Poor United thumped at City! Manchester City 4-0 Newcastle United

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Silva makes it two just before half time
Silva makes it two just before half time
Newcastle once again felt the pain so regularly inflicted upon on us Manchester City this afternoon as they went down with barely a whimper losing 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

I honestly can’t say that I’m overly surprised that we lost the game. I maintained from the start that I’d already written this one off and would have been very surprised if we’d have got anything out of it.

And so it proved as City ran out comfortable winners at the former City of Manchester Stadium, with a mad five minute spell before the interval proving costly and effectively putting the game out of reach before the start of the second period courtesy of goals from Carlos Tevez and David Silva, and with another two goals added after the interval by Vincent Kompany along with an own goal from James Perch.

Newcastle had been lucky to last 40 minutes without conceding a goal as City carved out chances seemingly at will with Rob Elliot, poor finishing and some last ditch defending being the only things that prevented City from taking the advantage. United rarely threatened and only went close through Papiss Cisse who volleyed Vurnon Anita’s lobbed pass towards goal with the shot going just wide.

Then came those mad minutes I spoke about. Gael Clichy’s weak cross from the left was allowed to cross the width of the penalty area without a United defender getting anywhere near it until Carlos Tevez got the better of Jonas Gutierrez at the back post and slid the ball into the roof of the net.

That goal came on the 40 minute and two minutes into added on time City effectively wrapped up the points when David Silva smashed home Samir Nasri’s pass at the near post to cap what was a poor half for United.

However 2-0 is a dangerous scoreline and one goal can change the complexion of a game. In fairness to United they started the second period brightly and created a number of chances, most notably through Moussa Sissoko who played in Yohan Cabaye who saw his volleyed effort fly inches wide of Joe Hart’s far post. Much improved from the away side.

But it didn’t last long and on 56 minutes it was 3-0 to City. An initial Manchester City corner was cleared by United only for Gareth Barry to pick the ball up on the edge of the box and try his luck with a shot at goal, which was going wide until Vincent Kompany flicked a leg at it which in turn deflected it into the back of the net. Opportunity knocked and Kompany answered.

It was 4-0 with 20 minutes to go as Yaya Toure surged into the United penalty and evaded two challenges. The ball didn’t though yet it always bobbled back to the Ivory Coast midfielder who shot from a narrow angle and bet Rob Elliot on his near post via a deflection off the boot of James Perch. It’s actually been given as a Perch own goal which I feel is harsh but that’s just splitting hairs…

City eased off and United seemed shaken and in the end the game petered out with the scoreline staying at 4-0. A bad day at the office for United, worse than I expected, even though I knew we’d more than likely get beat. It wasn’t pretty and too many players were below par today, and in the end that is what caused us to lose so heavily and not the brilliance of Manchester City.

Onwards and upwards!

Man City: Joe Hart; Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Joleon Lescott, Gael Clichy; Gareth Barry, Yaya Toure; David Silva, Samir Nasri, Carlos Tevez; Edin Dzeko

Subs: Costel Pantilimon, Kolo Toure, Aleksander Kolarov, Javi Garcia, James Milner, Scott Sinclair, Sergio Aguero

Newcastle: Rob Elliot; Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Jonas Gutierrez; Vurnon Anita, Yohan Cabaye; Gabriel Obertan, Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran; Papiss Cisse

Subs: Steve Harper, Curtis Good, James Perch, Gael Bigirimana, Dan Gosling, Sylvain Marveaux, Adam Campbell

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459 thoughts on “Poor United thumped at City! Manchester City 4-0 Newcastle United”

  1. Lot of doom and glom going on lately. And the ritual Pards bashing. I expected nowt at City and I’m not too bothered how that was achieved.
    Think we’ll be safe but only just with probably an unexpected win – WBA? W Ham?
    Villa, Sunderland or Norwich to go.

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  3. B&B 😯 😕 So who do you think would be a good replacement? 👿
    Obviously I haven’t seen your answer mate or I wouldn’t ask the question. You may want to change your blog name to Jack Dawkins. 😉

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  6. Aussiemag, it’s no good trying to pin B&B into a corner, he’s Teflon man, you’ll just end up with your y-fronts on your head, back to front 🙂 😆

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  7. Aussie – come on, he’s already told you that we need to get in Martin Demba N’Gueye, currently managing Frappe F.C. in the French Ligue Inexistant. 😯

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  8. Whey the Oracle of Delphi’s back to claim his rightful mantle as the giver of elevated opinions. I was only keeping your seat warm when you were away, Welly. 😛

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  9. I see questions are now being raised about the quality of the new players. 😯 It didn;t take long, did it? 🙄

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  11. B&B – I am waiting………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 😕

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  13. Munich – 😆 Nice image, but teflon doesn’t get dirty because muck doesn’t stick to it. B&B’s more like mud. 😉

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  15. Munich @ 306 – I really don’t know why anyone is so keen to pin me into a corner. I wish wor lass showed as much enthusiasm. 😯

    Aussie – I’ve answered. I leave those questions to better men than me. You should be asking the Oracle of Delphi. 😛

    Anyway – Off oot noo. Laters.

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  16. One of the strongest weapons of a modern day football manager is the gift of the gab. It’s amazing how much elequent gash blokes can turn out to cover up for the fact that the multi million pound stars being harnessed cannot be motivated to perform whilst under their tenure. There are quite a few of them about 😉 There are also managers who say next to nowt 🙂

    There again I would love to have the chance to earn 30 Grand a week trying to get the best out of Cabaye et al ;-). Plus you get invited to lots of free parties and can have interviews with Lee Ryder and Gary Lineker and stuff 🙂

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  18. Come on B&B I know your lurking about, you can’t help yourself… answer the fekin question 😎

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  19. Aussie Mag, it’s in the Geordie dictionary mate, you should get yerself one 😉

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  20. Think of it as baby oil and not Teflon. 😯 Then, you might not be so keen to get me in that corner. 😆

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  22. jelly fish are slippery too…… and they have no spine 😆 😆 😆 😆

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  23. Pardew fits the bill on so many levels for them, His record at west ham and reading for picking up players for peanuts and selling them for profits (Reo Coker, Harewood, Benayoun, Collins etc.)

    His willingness to do their talking for them in the press (Like after Carrolls departure)

    His willingness to work within their financial constraints and have someone picking players for him (Unlike Keggy)

    His decisive confident attitude something Llambias cited as a reason for Hughtons sacking apparantly he was tooing and froing on signing Ben Arfa.

    He was pretty cheap himself and didnt make huge demands on staff when he arrived: Carver was a freebie after Speed left sheffield utd, Stone, Pedro and Donachie were promoted from academy/reserves and i doubt Woodman cost them too much in compensation.

    There is no way they will sack him and i personally dont want them too. He deserves another crack at it next season. Last season cant have been totally in spite of him just like this season isnt totally because of him. Everton finished 15th and 17th in Moyes’ first 3 seasons there, Now they are a Consistant top 6-7 team, More often than not have european football and the odd tilt at a trophy…

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  24. Wehey typical B&B response @309. Quick 180° and change the tact. Teflon man cometh 🙂

    Leaving aside the mere fact that I think he “deserves a chance” – there is no way that Mike Ashley will fire Alan Pardew. We have to hope that AP grows into the role at NUFC, this is the only scenario imo.
    However it doesn’t mean that I won’t be criticising our style of play, because imo we have played some dreadful and lethargic football this season, which is ultimately reflected in our league position.
    Next season will be the big season for AP.

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  25. It’s all hands to the pumps at NUFC and the next ten days can have a huge bearing in how this season ends up. 2 wins against Benfica and home wins against Fulham and the makkems would be nice 🙂

    I suppose it’s better than supporting the makkems 🙂 Have you ever seen a makkem in Lisbon ?

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  26. Aussie there is that many top managers that would walk over hot coals to take the job yet in 4-5 months we haven’t heard one name as an example of the calibre of these so called top managers, so if your expecting to get a name don’t waste your time mate.
    I have always made my position clear that I didn’t think a top quality manager would come to work for the Regime, but if they keep learning and getting better at running the club well my stance on that could change.
    I have also made it clear that Pards should be given more time to try to get us up the table and with new players in that should be happening, but it seems to be stalling a bit so hopefully we can start climbing again. But if we don’t then my backing of Pards might change if I don’t think he can keep us going forward.
    What I really can’t understand is one or two on here are 100% sure he is not the right man and one of them even said he would get us relegated! But would give him more time, well if I was sure that he would take us down I would be calling very loudly for him to be sacked rather than waiting for him to take us down.

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  28. April the 1st Eminem 🙂
    Big Dave, I agree with everything you posted there mate….

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  29. Just off the record, and without trying to be controversial. If Yohan Cabaye was so knackered last season and suffered from it accordingly, are NUFC really doing the right thing as going public and bigging him up as the next toon captain etc etc. Doesn’t this put the lad even more under pressure ? Aren’t we better off as a club just going about our business on the QT, moving up the league and shutting up all doubters by letting our performances speak for themselves and reaching the top 6 with our super squad, whilst progressing beyond the 4th round of the FA Cup ?

    Our “captain (s)” probably feel quite proud seeing their team slugging it out at the bottom of the league, no matter how the picture is painted 🙁

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  31. Munich – according to his public statements, I wouldn’t think so. There’s no real disguising how important Cabaye is to the team.

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  32. MM@327 Nice Apirl fool s article that 😆 I wonder how many fall for that one 🙄

    I thought I was the subject of one when a phone call this morning said I had won a prize 🙄 .Turns out it’s true 😉 I had to guess how many Easter eggs were in a tub at my local Tesco and turns out I was closest being just one out 😯 .Got to collect my tub of eggs and a voucher tommorow 😆 . 😎

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  33. Eminem, I was refering to Eds story mate, I had heard about Pep before now 🙂

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  34. Off the record, I have it from good sources that Icedog is meeting Mourinho on Malta at this very moment with moves afoot for a coup at NUFC…

    B&B will be flown in on Ashley’s hopticopter for the final negotiations. 😎

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  35. Welly@331 I wasn’t doubting how important Cabaye is for NUFC, I was just questioning the need to go on full public mode with the situation, with the pressure that may bring. There again, this public issue has obviously the full blessing of all parties involved.

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  37. Scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast for the next 2 weeks at Kimtoon’s place 🙂

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  39. Still not sure what I make of Di Canio, I didn’t think he did that good a job at Swindon and the media frenzy around him and speculation just seemed to be the standard fawning that ex great players receive. Still, it could still definitely work for them as MoN clearly wasn’t

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  40. Ba has just scored a special goal. A little bit similar to his goal last January against Manure.
    The politics aside Ba is a better player than Cisse.

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  42. Nice goal from Ba that . That should calm the Chelski doubters,he’s been getting slagged off by a few fans lately due to only one goal in ten games. 🙄

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  46. Kimtoon I know, quite irritating isn’t it. Benitez probably feels the same 🙁

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  47. Chelsea seem to have great strikers, whilst at the same time giving the other team a sniff with some dodgy defending… The movement and speed from both sides is brilliant. Makes our slow slow quick quick slower style look so static 🙁

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  51. Aussie@349 Steady now ,you do know Micheal 12 will unleash the gates of hell on you now for daring to speak against Ba, better get yer tin hat on mate 😆 .

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  52. Kim
    How many goals has Ba scored with his new superstars though? He seems to have been stuck on 15 for months now. 😕
    I’m starting to think I would like us to go 2 upfront against Fulham at home tbh. At least then we will have 2 players in an attacking position and Cisse will have someone to pass to. Cisse and Gouffran or Cisse and Campbell? Hmmm

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  55. mm ,To be fair with the squad Chelsea have and good players like Mata linking up with you ,you would expect a frontman to get plenty of goals 😉

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  56. Brad Inman scored another goal for Crewe today. Would rather see his like in a black and white shirt than Obertan. Bored just stating the obvious

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  57. Djg @354 ,To be fair I think he’s been a sub quite a bit .

    I do agree we need to be more attack minded next 2 games,being at home I don’t wanna see us too deep. We have to make these two home games count as they are the most likely to yield us a win .GOT to beat the Scum now more than ever ,Di Canio is no mug he’s gonna have them well drilled ,suddenly the game is harder I think.

    Just been thinking if a nasty tackle goes in what price on Carver and Di Canio in a set to 😆 🙄

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  59. Toby-was it any good mate? I saw one of his goals on SSN, nothing special but kept his composure. Certainly more than Oba can do….Funny thing is, it’s not even like playing Obertan is putting him in the shop window, because every time you play him he seems to get worse, and the more every other manager in the league/europe becomes aware of it. Can we just send him to the smoggies as well? Or the monkey hangers…or the heed…I doubt he would tell the difference anyway, he’s always looked a bit blank behind the eyes.

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  61. Pardew has to come up with a better starting lineup against Fulham. If he starts Obertan I will start to think he has officially gone off his nut. We have much better players. Leave Obertan off the bench as well. Get some decent younger players on the bench and start a proper first 11 Pardew. The away game to Benfica looks ominous to me now. Not enough fit players. We are in real trouble there I’m afraid. Europe came at least a year too soon for us. The slow improvement that Ash/Llam hoped for is out the window. From 5th to 15th. Where to next season?

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  62. avoid defeat in Lisbon, beat Fulham, then the second Benfica game will be set up. Beat Benfica on pens, then beat the makkems 4-0. Lovely jubbly 🙂

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  64. TLR@356 – He is certainly playing well for Crewe. Would love to see him in preseason with the first team and see how he does. He certainly knows where the goal is and physically(strenghtwise) he should be able to deal with the premier league.

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  65. Another site claiming 6 players will leave us in the summer: Willo, Simpson, Colo, Obertan, Gosling, and Harper. Aside from Harps and to some extent Simpson as a squad player I wouldn’t miss any of them. Would like to see Harper get some kind of recognition for his service. Could he help the coaching staff? We must continue to improve the squad next summer. You can’t even stand still ie. make no major acquisitions anymore with the amount of money pouring into the league. Ash/Llam must show ambition to keep the better players. No more excuses or whining about player prices Llambias. Everyone else is paying just as much.

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  66. G2 – Gosling will be in contract until 2014, so he’s probably not being released. Did the site say where he was going?

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  67. Aye Wellington. They are suggesting we will sell Gosling, Obertan, and Willo. Not much in the way of specifics but Obertan wants to be away to France and apparently Swansea might be interested in Willo. Gosling would need to rebuild his career and stay fit so I would think a good Championship team might be a destination for him?

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  68. Good to see @ 326 that Big Dave’s back in the game fresh from dispensing his financial advice and telling billionaire Mikey how he’s missing a trick on the advertising front. 😛

    Good job you’re here Dave because Mikey might have missed that little earner. 😯 It’s really puzzling how the idiot of a billionaire doesn’t realise that he’s the 100% owner of NUFC but only the majority owner of SD. 😕 and that he’s losing out to people he doesn’t even know by giving them free advertising. Have you worked out yet why that is, because I know you were puzzling over it the other day? 😕

    While I’m at it, have you worked out yet that

    1) Mikey, or the “fat c@nt” as you like to call him, is not NUFC and NUFC is not Mikey?

    2) NUFC is owned by Newcastle United Limited and not by Mikey personally? In other words, it is in a corporate vehicle, a separate legal entity, with all the legal and financial consequences that follow from that?
    3) If Mikey or another of his companies lends Newcastle United Limited £140M interest free, that massive benefit accrues to the club?

    Even though, as you dismissively informed me, this has been discussed “hundreds of times” before, do you still think it’s all irrelevant to NUFC because Mikey is NUFC and NUFC is Mikey?

    For as long as you continue to call me slippery, I will remind you of questions you haven’t answered. At least you eventually explained why NUFC could get no better manager than Pards while Mikey’s here. That was because he treats, managers, fans, and players like dirt. I can see why you stalled so long to answer that one. 😳 So try this one. The fans keep coming and the players keep coming, why should the managers be any different? 😳

    You say, “What I really can’t understand is one or two on here are 100% sure he is not the right man and one of them even said he would get us relegated! But would give him more time, well if I was sure that he would take us down I would be calling very loudly for him to be sacked rather than waiting for him to take us down.” I hope you’re not saying that’s me because, if you are trying to misrepresent my position, that proves to me you’re a slippery character. (I love that “that proves to me”, Dave. I hope you don’t mind me borrowing it?)

    If I argued that we could get no better manager than Pards under the current regime, I’d feel pretty foolish saying “my backing of Pards might change if I don’t think he can keep us going forward”. Is it only me who can see the blatant contradiction? You’d call for a manager to be sacked if you start to doubt him after your main argument for keeping him is that we could never get a better manager than him whilst Mikey’s here? 😕

    I simply can’t believe you could continue to ridicule a person for saying he’s not au faire with the best managers in the world and admitting that he cannot reasonably comment on who would be a good replacement. When you told the “fat c@nt” he should be charging for advertising, you were getting into the realms of something you know nothing about. Can you see now why I would rather avoid being so foolish? 😳

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  69. Surely the club are taking a close look at Inman APP @364 and TLR @ 356. Have heard a lot of good things about him this season. A good AMF for the bench next season? If Vuckic continues to get injured perhaps Inman can get his chance with us.

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  71. Munich @ 324 “Wehey typical B&B response @309. Quick 180° and change the tact. Teflon man cometh”. 309 was a response to FJ @ 288. I can juggle a couple of balls you know, fella. 😛 Bit of multi-tasking. 😉

    I’d already answered your question. For some reason people don’t seem to be able to deal with someone saying “I don’t know. I don’t follow the scene. I’m not qualified to answer that.” I think it disappoints some people. I would struggle big style to even think of a name. I would have thought there was more mileage in ridiculing me for that straightforward, honest admission than in calling me slippery, dishonest and deranged. If I can help you a little bit, I think you’re going for the wrong target, fellas. 😛

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  72. Munich do you really think we can get a draw in Lisbon? I think our luck has finally run out there. They should take us 2-0 on our current form. Impossible to predict what Cisse will do but he would need some very good service and Cabaye and Sissoko would have to play out of their skins for us to get a draw. Still we can always hope. I’m more concerned about the Fulham game. I see a draw written all over that one unfortunately.

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  73. Let’s see if Samba murders Berbatov before making predictions about the Fulham game, eh? 😉

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  74. Let’s see what kind of form Berbatov is in today against QPR. When he’s in the mood he’s still one of the best. Great ball control skills. Could teach Cisse a thing or to in that regard.

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  75. You must be reading my mind Wellington. Berbs is too clever for Samba. Our CB’s should be watching this game.

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