In the first thirty minutes on Saturday we thought the Newcastle team was a little lackadaisical, and were a little lucky not to concede a goal before Oba Martins nicely put away our first goal.
Mark Viduka - happy he got the best goal of the three on Saturday
It turns out at half-time that Kevin thought the team was only operating around 80% of what they could produce.
Keegan told the Evening Chronicle today:
“I said to the players at half-time, and again at full-time, that I thought we were only at about 80% from what we could have been.â€
“That was still very good, and very exciting.†“There was some really good passing, and I think the third goal just about summed it up.”
“That was a fantastic goal by anybody’s standards.â€
But Newcastle will have to be at 100% of their capabilities on Saturday if we are to get all 3 points away at Portsmouth, who will have their tails up after reaching the final of the FA Cup.
That will be a good test for us and will give the fans some idea of just how good the team is these days, as we look forward to some significant strengthening of the squad in the summer.
Comments welcome.
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1 Marty // Apr 7, 2008 at 17:19
It was a grt display all round and we took the foot off the gas after the 3rd goal……..
Off the point!!!
Did anyone notice how badly HANGELAND played in the last 2games for Fulham n this is the FULL BACK that many here have said we should get.Trust me i`ve seen him play in Norway n He is not PL standard at all.Check the highlights on FOOTBALLOCKS.COM
2 far east // Apr 7, 2008 at 17:22
Mark VIduka looks like the Joker in that picture.
3 Hadji // Apr 7, 2008 at 17:31
Maybe Viduka can persuade his second cousin Modric to join our club.
4 steve // Apr 7, 2008 at 17:59
Reckon we should beat Portsmouth, They’re now 9 points behind Everton so unlikely to get UEFA spot and are more likley to be concentrating on not getting injured for FA Cup final ( I hope)
They’ve looked pretty poor over the last few games so I’m going for a 2-1 win
5 Kash // Apr 7, 2008 at 18:08
It will be a difficult game against portsmouth though. They’re setup very defensively in my opinion, always seem to play 5 across the midfield. But considering they have Defoe nowadays who can only play in the league games, maybe they’ll play 2 up top against usto keep Defoe happy and playing! Either way, our 3 man midfield will have there work cut out against Kranjcar, Diarra, Diop and Muntari!
6 toon4ever // Apr 7, 2008 at 18:22
we will beat portsmouth 100% trust me
in fact bring any team on in the league we are now walkin in the keegan wonderland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think chelski wont be wanting to play us as they go for the league and we will just get stronger after we nail portsmouth then whip the mackem shits into shape
7 Tom // Apr 7, 2008 at 18:37
modric’s viduka’s cousin? seriously??? also great banner but how come king kevs in a city tracky?????
8 Nick C // Apr 7, 2008 at 18:46
Tom, according to wikipedia Hadji is bang on the money…..
9 Leo // Apr 7, 2008 at 18:54
anyone can write stuff on wikipedia
would be awesome though. we have been lucky, previous games we have had some bad luck and maybe its now our turn to have the rub of the green
10 JP from The Rock of Gibraltar // Apr 7, 2008 at 18:57
We keep on winning and best of all is it ain’t by the odd goal!!!
11 Max // Apr 7, 2008 at 18:58
Well done uros for that 4-3-3 banner and well done lads for performing that well. Never felt that well since the Great Sir Bobby was in charge!! Kev should have succeeded him!!!
This is a great site Ed, always up to date, the best NUFC website nowadays!!!
keep up the good work,
Cheers,
12 Gooderz // Apr 7, 2008 at 19:03
Wow, great spot Tom; Keegan is wearing a Man City tracksuit.
13 Spyro // Apr 7, 2008 at 19:43
cant believe this, ronaldinho could be goin to man city, what a joke
14 piman // Apr 7, 2008 at 20:30
JP from The Rock of Gibraltar - Question: From The Rock of Gibraltar Spain or Tynemouth?
15 Tom // Apr 7, 2008 at 20:41
Oh dear, error!
16 Leo // Apr 7, 2008 at 20:43
no its defo a mancity trackie…
seen as its a quiet night, just wondered if anyone had any good tops on a good car to buy, im changing soon and dont want to get stuck with a crud car again, i have a 1.2 polo atm and want something with a bit more oomph and go
haha, im either going to get shot down for asking or people will be like me, both car obsessed as well as football obsessed
17 Hadrian // Apr 7, 2008 at 20:46
didnt know that about viduka and modrik like .
that settles it then ,
we send duke’s off to talk some sense into modrik .
then send shearer down to berbatov’s house with a toon shirt and his name on the back .
18 Leo // Apr 7, 2008 at 21:19
looks like shola ameobi is being as useful as a chocolate fireguard at stoke. 2-0 to crystal palace
19 Marty // Apr 7, 2008 at 21:49
Leo,if ya want somethin a bit bigger n a bit more oomph,try a FERRARI….lol.
Nah maybe a focus or Golf!!
Anyway`s back to football,DO YOU ALL THINK THE TYNE WEAR DERBY WILL BE A SELL OUT?????
Would love tickets for it.
20 Leo // Apr 7, 2008 at 21:52
golf is probs it, cant quiet gt a ferrari yet haha
i doubt the derby will be sellout because the fact that there will need to be seats separating the fans, unfortunatly, but all the tickets will be gone if thats what you mean…
21 Ross // Apr 7, 2008 at 22:35
marty tickets havent got on public sale yet.
its still 3 or 4 days until they do i think.
you’ll need to be at the box office sharpish that morning though. doubt you’ll get one over the phone etc
22 nightfall // Apr 7, 2008 at 23:30
ty and sorry about keegan…i honestly didn’t see kev’s in man c tracksuit…too hasty…sorry
23 Leo // Apr 7, 2008 at 23:34
further to what i was saying ealier, i was following the score of the stoke crystal palace match where shola ameobi was playing a whole game, he wasnt even mentioned in the write up of the game on sky sports… and the players rating was at 5.1…
he is coming home at the end of the season i guess haha
24 maggpie // Apr 8, 2008 at 10:16
I’ve felt for a long time that Shola won’t even stand out in the Championship, and sadly I think he’s quickly going to prove me right.
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