Andy84

As if

I'm surprised that people are surprised at all of this, it means everything to them man Effectively to them, this is like winning the treble. I'd be shocked if they weren't looking to organise a plane.

The nation is delighted we are down like

Someone made a good point on Twitter that Benitiez will probably not want to seem callous by making a hasty decision to go. We will soon likely get a statement to the effect of "it's with a heavy heart that I have decided to leave". His reputation will be in tact as this was the impossible job. For all he may have grew fond of the place and the supporters, Rafa Benitez will not be managing a championship club imo. Gonna be a wrench this like.

I don't think these will ever go down

Relegation is almost a side issue now, actually couldn't give a f***. It's all about keeping this man at the club at all costs.

Would rather have Norwich down there with us tbh

Everton beat these what 6-2 or something earlier in the season? Everton beating Sunderland seems realistic anytime apart from now, where it seems almost impossible

Barton in that team man, he's s****

Unbeaten in 5 taking 9 points with 3 clean sheets, including games with City and Liverpool tells you everything you need to know. After that Chelsea game before Stoke and Bouremouth was critical, but no we f***** it right up.

Give us a season man Rafa. August to May, rebuild and bring us back up. The fans would be on board as would a lot of our players imo. The mumblings from the likes of Mark Douglas is that the club will try, they will let him keep a core of the players that he wants and will give him full control. Imagine starting the Championship on a high man knowing he's in our dugout, I genuinely wouldn't be arsed about going down now if this was going to happen. Of course you then remember we support NUFC where good things mostly don't happen. These next few months will be torture, we won't be able to have break from this s*** over the summer until we know what's happening.

To be far, without the points from us they'll most likely be down next season. Burnley, Mackems and Palace down next season. The Mackems won't go down next season

Merse reckons we'll draw this and Sunderland will win

Just no complacency. Turn up and play like our lives depend on it and graft like f*** for 90 mins. Do that and we should be okay here

Anita will play according to the local press this morning

Let's hope this Paranoia is getting to his players

0-1. Cisse

This is good. Leicester are going to win it on Saturday anyway and Spurs will be guaranteed 2nd come the last day.

Straw clutching but it might suit us that Sunderland are at home for 2 of their games, they seem better away from home. Pressure might tell against Chelsea and Everton, we just have to beat Villa.

That's why their penalty was massive tbh, we could have went 5 points clear but now it can only be 4. Darlows was save was massive but equally was their equaliser.

2 games left and we are going to need to win both. Can see the Mackems winning at least 1 of Watford and Everton and maybe drawing the other 2. We just need to take care of our business and forget about anyone else going forward. That pen was absolutely massive for them unfortunately

Classic Pards yesterday in that second half, he gives a half time team talk and his players went into their shells. He actually sapped all their confidence away. Such a fraud

https://mobile.twitter.com/Washbourne11/status/726434506182410242/video/1 Great angle for the goal

Absolutely this. They were ok first half and the time wasting had little or no impact

So pleased he's not our problem anymore, this FA cup run has saved his bacon at Palace. From his presser he's says he is desperate for Newcastle to stay up, worried that Benitez has got Newcastle playing better and says he can't prevent players getting injured for the final - even if that is the case why say it and let it play on their minds even more? The bloke just talks utter s***, what will Palace fans think when they read them quotes?