Perhaps if Newcastle played in claret and blue, the result would have been different?

Both Villa and West Ham did the double over us last season, and with that in mind, I do worry somewhat that our next visitors to Ewood in a sequence of three home Premiership games are the Hammers next Sunday.

We will 'welcome' back Lucas Neill, and could have rolled out the red carpet for Craig (I love this club') Bellamy if he wasn't on the injury list.

Last season's clash at Ewood was controversial, to say the least.

I still feel a great sense of injustice, not only about that result, but the fact that this fixture is happening at all this season.

We should be playing Sheffield United!