Remy sinks Bluebirds! Cardiff 1-2 Newcastle

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Remy celebrates
Remy celebrates
Loic Remy struck twice in eight first-half minutes to give United a well deserved victory at Cardiff City yesterday afternoon.

The away side dominated the first period and should have been more than two goals ahead at half-time but a consolation goal from Peter Odemwingie ensured a nervy finish for the Magpies.

Anything less than three points though would have been harsh on Alan Pardew’s side though and they fully deserved their win. It was one of the best performances I’ve seen from a United side for some time, especially in that first-half, and Cardiff just didn’t have an answer for us as we blew them away with attacking intent.

However it was the home side who produced the first chance as Fraizer Campbell got to a long ball before goalkeeper Tim Krul and rounded the keeper only to lose his footing just as he was about to shoot.

From then on though it was all United and David Marshall in the Cardiff goal had to be in hand to deny Loic Remy an opener before defender Andrew Taylor managed to get himself in front of Papiss Cisse’s effort on the rebound. Moments later it was Moussa Sissoko who stung the palms of Marshall with a fierce drive from the edge of the area.

The away side were looking dangerous and once again should have taken the lead after Mathieu Debuchy set up Remy 26 minutes only for the former QPR man to shoot tamely into the arms of Marshall, but just four minutes later Remy wasn’t to be denied as he ran the ball from inside the Newcastle half, cut in onto his right foot and fired low past Marshall into the bottom left corner of the net.

Just eight minutes later and it was 2-0. Yohan Cabaye fed Papiss Cisse who saw his attempt at goal blocked by Marshall only for the rebound to fall to Remy who calmly rolled the ball home from outside the box.

It could have been three moment later as Yohan Cabaye lined up a free kick which looked as though would end up as a cross only to fool everyone and thump an effort off the post which would have left Marshall with no chance had it been a few centimetres to the left. A good half but United had to settle for two at the interval.

Half-time: Cardiff 0-2 Newcastle

Cardiff came back into the game in the second half however and soon reduced the deficit when substitute Jordan Mutch fed Odemwingie inside the box with a clever pass and the striker took the ball round Krul before firing into the net. A couple of minutes later and the home side could have been level as Frazier Campbell shot across the face of goal with Aron Gunnarsson unable to get on the end of it.

But United were still dangerous and could have added a third on the break as Loic Remy played the ball through for Moussa Sissoko who shot straight at David Marshall.

Loic Remy was replaced by Jonas Gutierrez much to the dismay of the away fans but with treatment given to the Frenchman it was soon apparent that the change was forced more than anything. However the Argentine should have added another goal soon after his introduction but his free header went over the crossbar.

Papiss Cisse was denied by Marshall late on and United had strong claims for a penalty waved away after the ball struck Andrew Taylor’s hand but in the end the damage was done in the first half and it’s three points on the board for United who now move into the top ten.

Howay the lads!

Cardiff: David Marshall; Andrew Taylor, Steven Caulker, Ben Turner, Kevin Theophile-Catherine; Gary Medel, Peter Whittingham, Kim Bo-Kyung, Aron Gunnarsson, Peter Odemwingie; Fraizer Campbell

Subs: Joe Lewis; Mark Hudson, Craig Noone, Jordon Mutch, Don Cowie, Nicky Maynard, Craig Bellamy

Newcastle: Tim Krul; Mathieu Debuchy, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, Davide Santon; Yohan Cabaye, Cheik Tiote, Moussa Sissoko; Yoan Gouffran, Papiss Cissé, Loic Remy

Subs: Rob Elliot, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Paul Dummett, Vurnon Anita, Jonas Gutierrez, Hatem Ben Arfa, Sammy Ameobi

Attendance: 27,538

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615 thoughts on “Remy sinks Bluebirds! Cardiff 1-2 Newcastle”

  2. The thing about Obertan is that he does look like Squidward so he does have something special to offer. And he can run really fast. And….. well if I think of anything else I’ll add that as well. And for only 20-25K a week! What a bargain. We couldn’t get half a Luque or Xisco for that.

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  3. Smith was a championship player, nothing more like Obertan from Manu. We should of never of been relegated in the first place.

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  5. @Stem-I don’t think anyone rated Smith at 15k a week let alone 50k 😆 That said I preferred him to slackers like Luque and Geremi. Smith was a decent leader and generally tried his hardest when he was on the pitch, it wasn’t his fault he happened to be an absolutely ***** footballer 😆

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  6. Do you also agree that Santii is a crusty old ****** Newkie mate? He says my comments aren’t long enough but this one is clearly long enough! 😆

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  7. Newkie thank you, he did try his hardest when he was on the pitch. We our the only club in football history to have a expensive relegated team that’s all i’m trying to say.

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  8. We have been clever that way STEM mate. We always have a very cunning plan. Or that is whoever owns us has a very cunning plan. You’ll notice how we’ve dominated the league and won many trophies in the last 44 years or so. That’s how you can tell what a cunning plan it is. And now we balance the books as well. What more can we ask for?

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  9. Where is that crusty ****** when I need to speak with him? Is he busy wanking and getting crusty again? I hope not. 😀

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  10. I don’t know which one’s Boldrick ? Ashley or Kinnear ?
    I think your forgetting the intertoto cup we won when Roedar was in charge which is better than nothing.

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  11. “crusty old ******!!!”

    You can leave the “old” part out you cheeky ****** i am only 25. 😀

    Leave me alone i am having some alone time right now.

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  13. I understand the need for privacy Santii. Sorry about that old bit. Oh to be young, crusty and 25 again! 😆

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  14. G2-I wouldn’t call anyone on here a crusty old ******, I get on with everyone….

    😆

    Stem-it would be interesting to compare our wage bill to that of QPR’s mind! 12 million for Samba! 😆

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  15. Santii-you used to email it to him, although I’m not quite sure of his address anymore. I think Big Dave and Moreno can put them up as well but you’d have to ask one of them.

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  16. How do you do it Newkie mate? I seem to annoy a lot of people yet I’m basically very decent. Oh sure I call Santii a crusty ****** but he deserves it! 😆 That can’t be it. No, there’s something else. Hmmm.

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  17. G2-That was a bit of a joke mate, I think I’ve probably put everyone on here’s back up at one point or another 😀

    I think a lot of people on here have short fuses, the key is just not to take anything too personally 😛

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  18. Santii… You just email the article in using the “contact” button at the top left of the page.

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  19. Santii, you have an article for us??? Wow. I’m left speechless. That’s never happened before (the speechless part). But you’re still a crusty ******! 😆

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  21. In fact I’m thinking of opening a pub by that name: The Crusty ******. Would anyone be offended? No I can’t see it. First round on Santii. 😆

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  27. Santi , Andy is up to his eyes in Uni stuff if my daughters first year is anything to go by and probably a few fresher lassies too I’d imagine 😉

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  29. Richie where have you been hiding 😆 have you still got your visitors 😕

    Troy yeah but I told you he would try to worm his way out of it 😀 as for Mark I see he has put his wings back on for a flutter 😆

    Prem hope you arn’t too bad

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  31. Dave… I’ve been on a few times…when normal people are at work…and you 😉

    Got rid of one set of visitors but got me daughter over for a week now 😀

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  35. Dave…Very true, at the moment I’m trying to send her into the army but she isn’t having it 😆

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  41. Why don’t you put your pitch fork down Big Dave.. you have already embarrassed yourself enough!

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  42. 8 out of the next 9 games scheduled for live tv! Presuming that the tv companies have their eyes on the bottom line, it must be that they think Newcastle put bums on seats.

    And presuming again that they have an eye to global markets, does that mean that Newcastle are a global drawcard? Or is this only for UK consumption?

    Either way, I wonder why the board can’t get enough sponsors to fill advertising spaces at the ground. Once again, something fishy is choking in the car fumes on Barrack Rd.

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  43. Richie @ 413 You’ve got to be joking, mate. You really think Alan Pardew is the best manager in the country. 😉

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  44. Aussie is seeeeething ! 😆 😆

    Don’t take it out on Big Dave, he’s only presenting the evidence. 😆

    You asked him to show the evidence and he did and now your Uzzy Ozzying for real ! 😛

    Showboating to the ring and getting KO’d with the first punch by Big Dave. 😛

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  45. Dave…Cheeky fecker 👿

    Bris…Don’t put words into my mouth, read it again, it says 2nd best 👿

    Newkie…She’s way out of you’re league…mind there’s not many who aren’t 😉 😆

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  47. Richie 😆

    What on earth is going on at Cardiff? It’s refreshing sometimes to see we’re not the only ones that get a shafting from mental owners 😀

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  49. Georgio the owner hired his sons mate (aged 23) to be chief scout for them.

    He also changed Cardiff’s home kit (Blue) to a red can you imagine Mike doing that I quite fancy a bright pink home kit tbh cmon Mike make it happen.

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  50. Twoy.. for the sake of the blog mate 😛 please leave Aussie be, you can see he’s upset and has had enough! stop picking on the poor lad, everyone makes mistakes 😆

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  51. Georgio-what Santii said. There were also rumours that he had asked Mackay to quit although the club are denying those rumours now… 😕

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  53. @Mark

    😛 seriously fella. I really think he’s fizzin chips! 😆

    Oh dear 😛

    He’ll try and compose himself and comeback as if nowts the matter but everyone and anyone can see he’s Uzzy Ozzying for real. 😆

    Big Dave has KO’d him good and pwoper! 😆

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  55. Mark, it’s all good with me.. the best way to rile an attention seeker is to ignore them 😛 near on everyone of Troys posts are directed at me 😆 it is driving him mad looking for a bite 😆 😆 either that or i have a blog stalker 😛

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  57. oh..that should of been NEGA-AUSSIE, 🙄

    @Aussie 😉 you always have Twoy in your pocket when he’s running solo, he’s not so tough without BDave 😉

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  58. Woo hoo hooo hooo. 😛

    Heavens forbid! 😆

    FTSOTB 😀

    May the blue whale whistle and the mouse squeak. 😀

    Aussie has blown his stack bigger than Giant Hays! 😀

    Glory be! 😀 holy Moses mocussons 😀

    Will be Big Dave spare Aussie another howking 😀

    @Mark

    I’m howling from within Aussies pocket ! 😀 I feel like a laughing Joey. 😀

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  60. I think we should all ignore Troy 😯 until he apologises to Aussie for bullying him.

    I don’t think his companion will use the ban-hammer on him so lets exile Twoy to nufcblog.com for good.. 😆

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  61. Troy just hasn’t been the same since the end of the dossier/disclaimer wars with his brother. It’s like he’s lost his purpose in life 😕

    Someone do some thinking and get us a new article to argue over for pity sake ❗

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  66. wooo hooo hooo

    chompy chompy Twoy, someones getting a little agitated. 😛

    Aussie will be doing back-flips readying this 😆

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  67. @Newkie

    Hahaha. I’m just so used to bores on here who complain when there’s a bit of banter. 😆

    The blog needs a new article and nobody is interested in posting therefore a bit of humour doesn’t gan a miss 😉

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  68. I take it nowt is happening 😕 I hate international breaks ffs,

    Troy if you want some humor try coming on when Aussie and Bris is on you always get a laugh with them 2 😀 they are a right pair of galahs 😆

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  72. It’s getting bigger, Dave, but still has a long way to go. It’s reckoned to be about the 20th best league in the world (Bundesliga is the best). The A-league is shown in 65 countries and all games are available on the internet.

    It actually gets exposure on telly now and the Aussie Rules inspired newspapers are afraid that football is becoming too popular.

    There’s only 1 pro league, and it has 10 teams in it. Last season was the inaugural National Premier League, a state based league, semi-pro. The idea is to grow these state leagues into something that can compete with the A-league. Next season there’s the inaugural cup competition, based on the FA Cup.

    Oz’s biggest issue is a small population – about a third of Britain’s – spread out over an area the size of the USA. It makes travelling very costly, which means it’s impossible for a small town to finance a pro team. Only capital cities can do that, and major regional centres.

    Some educational background … Just for starters

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  73. The A-league has a salary cap, which levels the playing field and makes it such an engrossing competition. It is almost impossible to predict any given game.

    However, some do rise above others. This season I think the top 5 will be from: Brisbane, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney, Central Coast, Adelaide. I can’t see Perth doing much and Sydney (despite Del Piero) have too many other problems, but they’d be my pick of the next tier.

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  74. No questions, class? Ok, let’s continue the consciousness raising lecture.

    The A-L is no Premier League, but the games are often great to watch. Sometimes frustrating, sometimes awful, often entertaining … as long as you get over what is known as Eurosnobbery – that is, because it ain’t ManU, Barcelona or Bayern it can’t be good. This is something that is a bit of a problem.

    The average A-L crowd is about 12,000, yet when ManU and Liverpool came for a friendly against Oz opposition, 80-odd thousand tickets were sold for each game in less than 5 minutes. The stadiums for both games were packed with ManU and Liverpool fans. These fans mostly don’t go to A-L games because … well, because it ain’t ManU or Liverpool playing, therefore it can’t be much good. It would seem, as far as Eurosnobs are concerned, that supporting anything other than 5 or 6 clubs in the world is a waste of time.

    No doubt these same people would think supporting Newcastle United is a waste of a life.

    So, football fans aplenty, but not translated into crowd figures, although tv audience figures are on the rise.

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  75. 😆 😆 classic! Everyone is onto you now Troy 😛 sorry mate i won’t wind you up by ignoring you anymore! Lets continue where we left off, with you using all my jokes as your own 😛

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