We got away with quite a few situations throughout the game.

I thought Cisse was sh1t, but it turns out he wasn't quite as sh1t as all our attacking options.

The first 15 minutes of the 2nd half was our opportunity to get in front, but we couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo.

To keep on picking KG seems madness to me when Bannan would have been a better option and we might have broke Newcastle down. We don't need 2 defensive midfielders and Jedi is the better of the two. I'm not putting the blame on KG, it's Pulis that needs to be more inventive.

Next week is the ideal game to make changes as we cannot expect much if Chelsea bring their A game (to be honest their C game would do us.

Respect to the 3000 fans that travelled and once again did us proud.

We switched off right at the end and you will get punished in the top league. Bolasie was the star player but once again we lack that cutting finish.

Edited by redpalace91 (22 Mar 2014 4.59pm)

Ha Bannan played s*** as did Guediora and people blame KG who I thought was our best player.

Agree. I am a big fan of both of those and KG (as well as Jerome) has really pissed me off lately but KG and Jerome were great today and all of the subs were awful. Not Pulis fault at all today- how was he to know the subs wouldn't play well. He got his tactics bang on and i'm really happy with the performance today.

I actually do agree with the subs being poor.

Bannan was a good idea as Yala was tiring, but that sapped the pace on the one wing. Taking Puncheon off was a huge mistake though. That killed both wings which is where we were taking the game to them.

Guediora on sure, but for KG who was knackered and giving the ball away.

We sat back against a good side when we shouldn't and it cost us. A point would have been a fair result and I'm very encouraged and impressed by the way we played in the first half and the first half hour of the second.

Play like that with Chamakh back and we'll do well against Cardiff, Villa, Fulham and West Ham.