Newcastle United have a chance to maintain some of the momentum we built up at Sunderland on Sunday, by defeating Club Brugges tonight at St. James’ Park, and keep at the top of Group D in the Europa League with 7 points from our first three games.
Club Brugge was founded one year before Newcastle United, back in 1891, and they currently have 3 points in Group D, having defeated Maritimo in the last round, after being hammered 4-0 by Bordeaux.
But the home game games are what Newcastle need to win, if we are going to get to the knock out rounds of this competition, and there’s no reason at all, why we cannot do that.
And Newcastle have had a decent defense in the first three games in Europe, conceding only to Atromitos in Greece and keeping clean sheets at Maritimo, and also against Atromitos and Bordeaux at St. James’ Park.
Alan Pardew will make changes from the side that did so well at Sunderland on Sunday afternoon, with Steve Harper expected to start in goal, and Cheick Tiote will start in midfield, after receiving a three match ban for his sending off in the first half at the Stadium Of Light on Sunday.
Haris Vuckic, Dan Gosling and Ryan Taylor are all on the long term injured list, and it looks like goalkeeper Rob Eliot is still out injured.
This is a possible team tonight:
Harper
Tavernier Perch Taylor (S) Anita
Obertan Tiote Bigirimana Ferguson
Ameobi (Sh) Cisse
Subs: Alnwick Simpson Williamson Ameobi (Sa) Amalfitano Marveaux
Alan Pardew could also make history if he starts the two Ameobi brothers, and they could become the third set of brothers to start a game for the Magpies, following on from George and Ted Robledo in the 1950s and Matt and Richie Appleby in the 1990s.
It is expected that Club Brugge will field their strongest side, as most other European clubs seem to do in the European competitions.
Newcastle have an excellent record in Europe, and we have won our last five European games against Belgian sides, scoring 17 goals and conceding only four in those games.
And Belgian teams haven’t won any of their last 24 games in England, with Royal Antwerp the last team to win in England against Aston Villa a full 37 years ago.
Newcastle are unbeaten in 18 European home games and only drawn two of those, and we have won our last nine games in a row at St James Park, and it’s interesting that only Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham have won 10 or more consecutive home European games.
Maybe Newcastle can join that list tonight, and there were signs on Sunday that Newcastle are getting back to their top form, with some big players now fit again and looking to be in form.
Newcastle need to win tonight and we think Alan Pardew will field a strong enough team that can do just that.
Let us know how you think the game will go tonight.
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1 toonLYF // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:10 PM
i think their badge is the most aesthetically pleasing in football
2 martoon // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Ed – as AP has said that Sammi Ameobi will be starting – he has to be in your team!
3 santonthenewmaldini // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Have to be looking to win this especially after beating Bordeux comfortably!!
Just got to make sure we start well and press them into mistakes if we get an early goal i think they will fold and we can beat them about 3 nil…. as long as Tiote stays on the field!!!
COME ON !!!
4 Tsunki // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:20 PM
I thought their badge looked like london underground sign.
5 nopskazoid // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Tiote and Bigi in the middle? That doesn’t shout goals at me.
6 hotdog // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:28 PM
toonLYF – Weirdo
I hope Sammi is starting tonight but lets not expect too much. I am suprised Pards has but pressure on him to be honest.
7 JP...from The Rock // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:45 PM
We should win this 2-0 at least. Our performance on Sunday was a joy to watch but we still do many bad decisions in our play. For example why oh why do we do this:
1- Right on kick off we pass the ball back to Colo or whoever and he just lumps it forward and their keeper gathers the ball comfortably.
2-It’s our throw-in and we have one of our players alone just in front of the thrower and another further up the field surrounded by at least two opponent defenders- who do we pass it to? The player that is surrounded and not the one in the open space, why, oh God why?
3- Our in ability to put in decent corners in the danger area. We have no excuses not to pass the first man in a corner anymore.
In Europe or against better opposition we will get punished for these simple errors. If we can cut that crap out of our game we will have the ball longer and increase our chance to build an attack and score,simple.
We really got to consistently get those basics right, on top of the good performances we’re having recently.
8 JP...from The Rock // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Oh I almost forgot, mistake number 4;
4- We must learn to play from the back and to not panic and get forced into another long lump forward to nowhere. The amount of times good play has been forced backwards only for us to give the ball to the opposition with a long ball as our defenders are somehow incapable of seeing another option.
Having said all that we should win but we can’t get complacent tonight.
HWTL
9 rainrix // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Set pieces are something we really need to look at. I actually don’t remember the last time we scored from a corner in a competitive game. I find it funny everytime we get a corner commentators usually say “Newcastle are going to be a threat from set pieces”. Erm apparently not!
10 toonLYF // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:53 PM
hotdog – hahaha
11 toonLYF // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:54 PM
i can’t help it, 3 years of Graphic Design courses, i find myself walking along highstreets slagging off shop signs in my head.
Weirdo indeed.
12 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 3:57 PM
JP….They are re-occurring issues, although I hadn’t noticed point 1 too much. Will have to keep an eye out for it – seems bizarre.
13 toonLYF // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:03 PM
rainrix –
not wrong there mate, never fails to amaze me how little most commentators actually know about current squads and playing styles etc.
14 Quasi.modo // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:04 PM
I think the argument that we “lump the ball forward from the back” is a little bit overstated. There were times on Sunday when it would have been arguably easier to lump the ball forward but Colo, Simmo and even Willo at times were looking for a pass. I remember Simmo picking the ball up at the edge of the box under pressure and finding Ba on the wing with a great long pass, not a lumped one mind you but a deliberate long pass.
We are not Arsenal or Barcelona but neither are we Stoke or West Ham.
15 Quasi.modo // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:05 PM
The referee tonight is the guy who failed to spot Thierry Henry’s handball in the match between Ireland and France…
16 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Quasi….We have been whacking it long a fair bit this season (and I think this has been highlighted by, I believe, a Daily Mail article), but signs were extremely promising in the Sunderland game. Breathtaking passing out from the back. One of the biggest positives from that game for me.
17 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Rainrix
We need to work on set pieces from both ends tbf we never scote from them and we concede to many goals from them!!
Jesper from earlier
Citeh won the league with 4-4-2…..
18 hotdog // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:07 PM
toonLYF – ahh it all makes sense now :-/ haha
I think AP talked a while back about our poor conversion rate from set pieces, we should be doing better with the height we have got in the team.
Ill take 2-1 tonight HWTL
19 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:09 PM
I’ve been thinking about our set pieces and what we really need is a demanding powerful CB to help out. I know, I know, I’m brilliant. Please form an orderly queue.
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21 NUFC_LEAZES END // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Any one reckon there will be many Brugge fans tonight? Hope there is like, see if they can compete with the LEAZES corner :p
22 hotdog // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Ibiza – Ahh there goes Ibiza whacking it off again! Give it a rest mate you will go blind kidda
23 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Ibiza
What? A cb? Since when have we had the need for another cb? Your talking crazy must be the air up there!
24 Quasi.modo // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Don’t get me wrong, we have, frustratingly, played a lot of long passes this season, but these stats also include attempted long passes from the likes of Cabaye and Colo, who are very accurate in their long passing but, yes the majority have been lumped.
While Colo has been out injured it is not surprising that we have not been as cool and calm in playing from the back and the main instigator of these long passes have been our GKs, both Harper and Krul. Harper has always preferred the lump it long approach and the weakest facet of Tim’s game is the fact that he plays too many long balls.
But yes the Sunderland game was a good example of us trying to play the ball from the back which served to alleviate some of the pressure that was on us. If we can kick on and try to do this in every game we will be able to shake the tag of a “long ball team” that Baines tried to label us with and prove that we do play football. Willo and Simmo aren’t nearly as bad at this as some make out though.
25 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Hotdog….Listen mate, thanks for the heads up, but I’ve managed for 25 years and managed just fine and my eyesight it just perfect thank dug h duij;l sddbsh djs,;k dousdsjamail….ahhh cr*p.
Tads…You’ll see mate (well, you probably wont, one of the disadvantages to dwelling with the commoners I’m afraid).
26 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Quasi….I get what you’re saying. I personally, would rather a player hits it long rather than try something they’re not yet comfortable with.
Good point on the fact these stats would include long passes, which we do have the players for.
27 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:22 PM
Hmm…I’ve managed and managed and managed it seems. Think I best go or put a little more thought in to what I’m saying.
28 Ian Toon // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:27 PM
Ibiza- already feeling the buzz of a European night @ SJP. Joshing aside your right about playing more football and less goofball. Hoping the prospect players step up. Looking to win but play with a bit of style and Cisse to get back on the goals trail.
29 Quasi.modo // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Cisse has only been lacking goals in the league, he scored against Bordeaux with a fine finish (he was offside but still a good finish) and he scored in the capital one cup against Man U. Some would argue that it’s been the formation that have been stifling him and I would tend to agree, he is not a guy lacking confidence just not getting the goals in the league which I am sure will come soon.
I fully expect a goal or two from his tonight.
30 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Ian…Well up for tonight. Wish I could be attending….you lucky so and so.
I genuinely believe that Pardew is training them up for the type of football we all crave (I believe you have stated this as well following conversations with Pardew after matches etc). In the meantime, stick to basics, I have no problem with that.
31 hotdog // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:32 PM
haha Ibiza – Right im off might be on later during the match toodles
32 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:33 PM
On Cisse, he has been really close in most games. Wouldn’t really consider it lack of form, just last year pretty much every time he took a shot it went in. Still a quality striker and will be pushing his way up the scorer board before too long. Top player.
33 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:34 PM
Hotdog…Back on here during a game? Now that definitely could send me blind (mainly from poking my eyes so I don’t have to read some of the rubbish on here). Enjoy though
34 Ian Toon // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Ibiza- my father is paying a £5 for admittance tonight so he will get value for money-LOL. He tells me that Pardew is looking to the youngsters to introduce some flair in our play. You do tend to see the midfielder players getting a bit more time on the ball and games are more measured.
Quasi- it does seem that there’s something special about a Cisse goal .
Hope your right on goal feast.
35 Ian Toon // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Ibiza- catch you later sport.
36 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Ibiza….£5 you say…..probably left it a bit late for a cheap flight. Are you not going yourself?
More time on the ball in European fixtures? Pardews made some statements about young Ameobi and Ferguson, so I expect them to be fired up. I’ve really missed Sammy in the team, be good to see him back.
37 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Ian…Take it easy, you not going to enquire about any dogs this evening?
38 Rowan Milsted // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Hi everyone, I don’t think the game is on TV tonight so anyone got any good links? Would be much appreciated.
39 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Rowan…Good day. Not sure about “good links”, but here is a link which gives available links for all of todays games…i’m hoping there is a good one
http://www.footballstreaming.info/streams/todays-links/
40 Shedzzzaa // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:58 PM
How many times man. Sammy ameobi will start tonight you have even quoted Pardrew in saying this in previous articles! How annoying man
41 Rowan Milsted // Oct 25, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Good day to you Ibazatoon, thanks. Here’s hoping… kinda thought at least (very least) channel 5 would be showing the game tonight.
42 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:02 PM
Rowan…..You are most welcome. Would have been nice to be on channel 5, wouldn’t it. I have a feeling it’s on ESPN, but I don’t have it.
Hoping for a better link than the Chelsea game on Tuesday which I watched. Looked like I was playing World Cup Italia 90 on the sega ffs.
43 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:06 PM
shedzzsaa…..Deep breath mate.
44 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:09 PM
Rowan
Aye its on ESPN as we seemed to have p1ssed ITV off somehow!!
The link ibiza posted normally has tge games on but apparantly downloading sopcast is much better but my laptop is a pre-historic lump’o'shite so i’ll be going to the pub!
45 magpiebop // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:10 PM
The Toon is awash wii singing Brugge fans. We’ll need to raise our voices and show them tonight!
HAWAY THE LADS
46 costello91 // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:13 PM
Lads i live in ireland. Can anyone please tell me why espn doesnt work for the european games. Anyone have any ideas of what to do please. Cheers lads
47 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:16 PM
tads…To the pub? What a chore. Feel for you, I really do.
Have tried Sopcast and for some reason, it always wins the battle and I have therefore given up on it.
48 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Ibiza
Its hard work but someone has to do it!
Costello
Northern or republic? They always have an ad up and says at the bottom they arent showing it in the repulic fcuk knows why
49 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:36 PM
tads…Such a noble guy. I’d go as far as saying you’re a role model.
50 Jail for Ashley // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:36 PM
Well lucky you’se,only showing Italian games in the boozer and the Sky channels have Lpool and Spurs for their pay per view and as I can’t seem to get any of the links on my laptop I will be watching the BBC sport teleprinter.
Can anybody explain why my phone can get ya sopcasts and the like but I have to download all types of shite on my laptop which never seems to work ?
51 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Jail…That sucks. Can’t explain that last bit at all, I too have had many problems with sopcast on my laptop. I have given up.
52 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:39 PM
On the plus side, you have the blog for a nice balanced running commentary.
53 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:41 PM
Ibiza
I wish my wife thought of it like that!!!
JFA
Theres a couple of apps you can get on iphone called justinTV TVULite and Ustream there free but a bit random but every now and then they have ESPN games but like i said its a bit random!
54 jesperfuglsang // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:44 PM
tads…I didn’t know that; always thought Citeh was a 4-3-3 kind of team
55 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Tads…..There are ways of dealing with her. (my mission isn’t complete until I manage to f*ck off each member of your household).
So, these apps….are they a bit random?
56 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:52 PM
Hi Jesper…Enjoyed your music day?
57 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Jesper
Not according to jamie redknapp and graeme souness! Oh sh1t have i just undermined my arguement???
58 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:01 PM
There is a game in like 2 hours right?
I don’t see Tsunki, Nufc786 or newly appointed blog killer rainrix….what’s the deal?
59 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:02 PM
and I’m not buying this “we actually have a life nonsense”…
60 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Bizzle
Thought tsunki was on earlier but realised it was quasi! They both have the same sports direct mug picture i smell a conspiracy!
61 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Bizzle….Sports Direct mug picture? Is this a mobile site thing? Couldn’t possibly be Tsunki….his ability to kill the blog lies within him, not his name.
62 jesperfuglsang // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Ibiza…I sure did mate
I was mostly listning to Saybia and some of leadsinger Søren Huss’ solowork and some radio of course B-)
…did you get to participate? I think I got ToonLYF and Rainrix to play along
Is there a game to today?
63 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Lol
Legend
https://mobile.twitter.com/Number9Bar/status/261508257443639296
64 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Why did I call you Bizzle? Hmmm…how odd.
65 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:09 PM
Am I you? Are you me? The conspiracies are running mad now.
Jesper…It’s been a busy one, but I am currently listening to some Blue Van.
Yes, yes there is. Hopefully a good one
66 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Bizzle
Sorry i got my copy of nile rangers oxford dictionary guess its catching you get me??
67 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Would you be Tizzle then? Might be catching, but I’m nowhere near fluent yet, d’ya feel me bruv?
68 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Hmmm
Tizzle? Yo tizzle my nizzle word
69 archaeomag // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:15 PM
As long as they are not a bunch of Fellaini clones we should be OK.
70 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:16 PM
People of the blog – this is what happens when you don’t participate pre-game. This is on your heads.
Yes, Tizzle.
71 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:18 PM
archaeomag…..A team full of Fellainis? That would be a lot of hair.
72 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Archeomag
Can you imagine a team of colo’s vs a team of fellaini’s! Hair everywhere
73 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:24 PM
tads….It’d be like I imagine watching football in the 70′s. Sounds an interesting game mind. Do you think it’s possible to score a goal against 11 of either of those two?
Blog note – Come on, please – I’m begging you here.
74 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Score a goal? God knows ibiza if you were watching live you’d struggle to see the ball!
Were really need some team news!
75 archaeomag // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:30 PM
@Ibiz
That’s a winner – even I’d pay to see that, imagine them going up at corners . .
76 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Tads….Valid point. Wont see much pitch…in fact, they could probably set a record for longest period of headers in a game, just rolling over 22 heads of hair.
archaeomag….You’re not supposed to join in….help.
I think it could be a cracking game
77 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Archeomag
It would look like an ariel snapshot of a rainforest with all them barnets flapping about!
78 jesperfuglsang // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Are they running you hard ibiza? (wait a minute aren’t you your own master?
)
…guys it sounds like teletubbie names
lol please stop!
So when do we get some team news? Where is Dannyo when we need him?
79 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Imagine the havoc trying to figure out things like handballs, shirt pulling, goal line calls….sadly guys, I think this is a non starter.
Would have thought that would have been obvious seeing as there is only one of each anyway….
80 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Jesper
Im checking twitter every 30 seconds gor team news
81 jesperfuglsang // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:38 PM
TADS…any news?
…I’ll check back in 30 sec
82 archaeomag // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:38 PM
so can we let Sammy Ameobi on a sub – good potential on the hair front
83 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Jesper…..Yes, I am my own boss. Problem with my boss, he’s a right pr*ck. No way of dressing it up, can’t stand the guy.
Teletubbies? I’m not following….but yes, if something is like teletubbies we should stop immediately.
Jesper…Feel free to make your own line up announcement. You could be our own brand new ITK. There are only a few of us, so we have to split up roles.
ITK
Neggar
Optimist
Neuteral
Troll
84 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Jesper
All i can tell you so far is phillipe albert is in shearers bar
85 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Can’t wait to berate the team whilst watching them.
86 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:40 PM
Archeomag
No hair has every been worse on tyneside than andy carrolls cornrows!!!
87 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:41 PM
arcaeomag….Nice way to keep the dream alive. Forget clones, we now need another 19 big haired players to make this a reality. I know no one mentioned clones, but I have been working on some things since this idea came up – Thank god I can scrap that now, wasn’t going so well.
88 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Ruddy
Must be a sad life really
89 archaeomag // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:42 PM
How about if Jonas got a perm, just for cover?
90 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:42 PM
What was that tads? Albert to make a shock return to the Newcastle defense?
Fake Ruddy…That a boy. So which one of the list of characters are you looking to play?
91 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Unlucky Spurs. This is what you get for being on ITV.
92 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Apparantly the brugge fans have sold out and are making a cracking atmosphere good on ‘em
93 jesperfuglsang // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Ibiza…you guys went all teletubbies with those tizzle and bizzle names
…so I am ITK
just keep the neggar role far away or else I fear it is back to OV for me lol
Lineup: (mind you Pards and I never agree)
—————- Harper —————-
Simmo — Perch — Saylor — Fergy
Ober — Anita — Tiote — Sameobi
———— Shola — Cisse ———–
I would prefer a 433 but we can’t have everything can we
94 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:48 PM
tads…think we could push the Albert “news”?
dave spours ?@spugsy
@lee_ryder has he still got a tache like?
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@spugsy Without but looks fit enough to play!
How many are attending SJP? Was reading earlier that Birmingham gave them 6,000 tickets in the EL as they didn’t think they could sell their tickets due it to being against Birmingham. Victims of being a better team.
95 archaeomag // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:49 PM
I think the platers could make more of an effort on the hair front,
what if Obertan wore some floppy rabbit ears , or a nice pair of alien antennae – imagine trying play against that?
96 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:50 PM
Ibiza
Would love to see albert announced in the line up!
Here we go!
#NUFC (4-3-3) v #Brugge: Harper; Santon, S.Taylor, Perch, Ferguson; Tiote, Anita, Bigirimana; Obertan, Cisse, Sammy Ameobi. #europaleague
97 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Jesper…Shall we just make you Pardew then?
Don’t see Simpson starting, apart from that wouldn’t be shocked to see Pardew do something along those lines. Maybe Anita RB and Bigi in CM? Tav RB and leave Anita CM?
I thought you were a big fan of 4-4-2? You change your mind all the time, at least kets is consistent.
98 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Live the look of that line up almost as much as archeomags idea of ober with antennas!
99 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Lee Ryder ?@lee_ryder
So despite widespread reports the Ameobis start, it’s Shola on the bench and Sammy in from the start #nufc
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#nufc subs : Krul, Coloccini, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Campbell, Shola Ameobi, Ba.
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#nufc Harper; Santon, S.Taylor, Perch, Ferguson; Tiote, Anita, Bigirimana; Obertan, Cisse, Sammy Ameobi
100 rainrix // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Did i see something about blog killing
time for some really late replies.
Toonlyf… You’d think they’d actually do a bit of research, it annoys me when random pundits say we play best with ba and cisse as 2 up top.
Tads…. We need that damn huge muscular cb to improve our defending
101 jesperfuglsang // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:52 PM
TADS…you just keep the news coming!
…have anybody spotted Shearer?
102 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:52 PM
*love not live!
103 corf22 // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:53 PM
What a bench!
104 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:54 PM
Antennae! Love it. You sir, are a genius.
Line up looks decent…surprised to see Santon (but happy). Could that be a 4-3-3?
105 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:54 PM
corf…It is a great bench. Uh oh…here comes that over confidence feeling
106 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:55 PM
Bizzle
Thrashed fella!
Rainrix
Oh well for now we have the well defined wobblyness of wor stevie! Needs to give ashley back his greggs card
107 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM
And a chance for Campbell to come on if things are going well. Be interesting to see him play with Benny, can imagine some nice little balls and runs between them.
108 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Can I delete that? Not sure I want to associate myself with a comment that says nice little balls and runs.
109 jesperfuglsang // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Ibiza…If that is the lineup you posted, then it seems Pards and I do agree to some extend anyways
…it is 433, but I guess I have to live with Benny on the bench and Obertan in the team!
110 toonking // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM
tiote bigi anita
is this perhap a step too far with dfensive midfield or could i have misread the line up and is anita a FB while fergie is a winger
111 archaeomag // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:57 PM
I think that makes Anita important as a the play maker, he is meant to able to pass the ball.
Quite an aggressive line up.
112 studsy // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Official NUFC twitter :
@NUFCOfficial: #NUFC (4-3-3) v #Brugge: Harper; Santon, S.Taylor, Perch, Ferguson; Tiote, Anita, Bigirimana; Obertan, Cisse, Sammy Ameobi. #europaleague
Definately 4-3-3!
Very excited by the lineup, cant see many getting past Tiote, Bigi and Aniti in the middle.
113 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Jesper…Was pretty close…Well, you got your 4-3-3.
Toonking….Maybe Anita will play more of the creative midfielder role? Leave Tiote and Bigi to get it back, pass it on to him and off they go.
114 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Someone wake ed up we need a clean slate to post on! This one is like that horrible hangover when you wake up roll over and realise yes you did bring home that girl that looks like dekka lamearse!
The shame
115 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Why do people assume bigi and Anita to be strictly defensive midfielders? I’m sure most Ajax fans would tell you that Anita can play a very creative role. Anyway, with a front three of sammy, Cisse and squidward we should be able to net a few
116 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:02 PM
tads…Have no shame. Oh wait, just re-read some of it.
Ed, please?
Wizard…Agreed.
117 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:03 PM
Wizard
Now to be know as wise wizard!
Hope to see anita show why we signed him tonight!
Feel bad for brugge tiote and tiote jr? Its gonna be carnage!
118 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Have to worry for the brugge players taken a knock….wouldn’t want double vision with Tiote and his mini me already on the field….scary stuff.
I’m calling no cards for us tonight.
119 Conaldo (The Wizard) // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:06 PM
This could be squidwards night i think. Brugge have a poor slow defence apparently.
120 toonking // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:06 PM
never thought of 4-3-3 too much 4-4-2 before today
but now i think about it i would say we are going to have a dimond set up. 4-2-1-3 and while anita comes down the middle bigi and tiote can cover while santon and fergie go wide along with obatan and sammy while the otherside assist cisse in the box at the same time
121 Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Can I delete that last bit?
New thread….tads, run and never return.
Peace
122 toonarmydownsouth // Oct 25, 2012 at 7:07 PM
Im running
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