Pre match: Newcastle vs Chelsea

One more game and its back to the drawing board, again. Holidays will be cut short or it should be cancel as most of the players deserved it. A season which started out as a promising one but ends up with kicks on our asses. Well, i'll probably discuss more about this season in our season review at the end of the season, in my next posting. But back to this week's finale of the premier league. Chelsea is back in town for the 3rd time. They have beaten us once while we have beaten them once too. There's really nothing for either side to play for. My guess is that they will probably field a second team but then again, their second team is as good as anyone's first team. Geez.....

We have one last chance to show that we still have something to show for despite a disastrous season. Well, actually its not us, but souness. Its not like his head is on the chopping block but if the team plays like a bunch of drunken sailors(from what we have seen this season) then the fans(us) will get on his back to make this summer's rebuilding plans more nervy and edgy, for my souness himself. Back to the game then, we as usual, are missing key so-called first team players. I'm not sure if souness would give harper a chance in goal. But i wouldn't mind giving given a chance to rest. In defence, i would prefer to see taylor partnering boumsong but i think souness would prefer bramble over taylor. Taylor would probably fill in at left or right back if babayaro or carr is unfit. And we do have ramage as cover. As far as next season is concern, i would prefer one or two defenders coming in although we do have bigger problems in other positions.

Milner, N'zogbia and Ambrose might get another chance(or last chance) to show what they've got. Having said that, its not like they are leaving anytime soon. Even robert is not getting a look in. During last week's match against Everton, the camera was focusing on robert, sitting on the bench and i was just wondering what he was thinking. He looked like a sad lonely figure. I will definitely miss him if he goes. He has done so much for us but then again he has so much to frustrate everyone at the club. I hope the fans show their appreciation for what he's done at this club by giving him a good reception. Despite what Souness and others say, I think he really loves the club and will be sad to leave.

I thought Michael Chopra may have got a start, but obviously the manager feels he's better off with Kluivert and Shearer up front. Is it the last we'll see of Kluivert as well? New reports are saying that the previous reports about him leaving at the end of the season is untrue. Paddy and Big Al have had a strange partnership up front. Sometimes they look dangerous but other times they look static and predictable. Let's hope we see a refreshed Shearer hoping to make one final mark at the end of a disappointing season for him.

I'm not sure how upped are our players are but if we do play to our potential and continue the work from the previous weeks, i for once think that we can nick this one. 1 nil to us and hopefully shearer or milner will break their duck.