Newcastle United Goals Thread 2009/2010

Championship Goals
West Brom Away
Goal: Duff (1-1)

Reading Home
Goal: Ameobi (1-0)
Goal: Ameobi (2-0)
Goal: Ameobi (3-0)

Sheffield Wednesday Home
Goal: Ameobi (1-0)

Crystal Palace Away
Goal: Nolan (1-0)
Goal: Ryan Taylor (2-0)

Leicester City
Goal: Guthrie (1-0)

Cardiff City Away
Goal: Coloccini (1-0)

Blackpool Away
Goal: Carroll (1-0)

Plymouth Argyle Home
Goal: Steven Taylor (1-0)
Goal: Nolan (2-1)
Goal: Carroll (3-1)

Ipswich Town Away
Goal: Nolan (1-0)
Goal: Nolan (2-0)
Goal: Ryan Taylor (3-0)
Goal: Nolan (4-0)

QPR Home
Goal: Harewood (1-1)

Scunthorpe United Away
Goal: Nolan (1-1)

Doncaster Rovers Home
Goal: Carroll (1-1)
Goal: Nolan (2-1)

Sheffield United Away
Goal: Ryan Taylor (1-0)

Peterborough Home
Goal: Gutierrez (1-0)
Goal: Carroll (2-0)
Goal: Simpson (3-0)

Preston North End Away
Goal: Nolan (1-0)

Swansea City Home
Goal: Harewood (1-0)
Goal: Lovenkrands (2-0)
Goal: Harewood (3-0)

Watford Home
Goal: Lovenkrands (1-0)
Goal: Pancrate (2-0)

Coventry City Away
Goal: Ameobi (1-0)
Goal: Ranger (2-0)

Barnsley Away
Goal: Nolan (1-0)
Goal: Harewood (2-1)

Middlesbrough Home
Goal: Harewood (1-0)
Goal: Ameobi (2-0)

Sheffield Wednesday Away
Goal: Nolan (1-1)
Goal: Ameobi (2-1)

Plymouth [FA Cup]
Goal: Lovenkrands (1-0)
Goal: Lovenkrands (2-0)
Goal: Lovenkrands (3-0)

West Brom Home
Goal: Guthrie (1-1)
Goal: Lovenkrands (2-2)

West Brom [FA Cup]
Goal: Carroll (1-2)
Goal: Carroll (2-4)

Crystal Palace Home
Goal: Derry Own Goal (1-0)
Goal: Ranger (2-0)

Cardiff City Home
Goal: Carroll (1-0)
Goal: Gyepes Own Goal (2-0)
Goal: Carroll (3-0)
Goal: Lovenkrands (4-0)
Goal: Lovenkrands (5-0)

Swansea City Away
Goal: Carroll (1-1)

Coventry City Home
Goal: Routledge (1-1)
Goal: Carroll (2-1)
Goal: Lovenkrands (3-1)
Goal: R.Taylor (4-1)

Preston North End Home
Goal: Lovenkrands (1-0)
Goal: Nolan (2-0)
Goal: R.Taylor (3-0)

Watford Away
Goal: Coloccini (1-0)
Goal: Carroll (2-0)

Barnsley Home
Goal: Lovenkrands (1-0)
Goal: Lovenkrands (2-0)
Goal: Guthrie (3-0)
Goal: Gutierrez (4-0)
Goal: Guthrie (5-0)
Goal: Nolan (6-0)

Middlesbrough Away
Goal: Lovenkrands (1-0)
Goal: Carroll (2-2)

Scunthorpe Home
Goal: Carroll (1-0)
Goal: Lovenkrands (2-0)
Goal: Carroll (3-0)

Bristol City Away
Goal: Gutierrez (1-2)
Goal: Carroll (2-2)

Doncaster
Goal: Carroll (1-0)

Nottingham Forest
Goal: Ameobi (1-0)
Goal: Enrique (2-0)

Peterborough Away
Goal: Nolan (1-1)
Goal: Barton (2-1)
Goal: Ameobi (3-1)

Sheffield United Home
Goal: Lovenkrands (1-1)
Goal: Nolan (2-1)

Blackpool Home
Goal: Gutierrez (1-0)
Goal: Carroll (2-0)
Goal: Nolan (3-0)
Goal: Routledge (4-0)

Reading Away
Goal: Nolan (1-0)
Goal: Nolan (2-0)

Plymouth Argyle Away
Goal: Carroll (1-0)
Goal: Routledge (2-0)

Ipswich Town Home
Goal: Carroll (1-0)
Goal: Ameobi (2-1)

QPR Away
Goal: Lovenkrands (1-0)

Best Goals of the Season Compilation

Here are games 1-10 of the championship, put into a package by Villene. Special thanks goes to him for that!
Games 1-10

* Credit to Siralicdman and Albiondean for uploading certain goals.

Bale and Messi get my April votes

April certainly was a big month and turning point in many peoples season. When it comes to the individual performance of the month, only one night comes to mind. That night being the night Lionel Messi scored FOUR goals to eliminate Arsenal from the champions league. He was clinical, calm, composed, skillful, the difference and quite simply world class and it made people realise that we are in fact blessed to be watching a true footballing genius on display. Unfortunately Barcelona were later to be eliminated from the champions league by Inter Milan but Lionel Messi gets my vote for Best Individual Performance of the Month, for April.

Individual Performance of the month - March - Frank Lampard
Individual Performance of the month - February - Sachin Tendulkar

The award for the player of the month, in my opinion goes to none other than Gareth Bale. He was the main reason in Spurs resurgence towards the end of the season which culminated in them winning a champions league position for next season (provided they win the qualifying matches of course). He manged to score a goal in each of the home wins against fierce rivals Arsenal and Chelsea whilst his performance against Man Utd was top class too. He set up their goal in that match and his running and attacking style was a pleasure on the eye. He was always tipped to be a quality player and its no surprise to see him starting to mature as a player now that he is playing in an attacking position. Well done to Harry Redknapp for giving him the freedom to express himself rather than playing him at left back and if he stays fit, Spurs could well be a team fighting for better things next season.

Player of the Month - March - Lionel Messi
Player of the Month - Febraury - Wayne Rooney

What an experience it was!

What an experience it was! The previous day a family member told me about how they got see the world cup trophy. It made me realise how much I needed to make an effort to enjoy the pleasures of hosting the world cup. I've got tickets to some matches, but I did two things that have made me wish the world cup started tomorrow! Firstly, I bought the Panini world cup sticker book and secondly I went to go see the world cup trophy. I managed to see it live and what a piece of art it is. 6.5 kg of pure gold, it really is an amazing trophy. I must say well done to Fifa and Coca Cola for doing the tour of the trophy and bringing it to us fans. Whilst waiting in the queue we also got to see a fantastic 3D video and the excitement is really building amongst sport lovers here in South Africa.

We are the champions!

Chennai Come Out On Top When It Matters

So with the IPL now having been completed I'll look back on what was another successful tournament. Firstly, I'm delighted to see that I got my IPL Prediction right, regarding the four semi finalists. I was slightly out with their final standings but never the less its always nice to get the prediction correct. Secondly, Well done to the Chennai Super Kings for winning the tournament despite almost being eliminated before the knockout stage. They were led by a great captain in MS Dhoni whilst also showing that they do not rely on only one or two players. The likes of Vijay, Raina, Murali, Bollinger, Ashwin and all played a key role in guiding them to their first IPL triumph.

As for their finalists, the Mumbai Indians, what on earth were they doing not bringing in the likes of Pollard and Tiwary earlier? They were by far the best team in the tournament but such is sport that one wrong decision and you could be facing defeat. A special mention has to go to Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis for superb batting displays during the tournament and well done to Ojha for finishing with the most wickets in the tournament. The biggest disappointments for me were the Kolkata Knight Riders, who promised so much but failed to deliver. As for individual players who disappointed, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden failed to light up the competition while I was expecting a little more from the likes of Lee and Yuvraj from the Kings XI Punjab and Morgan and Taylor of the Royal Challengers. I'm glad they still managed to make the champions league though which will be staged in South Africa. With the expanded IPL next year its promises to continue to build on what is the games biggest domestic tournament in 2011 hopefully.

My Newcastle United Player Ratings vs Sheffield United (H)

Steve Harper (6) - I felt he was troubled with a few of their corners and did not command the six yard area the way a keeper should. He did well elsewhere though.

Danny Simpson (7) - A very good performance from Danny. He may have given away the corner which led to their goal unnecessarily but he had a solid game. Involved in the second goal while he contributed to our main attacks and he defended well. I feel a lot more positive about him now.

Mike Williamson (7) - Another good performance from Mike. He made a stunning defensive block in the first half and his defensive partnership with Colo is looking really positive.

Fabricio Coloccini (7.5) - Like Williamson, Coloccini too had a good game. He made a great tackle to prevent a dangerous United attack in the 2nd half, while there were a few other notable challenges from the Argentinian.

Jose Enrique (7) - He sure looks another class in this division. He was good down our left even though today was not his best game of the season. His strength and ability to keep the ball despite being in tough situations is quite admirable.

Wayne Routledge (7) - He seemed to be our main spark in the 1st half but should have bagged at least one goal tonight. He still looks a good buy and I'll be looking to him to have a big season in the premier league for us next season.

Kevin Nolan (7.5) - He gets an extra rating point just for that brilliant finish. A goal worthy of winning any game. He also thread through a delightful ball for Routledge in the 1st half and he seemed to be up for it tonight.

Danny Guthrie (7) - A decent night for Danny even if not spectacular. His creativity in the middle is something that gets us going. Hope the injury is not too bad.

Jonas Gutierrez (6.5) - He was again up and down tonight. He gave the ball away at times but on other occasions he went on some excellent runs. Almost scored with a beauty too.

Andy Carroll (6) - I remember thinking after about 25 minutes, Is Carroll playing tonight. If it wasn't for two fouls he gave away I wouldn't have known. He got us the penalty and had a better 2nd half but I'd like to see him become more involved.

Peter Lovenkrands (6.5) - He scored the penalty with a neat finish but he too didn't have the busiest 1st half. He does run good angles though and almost scored in the 2nd half too with a few shots.

Substitutes

Shola Ameobi (6) - Not the same impact as the last time but then again he didn't have many minutes to play with.

Joey Barton (N/A)

Ryan Taylor (N/A)

Man of the Match: Kevin Nolan

Player Ratings vs Preston North End
Player Ratings vs Nottingham Forest

Messi, Lampard march ahead in March!

From one footballer to the next, my award to the best sportman in the month of March goes to Lionel Messi. The magical Messi, scored an astonishing ten goals in the seven matches he played in, including two hat-tricks. He guided Barcelona to the quarter finals of the champions league while they also head the table in La Liga. When on the ball, few can argue that he is simply breathtaking to watch. The way he simply glides past defenders, with skill and speed its a joy to behold. What makes him stand out more, is that he plays with a smile and tends to just want to get on with the football when fouled and diving is not part of his game, as is for many other footballers these days. He has always been compared to Diego Maradona since he started his playing career but to me, he is fast becoming the best player of this millennium thus far. His attitude is very admirable and with performances like this past month, the world player of the year might be keeping that crown for a few years to come.

My award for outstanding individual performance of the month of March, goes to Frank Lampard. The midfielder scored four goals against Aston Villa in Chelsea's massive 7-1 win over the Midlands club. Albeit two of those goals were penalties, he was still simply outstanding, along with majority of his Chelsea teammates. The fact that it was an Aston Villa side, who reached the League Cup final, are currently still in the semi finals of the FA Cup and are sitting in the top 8 of the league makes the achievement all the more remarkable.
It is also the sixth season in which Lampard has scored 20 goals or more, which for a midfielder is unprecedented. We all know Lampard to be consistent but the display against Villa was fantastic to see. For now, I look forward to hopefully seeing him at the World Cup...