Early in the second half of the game against Hull, I really thought we were looking directly down the barrel of another home defeat. We had just gone two goals behind and Hull were looking all but assured of the three points given our poor start to the season and our history of struggling to get premiership points from losing positions. There seemed little hope and when Papiss Cisse was warming up down the touch line before coming on, I really didn’t hold much hope of him being able to change the game in any way. To my pleasant surprise, Cisse immediately looked lively and his first touch was more than assured, he seemed to have a bit of zest back into his game. I was even more pleasantly surprised when Cisse’s first shot at goal rocketed in between the keeper and the near post, it was an excellent natural finish after some good build up play. Even down two goals to one, I was still not holding much hope but Cisse once again found the back of the net from close range to bring the scores level.
The pleasing thing for me was the way that he took his chances. He seemed to have none of the baggage that plagued him last season and he finished both chances like the Cisse of old. I am not suggesting that he has found his old form and will knock in goals every game but it was nice to see him not over thinking things and simply doing what he does best. I really hope this gives him a confidence boost for what looks to be a very tough season ahead. Couple this with the fact that our forward line really hasn’t got a lot of premier league experience and the importance of a fit an firing Cisse really does come to the fore.
how many balls have to zoom across the box
ash1001(Quote)
The only positive I can think of is that three team’s might have a worse defence than us.
Terry(Quote)
I’m with you on that penalty, boots.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
GOAL RIVI nice finish
mark(Quote)
Well, well. It’s been coming. Happy for the kid to finally get one. May it long continue.
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Riv scores a belter
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
get in good goal Rivi
kIMTOON(Quote)
took that well
ash1001(Quote)
left footed shot? Is he left footed?
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Ohhhh! FINALLY!
Stuart79(Quote)
About bloody time if you ask me
Terry(Quote)
Decent shot, that.
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close
kIMTOON(Quote)
hang on, build up play,chances created, striker scoring a goal? This isn’t in the script.
GTE(Quote)
Kim – he supposedly uses both feet.
Fatman is watching his value sky rocket
Ka ching
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Stu what’s your excuse for Rivieres goal? Luck?
MDS(Quote)
nicely worked corner
looks like they have been practicing that one
NOT
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
MDS nothing wrong with a bit of luck mate 🙂
Terry(Quote)
have all the streams **** the bed or just mine?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
MDS – steady on, 1 goal every 525 mins isn’t anything to write home about. He maybe has found his level against PL reserve side.
Stuart79(Quote)
Know its early days but Armstrong does not look the part at this level
ash1001(Quote)
Stuart79 that’s a very good answer.
Terry(Quote)
Stu keep slagging off the new lads all you want since it seems to make you feel good. I fir one will pull for them and hope they come good once they get their feet wet in a new league. To each their own I guess 🙄
MDS(Quote)
nice show from the CRYSTALS
woof
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
It’s the Toon way – let the foreign players (and Bramble) prove they’re rock enough to play for us by writing them off as early as possible, thus ensuring that they play as nervously as possible and fall deeper into a trough of form.
GTE(Quote)
Good stream anybody? I’m watching the bee one and it’s way behind.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
dorty old man syndrome taking over
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
yeah I’m certain now that was no penalty
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
And that was a very very well taken goal by Riv.
No panic.
Lovely goal
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
<<<<<<<<<<<<< looked a pen to me but the links **** 😯
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
Boots, what stream you watching? Mine is 10 minutes behind. Them Crystals just showed up and started their hoochy-koochy routine!
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fans
http://www.wiz1.net/channel4
kIMTOON(Quote)
Great goal from Riv though weren’t it.
Newkie(Quote)
aye fans the wizi wig one
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
ok Lads lets get at em from the off and take the lead
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
****–I ain’t gettin’ squat from the wizi link. Maybe a transatlantic problem? Dunno, but I got another that’s showing empty-ish field now. Has 2nd half started?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Janmaat off
Haidara on
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
woo hoo first penalty of the season for us
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goal Riviere 😛
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HOWAY the LADS
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Get in!!!!
GTE(Quote)
like buses his goals
kIMTOON(Quote)
Hes certainly found his level tonight! Well done Manu.
Can we dream? Well we can dream of drawing Man City or Chelsea in the next round.
Stuart79(Quote)
I want a hat trick for the Lad 😛
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Always the litte ray of sunshine our Stu. Lives in the moment like all Geordies 😆 😆
GTE(Quote)
oh so close great run from Colo
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😉
MDS(Quote)
jobsworth ref 😳
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Listen to them Fans sing
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Elliott looking quite solid tonight.
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Same old story we get a corner and they end up attacking
ash1001(Quote)
We want 3
kIMTOON(Quote)
well that was a **** waste of a gift
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
I can see what the problem is here
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
bloody hell how close was that
kIMTOON(Quote)
Dummett, jump you bloody idiot
ash1001(Quote)
Getting nervois now…no matter how many games you see, always gets you the same
GTE(Quote)
That’s it make the feckers run for the ball
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Commentator has just said, Ashley is not a lover of Domestic competitions, well I never, did not know that, lol
ash1001(Quote)
lovely strike Arma 😛
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
that was canny by Armstrong
ash1001(Quote)
Good lad!
GTE(Quote)
We are totally hopeless at corners, how long has it to go on, before somebody gets a book on how to take corners
ash1001(Quote)
Ash – what language you watching in ❓
mines in cockney
cant understand a word 😉
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Riv off
Perez on
HOWAY sonna
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Still not gonna see the guy from Argentina, what the point of having him on the bench
ash1001(Quote)
well that Banana chap is donk
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Nice bit of work by Perez there.
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Apparently he’s got a long way to go to work his way into the good books, Ash!
GTE(Quote)
corner to us and pants as usual 👿
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Honest question: How often does any team score from corners? 1/20?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
I mean league average.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Depends whether they:ve got Sir Les up top 🙂
GTE(Quote)
GTE, So whats the point of taking him to Palace then,
These corners are really doing my head in, we are so bad at them its unreal,
ash1001(Quote)
he tried to bend his run 😯
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