Pardew Blames 'Sloppy Goals'

27 February 2012 12:54
Toon boss hits out at poor defending and lack of ideas during a 20 minute spell against Wolves.

Alan Pardew: "When you are 2-0 up at Newcastle and you are the home team, you have got to win, it's as simple as that.

"We spoke about it at half-time, that the game wasn't over, because Wolves had fair control of the first half although we got two goals.

"We never got to grips in that first 20 minutes of the second half. Having said that, they were two poor goals we conceded and we should have done a lot better.

"We know what's coming. We are in a great position in the league looking at this fixture - it could be a lot worse. I think we are 10 points ahead (of Sunderland).

"We will look forward to it. We know they are going to come here with resilience after their result today.

"But we need to be better than we were, and I think we will be, hopefully."

QUIZ ANSWERS:

FEBRUARY 24

1) 1989 "Mr Newcastle" died at the age of 71. Joe Harvey skippered Newcastle to FA Cup vctory and was manager when we won the Fairs Cup. Which manager replaced him at St James' Park? GORDON LEE

2) 2002 Nikos Dabizas scored the goal that beat the Mackems. He was an international for which country? GREECE

3) 1996 which Newcastle striker received a two-match ban for a "trial by TV" incident when he decked City defender Keith Curle? A clue - he scored his first goal for Newcastle in this game. TINO ASPRILLA

ON THIS DAY ... FEB 27 

YearCompOpponentsVResultScorers (where available)AttView options 2010 CHMP Watford A W 2-1 Coloccini 4; Carroll 50 17,120 Report Results Table 2005 PREM BOLTON WANDERERS H W 2-1 Bowyer 35; Dyer 69 50,430 Report Results Table 1991 DIV2 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION H D 0-0       Results Table 1988 DIV1 CHELSEA H W 3-1       Results Table 1982 DIV2 Derby County A D 2-2       Results Table 1971 DIV1 Manchester United A L 0-1       Results Table 1965 DIV2 BURY H L 2-3       Results Table 1960 DIV1 Arsenal A L 0-1       Results Table 1954 DIV1 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 2-3       Results Table 1932 FAC WATFORD H W 5-0       Results   1926 DIV1 Sunderland A D 2-2       Results Table 1924 DIV1 Huddersfield Town A D 1-1       Results Table 1915 DIV1 Sheffield United A L 0-1       Results Table 1911 DIV1 Liverpool A L 0-3       Results Table 1909 DIV1 Manchester City A W 2-0       Results Table 1904 DIV1 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 2-3       Results Table 1902 FAC Sheffield United A L 1-2       Results  

 

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