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Was an outstanding tackle, shows that he can do the business when he's concentrating

Gilt edged opportunity turned to cheese

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Tynesides favourite Smoggy? Personally, I cant see him coming back because when he was injured i understand we wouldnt take the gamble like Boro did, secondly for the reason of local rivalry which has been mentioned above. Oh and I doubt we can offer him anything more than Boro next season

Less about the shitty accent There are some of us who live down here

Again the FA have made this public without having the facts on paper. Its a disgrace on their behalf that they are tainting a players reputation before its proven that the player is guilty On the other hand, again if its true, then theres no place for Emre at our club

Is Martins really younger than Bellamy???

A month on, injury free (been playing in the reserves) and still no sign of him near the first team?

Hasnt everybody?

Shouldnt be too hard to find him - Prison ground football is it now?

Poor: Rossi Duff Bernard Srnicek Ok: Sibierski The Gooch (too early to say) Good: Martins Exceptional indeed Gol i think thats a bit harsh. Rossi was a loan signing, didnt cost us anything and he's gone now. Anyone would have taken Duff at £5mil and who knows, it may be next year before we see the best of him. As far as Bernard and Srnicek go, Im not sure whether Bernard was a sole decision by Roeder, considering he's never even been given a place through all our injuries. Srnicek has been poor granted and i think it was maybe a poor attempt to get some fans off his back at the time (ooh look we've signed a former favourite) Le Sib aint no world beater but i think its been an excellent signing considering that we got him for nothing on the last day, everyone was totally underwhelmed but hes scored goals, and got us points where they didnt look possible. Gooch cant be considered Martins, yes a good buy Im more optimistic under Roeder than I was under Souness and think he's going about the right way to put the club back onto some solid foundations. No-one in the national media seems to consider us as a big club anymore so I'd like to think that while we're out of the limelight, we can continue to develop our young players and play the underdog. We may actually win something when the expectation isnt there.

Do you ever post comments about him when he's had a good game? It seems you can't wait to criticise the lad and pick holes in his game. yes. i think that on his day he can be a great player, but he's frustrating to watch and there are areas of his game where he has lots of room for improvement. is he worth £10m? i'm not sure. you'd have to say yes when you compare him to luque and there are signs that he can be a quality player for us but i think he's going to follow in the line of newcastle forwards like ginola, robert and bellamy that can be brilliant one week, then disappointing the next. Don't agree with that at all. Ginola and Robert only blew hot and cold because of their poor attitudes. Bellamy wasn't anything like brilliant/rubbish. He always gave his best and very often made a difference. You always knew he would be a threat. Martins is more in the Bellamy camp but is currently inconsistent because he's young and adapting to a new league. Comparisons with Ginola and Robert are bewildering. not saying it's a lack of effort on martins part - you can't fault his workrate - but, like robert and bellamy, he can destroy a team one match then frustrate the next. good player on his day but frustrating. a £10m player should do it every week, or more often than not. so far, i'd give martins a 6 or a 7 out of ten, which is pretty good when you consdier his alleged age, the fact that it's his first season at a new club and country and some of the shite service he's had to deal with this season. :D

I thought he was very fair for any incidents involving play bar the penalty decision. He was also consistent for the dissent - which he did no tolerate More refs need to be like this - avoiding cards for the slightest upset in play, just giving the free kick where req and coming down hard on dissent. As long as theyre consistent in this i have no problems with it. Too many just treat the ref like sh&t

If he is guilty then good riddance to him but like you said, he's going to be branded a racist now for the rest of his career and any such accusation in the future will hold due to this. Was Bowyer ever found guilty of racism?

I think theres a place for both Sib and Shola next season, even if it is for just the one season. Who is to say that we wont suffer the same fate of injuries next season just like we have done seasons prior to this one? He is a hard worker, is a team player and gets goals which is what you want from a forward. Ok he's not the best but neither is Newcastle United anymore.

Good point well made. Typical of the FA looking for scapegoats early doors

Have ANY other clubs honoured their players so soon after retirement?

If West Ham go down, then depending on their cash situation they may keep hold of Ashton and see the season out or cash in if the moneys right. If they hadnt been taken over, then maybe Ashton would have gone for lesser money. Id sooner take Viduka over Heskey, at least Viduka scores goals and might be fairly decent with a pacey attack around him a la owen/martins/dyer/duff etc

Clearly got small mans syndrome

Cant see why Oba cant go on and get another 5 goals in the prem without problem. Once we sort out the defence, and get all of our players back, i think we've got the makings of a good team once again All is rosy in the Roeder camp Great what a good result does

Id rather have Reo-Coker over Barton, that lad is trouble just like his brother. Id rather Emre stay over either of them

I already posted this in the "Martins - waste of money or too early to judge thread". It has to be said that Bellamy has improved his finishing since he left us, but I know who I'd rather have at the club. And he isn't a foul mouthed woman beating Welshman. Martins is different to Bellamy. Bellamy's finishing was always weak. He is a good player but never likely to be better than that. The likes of Peter Beardsley were never prolific but could always manage an acceptable tally as a support player. Bellamy isnt in that league either as a finisher or support player. Martins has a lot to prove but he was very good yesterday and will get better. He doesnt seem to think he is bigger than our football club either. Prefer someone like Dean Ashton alongside him. good professional with decent pace and looks like he can read a game. I am genuinely interested in how Martins & Ameobi will gel together. I know we give Shola too many excuses, but only after he has fully recovered from his injury & op and now post Shearer will i judge him. With those too, owen not considered, we may have a good partnership.

Why the armbands? Anna Nicole Smith

I hear we stepped aside to let them sign him

I actually thought Milner, Dyer and Given were decent tonight, however butt and solano just couldnt pass a ball, Martins held on to it too long, Le Sib never got much of a look in, Pattison touched it about 4 times the whole game (Its clear that the rest of the team dont think he's good enough) and the back four were just a comical group of idiots. Its amazing to think that these are richly rewarded to play football and train every day but tonight they couldnt even do the simple things right. Unreal