article_snippet.sent: Phil Neville was scathing in Phil Neville assessment of Newcastle a fortnight ago when Phil Neville said that their application during the 3-0 defeat at Everton was reminiscent of a set of players with one eye on their summer holidays.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Neville was at the Stadium of Light on Sunday and, rather than prove Phil Neville wrong as John Carver John Carver promised Phil Neville men would, his men played like a side with his men flip-flops on.
article_snippet.sent: Jordi Gomez and Remy Cabella do battle on the Stadium of Light Light pitch as Sunderland snatch victory . '
article_snippet.sent: Jordi Gomez and Remy Cabella were second best.
article_snippet.sent: The Magpie mandate is survival and, to that end, their season finished the minute their were more or less assured of as much.
article_snippet.sent: It wasn't until the final 15 minutes that Newcastle drew a save from Costel Pantilimon.
article_snippet.sent: Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul can only look on in horror as the striker's effort cruises in .
article_snippet.sent: But to demonise Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul alone would be wrong.
article_snippet.sent: pay packet come the end of the season.
article_snippet.sent: Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat (left) closed down quickly throughout as Newcastle United players struggled to get going .