The Derby !

Aside from being a costly defeat, this is ruining Newcastle's goal-difference. They needed a big win in one of their remaining matches to get it up closer to Spurs' and Chelsea's, and now they'll definitely need to finish ahead on points of those teams.

Apparently the referee in the Stoke-Arsenal game got fed up with Stoke's pre-throw in routine and just blew up for half-time when they had a throw in a dangerous area and were faffing around drying the ball again.

Sheffield gunner wrote:Aside from being a costly defeat, this is ruining Newcastle's goal-difference. They needed a big win in one of their remaining matches to get it up closer to Spurs' and Chelsea's, and now they'll definitely need to finish ahead on points of those teams.

Apparently the referee in the Stoke-Arsenal game got fed up with Stoke's pre-throw in routine and just blew up for half-time when they had a throw in a dangerous area and were faffing around drying the ball again.

It's over, we had a good run, but fuck it. Top 6 is a good finish I suppose.

On the plus side:

Shrewsbury 1 - 0 Dag & Red HT

Shrews are going up

Sheffield gunner wrote:Apparently the referee in the Stoke-Arsenal game got fed up with Stoke's pre-throw in routine and just blew up for half-time when they had a throw in a dangerous area and were faffing around drying the ball again.

This ain't rugby ffs

Kimbo wrote:Fuck me, put us in the europa league.

Either way, you are going to end up in the Europa.

See u there

Wigan is mental against top 4 sides this year! Usually it was always 3 points when you visited them.

Anyway, having a competative nr last Something that La Liga Lacks.

I've never seen anyone give up on 4th place, whilst in 4th place. Astonishing.

Fey wrote:Wigan is mental against top 4 sides this year! Usually it was always 3 points when you visited them.

Anyway, having a competative nr last Something that La Liga Lacks.

Wigan had always rolled over obligingly against Man Utd until this season, but they occasionally surprised the other CL teams (Arsenal have lost up there a couple of times and they've beat Chelsea and Spurs recently from what I remember). They've always had the infuriating ability to go 20 games playing shit and turn it on out of nothing, especially at the end of the season.

We have kept alot of clean sheets lately, with a shit defence on paper, so I suppose we should have seen this coming. Also Krul wouldn't be playing if we had a decent backup, he is injured.

If West Brom score we go 10th in the live table. Progress

Villa are going to survive because their rivals are even shitter than they are.

Kimbo wrote:We have kept alot of clean sheets lately, with a shit defence on paper, so I suppose we should have seen this coming. Also Krul wouldn't be playing if we had a decent backup, he is injured.

have you seen Wigan's defence on paper? It looks like a dog ate a crayon.

If Krul is injured he shouldn't be on the pitch, especially after the fuss Newcastle made over signing Rob Elliot.

Cisse and Barfa are getting closer. Wigan are starting to rest their first team.

Wolves Already relegated sides do the strangest things

Fey wrote:Wigan is mental against top 4 sides this year! Usually it was always 3 points when you visited them.

Anyway, having a competative nr last Something that La Liga Lacks.

Ha ha back to supporting man united full time you plastic geordie!

Dont think the dream of 4th is over for the real newcastle fans, us spurs are horrid at the moment and chelsea are playing 3 games a week and still have to visit the artist formerly known as st james.

Wigan and martinez's stock continues to rise in the meantime.

And Everton! They are on fire at the moment.

Need villa to Pick up a point at least today so they are not fighting for their lives when the spurs come limping in

Stoke fans screaming abuse at Ramsey as he came off. They, rightly, haven't forgiven him for the impertinence of having his leg snapped by one of their players. Arsenal could have had a handball on the edge of the box but it wasn't given. Benayoun has just gone down easily in the box, not a penalty.

Newcastle are getting much better, I might have a little bet on 4-3.

Barfa x Ryan Taylor.

That'll do it

Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Enrique; Shelvey, Henderson, Gerrard; Downing, Bellamy, Suarez.

2 strikers both doing nothing. We got only one attacking midfielder, N'Zogbia. So what does McLeish do. Sub Zog for another non-attacking CM (Gardner).

The wanker is desperately playing for a draw when we need a win and the game is there to be won. Weimann been by faaaaaar our best striker in recent weeks and is left on the bench. Along with 3 creative midfielders in Bannan, Carruthers and Ireland.

This match and this season can't end soon enough.

Sheffield gunner wrote:Stoke fans screaming abuse at Ramsey as he came off. They, rightly, haven't forgiven him for the impertinence of having his leg snapped by one of their players. Arsenal could have had a handball on the edge of the box but it wasn't given. Benayoun has just gone down easily in the box, not a penalty.

they are a horrible club, however i distinctly remember their being very little collective EMB sympathy when they were pickpocketing us up at the brittania under the watchful eye of the artful dodger mister christopher foy.

Thus i can only channel months of that bitterness into hoping they score in the last minute against you...

it shouldn't surprise many that Barfa x Taylor hasn't improved Newcastle.

Stoke very nearly score in injury time with a typical aerial bombardment. Great clearance from Sagna.

Stoke summed up in injury time; a couple of balls hoofed into the box, and Whitehead escaping a second booking for a late lunge. Ridiculous that the referee waved it off.

Finishes 1-1. We're stuttering towards the finish line, but it wasn't a bad performance today from what I saw of it. Stoke were, and as always are, a bunch of complete c**ts.

We mug a 0-0 thanks to superb last min save by Given and linesman/ref not spotting Hutton's handball. If this anti-football ginger gimp isn't sacked at the end of the season, I quit football. Finally brings on an attacking sub in the first minute of stoppage time. No manager in the world deserves relegation more than McLeish.

I find it amusing that Glenn is taking this opportunity to get all uppity.

Watched the 2nd half of Stoke-Arsenal cause I couldnt watch Newcastle any longer, it hurts my hearth. Anyway, Stoke v Arsenal was boring as fuck. Only funny bit was when the Stoke crowd started to mimic Arsene's outbursts.

Kimbo wrote:Also Krul wouldn't be playing if we had a decent backup, he is injured.

You couldn't be more blatant

Kimbo wrote:I find it amusing that Glenn is taking this opportunity to get all uppity.

what have I said that's uppity?

I'm merely watching a football match and making excellent observations, as usual.

Newcastle It really is a matter of who is the least shit team that will get 3rd/4th this season.

And before someone points it out to me,yes I do know Chelsea are in the CL Final.Our(Liverpool) team was shit in 2005 as well.

Suarez shot completely misses the 'keeper for change. 0-1