Dear Magpies,

We look forward to our trip up north
This coming Sunday afternoon,
And let me say, for what it´s worth
It´s always fun playing the `Toon`,
A great bunch of fans you are there
With a straightforward black and white view,
Who stir up a great atmosphere
Irrespective of just who is who,
And we´ll try to add our own bit
Of colour and song on the day,
When the Yellow Army make the trip
To Tyneside to watch our lads play,
It´s been a good year for us both
Don´t you think, with not much to regret,
And with ten games left I´d be loathe
To predict how things will end just yet,
So Europe is still there for you
I guess, if you can keep up steam,
While for our fledgling Premier League crew
A few more points should seal our dream,
And if we should add to them here
Delighted I think we´d all be,
Although as so often this year
When away we can just play carefree,
With nowt to lose, we´ll have a go
P. Lambert knows no other way,
We´ll try to put on a good show
And hopefully add to the fray,
I watched your game on Monday night
And suffice to say, it wasn´t dull,
But´twas double-dutch to me, the fight
Between R. van Persie and Krul,
So I hope dull isn´t the word
To describe this game, Sunday pm,
When two of the top tier´s fine birds
Go beak to beak right to the end,
And should we take something back home
From this, our northernmost test,
I hope none will have cause to moan
Of a theft which took place in your nest.

Yours very chirpingly,

 

Brilliant as usual RBF, the new pc seems to be working just fine!

I feel a surprise in store for this one! 2 - 3 to the smaller birds methinks!

 

A very nice ode RBF

2-0 to the bar codes!

 

Ahh that was good

 

Said yesterday should be a good game, perhaps 4-2 to us this time

 

We actually have central defenders this time and a Tiote.

We've been ****e lately though, 1-0 will do.

 

I watched your game on Monday night
And suffice to say, it wasn´t dull,
But´twas double-dutch to me, the fight
Between R. van Persie and Krul,


That verse is worthy of a special

 

Might not have any full backs though.

 

Very good I have to say. We desperately need a win this weekend and I think we might get it. Norwich have done really well and seem a good side. We got a good going over down there when we had a few problems. Not to take anything away from Norwich though, they played well and are a good side. We're a bit healthier now but our form has yet to get up to the heights of early doors. We're missing Steven Taylor badly for a start and Cabaye seems to have run out of steam (understandable).

I expect a really tough game but I'm going for a 3-1 win. Ba is on his leanest spell since coming to England so I reckon he is guaranteed to notch. Ben Arfa is just coming to his best and they might find him a handful.

 

Only if dull is pronounced 'dual.'

 

It'll be a good game and Norwich will give it a good go but i think the toon to take it 2-1. Ba and HBA for us, Holt for you's.

Nice rhyme you got there RBF

 

Think of it as poetic license wonky

 

Only the greatest poets can get away with nearly rhyming!

 

Hope you enjoy your visit RBF even if you do have to return home empty handed.

We (and the ref, and his assistant) were generous to a fault when we played you down there so it's got to be pay back time on Sunday.

 

Eh? That's a new one?

 

Perch can play on both sides at once...

 

Probably be Perch and Ferguson if Santon, Taylor and Simpson are out. Shame as Simpson has improved the last few weeks.

 

With Cissé and Ba
You ought to go far
But watch out for Mr. Grant Holt,
Soon to have his name
In our Hall of Fame
He´ll give anyone quite a jolt

But Coloccini
Is back now I see
Which should help your defensive line,
Though minus full backs
If that is a fact
Would probaby suit us just fine

And if Cabaye
Is tired, as you say
Well that would do no harm at all,
He pulls all the strings
For your scoring kings
A dangerous man on the ball

But this should be good
To watch, and it could
Be quite a close game in my view,
We´ll be in with a shout
And I´ll stick my neck out
And say it´ll end up 2-2.

 

I remember Pardew coming out with the same stuff, "centre backs were injured" etc, did no one tell him or you that we had been playing nearly all season with our two main centre backs injured, right back playing centre back, etc. Come on, no excuses we beat you fair and square.
Like you I'm hoping for a good competitive game, a point for us will be great.

ILD OTBC

 

We beat Bolton, with a clean sheet, with a left back, two right backs playing centre back and a right winger playing at right back.