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gfnx25
Eric Portapotty
Grimnir
Relegation confirmed
Vercoe
gfnx25
terriersmad
Fo shua.
terriersmad
Need to keep it going. Another 20 points will guarantee play-offs, which has to be a minimum now.
As for you guys, I saw the highlights. Wednesday very lucky - yet again. Not seen the Sam Hutchinson challenge on Gallagher which I heard was a bad one and should have seen Hutchinson marching, but having seen a few other decisions... Christ. They got more luck in one game than we've had all season. The Emnes shot I'll trust the linesman with because the camera isn't conclusive, but no idea what Akpan was penalised for. Not sure what Akpan did was a red either - looked like he misjudged the distance between him and the ref to me. I know why the ref sent him off, but no further action needed there for me - I see the FA have charged him, presumably for threatening to upset Sheffield Wednesday and their luck brigade.
Poe
gfnx25
Absolute extra special goal from Andy Tutte and thank god the keeper had an actual cluster in stoppage time, allowing Miller to get the winner. Didn't make that easy, but it's the kind of result that can turn your season around
Number 1
Still, we won. For all the pontificating, and performances that haven't been as good as some would like, we're still in a great position. Just need to bring it home.
gfnx25
Think it's the same issue that occured with Wolves few seasons ago. They've got good players, a rich owner and a decent enough manager to be nowhere near a relegation fight, a complete overhaul on paper but there is still a losing mentality going around at the club. Go 1-0 down in a Championship game and the fans are all over you again, just like last season. Players like Bjanarson for example. I rated him at Basel but yesterday he was absolute pants, couldn't hit a donkey's arse with a banjo and looked low on confidence altogether. Villa didn't look bad last night either, until they made an absolute meal out of two corners which literally fekked them over.
What the solution to this might be? I don't know. Should be trying to get in some consistency and keep Bruce for a while instead of pulling the trigger again.
Oh, and hopefully Hogan's injury isn't that bad but there is little hope imo. Looked nasty.
Number 1
So weird that backroom team got 6 points off Newcastle and rarely looked like beating anyone else. May well just be rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic unless someone truly Warnock-like is out there.
Clearly its never been historically that easy to bounce straight back, given the historical data suggests more teams fail to get promoted from the Championship than do so in their first post-drop season, and some teams just sink like a stone. QPR last season looked pretty terrible, Derby took years to look like they might be promotion challengers after that 2007-08 collapse, the last few seasons have further examples, and of course, Wolves is something of a biggie given they fell straight through and into League One.
I guess I had fears in pre-season of Newcastle having some of that given how many games we lost in the 4 seasons before the drop, but whatever happened seems to have relatively stabilised things. Maybe its down to the continual hire-and-fire or high volume player trading they were managing even before this season, but they don't look settled, and they never seem to find a solution.
Certainly, if Kodija is out long-term, Villa will have trouble given he's their top scorer, and that's even before the pretty bad looking blow for Hogan, given how shit his luck is with long-term injuries. Although I still don't think they'll go down - they may be having problems, but I'd be surprised if there weren't 3 worse teams.
Shedender
As for last night, we were pretty woeful up until we scored in the first half, second half was a hell of a lot better (well, it couldn't have been any worse) and pleased that little prick Lansbury scored an own goal to secure Newcastle's three points. Back top but we need to ensure victory against Bristol City as we then face a hat trick of away trips to Brighton, Huddersfield and Reading ffs.
gfnx25
BR.
I'm delighted about the long overdue removal of somebody who should never have been here in the first place, it gives us at least a chance of survival that IMO we didn't have under him. But it's hard to be too happy about anything at Rovers, given that Venky's are the main problem.
terriersmad
Number 1
Given his last job was with SISU in their efforts to run Coventry into the ground, he sure knows how to pick his jobs.
Eric Portapotty
Ehh, he probably won't get blamed too much if things inevitably go tits up so it's not all bad.
Shedender
Number 1
Makes Brighton on Tuesday even bigger. Even moreso if they can see it home against Reading.
gfnx25
Looked good today again. Were surprsied when we arrived at The Valley when we were greated by the news Paul Caddis had signed for us till the end of the season. Without Vaughan and Mayor again though with Andy Tutte also new to the injury camp. To be honest, although we looked good in spells it has to be said, Charlton didn't deserve to lose this. Hit the woodwork twice and also our keeper Joe Murphy had an absolute fekkin stormer today (thanks Huddersfield) seriously, if he doesn't win some sort of award for his performance then there's something wrong imo. Good to see we didn't just try to run the clock down, too. Had more than good chances to make it 2-0 or more but we were being wasteful upfront, although I can forgive players like George Miller thinks like that becuase he's still just a teenager, and Jacob Mellis, because he is just not a goalscorer, but defo something we need to look at. Tuesday, the next vs Coventry at home. No excuses, we need to win this!
Last point, what a shame how Charlton are being treated and what the club turned into. The Valley looked and sounded like a ghost town being very honest. I feel for them, although they have that despicable twat Karl Robinson as their manager, I really do.
terriersmad
BR.
There was a point yesterday when you were two points off top spot, when you were winning and Newcastle losing. You've defo got a good chance of automatic promotion, still quite a few games to go and you've got Newcastle at home coming up, win that and it's on!
terriersmad
It is. Even if the FA are determinedly trying to ensure we won't be able to go up with Wagner's ban. What an absolute joke. It's one thing to ban him, but the timing is suspect and the fact he's got two when Monk only got one for doing far more sums it up. Joke.
Shola
Number 1
Meh. I wouldn't mind seeing Brighton and Huddersfield in the Prem. But I guess now its the thunderdome for us, given those trips to the AMEX, John Smith and Madejski in a week... although ironically I feel more comfortable with them all being away than I would've done with all 3 being home games, given our oddly patchier record at SJP this season. Hopefully there'll be a bit more about Newcastle today than those FA Cup failures at the AMEX earlier this decade.
Number 1
Wonder what chance a controversial call that means a key NUFC player just happens to be banned for the game in West Yorkshire on Saturday?
terriersmad
Calling referees corrupt is my job. Piss off.
Number 1
Diame's goal was fucking spectacular in its own slightly demented way, and the winning goal was a very fine strike. Psychologically that could also be fucking huge, not least given how formidable Brighton had been at home this season, and the fact its our first win after conceding first.
So... 8 ahead of Huddersfield and 12 on Leeds. Job's not done yet, but the path's getting clearer.
Shedender