sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 It was a great header off the line from the corner, but the kid was on the pitch a matter of minutes and touched the ball a couple of times, hardly time to judge how good or bad he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) Best player for the last few games IMO. Now Butt's Blues doubtDec 12 2006 By Alan Oliver, The Evening Chronicle Newcastle United were left sweating on yet another problem today after their key midfielder Nicky Butt was sent home from the training ground by the club's doctor suffering from a virus. It's the last thing Glenn Roeder wanted on the eve of tomorrow's visit to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea - and on the eve of his 51st birthday. But as ever Roeder remained upbeat, saying: "We are hoping by packing Nicky off home to recover he could still be with us on our plane to London tomororw morning. "It seems he has a virus and a heavy cold, and to tell the truth he didn't look too good. "But knowing the sort of person Nicky Butt is, if there is any chance of him playing then he will be out there against Chelsea tomorrow night." Of course, there are a lot of United players who will not be at Stamford Bridge, and these days it is easier to say who is fit rather than those who are not as far as United are concerned. Roeder, who is waiting for results of the scans on Emre's ankle and Nobby Solano's groin, will not have any of his walking wounded back tomorrow, apart from possibly the admirable Antoine Sibierski. Two players who will not be making the trip to West London are former Chelsea midfielder Scott Parker and Kieron Dyer, although both have now returned to full training with the chance the key pair will be involved against Watford at St James' Park on Saturday. Roeder added today: "Kieron had that terrible gash on his leg after he collided with hoardings behind the goal in our match against Portsmouth and we had to let what was a really nasty wound heal. "He is now back in full training but tomorrow's game will come too early for him because he needs a full week of training. "As far as Scott Parker is concerned, he is now back with us after he pulled a muscle in his back, and while it is unlikely he will be ready for Chelsea, we are pushing hard to get him fit for Watford on Saturday." So while Damien Duff is also back in training, of the three former Chelsea players who are now with United, it looks as though only one of them - Celestine Babayaro - will play on his old stamping ground. However, in an ideal world Roeder would have preferred Babayaro to have a rest tomorrow and avoid having to play four games in 10 days after being out of action with a groin injury for over a month. But it's not an ideal world for United these days, and it hard to see how Reoder can stick to his original plan by giving Babayaro any sort of break. In the meantime Chelsea, of course, are at St James' Park a week tomorrow in the quarter-final of the Carling Cup and, as reported in The Chronicle last night, Duff has rather optimistically pencilled in that game for his return after his cartilage operation. One player who will miss both games is Chelsea's England midfielder Joe Cole and this will upset the Cockney kid because he is an unashamed fan of Roeder, who he calls his mentor. And United certainly would not mind if reports coming out of Stamford Bridge that Chelsea's in-form striker Didier Drogba is doubtful for tomorrow night with hamstring trouble prove correct. Edited December 12, 2006 by Barney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw's Juggernaut 0 Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19879 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 we may as well write this one off, put the reserves out and hope no one injures themselves in training before watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPTOON 0 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Assuming Baba's not suspended and that Sib and possibly Butt? make it, i'd go: -------------------------Given --- Huntington---Taylor-----Ramage---Baba ---Milner-------Butt?----------Pattison----Zoggy -----------------The Sib--------Martins SUBS Pav Carrol Troisi Gate Rossi If Butt doesn't make it then move Zoggy central and play Rossi or Troisi on the left. Luque's finished in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19879 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 chelsea must be rubbing their hands that they've got us when they need to bounce back. bit of a gimme of a fixture - especially with that injury list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Good point by the beardo : "The one bonus for Newcastle after this is that they will be able to say they have got their visits to the top four clubs out of the way before Christmas in Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United and Liverpool. "Not many clubs can say that and that will be a big plus for Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw's Juggernaut 0 Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 Luque's finished in my eyes. Too much information TOPTOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol 0 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Luque's finished in my eyes. Too much information TOPTOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2257 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 So who's going tonight? Just scored myself a ticket although I'll be in with the Chelsea supporters... hmmm I might end up sitting near ShearerGol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akabusi 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Team for tonight Given Huntington Taylor Ramage Babyaro Milner Butt N'Zogbia Rossi Sibierski Martins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19879 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 So who's going tonight? Just scored myself a ticket although I'll be in with the Chelsea supporters... hmmm I might end up sitting near ShearerGol me i'm in with the chelsea support anarl. i'm just hoping for a performance. i expect us to get walloped but am hopeful that we will at least try to compete. could be a long night if they get an early goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Team for tonight Given Huntington Taylor Ramage Babyaro Milner Butt N'Zogbia Rossi Sibierski Martins Cheers for that! Rossi on the right wing like he was when he came on against Blackburn maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw's Juggernaut 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 So who's going tonight? Just scored myself a ticket although I'll be in with the Chelsea supporters... hmmm I might end up sitting near ShearerGol me i'm in with the chelsea support anarl. i'm just hoping for a performance. i expect us to get walloped but am hopeful that we will at least try to compete. could be a long night if they get an early goal Same here. But I'll be in with the Chelski season ticket holders. *winces* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Luque's finished in my eyes. Too much information TOPTOON Seconded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19879 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Team for tonight Given Huntington Taylor Ramage Babyaro Milner Butt N'Zogbia Rossi Sibierski Martins Cheers for that! Rossi on the right wing like he was when he came on against Blackburn maybe? i might revise my predicition to a 5-0 home win. we're going to get cained with that lineup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 What was the better lineup you were hoping for? Mind you I would think the sib in centre mid with Rossi just off Martins might be a better formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2257 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 So who's going tonight? Just scored myself a ticket although I'll be in with the Chelsea supporters... hmmm I might end up sitting near ShearerGol me i'm in with the chelsea support anarl. i'm just hoping for a performance. i expect us to get walloped but am hopeful that we will at least try to compete. could be a long night if they get an early goal Same here. But I'll be in with the Chelski season ticket holders. *winces* Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Team for tonight Given Huntington Taylor Ramage Babyaro Milner Butt N'Zogbia Rossi Sibierski Martins Cheers for that! Rossi on the right wing like he was when he came on against Blackburn maybe? i might revise my predicition to a 5-0 home win. we're going to get cained with that lineup could be a hell of a lot worse though tbh, you watch we'll get a goal now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themags 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) we're all over that peer to peer stuff tonight Starsports for English commantary Edited December 13, 2006 by themags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19879 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 What was the better lineup you were hoping for? Mind you I would think the sib in centre mid with Rossi just off Martins might be a better formation. i was half hoping dyer, emre or nobby might be fit. there's not a lot of class in that eleven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 What was the better lineup you were hoping for? Mind you I would think the sib in centre mid with Rossi just off Martins might be a better formation. i was half hoping dyer, emre or nobby might be fit. there's not a lot of class in that eleven Le Sib!! LE SIB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Chelsea's £30m striker Andriy Shevchenko is demoted to the substitutes bench with Salomon Kalou, Arjen Robben and Shaun Wright-Phillips forming a very attacking front-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInspiration 1 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Starting line-up apparently... Given Huntington Taylor Ramage Babayaro Milner Butt Sibierski Zogs Martins Rossi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatful Of Hollow 0 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Chelsea bench: * 22 Hedman, * 04 Makelele, * 07 Shevchenko, * 11 Drogba, * 18 Bridge Newcastle bench: * 24 Srnicek, * 07 Luque, * 35 Pattison, * 37 O'Brien, * 47 Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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