Perch Is Hardly A Miss!

Last updated : 23 March 2011 By Footy Mad - Editor

Perch was sent off on reserve team duty in Newcastle's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at the Magpies’ Benton training ground.

But the former Nottingham Forest defender has not put in one half-decent performance in the first team this season.

Reserve coach Peter Beardsley: “Without being negative, it’s not always about winning.

“They battled hard, but I thought they were a little more streetwise than us in terms of knowing how to play the game, and slowing the game down in terms of gamesmanship. As a coach, that’s frustrating, especially at our level. At the top level, it’s always been part of the game. They were clever.”