Toon Fans
Just been reading the Newcastle pages at footballfancast.com. Some good news - Gazza gets out of court - some odd news - a charm offensive from "Wor Mike" - and a real disappointment - Joey Barton only barely makes it into the top 10 worst Premier League tackles.
Andy who?
Look at the table now! Stoke could slip past if they use their game in hand to roll Overpaid Crybabies Arsenal at Emirates, but I reckon the Potters are too conservative to play for anything but a draw. 7th - which should be good enough for the Europa League - is just two points away. Beating Bolton and a favour from Everton would have Newcastle trying out that spot on Sunday!
Feb 26 Bolton Wanderers (hm)
Mar 5 Everton (hm)
Mar 19 Stoke City (away)
Apr 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (hm)
Apr 9 Aston Villa (away)
Apr 16 Manchester United (hm)
Apr 23 Blackpool (away)
Apr 30 Perennial strugglers Liverpool (away)
May 7 Birmingham (hm)
May 14 Europa League side Chelsea (away)
May 22 West Bromwich Albion (hm)
Feb 26 Bolton Wanderers (hm) W
Mar 5 Everton (hm) W
Mar 19 Stoke City (away) D
Apr 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (hm) W
Apr 9 Aston Villa (away) W
Apr 16 Manchester United (hm) D
Apr 23 Blackpool (away) D
Apr 30 Perennial strugglers Liverpool (away) L
May 7 Birmingham (hm) W
May 14 Europa League side Chelsea (away) L
May 22 West Bromwich Albion (hm) W
My picks are in bold - a total of 23 points. Maybe a bit pessimistic, but I don't want to be accused of spreading false hopes. Let's compare this with Sunderland's remaining games:
At Everton D
At Overpaid Crybabies Arsenal L
Perennial strugglers Liverpool L
At Man City L
WBA W
At Birmingham D
Wigan W
Fulham W
At Bolton D
Wolves W
At West Ham W
= 18 points - a nice haul for another 25 million pounds of debt
Or Bolton:
At Newcastle L
Aston Villa W
At Man United L
At Birmingham L
West Ham W
At Fulham D
Overpaid Crybabies Arsenal L
At Blackburn D
Sunderland D
At Blackpool W
Man City L
= 12 points
Actually, Perennial strugglers Liverpool have a pretty tough schedule coming through - 6th isn't out of reach lads!
Stripes2011-02-18 20:52:03
Thanks for the apology, mate. Glad to see that you're not too proud to admit when you're wrong.
Pardew seems alright. He managed to get the squad back on the job after Carroll's departure.
Depending on the team's ambitions, we can probably do without new signings. (Our youth setup will provide a Europa League squad in years to come.) But as Enrique will leave if we don't strengthen the squad, the Carroll money has to go into some good young-ish players.
Feb 26 Bolton Wanderers (hm) W
Mar 5 Everton (hm) W
Mar 19 Stoke City (away) D
Apr 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (hm) W
Apr 9 Aston Villa (away) W
Apr 16 Manchester United (hm) D
Apr 23 Blackpool (away) D
Apr 30 Perennial strugglers Liverpool (away) L
May 7 Birmingham (hm) W
May 14 Europa League side Chelsea (away) L
May 22 West Bromwich Albion (hm) W
My picks are in bold - a total of 23 points. Maybe a bit pessimistic
Feb 26 Bolton Wanderers (hm) W
Mar 5 Everton (hm) W
Mar 19 Stoke City (away) D
Apr 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (hm) W
Apr 9 Aston Villa (away) W
Apr 16 Manchester United (hm) D
Apr 23 Blackpool (away) D
Apr 30 Perennial strugglers Perennial strugglers Liverpool (away) L
May 7 Birmingham (hm) W
May 14 Europa League side Europa League side Chelsea (away) L
May 22 West Bromwich Albion (hm) W
My picks are in bold - a total of 23 points. Maybe a bit pessimistic
Feb 26 Bolton Wanderers (hm) W
Mar 5 Everton (hm) W
Mar 19 Stoke City (away) D
Apr 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (hm) W
Apr 9 Aston Villa (away) W
Apr 16 Manchester United (hm) D
Apr 23 Blackpool (away) D
Apr 30 Perennial strugglers Liverpool (away) L
May 7 Birmingham (hm) W
May 14 Europa League side Chelsea (away) L
May 22 West Bromwich Albion (hm) W
My picks are in bold - a total of 23 points. Maybe a bit pessimistic
I know, obviously it'll be more than that. But there's so many jealous haters out there who'd be trollin' all over this thread if I gave a realistic list...
Can't see him coming back to NUFC - unless of course Pardew is a complete "Leyton" or Cashley says so (already know what lunacy he is capable of).
M. Insomnia is definitely a gifted player, but I reckon he's best left in the past. Aside from the fact that he'd just be using SJP as a stepping stone to a "bigger" club (not that there are any), he's unlikely to fit into a team built around grounded, hard-working men like Nolan & Barton.
Shefki Kuqi, on the other hand, seems to know what it's like to have a hard life.
In other Reds rivalry news, we're competing with Anfield for Sylvain Marveaux.
Stripes2011-02-23 14:40:36
Tiote's signed a new contract, basically for the rest of his career!
"The Magpies have won 76% of their tackles in the Premier League this term; the highest rate in the league."
Tell the lads that, "I expect a win."
Took a nap. Feeling better now. Top ten was the season target, and we're still not out of contention for that Europa League place.
Also, Marco leaving on a free makes selling Andy look good.No, not that he's fat.
The 25% sell-on clause.
Here's hoping that Chelsea get out their checkbook again in a couple of years, once it's become clear that the old Torres isn't coming back!
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Martins, I suppose. Arsenal can't help being useless.
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Martins, I suppose. Arsenal can't help being useless.