Zonal Marking Weighs In on Newcastle 3, Liverpool 1

Spoiler alert: Andy Carroll is very good. This is always worth a read, so make sure you check it out.

Newcastle 3, Liverpool 1 - A Collection of Reviews

Louise Taylor, The Guardian - Eloquently describes the mood in the stadium and among the major players as the game went on. Great review.

CaughtOffside - Video highlights.

Doocey, TyneTime - Gives credit where credit is due. (Maybe not what you expect)

Craig Stoddart, The Northern Echo - Good recap, perhaps focuses more on Liverpool than the other reviews.

Toonsy, nufcblog.org - Encouraged by the professionalism of the players.

Steve Brenner, The Sun - Focuses on the fortitude shown by the Newcastle players.

Michael Richard, The Canadian Geordie - Impressed the performances of three players.

Ed Harrison, nufcblog.com - Grossly overestimates the length of Carroll's goal, but otherwise gives a good recap of the match.

Matt Micheletti, EPLTalk - Wonders if the victory will placate the Toon Army.

MirrorFootball - Nice moment-by-moment recap.

Sky Sports - Match facts and player ratings.

Week 17 Talking Points

Neither one of us were able to watch the game live today, unfortunately. We are on media blackout until they replay the match on foxsoccer.tv. This post is scheduled to go up about when the game should be over, and of course the questions are pretty generic. I'll update it later tonight.

Feel free to treat this as your conversation starter. We want you to be as much a part of this blog as we are, especially as we make some changes as we head toward the new year.

• How was Pardew's first game? What did you notice that was different?
• Were the protests noticeable and effective?
• Were you happy with the selection and substitutions?
• Who is your man of the match?
  

Match Preview: The Reds are Coming to Toon

Alan Pardew will have his work cut out in his first match as Newcastle Manager as a Liverpool side under new ownership comes to Toon. There is much talk of a sit out style protest at St. James' park this Saturday, and while we support any burrs in the side of Mike Ashley we can't help but wonder how the lads we actually care about will take it. I think they realize that the ire of the Toon Army is focused on one man and one man alone.

As for the rest, we've had our time to rant and rave, to say farewell to a man we all grew to respect, really, to mourn his loss. I think Saturday is the time to get back behind what we really care about. After all, let's remember, we don't care about Ashley, we don't care about me, all we care about is NUFC. Let's not forget that we still have a relegation zone to avoid and whether we like the decision to change managers or not, we still have a job to do as fans, and that's cheer on the lads.

Make the jump with us for the proper preview.