The game against Tottenham on Wednesday evening was not a good game to watch for Newcastle fans, and that’s a huge understatement.
But there is good news today that it looks like Mike Ashley has found a buyer for the club, and Joe Kinnear will come in as interim manager for 6 games, so there’s now a light at the end of the tunnel.
Hopefully that will help to inspire our players, who looked more than a little depressed on Wednesday, at least in the second half. Now is the time to snap out of it, and 3 points tomorrow would be just great.
Of course we’ve heard that Oba Martins is out with a knee injury for up to 6 weeks, so that’s really bad news, but we expect young Spaniard Xisco and Owen to be able to do a good job up front.
We will still be without suspended duo Joey Barton and Danny Guthrie, as well as the injured Jose Enrique, Jonas Gutierrez, Habib Beye, Alan Smith and Mark Viduka.
And caretaker manager Chris Hughton will still be in charge for the game tomorrow, with Joe Kinnear set to take over on a temporary basis on Monday.
We would expect Chris to pick the following side for tomorrow:
Shay Given,
Geremi, Fabricio Coloccini, , Steven Taylor, Sebastien Bassong,
Damien Duff, Claudio Cacapa Nicky Butt, , Charles N’Zogbia
Xisco, Michael Owen
Subs: Steve Harper, Shola Ameobi, David Edgar, Ben Tozer, Ryan Donaldson, Mark Doninger, Kazenga LuaLua
Seems like it would be a good time for the lads to put in a decent performance tomorrow, and a win is what we need to drag us away from the bottom of the league, which is not where we want to be right now.
Howay The Lads!
104 responses so far ↓
1 Ohmelads // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:19 PM
C’mon the laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaads!
2 beyethegreat // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:21 PM
c’mon lets get behind kinnearand help the lads get a result tomorrow
3 Ohmelads // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:23 PM
I fancy it tomorrow – would do us the world of good just to get a result and stop the rot from setting in more than it has.
4 Howay50 // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:37 PM
Let’s the lads put 4 past them with Philippe Albert coming on as a late substitute just to chip Robinson in goal and make it Howay 5-0.
C’MON THE LADS, GIVE US SOMETHING TO CHEER US UP!
5 Nathan // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:40 PM
God I hate Geremi and Nicky Butt.
People are forgetting Blackburn are actually a decent side and not just a walk over, this isn’t going to be any easier than the game against spurs, we might scrape a win if we are lucky
6 DanToon // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Joke…
What’s Newcastle Utd and a Christmas Cracker got in common…
They’ve both got a Joe Kinn-Ear!!!
7 FadlooNUFC4Life // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:42 PM
The Subs lineup is so weak…
8 Alex // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:42 PM
I hope he wont pick CaCapa in midfield again . He should go 4-3-3
Given
Edgar taylor colo bassong
Geremi butt Duff
Xisco Owen Nzogbia
9 hitman // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:44 PM
dan that was really poor mate lol
10 nufc toon malaysia // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:45 PM
why hughton put cacapa at centre midfield..why why why..he is A central defender…i would rather put:
given
taylor cacapa coloccini bassong
duff geremi butt zogbia
owen xisco
11 Howay50 // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:45 PM
DanToon
What do you calla lesbian hippopotamus?
Lickalotapuss
12 Ohmelads // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Yeah, what is it with cacapa in midfield? He was horrible at Upton Park. The fellas 2nd touch is either a header or a tackle….rubbish.
13 DanToon // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:46 PM
I know Hitman lol…
14 Viper // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Mid-field questions with worries.
Still, time for points!
Howay the Toon!
15 beyethegreat // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:50 PM
i am surprised to see you on here nathan after the last time or last time i remember you to be on
16 MarK // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:55 PM
i hope to god butt doenst play hes soooooo slow and everygame he gives the ball away
17 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:04 PM
DUFF AND LUALUA ARE BOTH INJURED ED!
18 richie // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:06 PM
have we got any youngsters that can play in the centre of midfield, geremi will have to play their too..no way capaca.
19 somali // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:15 PM
im fan nufc toon from somali 4 4 2
beast in the worldShay Given,
, Fabricio Coloccini, , Steven Taylor, Sebastien Bassong,
Damien Duff, Nicky Butt, , Charles N’Zogbia
Xisco, Michael Owen
20 ed_speed // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:25 PM
‘mon the lads
regards,
ed
21 toooooonfan // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Tom_Toon
when did duff get innjured
22 STEVEYO // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Why did the pastie cross the road
Cos it was meetin potato
23 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:35 PM
On wed!
24 Geordie Jayne // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Not about footie:
Can anyone tell me how to check the odds on a horse at chester tomorrow with william hill please
25 toooooonfan // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:38 PM
how come it does not say anything anywhere then
26 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:40 PM
nufc.com
27 toooooonfan // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:51 PM
doubtfull but duff will play
28 Ganiyu // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Theses only one united.tomorrowwould a lucky day for Nufc.3points
29 carabay // Sep 26, 2008 at 6:59 PM
somali fan toon nufc
30 Nick 69 // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:04 PM
duff is not injured at all
31 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:10 PM
You know this how.
32 The Entertainers // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:10 PM
I’d pick any team without Cacapa in MIDFIELD!
Dont care what formation we play, just dont play Cacapa in MIDFIELD!
Not bothered who picks the team, just dont play….you get the picture.
Hey just an idea, but we could play Cacapa in DEFENCE!
Hurry up Joe, Chris bless him hasnt got a scooby doo!
Good luck too!…..you may need it
33 carabay // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:10 PM
Shay Given,
, Fabricio Coloccini, , Steven Taylor, Edga Sebastien Bassong,
Damien Duff, Nicky Butt, , Charles N’Zogbia
Xisco, Michael Owen fan from somali
34 Rob Lee // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:11 PM
is tangy cheese nacho gonzalez injured or cup-tied or sumit????how come he’s not named in the squad??
35 toooooonfan // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:12 PM
im mates with damiens father and he said he should be starting in the same position as spurs
36 toooooonfan // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:13 PM
Rob Lee
hes got a sore hamstring
37 Nick 69 // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:13 PM
because the match preview on the official site lists all the players who are missing and duff is not one of them, and i think duff being injured would be announced on the official site ahead of nufc.com if it was true.
38 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Well what happened wednesday lads. Not going to gloat cos to be honest i am still feeling embarressed for you. especially after all the comments in the build up to the game.
reckon you lot will be bottom come sunday afternoon especially now you will be playing the wimbledon brand of football with a midget up front.
39 euanpolo // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:15 PM
Given
Geremi, Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong
Lua Lua, Duff, Butt, N’Zogbia
Owen, Xisco
40 toooooonfan // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:16 PM
nando
what about xisco you tard
41 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:20 PM
toooonfan- he is useless so didnt think he would play
42 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:21 PM
euanpolo – lualua is injured.
nando- no you will still be bottom of the league with two points!
43 Ganiyu // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:24 PM
Championship and league1 players.eg duff and butt cant pass the ball.as for zog he is a classified Nufc reserve player very greedy on the pitch.
44 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:24 PM
tom toon- your mystic meg predictions didnt materialise on wednesday so i will ignore your predictions this time.
45 Ganiyu // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Nando- are you are hungry?
46 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:32 PM
didn’t know i made a prediction!
47 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:34 PM
tom toon- you said you would win like you always do.
ganiyu- no mate but i have some humble pie if you are peckish.
48 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:37 PM
heard they are now selling jellied eels and pie and mash at the ground now to cater for your management.
49 Edd Case // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:37 PM
3-1 to Blakcburn…
Sorry, I’m true to the Toon but we’re on the down and they’re on the up…
No win for us here guys…
You’re all better off with some retail therapy…
Go and buy that toy you always wanted…
I just did.
It’s a jet black, 2008 Kawasaki ZX6R Ninja and now, I couldn’t care less what happens at Newcastle because all I have to do is get on my new bike and I just smile…
Still, I’ll be watching tomorrow and cheering the lads on…
50 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:40 PM
I can honestly see the most boring, inane, 0-0 draw tomorrow.
51 magpie6699 // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Nando – we were rubbish on Wednesday – but Spurs were pretty awful too. Apart from a gift of a goal from Steven Taylor’s mistake and Pokewithmyelbow’s header, I can only remember one long-range shot that Shay Given had to deal with.
We know we are bad – but you completely lack insight. And you call us deluded??
52 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:45 PM
magpie6699- it was like a training match in the second half. the gulf between the 2 clubs is embarressing. you only had to compare the subs benches to see the gulf in quality. you were outsung on the terraces as you always are when we visit and outplayed on the pitch. John beresford said it best when he said ” we may be above spurs but i would prefer to be in there position”.
53 magpie6699 // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Nando, I’m talking about the game, not who was on the bench. You perked up a bit AFTER you scored and Dos Santos came on – I thought it was cheating a bit to play someone with pace against our lot.
I agree that I would rather have your squad – so why are you bottom with no wins?
54 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:55 PM
err what did you expect when you looked at our bench when 12 first teamers were misssing and 6 of them definite starters in our first 11, i bet you are proud you scraped a win!
You spuds lot are deluded!
55 Ganiyu // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Nando-i have a lion in my kitchen do u care for some.
56 hitman // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:58 PM
nando i wouldnt get to carried away with winning on wednesday night,both teams were shite,spurs are just as much in the shite as the toon are.
57 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:59 PM
ganiyu- not keen on lion bars. now a yorkie, thats a different story.
tom toon- well its your clubs fault if they havent got a big enough squad and we can only beat what is put in front of us. we were low on confidence and away from home but we couldnt have had a better team to play for a confidence boost
58 KK FOREVER (Ross) // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Nando-its quite amusing how from a neutral perspective, everyone else said we are both as terrible as each other, it was just two defensive flops that gave you both your goals.
because you beat us without a manager you’re going on like all of a sudden you’re fantastic and we’re still absolutly terrible.
you’re still bottom of the league, we’re not.
Yes you beat us in a cup game, congratulations.
“you only had to compare the subs benches to see the gulf in quality.”
If we didnt have to deal with injury issues, players such as cacapa wouldnt be starting in midfield, he’d be on the bench.
The apparent quality you have on yours is regardless if they players aren’t performing isnt it. If they were all on form you wouldnt be bottom of the premiership.
59 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM
hitman- i disagree. we have had a poor start but we are no where near in the same mess as you lot. we have quality players who are adjusting to each other. its just a matter of time before we climb the table.
60 Rasko a.k.a Hadji // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Gee,Bulent Uygun is class manager.Sivasspor were down 1-0 at halftime from Fenerbahce and now they’re leading 2-1.Great comeback by the young tactitian.
61 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:04 PM
ross- you are in freefall into the first division. we have the quality to pull away and finish in the top half.
62 The Entertainers // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Nando
I agree mate we are in a much worse position than Spurs.
You have a quality team, if a little light in my opinion and you will get it right at some point.
But Newcastle are a huge club too and ran right with the right manager, we will be up there with you to mate
63 hitman // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:05 PM
“its just a matter of time before we climb the table” so will yous still make the top 4,like all spurs fans tell us,yous want to hurry up.
64 The Entertainers // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Nando sorry mate, i’m reading some of the other comments and presumed you supported Spurs.
Well whoever you support, your welcome to your opinion.
65 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Spurs WONT finish top half this season and will lose tomorrow.
66 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:10 PM
hitman- the top 4 is obviously out of reach this season and for the forseeable future with man city now loaded. it looks like the uefa will be the best we can both hope for nowdays.
67 Rob Lee // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Nando – Makes me laugh, You shouldn’t even be comparin spurs to Newcastle goin on how much money u’s have spent n still got no strikers! with that money, u’s shud at least be challenging for top 4 but under ramos yers haven’t got a chance. Anyways, I dont give a t**s about spurs! y u on here anyway?!
68 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:12 PM
The Spurs heirarchy are idiots, they paid £14mil for Pavlyuchenko after one good tournament when in Ja n they could have got him for £5mil.
Bunch of fools.
69 hitman // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:13 PM
i just want another team to break into the top 4 ,coz its always the same top 4,its boring,but now it looks like man city are going to take one of the top 4s spot,who do yous reckon
70 KK FOREVER (Ross) // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Nando-i agree with you, at the moment we are in freefall, and its not the place we want to be, just like i’m sure bottom of the league isnt where you want to be.
However, one of the main problems was the fans, and the players having no idea what was going on.
Now that we know we have an interim manager until october, surely that can only provide a boost of confidence, and things have to be looking up.
71 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:24 PM
..
72 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:24 PM
ross- it might be to late for you by the time you get a new manager.
tom toon- the newcastle hierachy are fools for wasting money on duff,smith and jail bird barton. i thought pav looked good last night but what do i know. i dont play as much footie manager as you.
73 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Well I play the same amount as you then – none.
74 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:29 PM
tom toon- sorry i forgot you base your knowledge on you tube clips then come on here telling everyone who newcastle should sign. Quite a few of your fellow fans were mocking you during the transfer window for pretending to be a scout. hah. embarressing.
75 hitman // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:31 PM
nando what do you think of modric so far..
76 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:32 PM
pretending to be a scout? dont know how that is possible.
i dont even mention to many players, just the same ones frequently, also most of the ones i do mention arent even on youtube, shows how much you know.
Now get ready for your Bar Mitzvah you little child.
77 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:34 PM
Also where are Veloso and rshavin, ahahaha, you are a sad little freak who goes off what attention seekers who claim to be ‘in the know’ say.
Gullible runt.
78 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:37 PM
tom toon- silly boy. you wont make any friends with your racist stereotyping.you give it loads mate and unless you have the best satellite dish in the world you are full of shite. you were bringing up unheard of players daily. the fact that none of them signed for decent teams said it all.
hitman- still settling in but must try harder. doesnt help that his midfield partners are crap. i think he will come good.
79 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:39 PM
tom toon- the management said deals broke down last minute. arshavin will be here in jan. i admit there is no chance of veloso now.
80 hitman // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:40 PM
really…the lad needs to get in the gym,hes a runt,thank god we never got him,the zog is way better
81 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:40 PM
Who did i mention frequently because i can even remember!
Have you heard of the internet and channels like eurosport!?!
Ignorant spud.
82 juiced-the-cot // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:41 PM
world class players at spurs like.
83 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Modric looks like he belongs in a rabbit hutch! Actually i’ve seen rubbaits with more muscle!
Nanod – i bet you got that off 606 aswell you gullible tit!
84 Obafan // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Taylor needs to be on the bench, he is so bad. It was not his first mistake last Wednesday.
I would play
Given
Edgar – Cacapa – Colo – Bassong
Geremi – Butt – N’Zogbia – Duff
Xisco – Owen
85 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM
oooh tom toon. getting touchy. i think everyone would back me up that you was a know it all during the transfer window. As for modric looking like a rabbit, i bet the girls he turns away would give you the time of day. but then again you are a kid.
hitman- i think he is a bit better than zog, surely you are pulling my leg. if zog had got his wish and joined spurs you would be telling me he is crap
86 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM
sorry- i meant wouldnt give tom the time of day
87 Rasko a.k.a Hadji // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Nando……Your team found a village without dogs so don’t be so happy that you beat a half crippled team.
You gonna get filled by Portsmouth this weekend and Defoe’s gonna score against you.
And one more thing before i go…….Expect a full starting XI by Portsmouth and not injury plaqued Newcastle.
88 hitman // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM
if spurs are after zog were does that leave modric nando
89 Rasko a.k.a Hadji // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:49 PM
What kind of girls are you talking about….sl–s.
90 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
hitman- we werent but zog said he wanted to go to spurs or arsenal. they play different positions anyway. modric is centre mid
91 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:51 PM
men for nando, he is he ‘man’.
92 nando // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:54 PM
night lads. enjoy x factor and sportacus tomorrow tom.
93 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 8:55 PM
sporticus?
94 Toon Graeme // Sep 26, 2008 at 9:08 PM
What ever team is put out – they better play as a confident team infront of we and please say the defense have had some bollockings since wednesday.
COME ON TOON!
95 mikeygd // Sep 26, 2008 at 9:12 PM
i cant see us winning with cacapa and butt in midfield together, why did guthrie have to be so god damn stupid, i would much rather nzogs in the middle with butt and give lua lua a go on the wing, cant be too much of a risk giving were gna lose anyways if spurs is anything to go by.
96 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 9:20 PM
lualua is injured.
97 MY ASS-ley // Sep 26, 2008 at 9:23 PM
why does newcastle so afraid to play our youth right from the start. lua lua can play midfield. im sure he be better than cacapa. unless we wanna have 6 defensive players in the tea.
teams like arse anal and manure are not afraid to let their youth get their chance. look at campbell in recent match with us. he took it well.
unless we change this mindset of only playing our youth as the last resort, our youth will never make it
98 Tom_Toon // Sep 26, 2008 at 9:26 PM
My ASS-ley – Wholeheartedly agree, we never give youth enough chance.
For exmaple Kadar wacalled up to his full national team not long after his 18th birthday yet he never even got onto the bench for us.
However Lualua is currently injured!
99 turkish magpie // Sep 26, 2008 at 10:07 PM
team 4 2moz
————————-given—————————-
—–taylor——cacapa—–colo——–bassong
———–geremi——butt———-nzogbia
———–xisco——owen——-duff—
100 Geordie Jayne // Sep 27, 2008 at 12:23 AM
MY ASS-ley – Keegan did play the youth in his last stint. But who the hell knows now I am sick of the lot of it just sick
101 Ausgeordie // Sep 27, 2008 at 12:50 AM
Morning from Sydney boys its freaking beautiful and I’m off to the races before settling in for the game which starts at midnight tonight.
We need to promote some our younger fella’s into the first team now and give them a chance. Infuse the older team with some lads in certain places and maybe their passion and enthusiasm will rub off on the others. It might also see them acting more responsibly as they know they need to keep a little extra eye out for them, teach them good habits and play well to keep their spot.
I think its a miracle Owen has not been injured yet and if we keep running him into the ground well have no strikers at all. On a side note surely Ashley sees the massive mistake he made not buying further players with our squad so small.
Heres the team for the weekend
…………………Given
Taylor….Collocini.Bassong…..Tozer
…….Geremi…..Butt…..Zogbia
……………..Owen………..
…….Xisco………Donaldson
DO NOT START SHOLA!
Its a real shame Smith is injured because what’s happening right now would have been the perfect chance for someone like him to step up to the plate and score some goals and prove he could have a future at the club.
Cant believe the amount of injuries
102 M. Stockley // Sep 27, 2008 at 2:06 AM
nando, you are just a complete and utter tit and i know comments like this only encourage you but like many have said b4 i dont get your motivation to waste your time on our blog….seriously come back and have a giggle when we have our take over and we get back to spanking you home and away in the league….. congratulations to spurs tho for so ‘convincingly’ beat a managerless injury struck team that had cacapa in mid…… a good team would have properly punished us,but spuds are turd so worry about your own relegation battle and shut up about ours you brainless, annoying douche!
103 xfer // Sep 27, 2008 at 8:52 AM
Edgar has been very shaky. In all honesty, as shocked as i was with Cacapa being in the middle of the park, I think he has done a reasonably decent job there.
At least he can pass the ball, and actually assisted. And he can be a threat in corners too, wont count him out to score against blackburn. He had a chance against Spurs from a corner too, almost took it.
Ed, thats our best lineup IMO. But he has never fail to surprise me time and again, and i wont be shocked if he starts with Ameobi. No please!
104 live match // Sep 27, 2008 at 9:57 AM
watch the match live here:
http://footiechampions.com/2008/09/newcastle-vs-blackburn-live-streaming/
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