FA Cup 3rd round Newcastle United 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers

Posted by: Clarky · January 10, 2012 · Comment

Perhaps unsurprisingly after Wednesday’s exertions, we were rather sluggish and leggy 1st half. We lacked any presence in their PA and several good crosses found no one in the PA and attacking the ball.

Hatem Ben Arfa celebrates after scoring against Blackburn Rovers

Their goal was the end result of some sloppy defending by Williamson and Colo, but otherwise they offered little in the way of a threat.

We upped our game in the 2nd half, but despite a lot of…

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Carling Cup third round seven goals thriller at City Ground

Posted by: shearyadi · September 21, 2011 · Comment

Not a team in red shirt that I would hoping us to beat last night, but surely with the rates of the opponents and our team that play against them, I know now that although we still some short of backup in defense, we are capable to manage any game against any type of opponents.

Sylvain Marveaux is pulled back by Brendan Moloney [MagpiesZone/GettyImages/DayLife]

Forest is, as history tells, a team where we never can beat in any competitive cup run…

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Aly Cissokho has put in an official transfer request

Posted by: shearyadi · August 19, 2011 · Comment

I was more than happy if we can get at least one from possible two new signings before the end of summer transfer window. And, we are most likely to have a new left-back very soon next week as Alan Pardew is still confident about the possibility to get his last transfer targets this summer.

Aly Cissokho (R) challenges for the ball with Montpellier's Geoffrey Dernis [Magpies Zone/AP Photo/DayLife]

“We’re trying to make a stronger team than last season but not at that position yet, hopefully…

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Newcastle Looks to Snap Winless Streak Against Birmingham

Posted by: shearyadi · May 5, 2011 · Comment

Newcastle has done a fantastic job to ensure that there would be no repeat of a relegation from two seasons ago, and they are essentially safe as they sit on 41 points with three games left, six points above the relegation zone.

Newcastle United looking ahead a double against Birmingham City

But still, the Magpies would love to snap a four-game winless streak this weekend at home as they host Birmingham, who is looking to move further away from the relegation…

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