How can someone who comes across reasonably sane, bitterly criticize Shearer for 1 or 2 heavy challenges? Oh so its ok that Savage nearly broke half our teams legs?

Dirty Cheating Shearer Returns Leicester fans have still not forgiven Alan Shearer for kicking Neil Lennon in the head a few seasons ago, and gave him the usual welcome of boos as the teams were read out at cold and rainy Filbert Street this afternoon.

But he did nothing to change our opinion of him today.

An unchanged Leicester starting 11 faced a slightly weakened Newcastle side, who are hit with injuries. Guppy was the only difference on the bench, coming in to replace McKinlay. So Akinbiyi and Benjamin starting up front together.

Robbie Savage started off like a steam train in a hurry to be somewhere. This proably had something to do with the Newcastle fans thinking they were funny by chanting "There's only one Lily Savage".

He spent the first 5 minutes tacking every Newcastle player in sight, often after they had got rid of the ball!

After he had brought down Alan Shearer (to great cheers) and Gary Speed in the first few minutes, referee Rob Styles had a word with him and told him to calm it.

Shearer spent the game doing what he does best...whining to the ref.

Leicester looked a different team to the last few games. Immediately on the attack and looking confident and like they could score.

A great run by Callum Davidson in the 8th minute down the left wing saw him blatantly brought down on the penalty area line. Whilst a free kick may have been the correct decision rather than a penalty, the referee waved play on and immediately got the backs of the Leicester fans up.

Although Leicester had plenty of posession, it was Newcastle who had the first clear shot on goal. Kieron Dyer showed some great speed and skill a couple of times but put both shots wide and high.

Muzzy had a bit of a shot from 25 yards out but it had no real power and was safely gathered by Given, but at least we were having a go on target for a change.

Benjamin and Akinbiyi were looking much more like front men today and making good runs and playing some great balls on. They worked hard and Akinbiyi showed some great skill and hard work.

Much of the same continued for the whole of the first half, and Sav finally picked up a yellow card on 43 minutes, probably a little harshly, after a suspect trip. Lets just say Bassedas made a meal of it shall we?

0-0 at half time and a fair reflection of the game, which was a heck of a lot more entertaining and attacking than other games this season.

The same team started the second half and both teams started a similar pattern. Good defending from Leicester and a battle in midfield with both sides quickly closing down their opponents making it hard to make goal scoring chances.

Taylor decided it was time for something a bit different and still doesn't want to pay the Cambridge Chairman any money, so unsurprisingly it was Benjamin who came off to massive applause, and Arnie Gunnlaugsson came on.

Would he score with his first touch? Er, not quite. Lost the ball and fell over. But there was still time. And sure enough, seven minutes later, he'd scored!

Bassedas and Sav were still having a tussle in midfield and Bassedas gave away a free kick outside the area after shoving Sav off the ball. It looked like Lennon was taking the free kick and Taggart or Elliott would be up for it, but instead a beautifully curved shot from Gunnlaugsson flew past Given into the top far corner of the net. Perfect free kick.

Things were looking and feeling good, but unbelieveably, yet again, 10 minutes later we were sitting back and letting them come at us.

A lovely fluid and fast move by Newcastle took the usually solid defence by surprise and our usual offside trap failed. Domi sent Dyer on a run to the area, where he crossed into the path of Speed, whose shot jammily went in off the post, giving Flowers no chance.

Leicester came back at Newcastle and we could have won it. Akinbiyi could've had at least a hat-trick, but it just wouldn't go his way.

First chance was a bizarre one where the ball came in across to him in front of the goal and instead of just wellying it into the goal, he seemed to get caught up in himself and it went backwards away from goal instead!

He then had a looping header but Given could gather easily.

By now the poor big bloke was shattered, but still desperately going in search of the winner.

With 2 minutes to go Akinbiyi had two good chances to win the game.

First he went on a great run but was closed down by a defender and his shot went wide of Given to the despair of the City fans and Ade himself.

Then in the last minutes the City fans went beserk as it looked like an obvious penalty wasn't given. Akinbiyi again broke free and used his speed. A defender caught him from behind, but Ade tried to stay on his feet to push the ball round the goalie who was coing out. Ade tripped over Given as he's been clipped by the defender but the appeal was waved away by the ref.

An incredibly frustrating afternoon, but a better game, great atmosphere thanks to the very loud Newcastle fans, and a much better performance from our front men. The Kop chanted the exhausted Ade's name as he squatted in despair as the final whistle went.

Final mention must go again to Shearer. FFS must have dreamt this as no-one else has reported it anywhere, but Shearer made a truly shocking challenge to leave Callum Davidson crumpled in agony, and didn't even get a talking to never mind a yellow card.

When is someone going to treat him the same as any other dirty cheating fouling moaning player? An embarrassment to Newcastle fans and to England. Just play clean and fair football and score goals, Shearer. We don't pay to watch your tantrums and violence.

-- Anonymous, November 15, 2000

Answers

And since when did you meet a Leicester fan who knew ANYTHING about football.....?

nuff said....

-- Anonymous, November 15, 2000

Mornin' min. What's tomorrow looking like? It's still today here.

-- Anonymous, November 15, 2000

morning Screacher.. well, mixed bag really - intermittent showers with patchy cloud and north-easterly wind blowing in favour of the mighty Magpies....

;o )

-- Anonymous, November 15, 2000

If they were playing here, it would be cancelled. Too much brass for the monkeys. Bliddy 17F this morning. That's about -8C for you yuppies. BRRRRRRRRRRobson.

-- Anonymous, November 15, 2000

BRRRRRRR...

"The sun is shining, the weather is fine..."

about 15C here...

-- Anonymous, November 15, 2000

Akinbiyi could've had at least a hat-trick, but it just wouldn't go his way.

If he wasn't shite that is!

-- Anonymous, November 16, 2000

"We don't pay to watch your tantrums and violence."

I thought home fans paid to see their team play...

-- Anonymous, November 16, 2000