It was my first match of the season and boy did I pick a good match to go to. I was sitting in the sir john hall stand and the atmosphere was excellent. We just about deserved to win though early in the 2nd half the way Reading were passing the way round us it was like watching Brazill apart from the final ball which they did have for the last 10 of the first half. A classic and strange match.
Newcastle started well and Sibierski missed a sitter heading a delicious Solano cross straight at Hanneman from no more than 6 yards. However momments later he made amends another teasing ball from Nobby and this time super sib made no mistake. 1-0 up and we were coasting Martins headed against the bar when he should have done better and on the follow up Sibierski was denied by Hanneman.
Then out of the blue a deflected Harper goal made it 1-1 and to be honest we got what we deserved as there was no tackles or closing down till solano did it and by then it was to late as hit it him and beat Shay to make it 1-1. From then on in the 1st half it was all Reading and Harper scored a agin and had it not been for 2 excellent saves by Shay and a trememndous header by Taylor we would have been 3 or 4 -1 down at the interval.
In the 2nd half as I say they started well and they must have had about 70% of the ball untill we got a penalty from where I was sitting it looked like a penalty but having spoken to some people who have seen it on TV it was a harsh call. However Martins cooly stepped up to make it 2-2. Then came another twist in a dramatic game Sibierski was played through and from the narrowest of angles he amazingly scored to give us the lead again only for a flag, now the same people Ive spoken to said it should have stood. So its 1-1 in terms of poor decisions.
Just when it looked as though we were going to drop 2 points as Sibierski was denied by an excellent save up stepped Emre who scored a stunning 25 yard drive to make it 3-2 with 5 to play. It could so easily have been 3-3 had Babayaro not made an excellent/vital defensive clearence towards the end of the game.
hich leads me on to my next point those fans who were booing Babayaro just above the sir john hall stand next to the away fans and also around the ground you people should be ashamed of yourself. I admit I have never been a fan of his but to single out 1 player in a black and white shirt and boo him is nothing short of disgraceful. You should banned from StJame's Park as you are not true
Newcastle fans true fans get behind there side no matteer what the circumstances are.
Also other players I was didssapointed with were Milner Nzogbia and Taylor, he made 2 rediculously short back passes which almost cost us dearly.
Well done lads and hopefully we will continue our excellent recent form with a win at
Blackburn on saturday. Butt was excellent and deserved mom he has had a tremendous season to date, also Emre for me played his best game for
Newcastle and Sibierski was outstanding this man gets better and better and on another nigh he would have scored a hatric, he deserved more goals his all round play was exceptional. ell done Newcstle and the majority of there fans who made it a great atmosphere its just a shame some idiots started booing there own players. Them type of people dont understand football and how it works.
At least we are above the Boro and with a game in hand though we shouldn't be happy to settle for that we should be aiming for top 4 or top 6 we are only 9 points off 4th. Apart from
Chelsea away and United at home on new years day (they are 2 games we can get results out of) we have a pretty kind fixture list on paper. bring on
Blackburn.
