Newcastle 2-3 PSV Eindhoven

We went 3-0 down and I for one felt a little bit miffed at that. We weren't playing superbly but neither were we playing badly. Scott Parker put in a great performance and I was left mystified when Stephen Carr picked up Man of the match. Duff, N'Zogbia, Emre and Steven Taylor all looked good, the latter seemingly picking up an injury and removed at half time. The introduction of Craig Moore did sure up our defending a bit though. The fact of the matter is, there was noone to take the chances because Shola really cannot cope upfront on his own. The arrival of Luque and Milner on the scene sparked Shola to life and he pulled one back with a header from Milner's accurate cross. Albert Luque was fantastic, he had a cracking game showing some great touches, clever passes and scoring well placed penalty for our second. The penalty decision was wrong, however we had already been denied a spot-kick three times by the frustrating referee. Overall we were unlucky to lose, with a draw possibly a fair result by the end. I left St James' in a positive mood despite the defeat.

Hopefully we will have a striker to take part in the UEFA cup game at the latest, despite Luque putting on a show thats as deep as our strike force goes and we cannot survive a UEFA Cup season with two unproven strikers. What are the bookies odds on Shearer coming out of retirement? Might be worth a bet. We also need a centre back, because Titus Bramble was the weak link in our team today.

PSV striker Arouna Koné was simply amazing, I have never seen a footballer who is so incredibly fast, but this guy was not just fast, he was so skillful on the ball. He caused all our problems and played a key role in tearing us a part for all three of their goals. He has been at PSV for one season, would he move to the Premiership? I think we should buy him just so it means we never have to play against him again.

In conclusion, our midfield is class and Albert Luque looked £10mil today, but our defence is lacking and our upfront there is nowt. So hopefully signings this week. Please.

PS: That's four goals in four games for Luque. And yes, his performances are improving... and it's a Spanish team next.