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Hull are on the "UP"

2009-12-02T03:13:00.000-08:00

With the return to fitness of Jimmy Bullard Hull are showing the spark that they had at the begining of last season. He has given the team the inspiration and the confidence that apeared to be missing.

The whole team now are playing for fun, they also show a geat amout of respect for their boss Phil Brown, proving that you do not become a bad manager overnight.

Phil Brown has toned down some of his wilder antics, tending to stand back from his technical area most of the time and showing a bit more restaint with the officials. This is probably making his life a little easier without constant confrontation and letting the team take the limelight.
This action has let players show their flair and pace, with Bullard, Hunt and Geonani more than capable of leaving teams in their dust.

Adrew Dawson looks confident and can score goals and when Myhill is totally fit the problem of shipping goals should be cured.

Can Shearer Save Toon

2009-04-30T00:50:00.000-07:00

Alan Shearer would appear to have taken on an impossible task with Newcastle doing every thing that they can to get themselves relegated.

The team full of talent just does not want to galvanize its self into a force to allow it to remain in the top flight. Shearer along with his management team just do not seem to be able to get the message across, Owen, Martins and Vidulka can not find the target and the defence can not keep the opposition from scoring.

Perhaps the fate of Newcastle has been decided before Shearer took the job, one can not rule out the role that Denis Wise played in their dire position in which they now languish, he was totally out of his depth. His abrasive manner causing previous mangers more problems than the team its self, what a difference an extra month would have made. Without the pressure of impending relegation the team would have had time to take advantage of Shearer experience and passion, this would have allowed them to jell into a fighting force with confidence to fight for survival, hindsight is a great thing

The Changing Face of Alan Shearer

2009-04-30T00:41:00.000-07:00

Michael Owen

2009-04-16T12:57:00.000-07:00

Michael Owen appears to be getting frustrated with what would seem a lack of "skill" in his team mates.

He is constantly using his vast experience in directing play but to no avail, it would appear that some of the key players at Newcastle United run around with blinkers on, not noticing Owens directions. This was very much the case at Stoke last week, on many occasions Owen tried to indicate which players were in striking and unmarked positions to his advancing midfield players only for them to past the ball to a marked player or even to the other side.

If Newcastle are to have any chance of surviving in the Premier League they really have to get their act together and get all of the players singing from the same song sheet.

Michael Owen's desire is very much there for all to see but even he can not keep them up by himself. If Alan Shearer can galvanize the team into some sort of order with Owen at the forefront the they may just have an outside chance of survival.

The big question is will Owen or Shearer be at Newcastle come the summer.