The best few months for me ever on FM to come. Here's what happened!
Newcastle 6-0 Cardiff (Djalo x2, Taylor, Simpson, Maduro, OG)
Our biggest win of the season came against a Cardiff side who looked like they had been up all night. Djalo gave us 2 early goals, both placed of course, to make the scoreline 2-0 on 5 minutes. Taylor scored a good header and Simpson and Maduro made it 5-0 at half time. I laid off in the second half but Maduro's long shot was fumbled into the net by Marshall on 90 minutes. Easiest ever win!
Derby 0-2 Newcastle (Djalo, Maduro)
Another simple win against a team who seem to be at their best against Newcastle. Djalo scored a 25 yard screamer and Maduro scored a 30 yard stunner to seal the points today. We looked assured in defence and claimed our third win in a row.
Newcastle 1-1 Wigan (Tafer) FA Cup
We were the best team by far today but Wigan got lucky and forced at a Replay at St.James'. They scored through N'Zogbia later on but Tafer hit first for Newcastle in the 93rd minute to hand us a deserved replay.
Newcastle 4-0 Coventry (Djalo, Tafer, Lovenkrands, Coloccini)
Coloccini's first ever Newcastle goal gave us an easy win over a poor Coventry side. Djalo scored an early opener before Taylor scored with a good header. Lovenkrands ended his goal drought with a nice volley and Coloccini racked up the points with a fine header. Great win!
Newcastle 2-0 Preston (Taylor, Maduro)
Another simple win against a side pushing above their weight against the moment. Taylor scored again to give us the lead before Maduro rounded the win off with a trademark power driver. However, poor finishing let us down and we should have won by more.
Wigan 1-5 Newcastle (ae) (Ranger x2, Lovenkrands x2, Tafer) FA Cup
An amazing win against Wigan sent us through to the Sixth Round against Chelsea. Ranger gave us the lead with his first ever goal but Scotland scored a cracker to equalise. Lovenkrands put us ahead in Extra time. Wigan fell apart and Lovenkrands, Ranger and Tafer finished off to give us a tremendous win over bottom side Wigan.
Watford 1-4 Newcastle (Djalo, Carroll, Taylor x2)
An amazing brace from defender Taylor gave us the simplest of wins over Watford. Djalo gave us the lead as usual, with a placed shot, as usual. Carroll scored his first in a while and Taylor scored two headers in quick succession as we strolled to victory!
Player of the Month
The award goes to Steven Taylor for all the amazing goals he has scored. He has hit a superb 10 goals this season and shows no sign of stopping! He is a top notch defender who can play on the right when needed to. I hope he continues this rich vein of form!
Summary
The best ever month for Newcastle seeing us win almost every game in style. The Wigan match was the pinnacle of our season along with the Cardiff game. We are only 4 points ahead of Sheffield United but we do have a game in hand over them. We need to keep winning as they won't go away. Thanks for following!