Newcastle (a) match thread

[bigfooty]

Smith with a first-time effort, screams past the far post. Well taken but the guy has scored 3 times in almost 3 years.

Kuyt taken out by Emre, we get the ball but Ref blows up. Had he played advantage we would have been on their backline.

[blacky]

we tend to do that after going a goal up!!

[bigfooty]

Kuyt does well to find Finnan in space but unusually for the Irish lad his cross is abysmal and goes well over any player in the box.

[bigfooty]

Torres hasn't really gotten out of 3rd gear, wins a corner with a cute bit of play.

Taken short, Gerrard stands a ball up but Given claims easily under his bar.

[desertscouser]

Anyone here hate Alan Smith as much as me?

[bigfooty]

Smith dives in on Lucas, not sure how much contact he made but Lucas made a bit of a meal of it.

Silence around the stadium.

[Parm]

Anyone here hate Alan Smith as much as me?

just hired muscle as my brother refers to "Smudger" as!

[Biff]

Anyone here hate Alan Smith as much as me?

No...you hate him the most.......

[Parm]

some very poor passing from us at points.

[Biff]

With the exception of Gerrards goal our set pieces and final ball have been cack!

[JRG]

how's kewell looking?

[blacky]

Have we looked better today than in previous games or are we still underperforming?

[der_Fuchs]

For all our possession, I wish we would threaten more with corners.

[spud_gun]

How could that have been anything but hand ball?

FFS!

[Sprouty]

****.