Newcastle United 5 - 1 Cardiff City - 05/02/10 - post match reaction from p22

[Guest BlacknWhiteArmy]

We really really don't need a defensive midfielder in this league, it showed last night, but unfortunately when Smith and Butt are back one of them will be back in the middle next to Nolan, sad because these are the kind of performances we could put in if we just set out our stall to attack.

[Guest Stephen927]

Ever since Makelele went to Chelsea people have overstated the importance of a holding midfielder imo.

[Guest Heneage]

I still don't think Nolan did much last night.

[Pilko]

I still don't think Nolan did much last night.

 

He was still poor, but 100% improvement on Leicester. He also managed to keep running throughout, and was driving forwards more after Lovenkrands came on.

[Mick]

I still don't think Nolan did much last night.

 

I didn't think Nolan did much either, like I said somewhere else we can live with 1 passenger.  Barton could make a massive difference to us if he comes back fit and focused on becoming a footballer once again.

[Guest Heneage]

I still don't think Nolan did much last night.

 

He was still poor, but 100% improvement on Leicester. He also managed to keep running throughout, and was driving forwards more after Lovenkrands came on.

 

I still harbour thoughts of would Smith be better, or Barton.

[JH]

I thought Nolan was quite involved like, maybe i've just got ridiculously low-expectations of him.

[Pilko]

The CCFC centre midfield was the rather naff and unfit looking Darcy Blake, and Stephen McPhail, who was playing his first game since having about 3 months of cancer treatment.

 

Their poor fitness levels made Nolan and Guthrie appear to have class engines.

[Keefaz]

Pilko, man, fuck off. We were lush.

[Pilko]

Pilko, man, fuck off. We were lush.

 

 

I feel like Moncur on the radio here. Good performance, emphatic win, and yet picking holes in it.

[Ronaldo]

I bet Moncur gave S Taylor motm last night.

[Willow]

I need to see the goals, not up on the bbc site just yet though..

[Guest Heneage]

Pilko, man, f*** off. We were lush.

 

 

I feel like Moncur on the radio here. Good performance, emphatic win, and yet picking holes in it.

My Brother text me at 3-0 saying "We'll be shite against Derby so it doesn't matter."

[Guest Stephen927]

I need to see the goals, not up on the bbc site just yet though..

 

Monday morning they usually come online.

[Wullie]

I need to see the goals, not up on the bbc site just yet though..

 

Monday morning they usually come online.

 

Should be tomorrow for us. They'll be on the FLS on iPlayer too by then.

[Cajun]

Our bench yesterday:

 

Krul (£1.5m?)

Pancrate (free)

Lovenkrands (free)

Ameobi (free)

Ranger (free)

Kadar (£900,000)

R.Taylor (transfer deal makeweight; effectively free)

 

Think Krul was only about £250,000.

[Pilko]

Even better, dunno where I plucked £1.5m from.

[Keefaz]

Even better, dunno where I plucked £1.5m from.

 

Your arse?

[Cajun]

Even better, dunno where I plucked £1.5m from.

 

I might be wrong but for some reason I always seem to remember transfer fees. I won't remember who scored 2 games ago but can tell you how much Diego Gavilan cost us in 2000

[Richo]

Even better, dunno where I plucked £1.5m from.

 

Your arse?

 

I wish I could pluck £1.5m from my arse

[JH]

I still think Darcy Blake is a brilliant name for a footballer

[Guest Heneage]

Was 300,000 not Krul's fee?

[Pilko]

Even better, dunno where I plucked £1.5m from.

 

Your arse?

 

I am a man of many talents.

[Liam Liam Liam O]

I bet Moncur gave S Taylor motm last night.

 

Wheres you clearly know it was Colo again, right?

[TRon]

I still don't think Nolan did much last night.

 

I didn't think Nolan did much either, like I said somewhere else we can live with 1 passenger.  Barton could make a massive difference to us if he comes back fit and focused on becoming a footballer once again.

 

The thought of a Guthrie, Barton, Routledge and Jonas midfield is almost too lush to dare contemplate. It might not work in every game but I bet we'd win a lot more than we lost.