it at, the more I think 28 days later.

I want one.

As a side note, he seems to be winning a huge amount in the air these days.

I love how football sometimes just makes me laugh spontaneously. So happy when that goal went in. There isn't anything like it.

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So we're going to need 6 points from 6 games. I feel sick.

FFS Cisse have a brain. Ameobi too. Fucking idiots.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Simpson eh?

bring on the ginger midget to assist some assists.

actually is Dolan

Wasn't that fucking obvious.

Taylor plays football like a dog off the lead.

Can we sign Berbatov please.

Not all. Cisse is just lacks intelligence.

It amazes me how selfish strikers are.

Fulham's defence is so deep.

poor boy

Paulo Di Canio is a fascist. He's a pretty good fascist too, untill he joins Sunderland and can't be a fascist any more. Then he meets a good looking woman who talks him into being a better fascist.

You hate your own hypothetical, as yet unproven pet hate.... Brilliant, i'm liking this It's hard to argue with it though.

Its a hypothetical pet hate but while our game was on I couldn't help but think if an 'England Hero' played for Benfica (specifically Gerrard) then commentators would probably be cheering on that team as opposed to ours. A strange thought that made me angry.

Don´t expect that... Newcaslte will have to run after the score, you'll have to play more open. And Benfica usually scores every match. I don´t wanna sound arrogant... but my 1ºst impression of Newcastle is that if we speed up and press we score. This. We have really struggled with teams pressing us this season. Your lot were very good at this high up the pitch and it caused us a lot of problems.