Team news & match thread.

[Kopite_Colin]

Without wanting to open up the whole Owen debate again, even if he doesn't ever quite get back to the player he once was, I still believe he's a better player than any of our current forwards.

Spot on - he knows where the goal is. Enough said.

[Guest]

And as I'm with Fredo Sir Bob has lost the debate by the same score the Reds suffered today...

[kurtangle01]

Just got in from the match. couldn't see if it was a pen from where i was sitting but I was less than impressed with the reaction from Newcastle when Dyer ran off celebrating it like he had scored the winner in the cup final. Was it a stone cold pen?

Just goes to show how small time they are.

[Jayesh87]

Anyone give me a quick match summary please?

[Red_Al_77]

Pitch awful. Bellamy caused havoc. Should have scored three. Poor finishing. Reina makes mistake. They score. We look nervous. They get penalty after Riise trip. 2-1. We go forward. Bit headless. ****e substitutions. We lose. Another crap away defeat. MOM Finnan

[tomasjj]

It hit me last night, what a bloody depressing result that was!

Made me thing we haven't really progressed since last year.

We look more insecure at the back.

[Jayesh87]

Ta Al

[Red_Al_77]

For me the important points from that performance were

1/ Riise is not going to be around next season
2/ Momo is a tackler but little else
3/ Our strikers are not great finishers
4/ We have no left winger
5/ We are at least 3 great players short of challenging for the title

[Jayesh87]

2/ Momo is a tackler but little else

How did he do?

[Red_Al_77]

Some cruching tackles but poor heading and poor passing for me summed up his limitations. Can't be overly critical because of the pitch but he should only be used for specific games in my opinion. He should only play in a 4-5-1 system.

[tomasjj]

For me the important points from that performance were

1/ Riise is not going to be around next season
2/ Momo is a tackler but little else
3/ Our strikers are not great finishers
4/ We have no left winger
5/ We are at least 3 great players short of challenging for the title

You are spot on today, Al.