Stoke City 0 Toon 0
Well it was a grim night in the Potteries on Sunday - no goals, no class, no invention. Just a blood and guts (well, to be more accurate mud and rain) cup tie. The Toon got just what they deserved from it - nowt.
As usual Taylor gave his all, Faye was the best defender in black and white. However, Owen was hopeless and Viduka clueless. A damning indictment of his contribution is that Andy Carroll came on for him with 10 mins to go and won more headers and made more of an impact than Viduka did in the whole game - from a player who has spent most of the season so far on Preston North End's bench.
So its a replay - at least we've got further this season than the mackems... So what has been our 'reward' for this - if we get past Stoke in the replay (and that's not a given, remember Birmingham last year?) we get Arsenal, away in the next round... Jinxed or what? Still I suppose its better than going out to Oldham or Huddersfield.
Another interesting by product of not loosing to Stoke is that Allardyce is still in a job - and is starting to buy players... Albeit youngsters - so the Ashley purse stings have been loosened to an extent.
Easy game on Saturday - should be 3 points.. only Manure away to beat....
2 comments:
I liked the bit where the ball was played into Viduka, he knocked the ball backwards and spun the defender like he was Jean-Alain Boumsong. "That's what Viduka can do with his feet," said the commentator. The problem, of course, is what he does with his legs.
A footballer who can't run. Only at Newcastle.
Michael
Too right... and the comedy continues...
Thanks for the comment
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