By Matthew Jones
September 25 2002

On paper, the Toon are better than Feyenoord, but is just wasn't their night last night as chances went begging and the players didn't perform as well as they could. The team as a were "no good" last night and we need to win our group games to have any hope of getting through the first round. Kieron Dyer has insisted that Newcastle United must prove they are better than Feyenoord (Which they are!) and admits that he "didn't perform" during the 1-0 Champions League defeat last night.

The England midfielder endured a dismal game against the European Champion's as chance after chance went begging for Sir Bobby Robson's men.

The ex. Ipswich man admist that he didn't play his best during that game, and he had a part to play in the Toon's 1-0 defeat. Kieron has said that we are better than Feyenoord and that we should have won. Lets hope we can prove this when we face them away, but isn't that a bit too hopeful?

"On paper, we're a better team than Feyenoord and we must do whatever it takes to prove that," said Dyer. "Whether it needs me and Nobby Solano to spend hours on the training pitch or a change in attitude, I don't know. But I'll hold my hands up and say I didn't perform. If Feyenoord were in the Premiership, we'd murder them. That's what makes the defeat so hard to take."