Their problem is that everyone wants to beat them. I'm sure they believed they'd walk the league but are now having a reality check and are finding the process painful. There are a number of good teams in this league - it's not going to be a walkover for anyone
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Their problem is that everyone wants to beat them. I'm sure they believed they'd walk the league but are now having a reality check and are finding the process painful. There are a number of good teams in this league - it's not going to be a walkover for anyone
Having watched the highlights and heard Benitez, I think Newcastle were unlucky with both sending offs and the disallowed goal. Forest bundled two particularly shite goals across the line. Newcastle won't have a joker like Steve Martin showing off on the Sky cameras every week so now is the time to capitalise. Top by 5pm?
Shropshire Seagull
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Whilst our games lost stat last season was top notch, our undoing was too many drawn games - Newcastle don't draw many so not an issue for them to lose a couple more than we did ....
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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I agree they were unlucky last night. The 2nd was never a red card really and Lansbury did make a right meal if the 1st incident although it was a red card. With 10 I think they would of prob won but with 9men it's hard to hold on for 45 minutes.
Strange if Steve Martin really was decent when he was in charge at the AMEX but they have had decisions go for them as well. Preston and Cardiff both should of had late penalties which were not given.
The league is tougher than they think and they will have to grind out results when not playing well just as we have done over recent weeks. Hopefully top by 5 but then again it's Brighton.
I'm at bit biased here as I don't see anything wrong with trying to give Lansbury a sneaky kick, in fact, with that hair, it's harder for players NOT to give him a whack. The ref should have used his common sense and realised that Lansbury and brought it all on himself by being him.
Hope the game gave you some extra adrenaline for reading the thesis! (I wonder how many biomedical academics there are on NSC - at least two!)
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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I can't go that far, but I also haven't changed my view since the beginning of the season that it's not all about 2nd place behind Newcastle - I don't think any team is nailed on as Champions.
DumLum
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The actor Steve Martin has tweeted in response:
"Evidently, there's someone who's a bad referee with my name, and now there are thousands of English who won't go see my films anymore."
Indeed, I think some fans are getting distracted (not that that matters).
Could Newcastle blow it - hypothetically, yes, but I doubt it.
RandyWanger
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I switched off after Newcastle went 1-0 up 
hampshirebrightonboy
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- Sep 3, 2011
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Why, have Newcastle already been promoted?
No but they are top of the league despite losing 5 because they have won the most. I think the teams that go up will be the ones that win the most number of game, not lose the fewest.
They are top of the league only because they managed to beat a ten man Brighton team in a game where Stockdale wasn't at his best
symyjym
Banned
And Duffy had just joined and looked like he was playing with strangers.
That's true as well
As opposed to today when he's going to be so comfortable he's going to turn into a goal scoring machine!
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Let's hope it's not the Blackburn version then!