Will Newcastle Survive?

[Nikos_Goumas]

Does anyone think Newcastle will survive the drop?

I dont think Shearer is a Manager just yet, has absolutely no experience, fair enough he loves the club but surely that is not enough for the team to survive.

Games Left
Pompey (H)
Liverpool (A)
Boro (H)
Fulham (H)
Villa (A)

I can only see them winning 1 game which is Boro, pompey and fulham draw, liver and villa will be a loss.

so 5 points out of 15.

Hull will be stoke to survive

[SpursOnTheRise]

hope not!

[Lilly Whites]

would be interesting to see them in the championship

[ruud]

hope not!

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

hope blackburn stay inn..

you guys should win tonite thou toons.

[BillShankly]

hope so

[The Joker]

hope not!

[The Waterboy]

I think Newcastle can pull it off!
I they can beat Fulham, Pompey and Villa to get out of the relegation zone.
But firstly they have to get rid off Ian Dowie as the Assistant!!!

[CFC10]

It's possible but they have a couple of tough fixtures remaining and the more I see them play the less I think they can do it. Hope Shearer becomes a quality manager though one day.

[Siberia]

hope not!

[barbarez01]

no.

[Le King]

they r gone
drew 2 pompey
unless they upset the scum this weekn

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

I HONESTLY THOUGHT YAH WOULD HAVE AT LEAST 1 GOAL ON THE BOARD!!


Newcastle and Portsmouth draw to keep Magpies struggling to stay alive
From correspondents in Newcastle, England



April 28, 2009 Newcastle United's chances of clinging to their place in the Barclays Premier League suffered another setback as Alan Shearer's side were frustrated by a resilient Portsmouth.

A goalless draw left the Magpies three points adrift of fourth-from-bottom Hull City with just four matches to stave off relegation.

Newcastle now face a daunting trip to face title-chasing Liverpool at Anfield.

The point edges Portsmouth closer to securing their own top-flight status, with Paul Hart's side now seven points clear of the drop zone.

The stakes involved in a match that United manager Alan Shearer had described as both a "must-win encounter" and the "most important of his players' careers", were reflected in the presence of all three of the club's leading strikers - Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins - in the starting line-up, with Viduka starting for the first time in an injury-ravaged season.

That helped to ensure a buzzing atmosphere at the outset, but the final whistle was to be greeted with a chorus of jeers from the home fans as Newcastle's big guns failed to produce the moment of quality required - with Owen squandering a glorious chance just after the hour mark.

Portsmouth weathered early pressure but started to look dangerous once they began to hit their hosts on the counter-attack, although Newcastle went closest to breaking the deadlock before the interval when Pompey goalkeeper David James did well to turn a shot from Damien Duff around the post.

Viduka sent a looping header over the crossbar from the resulting corner, and the home side also had claims for a penalty for handball against Hermann Hreidarsson waved away after Alan Smith had blasted a shot against the Icelander's arm.

Five minutes into the second half, there was a real let-off for Newcastle when Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch went to ground in the penalty area under a challenge from Fabricio Coloccini.

That was a sign that Newcastle were starting to leave space at the back for Pompey to exploit, but the home side should have taken the lead just after the hour mark when Viduka, despite having been wrestled to the ground, played Owen into a one-on-one situation with James.

The England goalkeeper came out on top in the duel with his international teammate, saving with his legs, and that was to prove Newcastle's last real chance of claiming all three points.

It could have been worse for Shearer's men, with Portsmouth also guilty of wasting opportunities to clinch victory.

Crouch fired straight at Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper with 11 minutes left, and Scotland midfielder Richard Hughes headed against the foot of the post three minutes later.

[Judge Judy]

nae chance

[rooboy1986]

Does anyone think Newcastle will survive the drop?

I dont think Shearer is a Manager just yet, has absolutely no experience, fair enough he loves the club but surely that is not enough for the team to survive.

Games Left
Pompey (H)
Liverpool (A)
Boro (H)
Fulham (H)
Villa (A)

I can only see them winning 1 game which is Boro, pompey and fulham draw, liver and villa will be a loss.

so 5 points out of 15.

Hull will be stoke to survive

So why is he wearing a suit and sitting on the bench??? ofcourse he's a manager!


For the record, they will stay up, V-Bomber to win the season for 'em and re-sign!! (then i can wake up and change hands!)

[sparrow]

Yes.

To all those that say hope not, shiraz off you plastic tossers

Thanks Bill Shankly, I hope Liverpool win the league just let us win Sunday.

[Twitchyarry]

I think they at least needed to win thier home games, which they didn't do yesterday, i think thier shiraz

[Outlaw 2.0]

It is very possible when you think that they are still to play boro and fulham and Hull and Sunderland are not exactly safe yet.....

This week SHOULD not really show anything in regards to survival with:

Newcastle vs Liverpool
Boro vs Man United
Sunderland vs Everton
West Brom vs Tottenham
Blackburn vs Man City

One would assume that these games should be done and dusted already....

[Twitchyarry]

If Blackburn are at home i fancy them for at least a draw against city who cant play away, but im not sure if they are home because Spurs are home to West Brom and you got that the other way around.

[Judge Judy]

don't know why you'd want to see Newc go down unless you're rival supporters. i think they're a good club with a great set of fans.

[Crocodiles]

Codswallop

[Heaven Up Here]

don't know why you'd want to see Newc go down unless you're rival supporters.

Anyone who supports another team in the same division is a rival supporter.

[Judge Judy]

don't know why you'd want to see Newc go down unless you're rival supporters.

Anyone who supports another team in the same division is a rival supporter.

[sparrow]

Codswallop

Why?

[messidona]

Personally would like to see them stay up because i think they have some of the greatest fans in England.However,after this morning's draw,its the championship next year.is it true none of their players have relegation clauses in their contracts?

[BTAC]

I'd love to see them stay up. I've always liked watching Newcastle play whenever I got the chance..
That being said, I still hope we mop the floor with yas

I don't get all the Newcastle hate..they're a much, much better club than the likes of Stoke, 'Boro and Blackburn..I hope those relegated are:
-West Brom
-Stoke
-Blackburn

Though that isn't likely

[Outlaw 2.0]

don't know why you'd want to see Newc go down unless you're rival supporters. i think they're a good club with a great set of fans.

tell that to the rest of the mackems back home, the thought of having boro and newcastle in the championship and Sunderland in the premier league is too good not to support!

[King Of East]

I hope they don't, never liked the black & white, just reminds of the Port Magpies. Would be good to see them relegated!!!

[The Joker]

Anyone who supports another team in the same division is a rival supporter.

I agree with that 100%. Finally someone who thinks the same way as me.

[Judge Judy]

don't know why you'd want to see Newc go down unless you're rival supporters. i think they're a good club with a great set of fans.

tell that to the rest of the mackems back home, the thought of having boro and newcastle in the championship and Sunderland in the premier league is too good not to support!

no cabernet, they're rivals