Newcastle tackle Fulham.
The football, thankfully, returns tonight as Newcastle head to the banks of the River Thames to take on Fulham. Craven Cottage is quite possibly the most picturesque Premier League ground around. It has character, charm, and a lovely view of the River Thames.
I was there, as was MarkToon, in our relegation season, which is why I managed to take in the splendour of the ground and it’s surrounding area. After all, the football was pretty dire. I recall that we lost 2-1 that day, and I think Amoebi scored the consolation goal with Fabricio Coloccini conceding a penalty. Anyway, I’ll stop reminiscing now as that is all in the past. What is important is the match tonight!
Three points would be brilliant, even a point would be decent, and I’m sure the team will be wanting to put the points on the board as soon as they can as they aim for safety as soon as possible. It will be tough though, very tough, as Fulham appear to be waking up and have been getting some decent results as of late.
If you want to read a bit more background on the fixture as well as ponder the team news and take in some fun stats then please feel free to read the NUFCblog.info match preview if you haven’t already done so.
The match will be live on Sky Sports this evening and will be broadcast in 3D, but for the majority of us who don’t have access to such luxury you could possibly pick a stream from MyP2P. I’m not promising anything though, so if you know of a decent stream then please feel free to post a link up in the comments section below.
Kick off is scheduled for 8pm UK time so you will need to adjust that depending on your location around the globe. Hopefully the game will be worth watching for all of us!
Team news is as follows….
Fulham: – Mark Schwarzer, John Pantsil, Chris Baird, Brade Hangeland, Aaron Hughes, Clint Dempsey, Danny Murphy, Steve Sidwell, Damien Duff, Moussa Dembele, Andy Johnson.
Subs: – David Stockdale, Carlos Salcido, Jonathan Greening, Simon Davies, Gael Kakuta, Zolton Gera, Diomansy Kamara.
Newcastle: – Steve Harper, Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Joey Barton, Danny Guthrie, Kevin Nolan, Jonas Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi, Leon Best.
Subs: – Tim Krul, James Perch, Sol Campbell, Shane Ferguson, Peter Lovenkrands, Nile Ranger, Michael Richardson
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Really really hope the lads can win tonight.
Lets get it on
as i’m fuked off with all the sh1te over the last couple of days
Hmm, the blue kit
Glad to see that young Fergie is included. He has impressed in hs other appearances.
Nice one for Richardson- I guess Vuckic is injured then?
Anyone know how LuaLua is doing at Brighton? Would think he would be a nice extra player to have with Raylor out and Rout gone.
ahmed4nufc hope so mate but it will be a real hard one as Fulham are starting to get their act together and play some decent stuff
Toonsy meant to say earlier like the new mobile site
Gary Neville retires? At least I won’t have to put up with us his lip slug anymore. 35 years old and only bumfluff to show for it. Pussy
the blue kit’ll be sound now that judas the jinx has done one
+1 to toonsy.
Dave – Is it working properly? I need as much feedback as possible.
Also, sometimes the site asked people to download a file. That was to do with the old mobile site, so it should stop now, but if it doesn’t I need to know what the message actually says
MDS ..Lua Lua has a broken leg
Richardson is an ex-electrician by all accounts. Cheesy puns now please
@MDS: Lua Lua still recovering from a bad injury. broken leg?
he might be that extra spark that we need
Toonsy everything seemed fine mate and I haven’t been asked to download any files
As long as duff doesn’t score a goal or the winning goal,and keep dempsey quiet,Newcastle has got good chance to draw or win.
Jesus christ, Sky managed to find every bell end there didn’t they?
Fulham are one of them sides who really grate on me, Shite negative side, no ambition, Just content to hover on the gravy train year on year like Leicester under O’Neill, Derby under auld bald heeded Jim ETC.
But they are strong at their place and im not holding out much hope…
Lets hope someones put a quid in the meter…
Good words from Pardew there.
“The player have been forgotten in all this and want to make their own statement”
Looks like the “skipper supreme” (Martin Tyler ltd) Has done plenty of statements for them.
Who on earth allowed that ??
AOD/Richie cheers
I think young Richardson could light it up if given a chance-a direct charge of energy.
Steve Sidwell seems and articulate and intelligent fellow
He’ll probably get sent off, he’s got a short fuse apparently
http://www.chavster.org/
Says the guy who cant spell AN
Link up for taking.
CC – Good call. Just don’t make the same mistake as I will be on it in a flash
I might even make a few for you with my shiny edit button
http://kiwiii.yolasite.com/
This link is up and going
Lee Clark???
Can’t believe I have to go to work soon. Hopefully we’ll score three quick goals so I can relax a bit
chuck one
Off the wrist? I have done
As we speak
Shola’s 300th game for the Toon? mark it with a goal big lad.
Lets hope Duff gets dogs abuse every time he touches the ball, yet another mercenary. Would love us to make a statement tonight like. Team spirit needs to be high and we need to show everyone that we were never a one man team.
HWTL
Showtime
Howay the Lads
Toonsy ye get that email the other day ref Brum?
Started??
toonsy will you stop puttin kisses at the end of messeges your sending me on FB plz
Howaaay the Lads.
Just returned from Sweden. Has anything intereated happened recently?
0-0 or 1-0 tonight I fear. Hope the players aren’t too effected.
Richie
well you know what he’s like 
Ross hopfully it will be 3 Strola gets tonight and maybe Duff will repay us with an og
Wonder where the slag is tonight
Hat trick for Shola!
Toonsy
Did you win that debate thing with diddy david ??
Batty you know what he’s like too he was use to putting kisses at the end of messages that he sent to someone else
The traitor being unveiled at Anfield as our fans hold up a Judas Carroll banner.
Stuart-Apparently Pardew let slip today that the 35 million we recieved for Carroll would not only have to pay for players in the summer, but the money would also be used to pay for contracts aswell. Make of that what you will but George Caulkin branded it “unsurprising from NUFC”, others said “a 35 million warchest it is not”
Rich – Just replied mate
Batty – No x
CC – Yes indeed. 2-1
Surprise surprise that w@nker Duff immediatly looks up for it tonight. As if he’s got a point to prove, you showed a complete lack of care for god knows how long and then ran off, tw@t.
ok mate seen
Rich – Those naked portraits of myself came through in time to make one a wedding gift for you and your mrs. I have a 6ft x 4ft mural, 2 photos and a coffee coaster for you. I’ll bring them up when I come up for the Bolton game
Bloody hell, please get up Shola….
Duff to score then?
Can’t wait
Looks like he’s coming off. Christ man.
Shola coming off. Head injury
Ross
Posted February 2, 2011 at 8:05 PM
Course it’s not a war chest, Ross. Why would anyone think it was? This is Mike Ashley we’re talking about. We’ll probably spend about £10m in the summer.
Although by rights we should have £50m at least, but don’t hold your breathe! Everything this guy touches, turns to shite(involving NUFC anyway).
Ranger coming on.
Now Shola down?
Toonsy, its ok his heed isn’t one of his vital organs
Injured striuker already? Which one of those little emoticons means FF sake?
?
Ranger will score the neet like
Maybe Ranger can make a name for himself tonight
Fractured/broken cheekbone for Shola. He’ll be out for a bit.
Cheekbone crack. Oh dear.
Stuart-I wasn’t expecting the whole 35 million to go back on the field mate, regardless of what Pardew may have said. What I didn’t expect however was for the money to have to pay for everything involving a player, not just a transfer fee, irrespective of how much was actually made available in the summer.
If that’s a break for Shola, he’s out for weeks.
Hat trick for Ranger then!!!
Is it wise decision to loan out Xisco?
AOD – Yes. It was still wise to loan out Xisco.
Expect Enrique and Tiote to be next, no danger.
Who was it who said we weren’t a selling club? We’ve been nothing else since Ashley arrived.
Typical to lose strolla – cue conspiracy theories.
Our support is great again, they can’t be heard. Why wud u wana play for that each week? Bit of composure and luck and we may do ok tonight
For being such a flashy bugger, Ranger’s all black boots surprise me. I’d expect him to have diamonds in his laces and all sorts man.
Right, off to work
Rich, will you text us if there is a goal?
aye nae botha
come on Lads
Ross – Usually when a player has all black boots it’s an invitation to potential sponsors. Like a “your name here” kind of thing
Reet, gotta go…..
the cottage is like a morgue. We’re the only ones to be heard in 20 minutes.
Is there a radio station covering the match?
We had a chance to break quickly there like but it died out the moment Best put it out wide.
keep at them
oh man…the streams are really crap tonight…
The Fulham lot are just letting us boo Duff, lol. No reply, no encouragement. All you can hear is a sea of boo’s every time he touches the ball
MM this one has been good for me so far
http://kiwiii.yolasite.com/
Guthrie is having a stinker
We don’t have look a little bit light up front
TonyGreen-We haven’t looked especially good in general. Ranger has looked lively but it’s been tight and neither team has had much chance to get anything going thus far.
Big Dave….how ya doing mate….
This link isn’t working for me mate…cutting up big time….dosn’t sound as if I’m missing much though so far…
We should consider buying dempsey.
Keane scores on his debut for West Ham.
Keane scored for West Spam
Keane just scored for Hammers.
I’d normally take a point away but considering our next few games I would like a win.
HA.
GREAT MIND THINKS ALIKE.
3 TO BE PRECISE.
atdhenet.tv
Just home from work… how are we doing?
Why is it when it does something as simple as rain, it’s ONLY the sky channel i’m watching that f*cks up? Ridiculous man. Almost as bad as ESPN.
Colo and Enrique are both top class. Wonder how much we’ll get for them..
williamson is doing more tugging than toonsy
We are going to struggle to hold onto collo and Jose
MM as soon as I told you that one mine was down
But atm im on this one http://www.chavster.org/
Batty-he enjoys holding a shirt or two in the box like. Every defender does it but the spotlight is being shined on him every time Hangeland goes to ground.
Batty I was thinking that mesel he needs to be carfull
Raffo
Posted February 2, 2011 at 8:45 PM
We are going to struggle to hold onto collo and Jose
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That’s why I have no problem if some of the 35M is used to resign those two plus Barton.
Ross
Posted February 2, 2011 at 8:45 PM
Colo and Enrique are both top class. Wonder how much we’ll get for them..<<< you will have too wait till summer too find oot
Few wasted set pieces today from Barton, he’s whipped one canny ball into the box but another 2 or 3 have been useless like.
one shot each lol. what a thriller
Agreed mate! Money stays within the club and secures these guys then great. We now need 2 strikers but I for one am excited to see benny and Ireland together with ranger now shollas out for a while.
shaka on my stream
I think we need to spend big on one striker to fill the gap left by Carroll, and need Ranger/Best to step up and show they can contribute consistently
I think the ref will be watching Williamson a lot more in the 2nd half
Just back in from football, inconvenient timing indeed! Any links for match online?
Aye big dave sheep shagger Hughes will make certain of that…
beatski-We need strikers now sadly mate. If it turns out Shola has done canny damage to his cheek bone, it could be what..6/8 weeks at worst?
Lets hope Ranger finds his shooting boots.
http://atdhenet.tv/33630/watch-fulham-vs-newcastle
aye we do like ross, that’s why it was such a woeful decision to ship Carroll out wit 3mins left of the transfer window. Although i’m almost happy some of the panic buys didnt come off
F*cking Hell. Shola has fractured his cheek bone.
Fuk Strolla is going to be out for a while
Serves you right Duff, you complete c*nt. Missed an absolute sitter the silly t0sser.
Duff at his best
Ranger and Best’s movement is poor so far
Richie-They’ve started far more brightly than we have though mate. They look like scoring.
Thanks Duff
Ross…just need to stop em for 10 minutes or so then take control….hopefully
so, which of the young ones gets moved into 4th position as striker?
NorCal-Airey if any of them i’d imagine. He’s been with the first team before.
NorCal….probably Tim Krul the way we’re losing them at the moment.
What happened to SHola? head to head collision?
I think we already have 3 4th choice strikers!!!
hope Ranger doesn’t get injured…we’ll be down to the bare bones soon..
Best moment of the game for us by far..,maybe our only moment. Best should be hitting the target, at least there. He’s leaning backwards but he’s not exactly under pressure like.
Best should have hit the target with that header
(no-one say it btw)
We really need to make one of these chances count
Ross, I agree…was thinking Airey as well.
Excellent ball from Jonas right after that aswell. Their lad did very well not to find his own net there, harder to clear that than it was to put it in the net.
Great save Harper. What is Williamson up to.
Ross….Bairds having a canny game for them like imo
Williamson needs to get his head in the game
my guess at the first post-match interview question that Pardew will be asked: “So how does losing Shola and Carroll in the same week affect your striker options going forward.”
Padew’s response: “How the F do you think it affects us? We have 3 first team strikers left and will be leaning on the youth from now on. Any other obviously dumb-a$$ed questions?”
I would give Lovens a run out see if he can do anything different
wanker
Shocking. F*cking w@nker. cannot believe that little rat has managed to get away from Enrique there.
fuking hell that was shite
pointing to the fulham badge as well, classless wanker
NorCal-Nah it’ll be “i’ve got 35 million to spend in the summer”
1. We need strikers now mate. Our best walked off without a replacement and
2. Quite simply, no you dont.
Had to happen like that, didn’t it?
Loverman and Best really combined well against West Ham and I’d like to see them paired again , but I can’t see Pardew taking Ranger, the sub, off.
We should never EVER sell our players to other Prem teams…why oh why do they seem to score against us…
Does anybody know if Beardsley’s travelled?…
Okay, Loverman and Ranger. Come on boys, gel like…
um…
uh, …
… something that gels really well!
That isn’t a free kick FFS. He’s watching the ball the entire time. Pathetic.
Dull as fck!
Have we had an attempt on goal?
So Strolla is out for 6 weeks. Jeez, we have to rely on Best, Ranger and Lovenkrands to keep us up.
Fck me this gets better and better.
Stuart…take a good look, this is how it’s gonna be until the end of the season. We’re gonna have to fight hard to get those points we need to be sure of survival..
Only hope is that Benny can make it as a left striker…
Awful game, fulham are awful with an awful support
I dont think Ranger is ever going to score a premier league goal like. Ever.
That was better from Rangercome on Lads FFS give us something to cheer about
raffo-Worst part is mate, we’ve been even worse.
Ross im just praying that he do’s and hopfully then he will keep going
I’m losing the will to live!
BD-Doesn’t look like it mate. His movement and hold up play is canny but he has alot to work on when it comes to his finishing. He was just unlucky that he didn’t manage to slide it underneath Schwarzer but when look isn’t on your side what have you got mate.
In truth it’s been thoroughly uninspiring from start to finish. Poor in the final third and mistakes at the back.
woeful from Guthrie that like.
I’m sure i’ll get blasted for it but has Nolan done anything apart from misplace passes
Williamson had a good game…
Batty
my stream’s gone down, not that i’m going to miss anything in the next 5 minutes :dissapointedsmiley:
What and give you the pleasure, batty?
God damn you Mark Hughes.
Frankly we don’t need to worry about losing players over wages after this. Benny must wonder what he’s signing for
BD-was just about to say you’d be forgiven for forgetting Nolan was on the field like.
Cant believe it’s that gutless b@stard Duff who’s got their goal aswell. See him pointing at their badge in celebration? F*cking mercenary. Lacks any balls.
And Sturridge scores a 90th minute goal for Bolton against Wolves. Brilliant! Cheers Mike!
I cant think of anyone that has had a decent game, we have looked real stale
no pleasure at all stu
dave divent be daft harper had a cracker
Ross Duff was a cert mate it allways happens with us
We’re due a late goal after the two we’ve conceded..
Is it our turn for the last minute equalizer?
The fact that both Keane and Sturridge have immediatly showed their worth to their new clubs is worrying.
well no shola too bully them
Batty your right mate without him we would have been spanked, but I was more on about outfield players
Guess not.
God all mighty, Is there much more desperate than being made to look stupid by Fulham…
well lads thing are looking down
Whey that was a little dissapointing
Damn :/
Tiote back next game
Does Pardew really think were thick enough to believe he plays good football, Far Far Worse than anything Crhis ever served up.
Abysmal performance and shocking tactics, Insult to the wonderful away support not for the first time…
That was POOR! Never got going no rhythm. Looked like everyone were on different wavelengths.
If it wasn’t for bad luck we wouldn’t have any luck
it could only happen to us ffs
Sooooo is this a bad time to try and flog a pair of season tickets again?…..it’ll prob be after the Bolton game so 5 home games left £200 the pair……..don’t miss that final push for Europe, ya know it makes sense
lace-Thank god, we’re desperate for him to return.
What we’re immediatly desperate for though is someone who can score goals. As if it wasn’t looking bleak enough you’d imagine Shola is out for at least 6 weeks.
We’re relying on 3 strikers who have 5 goals goals between them all season.
disapointing to say the least
hoping tiote coming back will give us more balance
And that gutless c*nt Duff looks like he’s desperatly trying to hold back the sheer joy on his face during his post match interview. Holding back the smirk when Murphy mentions that “They’ve lost their best player”
All the years of wearing a gum shield and when he finally gets a slap in the chops it does absolutely fook all
Ya learn summit every day Shola…
Coleman-”Duff was getting behind Luis Enrique regularly”..bet you’re chuffed you’ve ditched Gray and Keys now Sky. Your panel can’t even get players names right.
enrique had a nigthmare
Lets not slit our wrists just yet. Newcastle Fulham is generally a tight game and it could have went either way. For me, Schwarzer pulled off that save from Ranger and you just felt it wasnt’ going to be our night. Not only that, Schwarzer was first to every corner and free kick we pumped into the box, an absolutely excellent goalkeeping performance and Brede Hangeland is the most under rated centre half in the league, Best and Ranger really looked out of their depth, which is obviously extremely worrying.
With more creativity and more chances created they will hopefully start banging a few goals in but they just dont have the quality to take half chances in a scrappy game like that. Toonsy, spot on with your assessment of Best lacking a yard of pace, was evident on a few occasions.
We lost a goal from a Jose error, thats not a regular occurance, it happens to the best of them and he has been one of our better players this year so I am willing to forgive him but what was Damien Duff’s crack? Commentators going on as if he ‘had a point to prove?’
If that point was he couldnt give a chuff about us going down whilst taking 80k per week than jumping ship immediately then yeah, point proven. He should actually be ashamed of his self in front of our fans for the absolute shameful performances he put in for the black and white whilst on that wage, if he didnt care he should have just said so and let someone else take his place in the starting 11 and f*ck off back to being a leprechaun.
Credit to our fans once again who had it as a home game atmosphere for almost 90 minutes.
Oh and by the way, I usually only ever remember great goals, great saves, terrible misses…..but I dont think I will ever forget how poor Mike Williamsons cross into the box was on around 80 minutes. I will compare every poor cross to that for the rest of my life, he had about 20 seconds to get it in the box and it didn’t even make the D.
And the commentators on about Andy Carroll was obviously going to happen, reckon someone after the game might have said….”you do realise he’s injured don’t you and wouldn’t be playing anyway?”
Poor performance. Second half reminded me of the West Brom game. They pressed higher and forced us into giving away possession. To be honest, they needed the points and they played like they needed them. Have Ranger and Best played together? It sure as hell didn’t seem like it.
When’s vuckic back?
f*ck off back to being a leprechaun???
That is a fucking extremely raciest remark u pr*ck
N duff didnt leave immeditalty after relegation , he scored and got a point for us on the opening day of the season against west rbom
f*ck off back to being a leprechaun???
That is a f*cking extremely raciest remark u pr*ck
N duff didnt leave immeditalty after relegation , he scored and got a point for us on the opening day of the season against west rbom
Guys calm down!
Yes, it was a poor performance, but we had our 3rd and 4th choice strikers against the best defence outside of the top four…at their ground…in a game they NEEDED to win.
We will score. We won’t be relegated. We will bounce back (Not against Arsenal, mind). Chiiiill
west brom***
f**k im pissed
You are the one linking my comment with his nationality.
I said it due to the fact he is small, annoying and has a pot full of Gold.
I hadn’t thought about the fact he is Irish, you racist
And a raciest remark (as you put it) would probably go along the lines of “my, you do look good in those suspenders, get yourself going whilst I fetch the cream.”
dont try and side step it onto me , u said it , if u say it have the balls to stand by it , just cause i called u on it.
Johno, like I really care mate. are swat going to burst through my window?
Gan boil ya heed ya daft sod.
didnt realise this was a spelling contest
Depends how far you want to take racism mate. When we call Sunderland fans smelly mackem b******ds is that being racist? Ever called Mike Ashley a fat cockney b******d?
Get off your high horse you sound like a lass….whoops sexism.
Well slap my hand!
El Toro-They’re our 1 and 2 strikers mate!!
And Best isn’t even Irish, he’s English born.
El Toro ~
Posted February 2, 2011 at 10:21 PM
Unfortunately their our main strikers.
Do i honestly think ur racist? Of cousre not , n im sure swat wont break into ur house , but i dont think its right u make such an offensive remark about duff because he is from Ireland and you think ur been funny.
Would you call me a leprechaun?
We’re only 6 points off the bottom three I see, and we have Ranger, Lovenkrands and Best as our strikers for the rest of the season.
If it wouldn’t hurt so much I’d like to see us go down to teach the fcking prick a lesson! But alas whatever happens we’re stuck with him. so we might as well be stuck with him in the PL.
Although for the first time this season I’m genuinely worried about relegation with the injuries stacking up and we have three strikers who haven’t scored half a dozen PL goals between them!
If you were small, annoying and Irish ( which I am guessing you are ) then…..
100% Yes.
I am away to bed, not going to lose any sleep over a game I thought we’d lose anyway night Leprechaun.
I wouldnt be worried about 1 game stuart but it going to be a very important feb , we have 3 gamesafter arsenal which we need to get something out of but not overly worried.
Ah dont go to bed moreno stay!
Coleman said something interesting, about emergency loans. I didn’t think we could register anyone else now? Plus they’d laugh at us anyway
Stuart-He’ll learn no lesson mate. We walked the championship last season and he probably thoroughly enjoyed it.
First season back and half way through the survival mission we’re sitting in the top half of the league so he lets our top goal scorer and arguably most important player walk out on us for cash that MIGHT go back onto the field. Judas didn’t just score goals he made a sh!teload for the likes of Nolan, who went missing completly the night.
I’d say he’d care about relegation as far as the financial implications are concerned but he’s just pocketed 35 million. Blokes a fat useless b@stard man.
on way home from game, we were shite to be honest, we could have played all night and not scored
best and ranger are crap, players were arguing on the pitch – didn’t look good at all – least we sang the whole game
by the way apparantly I was the miserable git in the crowd on the telly – fame at last
Come on lads. Chill out. We’re all pissed off so lets not get on at each other
4411-Who was arguing like? terrible sign to be honest if it was more than the odd disagreement.
chill out with the doom & gloom guys, we matched em well in the first half and as everyone’s said they’ve hit form and needed that win. We are not going to get relegated! Clearly the only major problem is our attack- they’re just not good enough. Best can finish but only if it’s seemingly on a plate, he can’t run for sh*t. Ranger…I dunno, keep him as an impact sub for now. I’d suggest our strikers are Best and Lovenkrands from now on, I think Peter needs a sustained run in the team to get some confidence back- he’s easily our fastest striker, probs the best finisher an all. When Ben Arfa’s back I’d seriously consider playing him up front. He’s got pace and knows how to finish…don’t see what harm it could do stickin him up top.
One thing that I thought was really really apparent tonight, was that I think we could have done with Routledge on the bench, big time. Guthrie/Nolan (awful game) off, Barton in the middle and Wayne to run at em a bit. Poor decision by Pardew letting him go for no apparent reason! Hope Alan invests in PACE this summer cos we’re lacking.
pardew looks and sounds like he wants to walk out, cant blame him
From what I can gather it wasn’t an impressive performance. Its a good job we have 30 points already as I don’t think we’ll get many more this season. I think we will survive, but it’s going to be closer than it could have been. Next game us a write off in my opinion. I live in hope that we can do something against Arsenal, but my head says it’s extremely doubtful
sorry toonsy im pissed drunk
i dont think comments like that are nessacary. maybe im wrong
They’ve hit form and it was an unfortunate goal to conceed, although you could argue they deserved it, would have seen a draw as a good result. Enrique had a poor game-won’t happen much again hopefully. Tiote back to make up for osme of Guthrie’s poor decisions will make us a far more solid unit.
Main problem is shola out-that will almost completely cut out supply to Nolan, say what you like about Shola but he’s awesome in the air. Best, Ranger and Loven pretty ineffective in setting up others. Still, its gone from people wanting a far more creative midfield to give more chances to our strikers…to people wanting more/better strikers- I realise Carroll is out, but with Shola I would have been pretty happy…obviously its a problem but people are overreacting. Justl ike last week it is europe and now its relegation-people need to get a bloody grip.
Forget arsenal, it’s 5 games after I’d target. Points. Can be won, but who’s gona score
Toonsy. We need to friggin fight with the likes of Collo and Enrique, who had a suprisingly average game tonight, against Arsenal. To get, now critical points and to not get embarrassed 4-0 again. They will want an away win desperately, factor in the fact that they are going well, have title hopes and want revenge for what must have been a deeply dissapointing home defeat. In which a certain A Carroll scored the only goal of the game I might add.
In terms of the rest of the season, Ok Fulham are now 5 wins at home and on MUCH improved form… but…. they were still wobbly at the back and very average IMO. We just didn’t have the cutting edge.
Ashley and Del boy have unsurprisingly gambled with our season. Having cashed in on avitar they have just been dealt a bum hand, Ameobi is now, unsurprisingly out aswell. That leaves us with Leon Best, Ranger and Lovenkrands (Xisco having gone back to Espainia for the rest of the season). Best has scored 3 premier league goals, all in the same game. Ranger has scored, well… Nil prem goals. Lovenkrands hasn’t scored many either.
The bottom line for me is how fast we get Tiote, Benny and Ireland (and maybe Shola back). All of these players are gonna have to pull their fingers out (in the case of Ireland) and save our bacon until the summer. (When we need a target man and probably won’t spend much either IMO)
P.S. Thanks Ashley you sh’#. I no people who hope you gamble fails and we go down again, in all honesty im finding it hard to argue with them.
Think we might have to start playing 4-5-1…Nolan is just inefective in the middle of the park really, we need to be pushing him up higher with another one of our strikers…would have gone for Bambi but not sure now…Best I suppose? How long is Gosling out for now? Maybe slot Barton back into the middle now we no longer need crosses..we need incisive passing or shots..Barton could provide those i guess.
Also forgot to add after the first bit, Duffs goal was VERY fortunate and if the pass was + or – 10% it wouldn’t have come off.
But he’s and ex-mag so is anyone surprised he scored against us.
Pity he could only deflect it into his own net to get us relegated but thats another story eh Damien.
DJG-His pointing to the badge after he scored was pathetic. He said in his post match interview he expected to get grief but that “they were giving it all night, every time i got the ball” or something, as if it was unfair of us so he enjoyed scoring.
What does he expect. The man that did f*ck all bar pick up a pay check in a pathetic team to get us relegated, before going on to claim he wanted to stay and help, doing so by jumping ship the moment he got the chance. Same for Beye, if he ever turned up at SJP again i’d give him grief too.
Toonsy-I’m in exactly the same frame of mind as you too now. I still think we’ll survive, however it will be nowhere near as comfortable as it could have been. It was quite obvious from tonights performance (if you havent seen it yet) that nobodies head was in the game. Everyone looked clueless, it was alot like WBA in that we just didn’t turn up.
Hopefully this doesn’t continue, but we’ve gone from being incredibly optomistic, to losing our leading goalscorer and facing games against Arsenal and the like. Who knows what frame of mind we’ll turn up in for that one but it wont help morale if we’re humiliated. We need to be thinking positive for the business end of the season though, not having players questioning their future etc.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see us drop to hanging perilously over that “relegation battle”, but i think we’ll be able to see it out given our good form earlier on in the season and picking up points in unexpected places.
Losing Shola doesn’t help at all either. You couldn’t make it up.
Also, it could well be me being paranoid but i’m curious. Did anyone else think Pardew just cut a thoroughly depressed figure whenever the camera cut to him? Even at 0-0 he didn’t exactly look positive, and all i really saw of him was a bemused look on his face as he stood with his arms folded.
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