Newcastle Set For Relegation?

...Newcastle United, one of the supposed "big" teams in the country could well be playing their stuff in the Championship next season after their bid to stay clear of the drop zone took a massive hit last night at St. James' when a dogged Portsmouth side held the Barcodes 0-0. Michael Owen and Martins had fantastic chances to score during the game, but Pompey did show signs of really making it a rotten night.

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So as you can see, they are really in trouble and will need what many are predicting, 3 wins from 4 remaining games. And those games aren't the sort you'd want when needing the points at the business end of the season.

Liverpool (A) - Liverpool still pushing United the distance will want to keep up the pressure
Middlesbrough (H) - Like The Toon, are in danger of going down, they will need the points too
Fulham (H) - I'd be amazed if they didn't win this. Fulham are in limbo at this stage of the season
Aston Villa - (A) - What a fixture to have to have at this stage of the season. Tough isn't the word

So lets say push comes to shove and Newcastle do end up going down, what next? Mike Ashely, seen downing a pint amongst supporters earlier in the season on the right, what will he do. A few weeks ago, he was the scourge of the city and it seems that the Shearer appointment has earned him some lea way with the Geordie's. Will he look to sell for a lower price (Previously estimated at 200 million) or will he look for his full fee?

Shearer has only taken the job, and he had 8 games to get a team not working at all out of the drop zone, which even for the best isn't enough time I think. Time will tell although I really fear for them in the coming weeks. The scoreline will almost certainly be against them at Anfield at the weekend, so I wouldn't so much read into the result as the performance. If they can put in a strong solid shift, and only loose by a goal or even nick a point, then that would give them the confidence for the clashes with Middlesbrough and Fulham. Middlesbrough for the record have a daunting game with Manchester United, and although the Riverside has been a stumbling block in recent seasons for the current Champions with 4-1 and 2-2 scorelines fresh in the memories of Boro fans, surely they won't be capable of a shock result against United?


Newcastle's game with Liverpool on Sunday will be streamed on Premier League Chat as will the Boro tie with United on the Saturday.


Written By: Keano!

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