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By: Toonrobbybobson

Toonrobbybobson — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:52:14 +0000

Thats the spirit! If they can perform this one game and dig deep they’ll go on stronger! I just hope they realise that but I think part of the problems are players know they wont be there next season and simply dont care.

By: snick

snick — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:57:07 +0000

Chaps, its Birmingham, its not the mighty arsenal, we mustnt give them any respect, we must just go out there and whip their asses. i know they beat spurs 4 zip, but seriously, spurs were still hungover from the chelsea league cup victory. we need to know that we are the better team, we need to get back the geordie confidence, and by smacking the brummies will bring back that confidence we are sorely lacking. Liverpool game was expected, shame about the fluke goal, nothing enrique or harper could do about that. WE CAN BEAT BIRMINGHAM, EASILY.

By: Toonrobbybobson

Toonrobbybobson — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:25:03 +0000

Im holding faith. Possibly its a case of the players needing to see they in the shit before things get better. I think they are more than capable of doing a job against Birmingham. If the play like they did against Blackburn against the Brums I hold alot of hope. We’ll know the way they play against Birmingham what to expect in the run in til the end of the season. They aren’t too good to go down though. League never lies.

By: Simo

Simo — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:59:25 +0000

I’m afraid I’ve got a horrible feeling about the Birmingham game… As the week goes on I just feel increasingly sick… Still, as i say, there’s no excuses from now on. Unless we get AT LEAST 3-4 points from the next two games heads need banging together and no player/coach/manager is exempt…

By: Penti

Penti — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:57:08 +0000

“Panda Pop footy” - that, my friend, is an all time classic !!!!!

Well, we’re almost in “Last Chance Saloon”. We need results in these next 2 or there is no saving us. Liverpool was never gonna be 3pts for us, and anyone realistic knows this, but as you say, these next few games should be winnable. We have the firepower, we have enough creativity…… just gotta keep the ball at the opposite end to our defense !!!!!

By: Simo

Simo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:39:57 +0000

I think - I hope - the players will come out of the blocks next monday at full speed as Keegan will let them know that if they give it everything against Birmingham they’ll get the win they’ve been after. Only problem is, if Birmingham hold on and then hit back and win, the players will lose all confidence. I honestly think the next game and the following one at Fulham are massive - not only in terms of point but in terms of the players’ confidence. If it falls further now then it might simply be a terminal decline.

I aslo agree that the teams around us will feel that we’re there for the taking now… Either way we’ve got just over a week to get the players rested, trained and up for it before a run of games against smaller teams. Obviously these teams are up for the fight but who isn’t - there’s genuinely no excuses now.

By: Toonrobbybobson

Toonrobbybobson — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:23:24 +0000

Now St. James Park really does have to become a fortress for the rest of the season. Fans really need to get behind it now. They’ve had their knocks now hopefully they can regroup and realistically start taking some points and beat those around them. If they don’t look at themselves and think they are better than those around them then we will be playing Panda Pop footy next season.

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:59:31 +0000

I still hold faith it can be done. The fixture list has been punishing since KK took over. Those Arsenal fixtures really hit some real damage to the minds of the players after the buzz of K’s arrival. The Blackburn game showed me that they have the ability to pull some points on the board. Some better finishing from Owen (which you would have put money on) and that would have been won.

As you say we now have a patch of winnable games which we haven’t really had yet. It’s been a case of one tentative step forward and then getting a pasting of the top teams to step back a few. Fans need to make the noise levels go nuclear.