rogerbarton

There's a stream for the north east teams from Century... http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/player/radioplayer/kko3fo3f/

Yeah, because you've seen much of Kadar lately eh? I find it hard to believe that Perch is better. But hey, maybe he is given how he's started this game and Kadar hasn't even made the bench. But at least give Kadar a chance. I'm sorry, but how can ANYONE be worse than Perch? Never seen such an appalling centre back in my life. At any level.

Fuck me. Perch is the worst player i have ever seen ever.

PLEASE never let me see Perch in our stripes again...

This game has at least another goal in it. We need to keep the ball...

Jesus fucking Christ. Never make us go back to Norwich.

He's got very little end product but gives us an outlet. Think he's quite crucial to Pardew's gameplan, particularly away from home when we're breaking upfield.

Disastrous day, largely due to the horrific injuries to our only two competent centre backs (who've been tremendous). The game would have been entirely different had Luiz been sent off, as he should have but our starting tactics were wrong. 4-3-3 didn't work, we were overran in the middle and Sturridge in particular continually cut through our backline behind Raylor who had no cover. Second half was much better back at 4-4-2 but we saw just how much we miss Jonas today. I reckon if he, Colo and Tiote had been playing in a 4-4-2 we'd have got something from the game. It'd be tempting to consider the good run is over now with our two centre backs out, but we have some favourable fixtures coming up & hopefully Jonas and Tiote coming back. We need Perch and whoever else to stand up and be counted.

"We're at Old Trafford to watch Manchester United in action today"...Is this MUTV?!

To top it all off, they've just referenced Newcastle v Chelsea as being at The Sports Direct Arena...

Watching the Premier League's international broadcast of the game. So incredibly biased. "The good news is that Rooney is back", "We'll just quickly run through the Newcastle team" (after spending five mins fawning over the Man Utd team), "Can Manchester United turn it on today?" I'd love to see us wipe the smug man United smiles away today.

Is Dalglish trying to stick it to us with his constant courting of our best players? Tell him to shag off and be done with it

Cheick Tiote man...

I s'pose it's encouraging that we've got another three points and a clean sheet out of a fairly poor performance. I get the feeling Ben Arfa and Marveaux might start next week...

Safe to say Obertan would have blazed it miles high and wide somewhere into Morpeth like he did in a similar situation in the first half

Fucking brilliant!

HALLELUJAH

Marveaux HAS to be coming on for Obertan. Please.

Anyone else think Taylor's right foot might be a better weapon for corners than Cabaye?

I think the general consensus is that we want Obertan off the pitch

He can't cross it. He just doesn't know what a cross is

Good play there. Then it fell for Obertan...

Ben Arfa's on!

Moes, Rodellega and Diame causing us problems. They've flooded the midfield, as did QPR, and have shut off Tiote and Cabaye. We've thus needed the wide men to get more involved: Jonas has done well when he's had the ball, Obertan has been by and large useless. We seem to keep trying to play balls over the top that haven't worked at all and Best has lost out on almost every ball played up to him (though he's made some good little runs inside from the left). I'd stick my neck out and say Ben Arfa on, Obertan off - give Ben Arfa a more nomadic role, it's not like we're heaving any success out wide anyway and are losing out in the middle.

Ryan Taylor, this is your moment