Steve Watson: “The way Lee wants to play football, and with us being good mates, makes this move perfect for me.
“We have the same principles.
“The way he is trying to get the team to play football is perfect.
“You always refer back to the happiest time of your career and the best team you played for.
“I would say for me and Lee that time was at Newcastle under Kevin. It was very special.
“The way that Lee sets his teams up is to play as much football as possible, but he also puts a lot of emphasis into quality defending as well.
“Looking at that era, it’s how Lee wants to play and he has lads capable of doing it.
“It’s almost like what a reserve-team manager used to be, but these days some teams don’t have a team in the reserve league.
“It’s working with the young lads who are just coming up, and having been a player that played in the first-team ranks at Newcastle from 16, I’m in a great position to help them out.
“I know what they are going through, when you’re taking steps into the first team it can be quite daunting.
“It’s not just the young lads, but also lads coming back from injury.
“But I’m learning all the time and really enjoying it.
“I’m just delighted to be back – it’s a great club with a great chairman and a great fanbase.”
“I’ve known Lee since I was five, but as a manager I’ve seen a totally different side to him.
“He’s so committed to being a manager.
“He puts everything into it and takes the defeats badly which underlines that.
“It’s great to be working with him. It has been a natural progression for me going into coaching.
“I always knew that I wanted to be a coach.
“I did a little bit of coaching when Brian Laws left Sheffield Wednesday and I knew that was my next step after playing.
“You know you won’t go on forever as a player. But I am now working with the people I want to be working with.
“There’s Clarkie, Paul Stephenson, who I have known a long time, and Terry Mac as well.
“I suppose there’s a good five-a-side team there as well!
“We all like a game now and again – I trained the other day again and did all right.
“I might see if I can get my playing contract back from the FA in case of an injury crisis!”
NEWCASTLE UTD MAD
CONTACT US (Kev): Kevnumad@fsmail.net
NEWCASTLE 1 CHELSEA 1
NEWCASTLE: Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Campbell, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Guthrie, Tiote, Gutierrez, Carroll, Ameobi (Ranger 77). Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Lovenkrands, Perch, Smith, Best, Kadar.
CHELSEA: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Ivanovic, Cole, Ramires, Mikel (Sturridge 80), Malouda, Anelka, Drogba, Kalou. Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Ferreira, Van Aanholt, Bruma, Kakuta, McEachran.
Att: 46,469
Last Saturday's 5-1 defeat at Bolton was a sobering experience for Chris Hughton, after many media pundits had urged Mike Ashley to give him a new contract before their meeting at Christmas.
Add to Hughton's problems, he had the absence of key trio Fabricio Coloccini, Mike Williamson and Joey Barton through suspension, but he was quick to back the players coming into the team as replacements.
Sol Campbell maked his first league start for the club and Steven Taylor made his first league start since January.
Andy Carroll had given the Magpies a sixth-minute lead when he capitalised on an error by Alex, and Salomon Kalou fired home the equaliser in first-half injury time to prevent Chelsea slipping to a third successive league defeat for the first time in 11 years.
At the end of the day both sides probably deserved their point.
Alex and keeper Petr Cech, who had already clawed away a second-minute Taylor header, were on entirely different wavelengths as the Brazillian was put under pressure by the Toon number nine.
He turned to play the ball back to his goalkeeper, who was speeding towards him like an express train. Rather than risk playing the ball towards goal in fear of scoring an own-goal should Cech miss it, he tapped the ball to the side of the Chelsea goalkeeper ... right past him!
Carroll left Cech standing for pace and the England striker stroked the ball into an empty net.
The Magpies could hardly believe their luck, but as they snapped into tackles with midfielder Cheik Tiote in the thick of it following his return from suspension, they made life distinctly uncomfortable for the visitors.
However, Chelsea warmed to their task as the half wore on to dominate possession, and although the home defence were proving stubborn, they gradually started to get on top.
Skipper Didier Drogba forced a fine reaction save from Tim Krul at the near post with a blistering 19th-minute drive, and full-back Jose Enrique had to clear an Alex header off the line seven minutes later.
As the Blues threw men forward, the Magpies threatened on the break with wide men Jonas Gutierrez and Wayne Routledge, in for injured captain Kevin Nolan, prospering sporadically, although the bulk of the traffic was in the opposite direction.
Carlo Ancelotti's men flexed their muscles as the half-time whistle approached, and were convinced they should have had a 43rd-minute penalty for Tiote's clumsy challenge on Ashley Cole as he burst into the area.
They got their reward in injury time when Kalou carved his way into the penalty area and fired into the bottom corner with the help of a deflection of Taylor's out-stretched leg.
Chelsea returned in determined mood and might have increased their lead with 56 minutes gone when Drogba expertly controlled a long ball and fired in a firm left-foot shot on the turn which Tim Krul got down well to save.
But it was the home side who went close six minutes later when Cech failed to deal with a towering cross and only succeeded in serving the ball up to Wayne Routledge on the edge of the box.
The winger controlled neatly before blasting a volley towards goal, where Cole was perfectly positioned to head off the line.
Chelsea threw everything they had at their hosts as time ran down and Drogba had a 77th-minute strike chalked off for handball, but Kalou could have won it three minutes later when Taylor, Campbell and Krul between them allowed the ball to fall to him beyond the far post, but he fired into the side-netting.
Substitute Daniel Sturridge shot wastefully across the face of goal with four minutes remaining as the champions launched a late onslaught, but Newcastle were not about to surrender a hard-earned point.
TOON FIXTURES:
Sunday 05th December 2010
West Brom v Newcastle 13.30
Saturday 11th December 2010
Newcastle v Liverpool 17.30
Saturday 18th December 2010
Birmingham v Newcastle 15.00
Sunday 26th December 2010
Newcastle v Man City 15.00
Tuesday 28th December 2010
Tottenham v Newcastle 15.00
Sunday 02nd January 2011
Wigan Athletic v Newcastle 16.00
THE HAWTHORNS - WEST BROM
How To Get There By Car & Where To Park
The ground is located on the A41 (Birmingham-West Bromwich Road). If approaching from outside the area the ground is about half a mile from Junction 1 of the M5. On leaving the M5 take the A41 towards Birmingham, the ground is on your right. Beware though of speed cameras on this stretch of the A41. Street parking or alternatively there are a few private matchday car parks at some local industrial units near the ground, or at Hawthorns station which costs £4.
By Train/Metro
The closest railway stations are The Hawthorns which is about five minutes walk from the ground and Smethwick Rolfe Street, which is about a 15 minute walk from the ground. The Hawthorns is served by a Metro service from Birmingham Snow Hill station, whilst Smethwick Rolfe Street is served by local trains from Birmingham New Street. The Metro service takes eight minutes to the Hawthorns from Birmingham Snow Hill and trains run every 15 minutes. Please note though that train tickets are not valid on the Metro and that you have to buy a separate ticket for it (ask for a £2 matchday special adult return). Birmingham Snow Hill station is signposted from Birmingham New Street and is around a 10 minute walk away. C Price adds; 'On Halford Lane just below the train/metro stop is a chip shop called the Hawthrones (which yes is spelt incorrectly). Fish and chips are of good quality and it also serves pies and kebabs'.
What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?
Away fans are housed on one side of the Smethwick End, where the normal allocation is 3,000 seats. This means that this stand is shared with home supporters. For cup games, the whole of this stand can be allocated to away fans, raising this figure to 5,200. The facilities and the view of the pitch in the Smethwick end are okay, although the leg room is a little cramped. I have been to the Hawthorns on a number of occasions and have always found it to be a fairly friendly place. The only thing against a visit in terms of a day out is a nearby pub for away fans, meaning that most elect to drink inside the ground instead. Considering that the concourse at the back of the Smethwick End is pretty small in comparison to its overall capacity, then it has an uncomfortable feel, especially when there is a large away support. One tip on finding your seat in this stand, is to remember that although your ticket is marked with the letter of the row, say Row B Or Row LL, the plates indicating the row in the stand read B1 or LL1. As you would expect a number of fans get confused by the addition of the number 1 and start to wander around the stand looking for their seat. So you have been warned. Also in first gaining entry to the stand, the Club operate automatic turnstiles, where you have to put your ticket (which has a bar code on it) into a slot reader, which then allows the turnstiles to admit you. There are stewards on hand if you get a problem and on my last visit fans were also being searched before entering the ground. Strangely I noticed that fans were not allowed to bring in take away food from the nearby McDonalds.
Look out for the West Brom Mascot called 'Baggie Bird', who does a good job of entertaining the away fans before the game. This even involves going in goal and challenging players to take a shot!
Greg Whitaker adds; 'I've been to the Hawthorns twice as an away fan and had a similar problem on both occasions. There is a huge metal gate, outside the stadium, next to the away fan section. On my first visit, this was closed before the game, meaning we had to walk in a big loop through a load of residential streets to get round to the other side of the gate. On my most recent visit, the gate was closed after the game. There are no signs to give you directions and, with it being an evening game, I ended up wandering deserted streets in the dark trying to find my way back to Rolfe Street station'.
Where To Eat & Drink?
There are no pubs for away fans that are particularly close to the ground. Huw Morris, a West Brom fan, recommends 'The Vine' which is about a 15-20 minute walk from the ground. From Junction 1 of the M5 turn left towards West Bromwich town centre (opposite direction to the ground). Take the first left into Roebuck Street. The Vine is down on the left. You can also street park in this area and walk to the ground. This pub also does Indian food and has an indoor tandoori barbeque (from 1pm on Saturdays), plus has a beer garden with children's play area. Barbara Osborne a visiting Newcastle United fan adds; 'The Vine from the outside looked like any small corner boozer, but inside it was quite large and it was fairly easy to get served. It had a good mix of home and away fans.'
Dave Wilson recommends; 'The Park Hotel which is just off junction one of the M5 and a 10 minute walk to the ground. You can park on their car park for £5 and away fans are always welcome. There are plenty of families who meet in here before games and it is a very safe environment. There is also plenty of street parking in and around the area of the hotel if you don't want to pay the £5.'
Sean Mowat a visiting Sheffield United supporter adds; 'As you pass the ground on the right on the main Birmingham Road. Carry on about another half a mile and there is a pub on the right set back off the road called the Royal Oak. We've been in the last two times we've visited WBA. The beer is okay and they also serve Asian food (try the chicken kebabs!). It had a friendly atmosphere'.
Alcohol is also available within the ground, albeit in cans.
We travel to Stevenage in the FA Cup 3rd round ... and just to jog the memory ...
We met them in the 1998 fourth round when Stevenage were a non-league side and the fixtured caused much controversy.
The Hertfordshire outfit wanted to play the home tie at Broadhall Way but Kenny Dalglish (then Toon boss) told the FA the game should be played at St James' Park because of safety concerns.
However, Stevenage held their ground and the game took place at Broadhall Way when Alan Shearer scored early on, but the home side fought back for a draw and a replay.
1998 - STEVENAGE 1 NEWCASTLE 1
STEVENAGE: Gallagher, Dillnutt, Love (March 42), Smith, Trott, Soloman, Perkins, Grazioli (Wordsworth 79), Crawshaw, Trebble, Stapleton (Inman 79).
Subs Not Used: Wilmot, Fenton.
NEWCASTLE: Hislop, Beresford (Albert 69), Batty, Howey, Lee, Shearer, Barnes (Ketsbaia 69), Pearce, Gillespie, Watson, Pistone.
Subs Not Used: Given, Rush, Tomasson.
Att: 8,040
So Stevenage will be playing at St James' Park after all - and this was the really satisfactory way of getting there.
It was not just the footballing romantics who wanted to see Newcastle taught a lesson for their arrogance, the whole country had tuned in hoping to see Kenny Dalglish humbled.
They so nearly got what they wanted as well, as Borough bounced back from an Alan Shearer hammer-blow to shock the Magpies to within an inch of their FA Cup lives as we all saw what Dalglish was so fussed about.
England skipper Shearer seemed to have written the real world into the script with a goal that told the world "I'm back" inside three minutes, a soaring, unanswerable header from Keith Gillespie's pin-point cross that should have seen Newcastle strolling down Broadhall Way.
Yet Stevenage, brave as lions, refused to accept the status quo, showed they had the right to be on the same pitch as the Tynesiders.
Giuliano Grazioli - the man who had downed Swindon - was denied by a flag, and Shaka Hislop pulled off stunning saves to deny Gary Crawshaw and Neil Trebble.
But three minutes from the interval it was Grazioli who wrote another glorious page in cup history by stealing into the smallest of spaces to nod home a Crawshaw corner.
It was what football is supposed to be all about - the mouse tweaking the elephant's tail - with the travelling Toon Army stunned into a silence the final whistle did not break.
Even Shearer's talismanic presence could not bring about a second for Newcastle, and, even if this was not a nightmare to sit alongside Bedford and Hereford, the pressure can only mount on Dalglish.
For Stevenage, the decision to fight their home corner was justified to stunning effect, a match that Hertfordshire will always remember. And what about Wednesday week?
It was the day the circus came to town, balloons and banners, page three girls shivering under the greyest of skies, reality and make-believe merging as one.
The nasty taste left by the build-up had gone, but there was no doubt about how much this meant for both sides, despite the incongruity of seeing Shearer taking on foundry worker Mark Smith and painter and decorator Robin Trott.
Newcastle did not want any reminders of that infamous day at Hereford, while Stevenage were dreaming of little else, of bridging the 99 places between the teams.
Borough had the strong wind at their backs, yet it was taken out of their sails as the difference in class looked set to be ruthlessly exposed inside 152 seconds.
That Shearer scored with his first touch was almost inevitable, the trademark goal celebrations - after he had got off the ground where he had been dumped - he has waited seven months to reproduce since netting against France in Montpellier.
Poor Michael Love, embarrassed by his first touch and Gillespie's explosive pace, would have wanted the ground to open up and swallow him, but even he had to admire the way the England skipper hung in the air before steering his header back into the top corner.
The touch of the master, and Dalglish's frenzied reaction, told its own story.
Teams of lesser resolve might have taken that as proof that class would tell - but hadn't Malcolm McDonald opened the scoring at Edgar Street in 1972?
Stevenage clearly knew that, and threw themselves at the Premiership aristocrats, who soon found that eight internationals - David Batty and Steve Howey returned - did not guarantee anything.
Under pressure - and what pressure - Newcastle started to make mistakes, Borough to make headway, although had Shearer's deflected free-kick been a foot the other way it might have been different.
The Toon Army perched in the temporary stand behind Hislop's goal began to worry, and rightly so.
Grazioli thought he had his moment of glory in the 33rd minute, creeping in to convert from Preston cast-off Neil Trebble, although the pitch invasion was premature, with the flag rightly up.
Yet that was the start. Hislop spread himself superbly to paw away when Crawshaw stole on to Grazioli's flick and after Shearer had been denied by Des Gallagher, the moment the ground went crazy.
Hislop seemed to have got the Magpies out of trouble with a flying leap to deny Trebble, but when Crawshaw swung in the corner, Grazioli's header sneaked through to set off a joyous party.
It was no more than Stevenage deserved, the part-timers who cost £16,000 more than matching the team worth £60million.
Shearer might have altered it again with his last touch of the half, a left footer rising over the bar after Gillespie had again flashed down the right, but the interval found Borough dreaming the impossible dream.
Newcastle, surely having reaped the dubious benefits of a gentle dressing room discussion at the break, came out with more purpose in the second half.
The wind meant Borough were struggling to get out of their own half, yet Newcastle created far too little for a side of international all-stars.
Gallagher was relieved to fall on a scuffed effort from John Barnes after an old-fashioned scramble, before Shearer's thunderbolt volley - again from Gillespie - cannoned against Smith.
Shearer's extra quality threatened to prove the difference, yet that lack of match fitness probably contributed to two efforts whistling just outside the frame.
Slowly Stevenage were beginning to come to terms with the conditions as well, Howey forced to head over his own bar before Crawshaw squeezed into space before firing at Hislop.
The danger was always that Premiership fitness would prove the difference, and Howey and substitute Philippe Albert might have made the most of weary legs and minds in the Stevenage box.
Gallagher was equal to the task from Albert and Smith, lungs bursting, got back to foil Gillespie after the Ulsterman had surged away into the box, his reward a man of the match billing.
They deserved to hold on, and did, not without a few frantic whistles from the home fans, before embarking on a lap of honour.
NEWCASTLE 2 STEVENAGE 1
NEWCASTLE: Hislop, Watson (Barton 22), Pistone, Howey (Beresford 81), Albert, Pearce, Batty, Lee, Gillespie, Tomasson (Ketsbaia 78), Shearer.
Subs Not Used: Given, Rush.
STEVENAGE: Gallagher, Dillnutt, March, Smith, Trott, Beevor, Perkins (Fenton 70), Wordsworth (Thompson 72), Crawshaw, Trebble, Stapleton (Inman 34).
Subs Not Used: Cretton, Wilmot.
Att: 36,705
Alan Shearer ended the great FA Cup dream - but this was another glorious night as Stevenage took the nation's plaudits once more.
For huge periods Paul Fairclough's Hertfordshire heroes threatened to breach the great divide all over again, Geordie hearts left in Geordie mouths for far too long.
England skipper Shearer had marked his first St James' Park start of the season with a controversy-shrouded opener which television pictures suggested should not have been awarded.
Even after Shearer's second of the match - again with an element of doubt - seemed to have finished off the non-leaguers, they came again.
And 16 minutes from time delivery van driver Gary Crawshaw grabbed the limelight when substitute Niall Inman's cross deflected off Alessandro Pistone to scare the living daylights out of the Toon Army.
While there were 97 places between the sides on paper, the gap was nothing like as great on the field, Stevenage sensing they had the chance to make history.
They could not, but the side who had been booed onto the pitch - the legacy of the war of words of the past three weeks - deserved more than to be jeered off it by too many of the home fans.
At the end, it was the winners whose heads were bowed, the knowledge that it had needed Shearer to separate the £8,000 collection of shop workers, students, salesmen and handymen from the £60million superstars of the Premiership shown by that reaction.
They were well worth their moment receiving the tribute of the 2,000 who had travelled up the A1, after proving there is a place for the impossible dream.
And if Newcastle - now at home to Tranmere - do finish the season with a trip down Wembley Way they will surely never face a tougher tie than the one that took far more out of them than they ever imagined.
Borough had travelled north as the heroes of the game's romantics, a view evidently not shared on Tyneside as they were met with a chorus of disapproval from the Toon Army.
The absence of the injured Giuliano Grazioli, scorer of that momentous goal at Broadhall Way, lessened the chances of the Hertfordshire side creating the upset of the decade, but surviving an early scare helped.
In that first meeting Shearer had struck after 153 seconds and tonight Philippe Albert could have netted even sooner, unmarked at the far post from Keith Gillespie's corner only to hit the side-netting.
That miss served to increase the nervousness of the home fans, and when Neil Trebble escaped from Steve Howey soon afterwards, the collective sharp intake of Geordie breath told its own story.
Dalglish had opted to revert to three at the back, a tactical switch which gave Pistone and Steve Watson licence to roam forward and with Newcastle dominating possession, and Borough too hurried, they should have made far more of their opportunities.
Failure to do so might have been humiliatingly costly had Stuart Beevor hit the target from 20 yards after good work from Crawshaw and Grazioli's replacement Dean Wordsworth.
But within seconds, Lee's quick thinking after he had been fouled by Steve Perkins opened the way to goal, as Pistone sped down the left and linked with Jon Dahl Tomasson to provide Shearer's opportunity.
The England skipper does not miss chances like that, and for all Mark Smith's acrobatics, the officials were in no doubt - even if the video evidence was decidedly less conclusive.
Just as in the first meeting, the should have been the springboard for Dalglish's side to pull away.
Instead, history partially repeating itself, Borough refused to throw in the towel.
Their commitment was total - admittedly at times over-stepping the mark - and when they did get the ball down, the busy Crawshaw a handful and Trebble threatening, there were signs that they could create something.
At the other end, while Keith Gillespie had the freedom of St James' and David Batty was asserting himself, Smith and Robin Trott were as determined and resourceful as last time, confining the Premiership men to too many pot-shots from distance.
The one clear chance came when Gillespie found Pistone in acres again, Shearer again the target with Tomasson's overhead effort blocked onto the roof of the net by the brave Smith.
Otherwise - both sides forced into switches, Watson hobbling away with an ankle problem and Simon Stapleton's back playing him up again - they coped fairly easily, Wordsworth not too far wide from 25 yards after good play by Crawshaw.
Batty, fed by Lee when the England midfielder might have shot, Tomasson and Shearer could have put it beyond Fairclough's braves at the start of the second half.
But the longer it went on, the greater the glory, and now the non-leaguers had the temerity to start throwing numbers forward, Crawshaw so close to getting onto Trott's ball behind the back line.
It was the Stevenage fans who were in full voice, the disquiet growing around the ground as the inconceivable began to take shape in Geordie minds.
Des Gallagher kept them in it when he sprang to his left to turn aside Shearer's free-kick in the 57th minute before repeating the dose to deny Stuart Pearce.
Of course they were better - and so they should be - and one decent move ended with Lee firing in a shot well held by Gallagher yet there was no swagger, no arrogance, and the second was met by real relief.
It was a typical Shearer finish, throwing himself at the ball while Borough were still appealing for offside after Batty had found Lee in the box.
Yet Borough dug deeper, finding reserves of courage they had no right to find, Crawshaw's strike a wonderful moment.
Warren Barton, on for Watson, should have finished them off six yards out, but so great was Borough's effort that a single goal margin was what they were worth. This one will be long remembered.
THIRD ROUND DRAW
Burnley v Port Vale
Coventry v Crystal Palace
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
Fulham v Peterborough
Doncaster v Wolves
Brighton/FC United of Manchester v Portsmouth
Huddersfield v Dover Athletic
Crawley Town/Swindon v Derby
West Ham v Barnsley
Reading v West Brom
Arsenal v Leeds
Sheffield United v Aston Villa
Leicester v Manchester City
Bolton v York
Blackburn v QPR
Swansea v Colchester
Wycombe v Hereford/Lincoln
Stevenage v Newcastle
Burton v Middlesbrough
Millwall v Birmingham
Southampton v Blackpool
Watford v Hartlepool/Yeovil
Chelsea v Ipswich
Sunderland v Notts County/Bournemouth
Scunthorpe v Everton
Manchester United v Liverpool
Hull v Wigan
Stoke v Cardiff
Tottenham v Charlton/Luton
Preston v Nottingham Forest
Norwich v Droylsden/Leyton Orient
Torquay v Carlisle
NEWCASTLE UNITED 2010/11
PREMIERSHIP
NEWCASTLE 1 CHELSEA 1 (Carroll)
Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Campbell, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Guthrie, Tiote, Gutierrez, Carroll, Ameobi (Ranger 77).
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Lovenkrands, Perch, Smith, Best, Kadar.
BOLTON 5 NEWCASTLE 1 (Carroll)
Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Guthrie (Routledge 71), Nolan, Smith, Gutierrez (Campbell 77), Carroll, Ameobi (Lovenkrands 72).
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Perch, Steven Taylor, Ranger.
NEWCASTLE 0 FULHAM 0
Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Guthrie (Routledge 76), Tiote, Nolan, Gutierrez, Carroll, Lovenkrands (Ranger 76).
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Campbell, Smith, Xisco, Steven Taylor.
NEWCASTLE 1 BLACKBURN 2 (Carroll)
Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Barton, Nolan, Tiote (Routledge 88), Gutierrez, Carroll,Ameobi (Ranger 46).
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Campbell, Lovenkrands, Smith, Steven Taylor.
ARSENAL 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Carroll)
Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Barton, Tiote, Nolan, Gutierrez, Carroll, Ameobi (Ranger 82).
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Campbell, Routledge, Lovenkrands, Smith, Steven Taylor.
NEWCASTLE 5 SUNDERLAND 1 (Nolan 3, Ameobi 2 - 1 pen)
Krul, Jose Enrique, Coloccini, Williamson, Simpson,Tiote, Barton, Nolan, Gutierrez, Ameobi (Ranger 86), Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Routledge, Lovenkrands, Perch, Ryan Taylor, Smith.
WEST HAM 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Nolan, Carroll)
Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Barton, Nolan, Tiote, Gutierrez, Carroll, Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Guthrie, Routledge, Lovenkrands, Perch, Ryan Taylor, Smith.
NEWCASTLE 2 WIGAN ATH 2 (Ameobi, Coloccini)
Krul, Perch (Ranger 89), Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Guthrie (Routledge 66), Tiote, Barton, Gutierrez, Lovenkrands (Ameobi 60), Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Ryan Taylor, Smith, Kadar.
MAN CITY 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Gutierrez)
Krul, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini (Campbell 36), Jose Enrique, Ben Arfa (Routledge 7), Nolan (Carroll 76), Tiote, Barton, Gutierrez, Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith.
NEWCASTLE 1 STOKE CITY 2 (Nolan pen)
Krul, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Ben Arfa (Gutierrez 62), Barton, Tiote (Ameobi 74), Routledge, Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith, Ranger.
EVERTON 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ben Arfa)
Harper (Krul 35), Perch, Coloccini, Williamson,Jose Enrique, Routledge, Tiote, Barton,Ben Arfa (Gutierrez 84), Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Campbell, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith.
NEWCASTLE 0 BLACKPOOL 2
Harper, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Routledge (Ameobi 81), Smith (Lovenkrands 62), Barton, Gutierrez (Ben Arfa 73), Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Krul, Campbell, Ryan Taylor, Tiote.
WOLVES 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Carroll)
Harper, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Smith, Barton, Gutierrez, Nolan, Carroll (Ameobi 81).
Subs Not Used: Krul, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Kadar, Vuckic, Ranger.
NEWCASTLE 6 ASTON VILLA 0 (Barton, Nolan 2, Carroll 3)
Harper, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Routledge (Ameobi 76), Smith (Ryan Taylor 76), Barton, Gutierrez (Xisco 80), Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Krul, Lovenkrands, Vuckic, Tavernier.
MAN UTD 3 NEWCASTLE 0
Harper, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Smith, Nolan (Ameobi 71), Barton,Gutierrez (Xisco 80), Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Krul, Ryan Taylor, Vuckic, Ranger, Tavernier.
CARLING CUP
NEWCASTLE 0 ARSENAL 4
Krul, Perch, Williamson, Kadar, Ryan Taylor, Routledge (Gutierrez 56), Guthrie, Smith (Barton 71), Vuckic, Lovenkrands (Carroll 57), Ranger.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Tiote.
CHELSEA 3 NEWCASTLE 4 (Ranger, R Taylor, Ameobi 2)
Krul, Ryan Taylor (Tiote 63), Campbell, Coloccini (Williamson 63), Ferguson (Barton 90), Ranger, Gutierrez, Vuckic, Smith, Ameobi, Lovenkrands.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Nolan, Carroll, Ben Arfa.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 NEWCASTLE 3 (Ryan Taylor, Ameobi, Lovenkrands)
Krul, Ryan Taylor, Kadar, Tavernier, Ferguson, Ranger, Donaldson, Vuckic (Nolan 90), LuaLua, Ameobi,Lovenkrands.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Williamson, Barton, Routledge, Perch, Smith.
PRE-SEASON
CARLISLE 0 NEWCASTLE 3 (Best, Ranger, Vuckic)
Harper (Krul 46), Tavernier (R Taylor 46), Coloccini (S Taylor 46) (Henderson 81), Williamson (Perch 46), Enrique (Ferguson 46), Inman (Routledge 46), Smith (Barton 46), Nolan (Guthrie 46), LuaLua (Vuckic 46) , Carroll (Best 46), Lovenkrands (Ranger 46).
NORWICH CITY 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ameobi)
Krul, Taylor (Routledge 45), Tavernier, Coloccini (Williamson 45), Diaz (Ferguson 57); Ranger (Xisco 45), Barton (Smith 45), Nolan (Guthrie 45), Vuckic (Edmundsson 72); Best (Lovenkrands 45), Carroll (Ameobi 45).
NEWCASTLE 2 PSV EINDHOVEN 2 (R.Taylor, Best)
Harper, Perch, Enrique, Coloccini, Williamson, Guthrie, Nolan, Smith, Ryan Taylor, Lovenkrands, Ameobi. Subs: Carroll, Xisco, Best, LuaLua, Krul, Vuckic, Ranger, Donaldson, Tavernier.
DEPORTIVO 0 NEWCASTLE 0 (NUFC win 5-4 on penalties - Lovenkrands, Nolan, Carroll, R Taylor, Barton)
Harper (Krul 46); R Taylor, Perch (Tavernier 52), Coloccini, Enrique; Routledge, Barton, Guthrie (Nolan 46), Xisco (Gutierrez 46); Carroll, Best (Lovenkrands 73). Subs (not used): Smith, Ferguson
RANGERS 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Lovenkrands)
Harper; Perch (Tavernier 81), Coloccini (Ferguson 81), Williamson, Enrique (R Taylor 56); Routledge (Xisco 83), Barton, Nolan, Guthrie, Gutierrez (Lovenkrands 69); Carroll (Ameobi 46).