Newcastle Post Match

[Redspin]

Pardew saying he didn't think the (red card) challenge was too clever, but that there wasn't any intent

But accepts the decision, and refs have a tough time.

I don't know why he mentioned intent. Whether there's intent or not has no bearing on whether a player should be penalised. The trouble is many people don't know the laws of the game, including managers and TV pundits

[MrMichael]

I don't know what game you watched but we were very much the better team. We made Newcastle look a poor side and it's hard to believe they finished above us last season. Was their goal their only shot on target? Certainly they never remotely threatened to score again

Only the usual failing of not capitalising on overwhelming superiority stopped us winning

We need goals from midfield to beat even average teams like Newcastle but I can't see where they're coming from.

If we'd won by three goals it wouldn't have flattered us on the balance of play

In goal scoring terms we absolutely are a one man team at the moment. Now that Gerrard can no longer be relied on to get to double figures in a season there really are just no goals in the entire rest of our team at all. Sahin and Shelvey might be good for the odd one or two, and you'd hope that over the next 5 years or so Sterling and Suso add that to their games, but otherwise until be bring in some more attacking threats to take the pressure off Luis we are always going to be drawing a significant proportion of games like that one where we should clearly be the winners.

A good transfer window in terms of adding more goal threats and I'm really quite optimistic about how the last few months of the season, and the future beyond that, will pan out.

[ric.williams]

shame we werent in for jelavic (hindsight)

[Redspin]

I've missed your cheerful disposition on the site

I'm entitled to criticise one of the numerous really bad players he dumped on us at vast expense, If you think he's beyond criticism then that's your entitlement too. But his ill-fated tenure proved to be even worse than I feared it would be at the time - and said so.

The fact remains that his squandering of huge sums on bad players has put the club back by several years at the very least and given Rodgers a monumental task in turning our fortunes around.

In the meantime it's a little galling to read about people "loving Kenny" (or King Kenny or KK - take your pick). I was watching Liverpool for many years before he signed for us but have never understood this hero worship stuff and inability to see any wrong in him. He shouldn't have been given the full-time job and now we're paying the price big time

[Maxiedge]

Newcastle had a week to prepare for the game and it showed. I thought they were very well set-up and worked very hard for each other as a team. They also allowed Wisdom the freedom of the pitch and concentrated on closing down the other players which was quite clever.

Quite different to when they played Chelsea 2 days after the Europa League qualifier game earlier in the season. Newcastle played on the Thursday and then again midday on Saturday! Chelsea were basically handed 3 points by the fixture list.

[Helios Creed]

psssst - he provided the assist for the goal

beautiful long ball, but he seemed to be playing more centrally at that point - his crossing was appalling.

[Tee]

Still cannot believe how Luis controlled that ball...wow...the distance it travelled, the height it came down from, the defender on his back, the keeper closing in....what an incredible goal. Amazing, simply amazing.

[Helios Creed]

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[Helios Creed]

I cried when Alonso left. And Rafa. I guess it explains why you are named after a 70s British car too.

Or Mrs Dalglish.

Her surname is Morris.

[rodo]

what a total and utter prick
michael owen
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@themichaelowen
Red? Did he touch him? Looked a poor decision to me.
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michael owen
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Most of you seem certain that it was a red card. Didn't look like it to me. Let's see the replay shortly.
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michael owen
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Let me tell you, he kicks a moving ball a thousand times a day and doesn't miss it once. If he wanted to connect with a standing leg then he
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michael owen
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wouldn't of missed. He pulls out at the last minute and doesn't touch him. Not having that's a red at all.

[Fredo]

He's not a prick but an idiot.