Newcastle was again very poor. They looked a "bit better" in patches in the 2nd half, but they rarely could think about creating space for each other. Robert never made any decent crosses either, which took Shearer out of the game. Shearer also didn't win many headers when the ball was hoofed up to him. Gary Neville had an easy ride as Robert never tracked back. Poor Babayaro had Neville and Ronaldo running riot.

So much work needs to be done in the summer now. I think Souness has had his touch of making things worse. We've lost Bellamy and Bernard, and we will lose Robert and Kluivert too. Perhaps it’s for the best, but I've been optimistic in the past.

Oh dear is all I can say.