To: YBR

From: NUFC Fans

Memorandum: Action Plan for Project Win Games

1. Buy a strong, competitive central midfielder. This is a priority.

2. Teach the defence to defend as a unit. A stategy may be to string them together during training sessions so they get used to each other. This is a priority.

3. Teach the entire team about the defence of set pieces. This is a priority.

4. Teach the team the importance of getting the ball to the wide players, notably the left winger. This is a priority.

5. Teach the team as a whole that Alan Shearer isn't all that good in the air and will lose the ball more often that not if it's hoofed up the field, therefore long balls are pointless. This may necessitate some concentration on passing during training sessions. This is a priority.

6. Consider the contribution of Nolberto Solano to the team. This is a medium term decision.

7. Consider the contribution that younger players like Andy Griffin may make. This is a priority.

8. Consider your policy for substitutions and whether you time them correctly. This is a priority.

Otherwise, everything is going swimmingly.

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Answers

Bobby's own thoughts on todays game in an article on Sportal:

Bobby Robson called on referees to root out the divers after his side were denied a clear penalty in Sunday's 3-0 reverse at West Ham.

Robson said his team should have had a spot-kick in the opening five minutes when Robbie Elliott went down under the challenge of Hammers defender Christian Dailly.

"The referee should have given us a penalty," said Robson. "There's such a dialogue now about referees and diving that referees don't know now whether people are diving or it's a clear penalty. It was clearly a penalty.

"It was also a clear obstruction from Don Hutchison on West Ham's third goal."

However, Robson admitted that Newcastle had deserved to take nothing from the game - their 26th in the capital without a win. "We've had a poor day and we've got what we deserved. Our service to the front two was not very good and we didn't get any penetration down the flanks".

We looked a pretty poor outfit and deserved to lose - but we've had two key decisions go against us."

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Pretty poor!!!

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

I only half agree with him....didn't see anything pretty today.

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Oh dear, a week is along time in football isn't it?

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Too true SK.

We really didn't deserve anything out of the match from our overall performance - but if Elliott's penalty decision had been given, I have a feeling that our performance would have been better. However, a penalty decision going against you is no reason to become walk overs.

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Well, I can't explain it - can you superkev?

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Never saw the match mate.

I make a point of not watching you lot so i can avoid talking about yous in the pub with armchair fans.

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Soops - you missed a treat :-(

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Not a bad list furmista. Just like to suggest an amendment to point 6 viz. NEVER EVER AGAIN LET INEFFECTUAL FORMER PERUVIAN CAPTAINS START AN AWAY FIXTURE. EVER.

Also one addition :

9. TEACH ALL PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS AT THE CLUB HOW TO SCREW STUDS INTO THEIR BOOTS.

Complete and utter pile of toss. I thank you

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Seymour (or should I say Loony) glad to see that you weren't spared the result. If we have to sit through it then so should you. Are you still in South America?

-- Anonymous, September 23, 2001

Agree with all , except the bit on Nobby.He's a great player who had an off day.

I'll be Writing to Farrington (Sunday sun) asking him why he wants to get Nobby deported. Isn't he supposed to be A Newcastle fan?

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2001

Here's an addition.

Never ever try stupid training ground practiced free kicks that never seem to work on the day, (unless it's a direct shot from L Robert's boot)

-- Anonymous, September 24, 2001

Oh how they lift us then put us down.

-- Anonymous, September 25, 2001

Is that it DeB? You bugger off and dessert us for weeks, and then when you reappear you post 9 cryptic words! You see what work does for you? ;o{)

How's it gannin marra?

-- Anonymous, September 25, 2001