Park Life

Nice.

As the mist clears from the lake we see the beauty of the moment.

All we can ask is the players bring everything they have to the table today.

It would be even better if those little guns worked.

I reckon this is what happens at the U.N.

Styles is a bit of a worry.

Hear The Echo No:9 Weight:11-5 Irish Grand National winner will be looking to uphold the good record of winners of that race at Aintree in 2009.

1-0 to us at half time is 17/1 seems rather generous on PPower.

Lamptart: "There is no chance for Newcastle's former star striker to directly influence the scoring on Saturday but Lampard acknowledges there will be a Shearer effect. 'You can imagine what the atmosphere is going to be like? Alan Shearer is regarded as a god up there - and quite rightly so after what he achieved for the club. He will definitely get the Newcastle fans going and he will get the Newcastle players going.'

Chelsea official site: "Meanwhile, after the hugely disappointing performance at White Hart Lane Guus Hiddink will be aware that, despite a record-breaking start to his managerial career at the Bridge, the damaging lulls that characterised Luiz Felipe Scolari's period in charge are far from over. Spurs, with little to play for, outfought the lacklustre Blues for the first hour of the contest. Any repeat of such slothfulness on Tyneside and Shearer's reign will defy the odds and get off to a dream start."

Quite like that except it relies on us playing football because of the lack of a physical presence upfront, which is (it goes without saying) a problem. The alternatives are probably worse though. We had our moments against Arsenal who imo are a more dangerous side. I'd always like us to try and do it the right way. Guti could come on around 65min for Owen if he is tired. Someone will have to close Essien as nearly all of it starts with his first pass out. Or play Jonas instead of Nolan. The latter seems to give us sweet fa. He doesn't even have that great an engine. Fair enough.

Personally I wouldn't our 2 central midfielders would be isolated against Lampard, Ballack, Essinen and a deep lying Anelka. They would interchange right through us.

Quite like that except it relies on us playing football because of the lack of a physical presence upfront, which is (it goes without saying) a problem. The alternatives are probably worse though. We had our moments against Arsenal who imo are a more dangerous side. I'd always like us to try and do it the right way. Guti could come on around 65min for Owen if he is tired. Someone will have to close Essien as nearly all of it starts with his first pass out.

Defenders.........flat back 4. Butt Guthrie Nolan Owen LoveK Marteens Chelsea tend to play too much through the middle, that has been their main problem this season. We stay in the middle and let Bosi/Cole pump the odd cross, much better this than have them streaming through our middle.

At last we may look up from this dark place and faces lit with spring sunshine start the long road back.

I refer the honourary gentleman to his 7th place prediction. I would counter with my prediction JFK would not return as manager your honour.

Shearer will be manager at the start of next season.

We need Moonbase Alpha.

Good morning sir, have you arrived here from Victorian times?

2-1. Nailed.

Aye, he's already banged his head on the keyboard twice I reckon.

But this time we can change the future.

Let's get some games won and worry about all that later.

Agreed.