Post Match Reaction: Newcastle United 1-1 SAINTS

[Saint-Armstrong]

Yoann Gouffran capitalised on a mistake by Jos Hooiveld, before Jay Rodriguez scored his 7th of the season to level it up.

 

Referee got put on his back and was bleeding, before a massive ruck in the dugouts with what looked like a scrap between Pardew and Perez.

 

Sam Gallagher got his Premier League debut in injury time.

 

Saints remain in 8th. Tottenham at home next weekend.

 

 

MOTM? For me, Steven Davis.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Good point IMO

[adrian lord]

All in all a good result at St James'.

[Batman]

poor 1st half. very very entertaining game in respect an all action english affair.

 

both teams could have easily won it

jos did well after his horrendous clearance

 

lallana was excellent when came on

jay rod look very lively up front

 

thought MP got his tactics wrong 1st half.

 

exciting, end to end stuff had everything

 

would have taken 1-1 at the start given our players out and them being the form team

 

gazza his in no way good enough. end of

[Olallana]

Good point, JRod motm for me.

[northam soul]

Much better 2nd half showed some fight and determination which wasn't there earlier.

[DuncanRG]

I'll always be happy with a point at St James's. Decent performance second half against a really dangerous team.

 

Is Morgan suspended after that yellow or not?

[SNSUN]

A good point.

 

11 points off top spot, 11 points off relegation. Make of that what you will! :-D

[badgerx16]

So, that's home against the champions, ( who've just put 6 past Arsenal ), and away at Newcastle - both with Gazza in goal, and we only conceded 1 in each match.

 

No exactly a disaster.

[Mattio]

Didn't see the first half but by the sounds of it we were pretty awful, pretty good second half, great runs by JRod and Davis so unlucky to hit the post with that volley. A good point overall though

[Dalek2003]

Well, two draws in two difficult games. We have to get through this difficult fixture list with Tottenham another tough game next week.

[Batman]

another thing. does that card rule morgan out for the next game?

[gaz]

Fair point, useless first half, normal self in the second. Missing Lallana badly before be was brought on, no creative spark or urgency. About all we deserved from that was a point. Newcastle played very well.

[Sheaf Saint]

Fair result really. Both teams had chances to win it.

 

Thought we looked poor in the first half but much better in the second after Lallana and Scheiderlin came on.

[Mr X]

good point with a weakened side against a very good team! ill take that! mom jrod only one with any movement whatsoever up front today and worked tirelessly!

[Ohio Saint]

Good point, JRod motm for me too. Tense, nervous, strange game.

[Badger]

Settle for a point there, especially with the injuries, (and the fact we started with Gazzaniga & Hoiveld in the side makes it even more admirable).

[ALWAYS_SFC]

"If you stopped using words like "stupid" and "ignorant" in every post you'd sound less "stupid". from match thread by pasty patron

 

 

Oh the irony of the most stupid calling someone else stupid....

[JoeShmoe]

Much better second half, JRod was terrific up front

 

Chambers, Shaw, Davis and Lovren really good as well, Newcastle are a decent side

 

Think were at a tipping point now with Osvaldo and SRL as strikers in this team, the movement and mobility we had with Rodriguez in that second half transformed our game and i would start playing him up top from now on. We look slow and ponderous with either of those two up front

[SaintSteve]

Great point at fortress St James Park..

[John Boy Saint]

Keeps the points tally ticking along. Sounded a feisty at the end on the bench.

[Badger]

another thing. does that card rule morgan out for the next game?

 

oh, f^ck, back to the drawing board, if so.

[CylonKing]

Terrible first half. Newcastle were much the better side despite having little possession. Adam and Morgan on in the 2nd and Saints were much, much better. Brilliant attempt by Davis which hit the post before the goal from Rodriguez. Thought apart from the mistake from Jos for the Newcastle goal, our defence looked pretty good. Gazza still showing that he as his nervy moments but is still young and his actual shot stopping is excellent. All the game time he is getting can only help him. I think Gazza is going to be a great keeper in the future. Just needs to be a bit more authoritative, which will come.

 

Got to agree, Steven Davis for MOM. Had a storming game, was everywhere. Good tackling and break up play. An un-sung hero in the Saints team.

[Baird of the land]

Happy to get an away point against a decent Newcastle side. Good to see Schneiderlin back. Now we just need Boruc back sharpish.

[Pastor Patrón]

Solid point, highlighted the weakness of our squad again though, no one expects back up to be as good but errors by reserve players seem to happen every time they play. We looked a different team when Schneiderlin and Lallana were on.

[Viking Warrior]

I'm pleased with the draw, Newcastle have been on a role of late and given all our injuries we have done well. So after this we are getting closer to our injured players returning. I must admit Gazza does give me the jitters at times. . We had a great last week against citeh and they demolished the arse today , so it does show how far we have come

[DuncanRG]

Much better second half, JRod was terrific up front

 

Chambers, Shaw, Davis and Lovren really good as well, Newcastle are a decent side

 

Think were at a tipping point now with Osvaldo and SRL as strikers in this team, the movement and mobility we had with Rodriguez in that second half transformed our game and i would start playing him up top from now on. We look slow and ponderous with either of those two up front

 

Newcastle handled them both well with backs to goal. I'm surprised we started Osvaldo and Lambert together for that reason but things are different at home and against different teams. Wouldn't call for a big change like that just yet!

[Saints foreva]

Much better second half but dropping Fonte for Hooiveld handed them a goal.

 

Gazzaniga was awful. Can't wait for us to do away with him.

[dan abnormal]

Very good point against an inform team. This game showed how important Wanyama is to the team, we looked alot easier to play through without him

[ericofarabia]

Exciting spectacle to watch, albeit on juddervision and no commentary (listened to DM 3 mins behind!!).

 

69% possession 1st half, feck all to show for it, amazing change in 2nd half, much more inventive and urgency going forward.

 

Newcastle have got some pretty talented players, not a bad result but we are losing ground on the leading pack now.

[S-Clarke]

I didn't think we were much cop in the 1st half, but a lot better in the 2nd - probably down to the introduction of Morgan and Lallana. JWP struggled quite a lot in that first half.

 

Davis was MOTM for me, was terrific. Rodriguez was as well, but I just have a feeling that with a better touch he could have had a 2nd today. Good performance though.

 

Not entirely sure what's up with Rickie at the mo, either him or Osvaldo could have come off after that 1st half, and Rickie didn't really improve much more to be honest. Forgot he was playing for periods of that game.

 

All in all a good point, in a pretty typical game of 2 halves!

[jampot]

Great point, MOM Davis....

[Nigel=God-Poyet=Sod]

Great point after an awfully flat performance in the 1st half. Lallana should have started, but they are a decent team in great form.

[melmacian_saint]

Why did Jos start? Fonte injured/tired?

 

Same about Lallana.

 

We played well but in all fairness a win for either would've been unfair on the other.

 

Steven Davis MOM. Great journeyman. Delightful touch of the ball he has.

[Lazlo78]

I have the same feeling as after the Man City game - lots of key players out so any point would be welcome. We went behind and I lost faith a bit. The players though just kept battling and ground out a very good point. Our fringe players are not at all as bad as I had feared but we still have some issues to work with.

 

Good point, proud of the team!

[badgerx16]

... Gazza still showing that he as his nervy moments but is still young and his actual shot stopping is excellent. All the game time he is getting can only help him. I think Gazza is going to be a great keeper in the future. Just needs to be a bit more authoritative, which will come.

You've gone waaaay off message with that opinion !

[Batman]

how long will fat sam last. look at this game (on paper)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25275721

[FarehamRed]

Classic Merrington: "I just want to say this Adam; I don't know what's going on!"

 

Great point.

[Dalek2003]

Much better second half, JRod was terrific up front

 

Chambers, Shaw, Davis and Lovren really good as well, Newcastle are a decent side

 

Think were at a tipping point now with Osvaldo and SRL as strikers in this team, the movement and mobility we had with Rodriguez in that second half transformed our game and i would start playing him up top from now on. We look slow and ponderous with either of those two up front

 

Ricky has been great for Saints, but Osvaldo ? How much did we pay for him ? FFS

[Bewildered]

how long will fat sam last. look at this game (on paper)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25275721

 

Mirror Football ‏@MirrorFootball 9m

Stat of the season - if true. RT @danielstorey85: West Ham have had more 0-0s this season than the Bundesliga.

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Why did Jos start? Fonte injured/tired?

 

Same about Lallana.

We played well but in all fairness a win for either would've been unfair on the other.

 

Steven Davis MOM. Great journeyman. Delightful touch of the ball he has.

 

Rotation because of the heavy fixture load coming up i guess

[SaintSteve]

Newcastle handled them both well with backs to goal. I'm surprised we started Osvaldo and Lambert together for that reason but things are different at home and against different teams. Wouldn't call for a big change like that just yet!

 

Not sure why all the debate over Lambert and/or Osvaldo and/or Rodriquez... we are lucky to have all three in our squad. MP will rotate based on opposition analysis.. simple.

[CanadaSaint]

another thing. does that card rule morgan out for the next game?

 

I thought he was sitting on three. I think Wanyama was on four.

[Dig Dig]

Why did Jos start? Fonte injured/tired?

 

Same about Lallana.

 

We played well but in all fairness a win for either would've been unfair on the other.

 

Steven Davis MOM. Great journeyman. Delightful touch of the ball he has.

 

Lallana and Fonte have knocks.

[LaptopSaint]

Seeing as we started without 6 of what i'd have as our first eleven, effing good point. Need a couple of wins now, but more tough games to come. COYR.

[dubai_phil]

Will take a point up there.

 

Worried that these last few results have dented our Title hopes though

[CylonKing]

You've gone waaaay off message with that opinion !

 

Yeah, I know, but why follow the crowd. ;-)

I'm an optimist by nature and I think he has the ability, it is just the experience and authority he needs, like all young keepers.

I think with Boruc and Kelvin in the squad he will mature a lot faster than some.

Summed it up near the end when he came and collected a ball from above a Newcastle player despite knowing he was likely to get hurt - showing the right attitude for me.

[Rasiak-9-]

I truly, honestly believe that the reason Steven Davis is so unnoticed and underrated is because he's a ginger British guy with a boring name.

 

I'm serious.

 

He's a fantastic player, quick and feisty in the tackle, wins it, gives it, sees and executes everything quickly. Awesome stuff.

[Edmonton Saint]

Starting to think we need a replacement for Lambert, he was pretty ineffectual again this afternoon and gave the ball away far too frequently. Rodriguez is developing into some player, with a bit more confidence in himself he could really reach for the stars, and the least said about Gazzaniga the better. He is not good enough for this level. Nothing he has done in his Saints career lets me believe he can be a future regular between the sticks for us, poor decision making and looks like a startled cat in goal most of the time.

[Batman]

we scored an absolute cracker. but like what villa did to us.