St James' Park is not really designed to win tactical battles and grind out results, it's a theatre constructed to entertain, inspire and excite.
But winning a tactical battle and grind out a result (no doubt thanks to ProZone) looked like the only way of getting past Everton and David Moyes until Big Sam introduced Emre to save the day for Newcastle United.
True, England fans everywhere will be relieved that Michael Owen also entered the fray to nod home what turned out to be the winner.
Yet surely Toon fans will be relieved that at last, a bit of flair and skill won it for their side, thanks to Emre.
By the time Owen had scored England boss Steve McClaren had gone but a few rows up a watching Peter Beardsley would have been proud of the goal that came before it when Emre let rip at Gallowgate.
A touch of class but just to make sure of the points a cute free-kick that fell perfectly for Owen to finish things off and clinch it at 3-1.
Just to keep it exciting and keep the fans on the edge of their seats, we allowed Everton back into to it in stoppage time.
However, on a day that Newcastle left it late in a game that Big Sam was about to pull off a Glenn Roeder type result, the spark provided by Emre almost looked out of place in what had been a pretty drab affair.
Nevertheless the entertainment and the three points were most welcome even if Emre got us out of jail to relieve us of the two weeks of misery that lay ahead during international break.
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