Newcastle vs Bournemouth

[Howmanheyman 26605]

4 hours ago, PaddockLad said:

 

Couldnt be arsed with the rest of his fuckin nonsense. But if he's over 18 he's fuckin tragic.

Give it a rest, man, you absolute peanut.

[PaddockLad 14527]

9 hours ago, Howmanheyman said:

Give it a rest, man, you absolute peanut.

 

 

 

 

[David Kelly 1115]

I was really pissed off with the booing after the game.  Much more than the actual result which lets face it could have gone either way.  I first started going to matches in the days when we absolute dross like George Riley, Tony Cunningham and Billy Whitehurst playing for us.  But in those days no one would have dreamed of booing the team, especially when they were clearly trying.  The sad fact is that so many of our supporters these days are part of a generation brought up watching football on Sky thinking we have the right to beat anyone who's not in the top six.  We should be beating teams like Burnley and Bournemouth is something you hear regularly.  Why should we be beating teams who were able to spend £20m on a centreback while we're paying £5m for a striker?  We've just had to basically start again, getting rid of uninterested overpaid mercenaries like Sissoko and the like, and we've got a team of players who actually want to play for the club and we boo them for conceding a last minute goal of a game we could have very well won but for some poor officiating.  It's fucking pathetic.

 

 

[The Fish 8947]

7 minutes ago, David Kelly said:

I was really pissed off with the booing after the game.  Much more than the actual result which lets face it could have gone either way.  I first started going to matches in the days when we absolute dross like George Riley, Tony Cunningham and Billy Whitehurst playing for us.  But in those days no one would have dreamed of booing the team, especially when they were clearly trying.  The sad fact is that so many of our supporters these days are part of a generation brought up watching football on Sky thinking we have the right to beat anyone who's not in the top six.  We should be beating teams like Burnley and Bournemouth is something you hear regularly.  Why should we be beating teams who were able to spend £20m on a centreback while we're paying £5m for a striker?  We've just had to basically start again, getting rid of uninterested overpaid mercenaries like Sissoko and the like, and we've got a team of players who actually want to play for the club and we boo them for conceding a last minute goal of a game we could have very well won but for some poor officiating.  It's fucking pathetic.

 

 

 

Aye, I think there's a good portion who thought that just because we did well in the pub league, have Rafa BEnitez in charge and had a decent start we're suddenly a midtable Premier League side again. Look at who we started against Bournemouth man, a few players who haven't cut it in the Premier League, a raft of inexperienced young lads, and don't forget Stoke's surplus striker.

 

I'll be delighted if at the end of the season we're where we are now*.

 

 

 

*unless we're suddenly flooded with Oil Money.

[David Kelly 1115]

4 minutes ago, The Fish said:

 

Aye, I think there's a good portion who thought that just because we did well in the pub league, have Rafa BEnitez in charge and had a decent start we're suddenly a midtable Premier League side again. Look at who we started against Bournemouth man, a few players who haven't cut it in the Premier League, a raft of inexperienced young lads, and don't forget Stoke's surplus striker.

 

I'll be delighted if at the end of the season we're where we are now*.

 

 

 

*unless we're suddenly flooded with Oil Money.

Even without Rafa some of the morons would be saying we should be beating the likes of Burnley and Bournemouth (and Watford, West Brom, Stoke etc etc) because none of these teams were big names since Sky took over running English football.  

 

I agree, with the current resources available to Rafa, finishing in or around where we are now would be an excellent result.

[The Fish 8947]

Would any of the current first team get in the the best 11 under Mike Ashley's reign? A first team squad?

 

(Mitrovic aside, obvs)

[David Kelly 1115]

3 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Would any of the current first team get in the the best 11 under Mike Ashley's reign? A first team squad?

 

(Mitrovic aside, obvs)

Given the other choices, one of the centrebacks might make it in there alongside Colo but I'm struggling to think of anyone else.

[zerosum 234]

I think our centre backs are the best we’ve had in a long long time. Ritchie and Merinho aside, Rafa has had the rest punching above their weight until last few games..

 

The crowd should stop any boo-ing.. (although you can sympathise a little with a pathetic 2nd half and giving the late goal away).. but as some above here have said, if we finish in the table anywhere around where we are now, we have done exceptionally well!

[Park Life 70]

It's no surprise things started to go downhill when Lascelles came off. I can see him coming into the Eng reckoning in a year or two.

[rogerbarton 24]

Another thing in defence of Mitro - I don't think he's had a run in the team as long as Joselu's at the minute. Would be interesting to see if he'd find his feet given time.

[Ayatollah Hermione 12736]

1 hour ago, Park Life said:

It's no surprise things started to go downhill when Lascelles came off. I can see him coming into the Eng reckoning in a year or two.

 

Aye, was thinking that. Lejeune seemed to lose his head a bit when he went off.

[Dr Gloom 19735]

i'm not too sure what Lejeune has done to keep clarke out of the team tbh. Clarke and Lascelles has been a very solid partnership. 

[Park Life 70]

Spanish innit.

[David Kelly 1115]

Not particularly.

[ewerk 26168]

[rogerbarton 24]

2 hours ago, The Fish said:

Would any of the current first team get in the the best 11 under Mike Ashley's reign? A first team squad?

 

(Mitrovic aside, obvs)

 #TakingTheBait

 

Given

Debuchy -- Colo -- Lascelles -- Enrique

Ritchie -- Cabaye -- Tiote -- Ben Arfa

Wijnaldum

Ba

 

Not sure if Given really counts, and I'm including these players from their peak. I know the likes of Debuchy and Enrique's stock fell quite considerably after leaving.

 

Gone with Wijnaldum as number 10 because 14 goals in that sh*t show was a pretty good return even despite his terrible away record.

 

Honourable mentions for Cisse, Remy, Jonas, Shelvey and Merino.

 

[The Fish 8947]

29 minutes ago, rogerbarton said:

 #TakingTheBait

 

Given

Debuchy -- Colo -- Lascelles -- Enrique

Ritchie -- Cabaye -- Tiote -- Ben Arfa

Wijnaldum

Ba

 

Not sure if Given really counts, and I'm including these players from their peak. I know the likes of Debuchy and Enrique's stock fell quite considerably after leaving.

 

Gone with Wijnaldum as number 10 because 14 goals in that sh*t show was a pretty good return even despite his terrible away record.

 

Honourable mentions for Cisse, Remy, Jonas, Shelvey and Merino.

 

 

I'd have Ben Arfa on the right and Jonas on the left to be honest. Bit too early for Merino, surely?

[LooneyToony 41]

25 minutes ago, The Fish said:

 

I'd have Ben Arfa on the right and Jonas on the left to be honest. Bit too early for Merino, surely?

 

Where were YOU on Saturday?

[The Fish 8947]

20 minutes ago, LooneyToony said:

 

Where were YOU on Saturday?

York City vs Curzon Ashton.

[Dr Gloom 19735]

Nee Carroll?

[LooneyToony 41]

1 hour ago, The Fish said:

York City vs Curzon Ashton.

 

I don't care what department store you went to you could have been here supporting NUFC.   You, Andrew, Tom, Ant, and let's see here where's my notebook...

 

...oh yes, Ant and Alex, Meenster, and quite a few of you are responsible for the mixed up mojo over the last couple of weeks.  Yup, bad mojo. Shame.

[Meenzer 13963]

57 minutes ago, LooneyToony said:

 

I don't care what department store you went to you could have been here supporting NUFC.   You, Andrew, Tom, Ant, and let's see here where's my notebook...

 

...oh yes, Ant and Alex, Meenster, and quite a few of you are responsible for the mixed up mojo over the last couple of weeks.  Yup, bad mojo. Shame.

 

I was in York too, but I didn't go to the Meenster.

[Alex 30239]

2 hours ago, Meenzer said:

 

I was in York too, but I didn't go to the Meenster.

 

[trooper 940]

Wether Ashley stays or sells up whoever's in chatge in the January window we MUST sign a proven premiership striker.That must be priority over everything else without the striker we're going to be in big trouble. Yes we can contain teams but we're going to need a proper goalscorer it's no good containing if we've no fire power up front. We all know the old cliche "goals win games" and thats what we need. Through out NUFC's history we've always had a good goalscorer Milburn, McDonald, Cole Ferdinand, Shearer etc thats what we need now .

[ewerk 26168]

It doesn't have to be a proven PL striker. Bringing in someone from abroad with a decent record is much more likely to happen.