trophyshy 7083 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Comment under the Guardian piece; Tell you what...I'm single at the minute so I can't help Colo out, but after today's performance Hatem's welcome to have a gan on wor Mam. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/25/hatem-ben-arfa-newcastle-united-west-brom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Quite unbelievable that we're only 5 points behind Tottenham, the same Tottenham who were crowing a few weeks back about being in the run for the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Had we not thrown away that lead against Wolves (I know, I know... I just can't get over it), we'd actually be level with Spurs for an hour or so at least if we beat Liverpool next Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Had we not thrown away that lead against Wolves (I know, I know... I just can't get over it), we'd actually be level with Spurs for an hour or so at least if we beat Liverpool next Sunday I look on the Wolves and Mackems matches as 4 points dropped tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9431 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Had we not thrown away that lead against Wolves (I know, I know... I just can't get over it), we'd actually be level with Spurs for an hour or so at least if we beat Liverpool next Sunday I look on the Wolves and Mackems matches as 4 points dropped tbh T'is a fair point, but we murdered Manu U, which we do once in a blue moon, so that 3 points just about cancels those out (from a disappointment pov, for me anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsweeney 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Had we not thrown away that lead against Wolves (I know, I know... I just can't get over it), we'd actually be level with Spurs for an hour or so at least if we beat Liverpool next Sunday I look on the Wolves and Mackems matches as 4 points dropped tbh For me, the Wolves and Fulham games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Interesting to wonder if that Midfield three would have played like that if Tiote had been playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Had we not thrown away that lead against Wolves (I know, I know... I just can't get over it), we'd actually be level with Spurs for an hour or so at least if we beat Liverpool next Sunday I look on the Wolves and Mackems matches as 4 points dropped tbh For me, the Wolves and Fulham games. Onwards and upwards troops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33246 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Teehee http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=685819 Without actually looking at that, and despite getting a good win themselves.......... Have we completely ruined their weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44900 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Best bit in the thread was when one of them suggested that the WBA drummer was Ashley braying Pardew's bellend off his gut. Apart from that it was a lot of nonsense. Apparently our biggest game this season is when they play on Tuesday night - the obsession accusations coming without a hint of irony in a 20 page Newcastle match thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 It's an unshakable cycle of irony whereby some posters here check every word they write about us and insist they're obsessed while they write more about us than themselves, most of it claiming we're obsessed. Obviously, in that cycle everyone involved is focused on NUFC alone. So the actual obsession is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Teehee http://www.readytogo...ad.php?t=685819 Without actually looking at that, and despite getting a good win themselves.......... Have we completely ruined their weekend? Funny you should ask that... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=685840 Does the mags result...... Take the edge off your weekend? For me, massively. Edited March 26, 2012 by Monroe Transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13873 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Mackems on Twitter bringing up last season's massive disappointment of a newly promoted side finishing 12th. Rattled. This game was a joy to watch. Ben Arfa's been played like a fiddle by Pardew, mind and we're reaping the rewards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Chuffed by this performance like, we'd been winning but weren't playing well and I was nervous for this one but the way we just controlled the game from the opening whistle has made me a lot more confident for the final 8 games. Losing Colo is a big hit mind but from what it seems only 2 weeks so he might even make Swansea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Didn't realise WBA have lost 9 at home now. More than everyone except Wolves. On the road they've only lost 4. They're 5th on away games. Remarkable. Edited March 26, 2012 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloopJohn 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Interesting to wonder if that Midfield three would have played like that if Tiote had been playing. Drop Guthrie for Tiote - easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Interesting to wonder if that Midfield three would have played like that if Tiote had been playing. Drop Guthrie for Tiote - easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I've just been on the Sun Sport website looking for the Yahoo highlights which curiously aren't there however on the right hand side of the match report they have an article ''three toon stars who might leave in the summer'', mentioning Ben Arfa, Ba & Krul & ''will they be missed'' as if they are already gone. They hate it when we do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Brilliant result and an even better performance. HBA on fire - hope to god we get that consistency for the rest of the season. Ba and Cisse starting to click too. As shite as I think he is I'm surprised Williamson got as much stick as he did for their goal. The slow-mo from behind the goal shows him clearly looking for a signal from Krul which comes way, way too late (if at all). Krul should have been screaming for that one the minute it started bouncing towards the box. Keeper error that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nee chance - if the keeper hasn't laid claim to it then Williamson HAS to clear it to safety. Instead, he teed up Long for an open goal. Horrific mistake, but not Krul's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglez 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Disgaree, with Williamson's back to the strikers Krul has got to give him some instruction to clear it or leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6682 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nee chance - if the keeper hasn't laid claim to it then Williamson HAS to clear it to safety. Instead, he teed up Long for an open goal. Horrific mistake, but not Krul's. Nonsense. Andy Woodman will have given Tim absolute hell for that and rightly so. It's a very basic goalkeeping error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 It's fair and reasonable to say they construed to fuck it up together. Krul should clearly have been more decisive, but Williamson should have just hoofed it out when he noted Krul's lack of decisiveness. They can pick the bones out later, rather than the ball. If I fuck something up and my colleague has the chance to catch the ball so we don't sink then I expect him to do it. I don't expect him to add his fuck up on top of mine. They both play in positions where this sort of stuff is absolutely critical, the fact neither of them got it right could demonstrates either a lack of basic nous or a shortfall of trust in the other. Maybe they don't trust eachother, maybe one of them never knows what the other is going to do next, maybe one of them thinks the other is a liability, if so they should still have acted decisively. This, if you chose to argue it that way, points towards their training. So, Pardew out then. Heading it to the side of the keeper was as bad as Krul failing to call it effectively, and probably the last thing Krul expected Willo to do. They'll both live and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thing is Craig, if I'm looking for a sign from the 'keeper and it's not forth coming, There's no way I'm tapping the ball gently into the path of the opposition, especially when I'm not a defender renowned for my subtle touches. Yes Krul should have bellowed, but given the lack of that, Williamson should have put his boot through it. Not the first time Williamson has made poor choices, choices that are beyond his ability. Against Norwich he dallied and it nearly cost us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 It's fair and reasonable to say they construed to fuck it up together. Krul should clearly have been more decisive, but Williamson should have just hoofed it out when he noted Krul's lack of decisiveness. They can pick the bones out later, rather than the ball. If I fuck something up and my colleague has the chance to catch the ball so we don't sink then I expect him to do it. I don't expect him to add his fuck up on top of mine. They both play in positions where this sort of stuff is absolutely critical, the fact neither of them got it right could demonstrates either a lack of basic nous or a shortfall of trust in the other. Maybe they don't trust eachother, maybe one of them never knows what the other is going to do next, maybe one of them thinks the other is a liability, if so they should still have acted decisively. This, if you chose to argue it that way, points towards their training. So, Pardew out then. Heading it to the side of the keeper was as bad as Krul failing to call it effectively, and probably the last thing Krul expected Willo to do. They'll both live and learn. That's the thing. Pardew should point it out to both of them and we won't see a repeat of such a soft goal again. Thankfully we had built up too big of a lead for it to ultimately matter. Like you say - Williamson was the one who decided to act but performed the worst possible choice save for nodding it in himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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