Come on the Toon, a great discliplined performance, outstanding goalkeeper in Tim Krul, solid back four, and hard working midfield. Playing 4 centre halves along the back worked wonders, we dominated in the air, peter ramage was excellent again!
Its a huge pity that we cant perform in the premier league like that, a miserly defence in europe, seems to let us down on occasions in prem. The pundits were saying that although we were great tonight, Palermo had a weak side out, but didnt we? who were we missing?
Shay Given-irish international
Steve Harper-
Steve Carr-Irish international
Celestine Babayaro-nigerian international
Damien Duff-Irish international
Scott Parker-English international
Kieron Dyer-English international
Oba Martins-Nigerian international
Michael Owen-Nigerian International
Giuseppe Rossi-Ineligible
Shola Ameobi-
thats an entire team missing there through injury! worst luck in europe.

i voted owen.

dyer-we have loads of midfielders, so we have back up.
given- he is a huge miss, but we have harper who is a good keeper, and from what i saw tonight, krul is gona be wiked!

and yeh we have far too many injuries, but we managed tonight didnt we? we did it tonight against one of the best teams in italy, so why cant we do it in the prem?

Ive went for Owen he just guareentees goals and his pace frightens the life out of defenders. I was a tad [beep!] of listening to five keep going on about Palermos 2nd string when we had 11 or 12 players missing to. I hope Tim Krul plays ahead of Harps on Saturday I am so excited about his prospects obviously Shay is still number 1.

yeh i no wot u mean. we had all our main players out as well.

if anyone here knows a bit about palermo, could you please tell me if their situation wirth players tonight was the same and Newcastles? if it was, then as you sed kytoon, the five commentators were being prats

Palermorested about 8 players of there usuall starting line up but my point is we had numerous players out from our original stating 11 who could easily have played and all you heard was the Palermo side weakened not both sides weekened.

Given
Harper
Carr
Babayaro
Bernard
Owen
Sibierski (came on as sub)
Parker
Duff
Martins
Ameobi
Dyer

This is a lot of quality missing and thankfully it didn''t matter one thing for sure is a new star is born. Tim Krul a legend in the making.

i think krul should play instead harper cause he crap and everyone know that krul is way better than harper and given

what u think guys

better than given? not yet, but yes better than harper

yh that true he not better than given yet

it has to be owen. given is top class player and we miss him but we are not scoring goals in the league and we need that the most.

Alan was sayin tonight on motd. dont sack roeder, that wont help.

stick it out until jan, and buy a striker that will score goals. shola is now having probs, owens out, martins seems to pick up injuries easily. we have to rely on rossi, and we cant as he goes in jan, and cant do it alone until then.

Rossi isn't even one of our players. Why play him to please alex ferguson. The cheek of that man to demand rossi being played is unbelieverable. he was rubbish.

we loaned him, and he is our only good striker we have at the moment! if only fergie would have him for a bit longer

ROSSI CRAP

Rossi is ok, but when Newcastle play the long ball game we have no chance. I didnt no Owen was a Nigerean international, lol.

This made me laugh.

patinod, its true




and that statement is crap m8

not owen it amobie

If Rossi was that good he would be at Man Utd.

he is but they have better at the monent e.g saha Rooney solkjaer

Ameobi played for ENglands under 21's

Whens Michael Owen been Nigerian?

No we have him on loan.