*** Newcastle v Champions - Official Match Thread ***

[Dameerto]

Well I enjoyed the first 40 mins anyway, when we attacked with purpose and with tempo we were all over them - we played like it was last season again - lost my stream until around 55 mins then it looked like we'd let them into the game and it was 1-2.

[Ted Hughes]

Thought Kolo did really well individually 2nd half when we gave up midfield. There seems to be no plan behind anything he does though; just charges at the ball wherever it may be.

Not very good 2nd half on the whole & more strange Bob moments but great result & a great response after losing to those cunts.

Newcastle are terrible.

[Dzeko4fourgoals]

Deffo much better second half by Garcia. much more Barry-esque.

side note. I am every game more convinced that Janina Maradona must be a VERY HOT bird

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Great 3 points and in part a top performance but there were also some weak sloppy parts.

Delighted for Garcia,not just to score but to actually look like the player we thought we had bought. Toure and Nastasic battled manfully.Both found out a bit especially Nasti but to give Toure MotM on SKY shows what they know.

Loved Zaba and he would be my MotM even though he wasn't perfect but to set up that goal to clinch it and then when he turned up down the right when Yaya needed help was just typical.The front 4 prompted by Yaya were superb in that first half.It obviously changed when Nasri went off but also when Silva went to the right.

We are so much better with Tevez and Aguero aren't we.Again not perfect but they just play the way we want to play and give us movement and real threat. Dzeko when he came on looked asleep as did Kolarov who I thought was worse than poor. Lescott was the one sub who came on and did what was asked of him,he probably should have been on from the start given the way Newc were trying to score.

[I Just Blue Myself]

WOW Dzeko. WOW. What the fck was that? That was the worst thing I've seen in awhile

At least he tried to pass the ball to Aguero.

[halnone]

dzeko... what a joke at the end

[s1ty m]

Great 3 points and in part a top performance but there were also some weak sloppy parts.

Delighted for Garcia,not just to score but to actually look like the player we thought we had bought. Toure and Nastasic battled manfully.Both found out a bit especially Nasti but to give Toure MotM on SKY shows what they know.

Loved Zaba and he would be my MotM even though he wasn't perfect but to set up that goal to clinch it and then when he turned up down the right when Yaya needed help was just typical.The front 4 prompted by Yaya were superb in that first half.It obviously changed when Nasri went off but also when Silva went to the right.

We are so much better with Tevez and Aguero aren't we.Again not perfect but they just play the way we want to play and give us movement and real threat. Dzeko when he came on looked asleep as did Kolarov who I thought was worse than poor. Lescott was the one sub who came on and did what was asked of him,he probably should have been on from the start given the way Newc were trying to score.

I agree with much of that Douglas. However, I thought we handed them the impetus by putting on Kolarov for Nasri. We were carving them to bits, so we put on a defensive player for an attacking one. Mystifying. I think, maybe, I would have tried Sinclair in order to keep us going forwards because they could not cope with us. The goal we gave away was horrible. I think Garcia has been gash for us so far, but you have to credit him today, he was very good.

Great win, as they all are on our travels.

[Swales4ever]

Great 3 points and in part a top performance but there were also some weak sloppy parts.

Delighted for Garcia,not just to score but to actually look like the player we thought we had bought. Toure and Nastasic battled manfully.Both found out a bit especially Nasti but to give Toure MotM on SKY shows what they know.

Loved Zaba and he would be my MotM even though he wasn't perfect but to set up that goal to clinch it and then when he turned up down the right when Yaya needed help was just typical.The front 4 prompted by Yaya were superb in that first half.It obviously changed when Nasri went off but also when Silva went to the right.

We are so much better with Tevez and Aguero aren't we.Again not perfect but they just play the way we want to play and give us movement and real threat. Dzeko when he came on looked asleep as did Kolarov who I thought was worse than poor. Lescott was the one sub who came on and did what was asked of him,he probably should have been on from the start given the way Newc were trying to score.

Totally agree apart for that I really like to see tevez partnering with a striker who see the goal. Sergio currently doesnt.
I think Mario, with Carlos would had won the derby.

Whatsoever debatable opinions, I am very much relaxed now. I was worried about the Newcastle trip, despite Their current spell of results They are a very dangerous side.
NOW I see a decent string of wins coming up.

[Swales4ever]

Anyway: just want to put on records that I am bitterly jelous, because Carl and Slim never invite me at Their Own romantic shags.
Soooo frustrated!

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Great 3 points and in part a top performance but there were also some weak sloppy parts.

Delighted for Garcia,not just to score but to actually look like the player we thought we had bought. Toure and Nastasic battled manfully.Both found out a bit especially Nasti but to give Toure MotM on SKY shows what they know.

Loved Zaba and he would be my MotM even though he wasn't perfect but to set up that goal to clinch it and then when he turned up down the right when Yaya needed help was just typical.The front 4 prompted by Yaya were superb in that first half.It obviously changed when Nasri went off but also when Silva went to the right.

We are so much better with Tevez and Aguero aren't we.Again not perfect but they just play the way we want to play and give us movement and real threat. Dzeko when he came on looked asleep as did Kolarov who I thought was worse than poor. Lescott was the one sub who came on and did what was asked of him,he probably should have been on from the start given the way Newc were trying to score.

I agree with much of that Douglas. However, I thought we handed them the impetus by putting on Kolarov for Nasri. We were carving them to bits, so we put on a defensive player for an attacking one. Mystifying. I think, maybe, I would have tried Sinclair in order to keep us going forwards because they could not cope with us. The goal we gave away was horrible. I think Garcia has been gash for us so far, but you have to credit him today, he was very good.

Great win, as they all are on our travels.

That's the way it turned out for sure as Kolarov looked like he was on mogadon from the second he came on.Sinclair would have been a good shout as were were ripping them apart and it would have allowed Silva to stay left side. Even late on Sinclair instead of Dzeko and we would have scored more but I guess Edin was always coming on for his defensive heading.

[kinkylola]

despite garcia's lack of acceleration, it's great to have a midfielder that actually tries, and wins defensive headers.

[Chinners]

I totally agree with Doug that we should have bought Sinclair on instead of Dzeko, still we got the 3 points and thats the main thing ... great result today, come on City

[stevefromdonny]

fuck me, missed both goals, was eating my fish and chips game was 0-0, went to watch game upstairs and it was 1-0 then saw joe saved a couple of shots and really we had a few chances where we should of scored. went and made a coffee come back and we are 2-0. but i thing that we are playing some good stuff, breaking fast and passing a lot better

Go and have a shit midway through the second please mate

i did do and newcastle scored, after all these bloody years and you would think that i would of learnt not to go anywhere when game is been played

[AG7]

An important stat:. Zaba made 12 tackles today, 8 more than any other player on the pitch. I love you Pablo Zabaleta!!!!

[chips]

An important stat:. Zaba made 12 tackles today, 8 more than any other player on the pitch. I love you Pablo Zabaleta!!!!

Motm for me... Unsung hero.

[stevefromdonny]

i know that we won, but i just carnt get it into my head is when other team have a corner all our players are in pen box, thats why newcastle scored because no 1 was out to collect the ball from david. anyway 3pts COME ON SUNDERLAND

[Slim]

An important stat:. Zaba made 12 tackles today, 8 more than any other player on the pitch. I love you Pablo Zabaleta!!!!

Motm for me... Unsung hero.

Hardly unsung, I think we all love our Argie nutcase.

[s1ty m]

Great 3 points and in part a top performance but there were also some weak sloppy parts.

Delighted for Garcia,not just to score but to actually look like the player we thought we had bought. Toure and Nastasic battled manfully.Both found out a bit especially Nasti but to give Toure MotM on SKY shows what they know.

Loved Zaba and he would be my MotM even though he wasn't perfect but to set up that goal to clinch it and then when he turned up down the right when Yaya needed help was just typical.The front 4 prompted by Yaya were superb in that first half.It obviously changed when Nasri went off but also when Silva went to the right.

We are so much better with Tevez and Aguero aren't we.Again not perfect but they just play the way we want to play and give us movement and real threat. Dzeko when he came on looked asleep as did Kolarov who I thought was worse than poor. Lescott was the one sub who came on and did what was asked of him,he probably should have been on from the start given the way Newc were trying to score.

Totally agree apart for that I really like to see tevez partnering with a striker who see the goal. Sergio currently doesnt.
I think Mario, with Carlos would had won the derby.

Whatsoever debatable opinions, I am very much relaxed now. I was worried about the Newcastle trip, despite Their current spell of results They are a very dangerous side.
NOW I see a decent string of wins coming up.

Come on, you're having a laugh. Balotelli should leave, if anyone wants to take a huge gamble on him. I'd happily sit him in the reserves, as it were. He's not up to it, mate. Whatever talent there is, I doubt we'll be enjoying it much.

[MARKMAKAVELI]

What was this about a city player and altercation with some fans and the police being involved?

That guy on sky mentioned it?!

[Swales4ever]

I totally agree with Doug that we should have bought Sinclair on instead of Dzeko, still we got the 3 points and thats the main thing ... great result today, come on City

while getting in Edin provides - at least on paper - a sure help to a Team struggling in the air and to move upfield, NOTHING uptoday said that Sinclair can be any different than an unnoticeable presence on the pitch. I have plenty of respect for the Englishmen passion for THE WINGERS, but that would have been a massive shot in the dark when we were 2-1 after failing to capitalize on what should had been a 5-0 at half time