Danny Guthrie In-Form For Reserves In Red Devils Draw

8:32 pm, Monday, March 30th, 2009 by Ed Harrison · 92 Comments

In a corker of a game at St. James’ Park tonight, young Danny Guthrie was in good form against Manchester United.

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Danny Guthrie - good display and fabulous goal

And Danny showed the watching Chris Hughton that he is back and ready to go, with a tremendous late goal, but just when it looked like Newcastle would take all 3 points, Italian striker Federico Macheda completed his hat-trick in the dying seconds of the game.

And it was another 2 points unluckily lost by the Reserves side, but it was a sparkling game, with some good performances from the Newcastle lads.

Three players with first team experience started the game and along with Danny, Spanish Under-21 striker, Xisco, returned from his toe injury, and Brazilian veteran Claudio Cacapa were both included in the side.

Guthrie seems determined to add goals to his game, and he was first to go close on 6 minutes when his free-kick beat the wall, and went only just wide of the post.

The Red Devils went ahead after just 13 minutes from a penalty, after Cacapa handled instinctively, from Macheda’s cross inside the area.

In fairness to the Brazilian, the cross was blocked at point-blank range, and he was given very little time to avoid the cross. The Italian Macheda made no mistake from the spot.

Guthrie was starting to get a grip of midfield for Newcastle, and a good move forward from Danny and a low cross saw Wesley Ngo Baheng, back from his ACL injury, side-footed shot deflected over the cross-bar.

But on 43 minutes Newcastle were level and it was 22 year-old Spanish striker Xisco, who was fouled by Gary Neville in the penalty area, and awarded a penalty. Xisco put the ball home with aplomb.

So two penalties in the first half and the break arrived at 1-1.

Mark Doninger, who has been in good goal-scoring form this season, put Newcastle ahead after 49 minutes, and now has 10 goals for the season.

Guthrie put in a good cross to the far post, where Jonny Godsmark put the ball first time into the path of Doninger, and Mark put the ball nicely just inside the post, to put Newcastle ahead.

Then on 75 minutes Macheda scored the Red Devils second goal, as he easily rounded Fraser Forster, and shot into an empty net.

Then it was the best player on the field, Danny Guthrie, who picked up a loose ball midway inside the Manchester half, took it forward and then hit a swerving 20-yard shot into the bottom corner of the net. What a goal!

But then to spoil things for Newcastle, that Macheda guy on 89 minutes hit his 3rd goal past Forster – and an exciting game ended up all square at 3-3.

It will be interesting to see if Danny Guthrie can make the starting line-up on Saturday against Chelsea – we don’t think he will, but on this form could get at least half a game.

TEAMS:

Newcastle United: Fraser Forster, James Tavernier, Shane Ferguson, Mark Doninger, Darren Lough, Claudio Cacapa (James Taylor, 76m) Jonny Godsmark, Danny Guthrie, Nile Ranger, Xisco (Frank Wiafe Danquah, 60m), Wesley Ngo Baheng (Samuel Adjei, 81m)
Subs not used: Brad Inman, James Taylor, Paul Dummett

Manchester United: Ron Robert Zieler (Conor Devlin, 30m), Gary Neville (Reece Brown, 58m), Joe Dudgeon, Richard Eckersley, Ritchie De Laet, Matthew James, Magnus Eikrem, Rodrigo Possebon, Federico Macheda, Lee Martin, Cameron Stewart (Oliver Norwood, 69m)

Subs not used: Daniel Galbraith, Scot Wooton

Attendance: 1,277

Tags: Danny Guthrie · Newcastle News · Newcastle Youth · Reserves

92 responses so far ↓

1 wheresthewhistlergone // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:36 PM

i was at the reserve game and have to stay outstanding is not how i’d describe guthrie’s game, great goal but he wouldn’t be in my team for chelsea
2 sirjasontoon // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:50 PM

I would play the whole reserve side against chelsea,the senior team should be ashamed.geriatric,no passion,heart or pride.

Bring on the kids for a scrap for survival.
The 1st team is TOOFLESS.
3 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:52 PM

saw my mate the other day

he said hed seen the white pele

so i asked.. who is he???

he goes by the name of

danny guthrie!
4 jimiley // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM

Butt and his wheelchair will get a game ahead of Guthrie. Any old guy gets game. What was that about a youth policy? NUFC say one thing and do another. And Harper is a massive player for the club????? He hardly got a game for 12 years and is now the captain. Now we know why we are relegation bound.
5 hatrick_of_headers // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:54 PM

good goal, but wasn’t outstanding
6 jimiley // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:57 PM

Now the talk is that we will bring an emergency manager for the last 4/5 games. That means the owner has never had any confidence (rightly) in Hughton, so why wait until it is too late to replace him. This should have happened as soon as JK took ill. Leaving the change until the last few games just shows how stupid the owner is.
7 sirjasontoon // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:58 PM

Haha Pele/Guthrie made me chuckle Ryan..Average player not fit for Liverpool reserves..just think we have fallen into a place where expectations are so low anything goes..Harper I like but he aint no Given.
8 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:58 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ROB STYLES IS REFFING AGAINST CHELSEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE HATES US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9 sirjasontoon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:03 PM

Jimiley…PANIC.
Writing was on the wall for ages but nothing was done.
I came to terms with fizzy pop in January when we where looking a war scene and we buy Nolan and R. Taylor to make a patchwork quilt…MADNESS.
10 wheresthewhistlergone // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:03 PM

sir jason toon thank god someone on here doesn’t praise guthrie as if hes amazing, i personally don’t think he’s good enough, on Harper he is a good keeper but you can tell he lacks match experiance and confidence when he is on the pitch, once he gets more games I can see him being a good goalkeeper for us although he needs to learn to kick a ball
11 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:06 PM

guthrie is better than butt and nolan
12 sirjasontoon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:09 PM

Gutherie is nothing..we have just had our expectations reduced to plop…Liverpool reserve reject.
13 sirjasontoon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:10 PM

Agree Ryan but Butt and Nolan would not even get a game in a Hull 1st Team they are both plop.
14 Toon_Factor // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:12 PM

Best England team imo

_______________James______________

Johnson_____Terry____Ferdinand___A.Cole

_______________Barry______________

Beckham________Lampard_______Rooney

_________Gerrard__________________

________________Owen_____________

For 1 thing i can’t stand Heskey playing
And i also think Rooney is much better on the left wing than upfront he always seems to help out the defenders too much when up top, thses past few friendleys we have must a good finisher, Gerrerd needs to play behind a striker thats his best position not on the left
15 Toon_Factor // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:12 PM

RyanToon

Agreed
16 wheresthewhistlergone // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:14 PM

Butt is a dedicated fighter you want to bring on as a sub when you are winning and need some fight in the middle of the park for the last part of the game. Haven’t seen enough from Nolan at the minute but he is the only player i see from the stands that actually has a voice and tries to organise the team and shout orders which to be fair we do not have enough of from our other players!
17 sirjasontoon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:18 PM

Nolan had not played a good game for 18 months at Bolton..dunno what happened to him.

Owen up front for England..Capello said he is England history.
18 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:19 PM

my ENGLAND team

Harper

Richards Ferdinand Terry A.Cole

Beckham Gerrard Lampard A.Young

Rooney Heskey
19 wheresthewhistlergone // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:19 PM

and for the record i’m not saying any of them are good enough as in my opinion for a first team squad the only good central midfielder is Joey Barton although he hasn’t shown us anywhere near his best yet
20 sirjasontoon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:20 PM

Butt is plot and a yellow card magnet…like Smith.
21 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:20 PM

ukraine will do us on wednesday
22 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:21 PM

sirjasontoon

agreed butt is poor but guthrie has got huge potential imo
23 Ever seen a mackem in Milan? // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:21 PM

Rob Styles again! Just write off any hopes of some points againt Chelski (if we had any )
24 jimiley // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM

Sirjasontoon
Butt specialises in yellow cards but his pice de resistance is giving free kicks just on the edge of our box.
Harper is a number 2 keeper. Thats why he played second fiddle to Given for 12 years and was content to do so. No decent prem team came in for him becuase he is a no. 2
25 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM

rob styles owes us 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5
26 supervillain // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM

does anyone else think xisco should get a fair crack of the whip? he seems to be performing well and looking like he actually wants to play for the club… reckon his departure from the first team has anything to do with his orientation???????
27 jimiley // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:26 PM

Ryan Toon
Guthrie has huge potential to do what? Play for Scouser reserves? How old and decrepid do you have to be before you realize your potential. Do you think the Pool would let him go if he was any good?
28 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:27 PM

jimiley players dont peak until there 27-28

give him a chance ffs
29 workyticket // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:30 PM

jimiley // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM

“Butt specialises in yellow cards but his pice de resistance is giving free kicks just on the edge of our box.”

Usually at the spot where Steven Taylor should have been.
30 supervillain // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:31 PM

jimiley. god i hate you and your kind. you’re an idiot and part of the reason no one wants to play for us and part of the reason why morale is so low.

we have missed guthrie big time since he got injured. better than butt, barton and geremi combined. ask any liverpool fan and they’d say they were angry that rafa got rid of him and kept lucas.

someone people know nowt mate, and you’re one of them.
31 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:32 PM

supervillian agreed mate

ive thought for a while now that jimiley is NOT a toon. either that or he is always drunk when on here
32 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:33 PM

jimiley ALWAYS critisises the club which true fans DONT do
33 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:35 PM

jimiley // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM

Butt and his wheelchair will get a game ahead of Guthrie. Any old guy gets game. What was that about a youth policy? NUFC say one thing and do another. And Harper is a massive player for the club????? He hardly got a game for 12 years and is now the captain. Now we know why we are relegation bound.

comments like this make you wonder about jimiley. just basically moan moan moan
34 RyanToon // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:36 PM

anyway. enough of me

im off
35 supervillain // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM

harper stayed cos he’s a mackem. fact. we all know the harper story man – he’s happy to tek his money off us. thing is, he’s always stepped up when called upon and don’t a VERY good job. aye he’s a 2nd string keeper, but he’s a decent replacement for the time being. given wanted to go, and who blames him with d!cks like you sitting behind him in the stands.

i agree with you to some extent about nicky butt, but the big problem with him is that the younger lads rely on him too much when they’re the ones who should be doing the mucking in and running for him. he is 33 for christ’s sake! he was a slow ginga 15 year ago anyway! guaranteed you’re a fat (UnT who can barely run up the stairs nevermind bail arund for 90mins. nicky butt, used correctly, can be an important batty-esque player for us. but we need two from guthrie, nolan or barton to play in front of him.

oh and spurs came in for harper. and they’re not doing too bad at the minute, as much as that pains me to say.
36 supervillain // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM

that’s *done a VERY good job.

que some off-subject jimiley grief.
37 hitman // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:52 PM

the times reckon ashley will do a tv interview next month
38 hitman // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:54 PM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/article6005307.ece
39 supervillain // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:55 PM

who cares what he’s got to say. we just need results and that’s down to the players and management. he can’t say much about the immediate future cos we divvent kna which league we’ll be in!!
40 Dragonera // Mar 30, 2009 at 10:30 PM

ALL MY COURSEWORK IS FINALLY FINISHED! ONLY EXAMS LEFT NOW UNTIL I GRADUATE!
41 Dragonera // Mar 30, 2009 at 10:31 PM

hmmm…now what could disrupt my revision between now and May?…oh damn…
42 Wiser_than_wise // Mar 31, 2009 at 12:14 AM

oi xisco ur shyte
43 Duffman // Mar 31, 2009 at 1:09 AM

Xisco was not impressive for the ressies, Guthrie looked good, and Ngo Baheng seemed a solid player. Cacapa was too slow for a reserve game, but then again the defence was repeatedly exposed after he was subbed.
44 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 2:08 AM

Danny Guthrie is a great little player. A bargain.

A young, composed CM with good passing and a bit of drive. If he was a bit quicker and stronger he’d be top class. As of the moment he is about 10x better than Nolan and 3x better than Butt (yes, I did work that out using a mathematical equation, not!).
45 Premiership Manager // Mar 31, 2009 at 2:25 AM

I dare say the same people critisized Milner, N’Zogbia and most recently S. Taylor.

Guthrie is a quality young player who would not get his place at Liverpool because of Steven Gerrard and Mascherano and their seniority at the club.

Guthrie has a good engine, good vision and eye for passing and scoring goals, what more could you want?

He will develop into a very good player as his confidence develops but first team football is essential as we seem to have a habbit of stiffling tallent within the squad.

I’d start him against Chelsea and any other team as I see him and Barton being key to the midfield. Nolan will be there or there abouts but only if he regains his fitness and best form again.
46 big boomer // Mar 31, 2009 at 7:12 AM

Good to see guthrie back but just seen the goals on sky and cacapa was at fault for all three we conceded.this is the man the deluded and stupid hughton wants at the centre of our defence against chelski. says it all doesn’t it
47 big boomer // Mar 31, 2009 at 7:15 AM

Donniger again plays well but doesn’t feature in first team squads. if the management think he is that bad why not get rid of him.
donniger before butt every time for me.
48 bennytoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:09 AM

tom-toon, comment 43- In that single paragraph you have just shown you know nothing about football. Stick to scouting on youtube kid.
49 Toonlee // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:11 AM

im sick of everyone having a go at xisco
i was at the ressies last night and i thought he had a good game never lost the ball once a great touch everytime people need to remember he is still only young and one for the futre
50 DJG // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:43 AM

Guthrie was sloppy apart from the goal, which was the best of the match by far.

Xisco looked bright and showed how a penalty should be dispatched. I keep saying this but I like the lad and he has some Shearer like qualities. He is never given a chance and unfairly labeled a flop.

Ranger showed why there is such a fuss about him and he has a good all round game at the age of 17.

Baheng looked good when taking people on but his first touch is shocking and he isn’t at the same level as Ranger and Danquah.

I also like the little LB Shane Ferguson, he is exciting going up the flank, a willing runner and has some real skill.

A saw Sammi Ameobi outside the ground shortly before kick off.
51 Kash // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:46 AM

I’d rather play Guthrie than Nicky (the New David Batty when Dalglish was manager and always passes backwards, or to the oppostion) Butt, if Guthrie was to play in the middle.

Personally i’d play Guthrie on the right. And let him roam about and get involved in small interplay. He’s such a neat player, which is something we lack!
52 Kash // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:48 AM

@DJG – So are the press reports slightly off the mark then? Should he play against Chelsea?
53 Kash // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:49 AM

@DJG – I meant Guthrie not Xisco. I haven’t seen much of Xisco, and he should definitely be getting a game ahead of Shola!
54 wheresthewhistlergone // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:02 AM

DJG definatly agree, just shows that if you goto a match and don’t just read reports you see what actually goes on
55 Danish_Magpie // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:05 AM

I want rid of the following people in the summer (if we stay up):

Viduka (should retire) – 65k
Owen (huge wages) – 110k
Ameobi (had his contract renewed but sell him: simply not good enough) – 25k (?)
Smith (huge wages and not very good) – 60k
Duff (massive wages, not worth it) – 65k
Geremi (legs are gone and on huge wages) – 55k
Butt (had his contract renewed but sell him: liability) – 30k (?)
Cacapa (let’s just give up on this highly paid underperforming has-been) – 30k

We will prob get 6m pounds or so for the lot of them. But more importantly… that’s 440k/week approximately. That’s 22,880,000/year.
23m!!!

These players are underperfoming and could easily be replaced by someone better.

Bring in Daniel Fox (3m), Tom Huddlestone (6m), Pennant (free), Keith Commons (3.5.m) and renew contracts with Løvenkrands and Edgar and the squad looks like:

GK: Harper, Krul, Foster
LB: Enrique, Fox
RB: Beye, R. Taylor
CB: Bassong, Coloccini, Taylor, Edgar

LW: Jonas, Commons
RW: Pennant, LuaLua
CM: Barton, Huddlestone, Nolan, Guthrie

ST: Oba, Carroll, Xisco, Løvenkrands, Ranger

This would be a clear net-gain financially and a much stronger team than currently. That way we can consolidate, and build up.
56 Ericles // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:12 AM

Rescued at last. The gossip columns tell us that the Daily Mirror sports desk has taken over the management of NUFC as from this morning. They have concocted a sale list of players and are proceeding to run the club in the absence of Joe. What a relief.
57 Starke // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:14 AM

Danish Magpie lol we will go down with that team.
58 batty // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:15 AM

http://www.newcastleunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=440422
59 bennytoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:15 AM

Heard a cheeky rumour that venables will be put in temporary charge this afternoon.
60 batty // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:16 AM

Ericles //what you on aboot
61 hitman // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:20 AM

were you here that benny lad.
62 sirjasontoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Who told you Benny your “mate” Sol Campbell?
63 sirjasontoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:25 AM

Hitman he has been barred from the local library for smutsurfing : )
64 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:25 AM

Bendy crachead is ‘connected’ but only when he is sticking his end in his dad’s a hole.
65 sirjasontoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:26 AM

Haha I reckon he is a proper Huckle our Benny.
66 Ericles // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:31 AM

Batty. It is just that once again the sports desk of the Daily Mirror has churned out another load of tripe about NUFC. It just gives the impression they think they are the club’s management team.
67 bennytoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:36 AM

Tom-toon- very witty. Not long before you break up for the summer holidays. Heard your going on a lads holiday. I bet your speedos look great on your frail ,pale body. Just a little tip for you for when your mates go off pulling girls and your left with the fat ugly one. Girls arent interested on footballers you have scouted of youtube. Apart from that you will be fine as long as you wear a factor 50.
68 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:49 AM

Im not very frail, i go to the gym 3 to 4 times a week and I have a natural build anyway. Its quite ntural, my dad was a professionl rugby player so I inherited it from him. He played for he Harlequins.
69 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:53 AM

I can imagine you, little cockney crackden monger, pale, teeth missing, greasy flat hair in a bowl cut, shiny blue tracky top and bottom, reebok classics.
70 bennytoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:53 AM

Tom-toon- hahaaha. priceless. You skinny twit. You have the build of Montgomery burns from the simpsons.
71 bennytoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:55 AM

tomtoon- I appear to have touched a nerve. Have a look on the facebook group to see what i look like. Rugby player.hahahahaha
72 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:58 AM

You keep say have a look on facebook but you dont even make yoursel known.

Give me a link.
73 bennytoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:02 AM

I am on the ed harrison blog. Have a look at comments made.
74 Kash // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:04 AM

Ooops, sorry, thought this was a Newcastle blog, must have been mistaken!
75 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:06 AM

Give me a link to it and tell me your name.
76 Kash // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:10 AM

@Tom – You went to one of the private schools didn’t you? Probably RGS, who like to have rugger buggers playing for them!
77 sirjasontoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:12 AM

send us a link benny add me on facebook I love gay cockeyed cockneys.
78 sirjasontoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:15 AM

BennyBoyd?
With 1 friend haha that has got to be BennyToon,
With a fkin bowl of porridge for a mugshot,did you take that pic whilst in Dartmoor benny?
79 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:28 AM

sjt, send us a link.

Kash, I dont play rugby anymore, I used to but im judt saying i inherited a rugby build, so did my ad and he was a professional.
80 Kash // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:40 AM

@Tom – I was just asking. I remember when I played Rugby against the private schools. I’m a big lad, but those fockers we’re even bigger! Got mauled like, hated Rugby!
81 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:50 AM

What position?
82 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:51 AM

I found the group, whats your name, benny, fernando?
83 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:52 AM

Aye, state school rugby players are like footballer who want to be ‘ard’ as they describe it. Most are quick but not very strong.
84 Kash // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:59 AM

I was a prop, really hated it as had my toes stamped on.
85 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Haha, was a winger when I was younger like really young, then went to scrum half.
86 sirjasontoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 11:02 AM

Tom there’s a benny boyd in the comments section think its the one about the arsenal game about 4 down in discussions..he has a bowl of porrige as a face shot.
87 Tom_Toon // Mar 31, 2009 at 11:06 AM

sjt – Benny s about that pale I recon. Too much heroin in his blood.
88 sirjasontoon // Mar 31, 2009 at 11:09 AM

Yeah aids has kicked in and left him pasty as porridge : )

He is a total loser.
89 RyanToon // Mar 31, 2009 at 11:21 AM

oi oiiiiiiiiiiiii
90 workyticket // Mar 31, 2009 at 11:39 AM

Premiership Manager // Mar 31, 2009 at 2:25 AM

“Guthrie is a quality young player who would not get his place at Liverpool because of Steven Gerrard and Mascherano and their seniority at the club.”

Seniority? Don’t you think it may have something to do with them being rather good Premiership Manager?
91 heavyhittas // Mar 31, 2009 at 1:16 PM

If Cacapa plays alongside Colo in CD against Chelsea we will have big problems. Dont know what happened to Edgar last night, he’s fit I know, has he been dropped from the reserves as well as the first team? He hasnt played a match for a long time and will be no where near match fit for a first team game, so that leaves our defence with even less good cover.
92 Premiership Manager // Apr 1, 2009 at 2:02 AM

Workyticket that is exactly my point because as far as midfielders go Gerrard and Mascherano are considered to be two of the best in the world.

If we had players like that we wouldn’t be where we are now. Guthrie is a talent as were Milner and N’Zogbia so I just hope he is given the chance to prove himself.

He may not be an international, (he’s still very young), but he is IMO the next best midfielder we have beside Barton and he does have the potential to become a very good player for the club.