The OFFICIAL Liverpool Supporters thread

[Minder]

Will the dogs now be called off on Keane (i was one) ? I find it astonishing that whilst there has been a media witch hunt from sections of the media due to Keanes poor early season goal return Berbatov has performed at a similar or worse level yet never a word is uttered. Is it because he is a "classy foreigner" and only the odd flick or backheel is needed ( and zero workrate) to satisfy some? Weird.

[Tony Baloney]

Will the dogs now be called off on Keane (i was one) ? I find it astonishing that whilst there has been a media witch hunt from sections of the media due to Keanes poor early season goal return Berbatov has performed at a similar or worse level yet never a word is uttered. Is it because he is a "classy foreigner" and only the odd flick or backheel is needed ( and zero workrate) to satisfy some? Weird.

Yes you are. You all should write a letter of apology to young Robert. Shame on you Minder.

[Norf Tyrone]

What could've been a tricky tie for Lpool should now be a fairly handy one following boxing day injuries to Viduka, Jose Enrique, Beye and a suspension to Bassong. With Martins and 4 or 5 others out already it's a patched up Newcastle. This mornings announcement re Ashley will also add to the soap opera at St James, and cast another shadowy, gloom over the place.

[Norf Tyrone]

Rafa drops Keana and Alonso!

Newcastle: Given, Edgar, Taylor, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Butt, N'Zogbia, Duff, Owen. Subs: Harper, Xisco, Geremi, Ameobi, Kadar, LuaLua, Carroll.
Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Insua, Benayoun, Mascherano, Leiva Lucas, Babel, Gerrard, Kuyt. Subs: Cavalieri, Keane, Riera, Alonso, Ngog, El Zhar, Skrtel.

[EC Unique]

Keane dropped just as he hits form   It must be frustrating to have Rafa at times like this

[gawa316]

Jesus this should be at least 4 or 5 nil

[Norf Tyrone]

Liverpool 0 Given 0 so far.

Newcastle are shocking!

[el_cuervo_fc]

Stevie G 

[el_cuervo_fc]

Hypia!!

[Norf Tyrone]

Good stream for you scumbags

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iraqgoals30


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[Norf Tyrone]

Good timing for the stream...2-1

[EC Unique]

unbelievable. Liverpool should be 4 or 5 up. Makes for an interesting second half...  Wonder will Robert get a run?

[ONeill]

From Yahoo:

And that is the half-time whistle! Liverpool have pasted Newcastle but - thanks to some incredible goalkeeping by Shay Given and some slack defending just before the break - they are only one goal to the good.

[ONeill]

And from BBC:

As I said, a ridiculous half of football really. I can't remember seeing a Premier League team so thoroughly outplayed as Newcastle were in that half but, thanks to a quite phenomenal performance from Shay Given and that David Edgar goal, they're still in this. Only if Joe Kinnear can sort out his defence though...

[ONeill]

Whilst I'm at it, the Guardian:

An unbelievably dominant Liverpool go into half-time only one goal to the good, thanks largely to their own profligacy in front of goal, Shay Given's heroics in it, and then a lapse of concentration right at the death, which allowed Edgar to head home. The visitors should have been home and dry by now - and it's hard not to suggest that if they'd been playing with some proper strikers they would have been. But at least there's something to look forward to in the next 45. Newcastle might fancy they can nick something unlikely, which could open it up even more. Stay tuned for the second-half hijinks.