Newcastle performance and result against Liverpool was as bad as it gets

Posted by: Clarky · December 28, 2008 · Comment

I guess whatever we say, we should not devalue Liverpool’s performance, which was as good as ours was abject. The difference between the two teams was an absolute chasm, and horribly demonstrated just how far we have fallen while the ‘dippers have steadily progressed.

Michael Owen

To be perfectly honest, so utterly appaling was our defensive performance (and that includes the midfield) it could quite easily have been double figures. That it wasn’t was largely down to …

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Another really vital and hard-earned victory for Newcastle

Posted by: Clarky · December 22, 2008 · Comment

A tight game that developed into a midfield slugfest, with neither keeper having a whole lot to do. Without ever reaching the heights as a football spectacle, it was actually an absorbing contest. Of course, the fact we nicked it at the death now makes it seem a lot more memorable than it probably was!

Another really vital and hard-earned victory for Newcastle

We never established control in midfield, and had to work our gonads off to keep a foothold in the game. …

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Portsmouth 0 – Newcastle United 3, hmmm…well?

Posted by: Clarky · December 14, 2008 · Comment

I thought Pompey edged the 1st half, while we comfortably won the 2nd. Pompey made an @rse of their chances, while we took ours well and could easily have had a couple more.

Michael Owen scoring Newcastle's first goal against Pompey

Despite making better use of our chances we still conceded possession too easily in that 1st half, when I thought we struggled in midfield.

However, we stuck at it, and getting the 1st goal changed the game in much the same way …

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Nil Nil, We Won that Nil Nil at Stamford Bridge

Posted by: Bob · November 22, 2008 · Comment

No one really believed we could do it, not even Screacher (or even me -Ed), but it was great, and always an honour to be in amongst the Toon lads.

A great effort by everyone, the back four (before it became a back seven) did really well and need credit for stopping a very good Chelski side. Was especially impressed by Bassong and thought Enrique raised his game up a couple of notches to put …

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