Sheaf Saint

I'm just excited to hear something from the new owners, after 4 years of total silence from Gao.

Sticky mods????

If only there was some legend about Saints and dragons... (Yes MLT, I'm aware that's not how he spells his name so save yourself the effort of correcting me)

No, he hasn't. His one and only appearance was in the FA cup against Sheff Wednesday. It's all moot anyway because he's listed as being in the first team squad on the OS.

My take from that is that the large number of players who had to miss the games over Xmas and new year will all be out of isolation before Saturday, so unless the entire rest of the squad has come down with it since then it looks like it will go ahead.

It's unlikely they've made that decision 5 days in advance.

Eddie Howe spunked a fortune on players at Bournemouth and still couldn't keep them up. True, Newcastle will be looking to sign players of a higher calibre than Bournemouth could ever afford, but realistically how many of their targets are actually likely to sign in January? More likely they will get a few loans in til the end of the season, and given that squad needs a complete overhaul from front to back it's unlikely a few loans are suddenly going to make them unbeatable.

Everton are so, so poor at the moment. The run they are on is on par with ours from last January - only 6 points from 36 (assuming they don't get anything from this game). Can't see Benitez lasting the season. If they don't buck their ideas up and get something from this game then I doubt he'll last til the end of January. And with that, Gordon makes it 1-2. He's been their only bright spark so far.

Well it looked for a while like we might get a decent 3 way title fight this season, but City are just gonna run away with it again aren't they.

Leicester with a lucky let off. Schmeichel was off his line when that pen was taken.

And all it took was to play him in his natural position. Who'd have thought it eh! It's a shame that it took an injury to Tino for that to happen but I hope it has given Ralph something to think about. Perraud looks solid enough defensively and having a left footer in that position makes such a difference.

Having got the unexpected win at WH I'd have happily taken a point today even without the sending off. Actually hoping the Newcastle game gets postponed now so Salisu and KWP can serve their suspensions for the Swansea game.

That's such bollocks cos the first yellow Salisu got was never a yellow.

Stu Armstrong gets on the pitch - we win. Coincidence?

Where the fook have they got 6 minutes from?!?!

Obviously because Broja has burned himself out actually trying to make things happen, and Walcott hasn't.

Why is Walcott still on the pitch? He has done literally nothing since half time.

Possibly but that doesn't excuse the defending that followed.

Oh fuck off. Just fuck off you pathetic, spinelss bunch of uesless pricks!

Dawson whingeing about that is pathetic. He knows damn well he didn't get any of the ball there. It HAS to be a penalty. Now let's keep it tight and not give Antonio any more free headers please.

Commentators saying that's a brilliant tackle from Dawson. WTF!?

Well that didn't take long

Pretty sure he means in general over the season, not today.

Hopefully that's Jan's customary brain fart out of the way for today. Good save Fraser.

Redmond needed to be smarter there. Any shot from that situation will either end up in row z or in the hands of Fabianski who can kick it out and launch a counter attack.