While you stood and watched I expect. In your own words, "I got hit once, wasn't badly hurt." So you get a clip then watch while your marra gets kicked round the floor and taken to hospital seriously injured ......... nice one What stopped them attacking you ....... did you run off, burst into tears or hand over your dinner money?
I was the only only one in our group who didn't peg it, although I don't need to try and play hard man on the internet, I admit the bat I took took me aback a little and I didn't do anything to help, the lads were twice our size and 5 years older, I'm no hero I preferred not to end up in hospital. Don't see what the relevance is anyway to the point?
Smug is spot on. I wouldn't watch anyone laying into my mates no matter how big or tough they were. As he said you made your whiney little post to try to distract from the the horse puncher. But big up to you for admitting you're a soft pussy who watched his mate hospitalised.
Good for you hard man. I don't let something that happened when I was a kid affect me too much in my life though so it's all good
Pathetic isn't it ..... the Mags have tried flares, the fight with West Ham and most pathetic of all a story from years ago from someone's childhood. But no, they're not trying to divert the attention away from the brave Geordie Hero. Wonder what they'll try next
Not at all. When your first offence involves masking your face, being at the forefront of a rioting mob and attacking the police, which is then broadcast around the entire country and beyond, it's exactly what to expect. There's an element of 'making an example', as a warning to others, but thats withing the limits of the law. THis was described, by police, as the worst trouble they had seen in the city ........... there was no way he'd avoid custody which we all know will only amount to a few months.
Not worthy of a new thread but did anybody see or hear anything regarding seats being thrown down from the away end? Never saw anything myself but read it happened.
RSPCA have reported that several skunks recieved minor injuries, on what is now being classed as 'the skunks run' day.
You wouldn't believe my source. Indefensible. mackems 2 Newcastle 1 Alan Pardew became the first Magpies manager since Joe Harvey in 1967 to endure back to back Tyne-wear derby defeats, following a stuttering display from his side that lacked both intelligence and endeavour. Trailing to a fifth minute Steven Fletcher header from a corner that wasn't properly dealt with, the lifeless black and whites were restricted to long-range efforts for the remainder of the opening period. Matters looked to have improved after the break though when Mathieu Debuchy emulated Paul Dummett's effort against Liverpool - ghosting in unattended at the back post to fire past Westwood in the 57th minute. Without a win in their previous dozen league outings, the mackems looked at that point to have reverted to type - conceding possession and territory as United went in search of further goals. Despite the presence of both Papiss Cisse and Shola Ameobi on the field by then though, the visitors again struggled to provide any sort of service into the box, scuffed efforts from Yohan Cabaye and Ameobi never looking likely to produce any dividends. Having seemingly settled for a draw though, there was to be a sting in the tail with just six minutes remaining, as on-loan substitute Fabio Borini slammed a rising shot beyond Tim Krul for only his second-ever Premier League goal after netting at SJP for Liverpool last season. There was some controversy over the move that led to that goal, referee Lee Probert over-ruling his linesman and penalising Cheick Tiote for a foul rather than giving Newcastle a throw as indicated close to the halfway line. To focus on that incident however as the turning point in the match ignores a string of sub-standard performances from the likes of Moussa Sissoko and Yoan Gouffran, both of whom remained peripheral figures despite a number of tactical reshuffles by Pardew during the first half. Chief goalscoring threat Loic Remy had his poorest game in a Newcastle shirt, while Hatem Ben Arfa saw plenty of the ball but was only able to contribute the cross-shot that Debuchy latched on to for the equaliser. Fears that the makeshift back four would struggle were duly realised, but in fairness to Paul Dummett on his first start, the contribution of the more experienced Davide Santon was no better. The area of greatest concern to those watching from the upper tier of the North Stand though lay in an apparently poor attitude shown by the visitors to the task in hand. Recovering from going a goal down but failing to then go for the jugular and place genuine pressure on a woefully bad mackem side raises questions marks about the motivation and organisation on and off the pitch, regardless of whether we lost or drew today. For all the sound bites from the manager about the righting the wrongs of last season's 0-3 mackem home loss, the evidence of today was that his words fell on deaf ears in the dressing room. That was exemplified by the fitful contribution of Cabaye, who like Ben Arfa can hardly be accused of putting himself in the shop window. And while we're not quite in the perilous position that Gus Poyet finds himself in, this defeat combined with the visit of Chelsea to Tyneside on Saturday makes Wednesday's League Cup visit of Manchester City a game too far in terms of playing our strongest possible XI - something that will hardly endear Pardew to Newcastle fans. Team: Krul, Debuchy, Santon, Cabaye, Williamson, Dummett, Tiote, Sissoko (Cisse 46), Ben Afra, Gouffran (Sa. Ameobi 70), Remy (Sh.Ameobi 70). Subs n/u: Elliot, Anita, Obertan, Haidara. Goal: Debuchy 57 Booked: Cabaye smbfc: Westwood, Bardsley (Celustka 77), Dossena, Cattermole (Ki 70), Cuellar, O'Shea, Larsson, Colback, Altidore, Fletcher, Johnson (Borini 69) Subs n/u: Gardner, Giaccherini, Mannone, Roberge. Booked: Fletcher Goals: Fletcher 5, Borini 84 Crowd: 46,313 including 2,800 away fans. The whole day seemed to be broadly trouble-free, with a small number of seats frisbeed down from the away section at full time. The welcome absence of smoke bombs and flares may be partly explained by pre-match police action that resulted in the planned arrest of seven males between the ages of 18 and 57 and the seizure of a number of canisters. The local tradition of pitch incursions remains alive and well here though, with inbreds allowed to strut across the turf before being guided back to their seats by caring home stewards. Referee: Lee Probert Stats: The 149th Tyne-wear derby ended in defeat number 47, with the draw count unchanged on 49 and United stuck on 53 victories. We've now scored 222 times and conceded 219. A report on the game from NUFC.com
