geordieshandy

I would't add that. I came out of that one thinking the same as everyone else: how can we have played so well but lost 4-1? It was insane. As I said in another thread, the Villa match was horrific in terms of performance, the sendings off, the booing of O'Brien, the fight, Taylor's ludicrous handball. Awful. Agree about the Villa game, complete joke. But at least the players had some semblence of fight about them.

Had aboot an inch and a half of snow at home probably gone by now, seems to be just hail here though.

Well... i'd much rather lose 5-1 at home to Birmingham than 6-3 to fucking Arsenal! How exactly is that better????? I think he hates Arsenal nearly as much as he hates Shola for some reason. Losing 6-3 at home to Arsenal in the League Cup is nowhere near as bad though, I agree. It's probably because they are so alike in their dazzling style of football.

Yeah, Nobby, Ramage and Taylor have all made it very easy for Roeder to drop them and bring back Carr, Bramble etc. Nowt like a spirited performance to get the manager thinking. And that was nowt like a spirited performance.

Suspended, or is that not till the weekend after? He is suspended for the midweek game against Villa Okey dokey. Is Taylor banned for just the one game then?

Suspended, or is that not till the weekend after?

This I agree with totally. I personally feel that this has been a problem for a long time now. Why the hell is is that we cannot string three passes together without losing possesion. The opposition never need to get dirty, just hold back and as sure as night becomes day we'll give them the ball back. More than anything we need to learn the basic principals of get the ball give it to someone in a similar shirt as your own, maybe then that person gives to someone else in black and white, keep doing this while advancing down the grassy thing you play on, give it to Martins then he can maybe wellie it into the funny looking object with the net on it. One of the big problems we've got is that noone seems to know how to find a bit of space and show for an easy ball. Which means the lad on the ball ends up twisting and looking about and gets closed down resulting in a rushed ball to noone. Or the receiver stands there and looks at the thing whilst the defender nips in front and takes it. Or the worst one, when the other players seem to just stand around the lad with the ball all within about three yards of him and expect a pass. What's the point?

Probably get mocked for this like, but I think we sorely missed either Parker or Emre last night (or both). Butt looked like a man who had been out ill the week before (the impression I got was that Sunday was played on adrenilin and last night was a game too much) and we needed one of those two to get hold of the game in the middle and stem the flow. Not saying it would have helped the absmal defending but it might have kept us going. Pattison needs dropped and I'd put Dyer out wide where Milner is and bring the other two back into the middle if and when fit obviously. When's Duff supposed to be back? As for the back four, if we don't sign one each of centre-half, right fullback and left full back then we're a bit screwed. Can't see it happening like.

Worth getting some food at northern Stage too. Excellent sandwiches and tapas. Haven't eaten in there yet, but really should have a look. Might get me supervisor to shout me a dinner seeing as he's constantly in there, or claims he is.

Kensington Terrace is just off Claremont Road, take the roundabout at Exhibition Park opposite the RV road. Windsor is on the other side of the GNR.

You can park all day at the Northern Stage for £4 on a Saturday, Claremont is about 70p an hour now. There's some 40p parking along Kensington Terrace but only for 5 hours max.

It's all water under the bridge.

Er, no. If the city itself didn't exist then maybe. But just because the club didn't exist wouldn't mean I was a mackem.

Surely what Alex is getting at is the difference between things of histroical significance and things which clearly weren't.

Got wor lass Oliver's book for her birthday, she's really enjoying and has knocked up some seriously canny scran out of it. I just tend to make things up as I go along but sometimes it's good to get a bit of direction (just to keep from poisoning other folk more than owt else though, my stomach can handle anything)

Up and doon like he's bobbing for apples.

I only thought there was one interview after that game albeit an unbelievable one.

Sounds like the cold I've just had. Started off as a sore throat, progressed to sneezing and coughing, fever, and left me deaf as a final departing present. How come that lazy twat Gemmill is off work still? So I've got deafness to look forward to? Get in. Feel like absolute crap today like. [/whinge] It's a nasty one. I still went into work though because I'm rock. What?

Sounds like the cold I've just had. Started off as a sore throat, progressed to sneezing and coughing, fever, and left me deaf as a final departing present. How come that lazy twat Gemmill is off work still? So I've got deafness to look forward to? Get in. Feel like absolute crap today like. [/whinge]

Matt Taylor's done it a couple of times though hasn't he? Certainly has spanked in a couple of long rangers, maybe not on the volley but he does tend to try a whack.

Aussie fast bowler.

Has a hit single in India. No, just no. It's really really really bad.

Butt's

Still looks like a playmobil guy though. And I'll be passing my congratulations to Matty's mam on his tremondous assist.

Maybe it's worth noting that we haven't had to blood any of our young forwards like we've been forced to do at the back. Should Martins be injured then it would be a chance for one of these youngsters to show what they could do. I believe we need a target striker but the need for a pair of full backs can not be overlooked.