Flip Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Owen on the bench against Fulham, we need him only when we're not scoring, but now we are, 9 goals since Kinnear came. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezeri Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 we looked really solid overall, bit shakey at the back as per but i like that we didnt sit back, which is wot i thought joe would try to get the players to do JK would be mad to try that again after what we all saw happening against WBA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Clean Sheet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 So next match does he stick with Oba and shola or start with Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 If we somehow pull off 6 points against Fulham and Wigan (which probably won't happen,) we probably won't have to worry about relegation anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Clean Sheet Enrique and Oba in my fantasy team... finally some fucking points! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris P Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Thats the biggest result since Bobby Robson was manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 we looked really solid overall, bit shakey at the back as per but i like that we didnt sit back, which is wot i thought joe would try to get the players to do JK would be mad to try that again after what we all saw happening against WBA exactly hoping he's learned from that and man city ... we really have the quality if available and apply it correctly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris P Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 If we somehow pull off 6 points against Fulham and Wigan (which probably won't happen,) we probably won't have to worry about relegation anymore. silly statement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Thats the biggest result since Bobby Robson was manager Come on, 7th place under Roeder had some nice results didnt it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy_fulla Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Why do we always win when there's no MoTD Probably the law of averages mate. All our matches seem to be on stupid days of the week thanks to Sky/setanta. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachikoma Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 shola given MoM on century not entirely unjustified...could be shared between jonas, colo and obaaa Never for Shola...looked old poor himself once again! Every single time we made something to happen in Villa's defensive zone it was Duff, Jonas or Oba! Shola was just as frustrating as always. Classy first touch Shola wasn't quite as effective today as he had been against West Brom et al (tough to win everything in the air with Laursen around), but he didn't do anything wrong today, and had this class moment when he literally walked past a bunch of Villa players to put a cross into the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 So next match does he stick with Oba and shola or start with Owen. 6 months ago he was unemployed without a hope of managing a Championship side. In the last two matches he's had his first sniff of a good team getting good results and good performances. If I were him, I wouldn't change a thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Brilliant. Love Jonas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Setanta ripping into Barton. His performance was quality, gives us some real confidence/arrogance in the middle of the park Apart from the obvious, Enrique and Duff were very good second half Thought for his overall contribution, Ameobi was MOM Barton was very good, always looking to get the ball forward. He created the goal, which really turned the game around. But that little flick in Agbonlohor's face was really stupid. All it needs is for the opponent to clutch his face and no matter how softly you've hit him, you're off. The foot up was also unnecessary. If a player gets sent off after a last ditch tackle in the cause of the team, you accept that. But that sort of petulance is potentially letting the team down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris P Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Thats the biggest result since Bobby Robson was manager Come on, 7th place under Roeder had some nice results didnt it? you know what i'am saying though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 For what it's worth, he's my opinion Tonight proved what a simple game football can be. No matter the apparent form 2 teams are in, its 11 v 11 on the pitch, and tonight emphasised the vital importance of the 1st goal in a match. Whilst people may argue that the first goal was slightly undeserved on the balance of play up until Martins' great strike, there was no doubt that Newcastle were by far and away the better team after it. Jonas and Martins are, I feel, the 2 most important players in the team. By that I mean, when those 2 turn up, Newcastle will play well. And I felt this was the case tonight. Gutierrez's run for the second showed that he has that something different, the ability to easily beat his man through a sudden burst of pace. Martins was a workhorse all night, and deserved his goals. And at the back, I must say I haven't seen Newcastle defend so well for a long time. Perhaps the mistake by Colo for Agbonlahor's chance aside, it was a near spotless performance from the back, and this was complemented by a hard-working midfield. Whilst it was disappointing Butt's sensational efforts (!) didn't go in, I felt Barton optimised the team's general performance. Aggressive but fair, tenacious, and always looking for the ball. I couldn't really see a major weak link in the side tonight, and to criticise players using tonight's performances as a basis would be highly pedantic imo. Overall, great to see Newcastle do what everyone knows they can do - produce a hungry, highly motivated performance and deservedly get the 3 points they so desperately required. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I'm glad Barton hasn't really changed his game because of everything that has happened Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Delighted with the second half, couldn't see us getting anything out of the game based on what I saw in the first. The best thing for me about the game is how we went for the second goal to kill the game off. Last time we had the lead we became too negative and dropped deep far too much and it made things more difficult and nervy than it needed to be. Superb second half, and I'm delighted because that'll give all the players a huge lift and we can go into our next match full of confidence. This was such an important result. Let's not forget we're getting our important players back from injury and into match fitness now. Duff is looking a lot better nowadays, Enrique was quality, Taylor did his job but should have scored, Jonas was excellent and Martins' second half performance was his best this season and in a long time. The rest were fine too, though Barton has to be more careful. 3 points, 2 goals against a better side and a clean sheet, what more could I ask for at the moment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 So next match does he stick with Oba and shola or start with Owen. 6 months ago he was unemployed without a hope of managing a Championship side. In the last two matches he's had his first sniff of a good team getting good results and good performances. If I were him, I wouldn't change a thing. Agree 100%. There a was good fluidity to our play. Owen should sign a contract if he wants to be part of the fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris P Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Setanta ripping into Barton. His performance was quality, gives us some real confidence/arrogance in the middle of the park Apart from the obvious, Enrique and Duff were very good second half Thought for his overall contribution, Ameobi was MOM Barton was very good, always looking to get the ball forward. He created the goal, which really turned the game around. But that little flick in Agbonlohor's face was really stupid. All it needs is for the opponent to clutch his face and no matter how softly you've hit him, you're off. The foot up was also unnecessary. If a player gets sent off after a last ditch tackle in the cause of the team, you accept that. But that sort of petulance is potentially letting the team down. thought the tackle was canny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Setanta ripping into Barton. His performance was quality, gives us some real confidence/arrogance in the middle of the park Apart from the obvious, Enrique and Duff were very good second half Thought for his overall contribution, Ameobi was MOM Aye, that was out of order from Setanta IMO. Didn't say a word about how he bossed the midfield today and got a very important assist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Can't stop smiling at the moment, not only a massive result but a more than decent performance to go with it. I'll admit I never thought we could win this one, but the lads did us all proud. Confidence back, players back, winning ways back. Chuffed I'm going to Fulham now. On the minus side, how shit were the commentators on Setanta? Couldn't stop mentioning anything negative to do with Newcastle. Don't care now though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 What a match Well played Barton/Jonas/Duff and Martins Very impressed, actually the lot of them looked like they were fighting for the win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShearMagic Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 All of these media outlets saying Villa were unlucky - We dominated them. Thought both Taylor and Coloccini were fantastic. They defended really well as a partnership for a change. It's the first time that I've watched us that I was confident that the other team wouldn't score, and it's not like we were playing someone crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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