Well what can you say after Tottenham Hotspur were thrashed once again by Newcastle United at St James’ Park.
I was confident beforehand that we would beat Spurs.
Although they have played some decent football this season and are placed above us in the Premier League table, I have never really been convinced about Ange Postecoglu’s side’s top four credentials.
I’ve noticed that Spurs fans are also starting to ask questions which is hardly surprising.
We were once linked with Timo Werner and thank god nothing came of that. James Maddison, who is good, decided to revert to his usual antics of behaving like a big girl’s blouse.
Anthony Gordon and goalscorer Alexander Isak ripped apart the Spurs defence for our opener.
I hadn’t even got back in my seat in the club before Flash had made it 2-0. The Spurs defence looked shellshocked and everyone could sense that there was another drubbing on the cards.
Two other fine goals were added to our tally in the second period and this result will have reverberated from Sunderland to Salford.
Since the inauguration of the Premier League we have given Spurs some right batterings at St James’ Park.
It has been 7-1, 6-1, 5-1 and two 4-0s all springing to mind. We also beat them 6-1 in an FA Cup replay in 1999.
I hope this result and the performance of Alexander Isak shuts the likes of Talksport’s Jamie O’Hara and the southern based media in general up.
There is no way that Isak would even contemplate a move to Tottenham.
All of this recent spiel about Spurs being an attractive destination for Alexander Isak is just wild and pure wishful thinking, from dafties who actually think that Spurs are a big club.
They may well be one of the Septic Six but they are quite welcome to their Daniel Levy, Joe Lewis and ENIC Group.
Newcastle United have the might and wealth of the Saudi PIF and we will see our day with the self-entitled clubs (Amanda Staveley even referenced Spurs along with Liverpool after the initial collapse of the takeover in 2020, citing their jealousy).
Elsewhere and Manchester United had to come back twice in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
That ensured that we leapfrogged them into 6th place on behalf of our far superior goal difference.
We have a canny run-in and it now looks like a two horse race for the Europa League spot.
It would be great to go to Old Trafford and put them in their places by winning down there again this season.
We now have a little break in proceedings before our next game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on the 24th of April.
The rest will be welcomed by Eddie and the boys. The Toon are beginning to click into gear and all we have to do is relax and just take one game at a time in our quest for Europe.
Stats via BBC Sport:
Newcastle 4 Tottenham 0 – Saturday 13 April 12.30pm
Goals:
Newcastle United:
Isak 30, 51, Gordon 32, Schar 87
Tottenham:
(Half-time stats in brackets)
Possession was Tottenham 73% (66%) Newcastle 27% (34%)
Total shots were Tottenham 11 (5) Newcastle 18 (10)
Shots on target were Tottenham 2 (1) Newcastle 5 (2)
Corners were Tottenham 3 (1) Newcastle 16 (10)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Newcastle team v Tottenham:
Dubravka, J Murphy (Livramento 78), Krafth, Schar (Dummett 90+3), Burn, Longstaff, Bruno (White 90+3), Anderson (Ritchie 89), Gordon, Barnes (Hall 88), Isak
Unused subs:
Karius, Gillespie, A Murphy, Parkinson
(BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ – Very interesting on Newcastle after 4-0 Spurs hammering – Read HERE)
(Ange Postecoglou deserves credit – Very honest after Newcastle United outclass Tottenham – Read HERE)
(Newcastle 4 Tottenham 0 – Instant Newcastle United fan / writer reaction – Read HERE)
(Can we play you every week(***) – Newcastle 4 Tottenham 0 – Read HERE)
Newcastle United matches now confirmed for rest of the season:
Wednesday 24 April 2024 – Crystal Palace v Newcastle (8pm)
Saturday 27 April 2024 – Newcastle v Sheff Utd (3pm)
Saturday 4 May 2024 – Burnley v Newcastle (3pm)
Saturday 11 May 2024 – Newcastle v Brighton (3pm)
Wednesday 15 May 2024 – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports
Sunday 19 May 2024 – Brentford v Newcastle (4pm)
(The final day of the season live TV matches will be selected closer to the day but all 10 PL games will be same time same day)
Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Tottenham v Newcastle (at MCG – Melbourne Cricket Ground)
Friday 24 May 2024 – A-League All Stars team v Newcastle (at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne)