Yohan Cabaye, the 27 year-old Frenchman, experienced some shooting pains in his groin on Thursday night against Anzhi Makhachkala, and as a precaution he came off after 37 minutes, and Jonas Gutierrez substituted for the central midfielder, and played quite well.
Yohan Cabaye – will start tomorrow?
And it seems because of Yohan being sensible and not risking things on Thursday, the French International should be OK for tomorrow’s important game at Wigan.
Cabaye had a double surgery on his groin in late November, and that seems to have done the trick, but Yohan still has to be careful of it- just in case.
This is what Yohan told the French Daily L’Equipe today:
“This is the adductor, but not the same place.” “I felt some shooting pain.” “We played a lot of matches recently and this may be a reason.” ”Before the meeting with Anzhi I felt fine. and I do not think it is too serious.”
Yohan has 25 appearances this season to go with the 38 appearances he made last season, and he has 11 goals, with six goals this season.
We hope Yohan is OK for tomorrow’s game, because we need his generalship and an eye for a goal tomorrow afternoon, when we’ll be without his French team-mate Ben Arfa – who will be out for the rest of the season with his groin injury.
Let’s hope Yohan can start tomorrow.
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155 responses so far ↓
1 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 1:52 PM
gotta be villa reading qpr going down
2 Jonny // Mar 16, 2013 at 1:56 PM
QPR have some good fixtures and some good players. Sunderland have a horrible fixture list and their team is not as good as Qpr.
3 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 1:59 PM
i havent seen sunderlands fixture list
my ideal 3 going down would be villa qpr sunderland but then we wouldnt have derby next year
4 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:17 PM
I really hope Sunderland – one of my favorite games to watch at SJP (mind you on telly of course lol)
…Villa and QPR to go down for me; I think it might happen and I honest to God hope it happens
5 FatmanJoe // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:20 PM
I think Reading made a shocking decision sacking their gaffer this close to the end. They had goals in them but now I think they’re a certainty to go down. Hope Villa join them and I expect that to happen.
Then it’s between Southampton, Wigan and QPR for me. We don’t know which QPR team will ever show up. A few weeks ago I would have thought it was too late for them but now I fear they might escape.
I hope it’s QPR, Villa and Wigan but I think it’ll be Reading, Villa and Southampton.
6 numba9 // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:21 PM
in the summer i think a striker and a cb to replace colo are needed, edin dzeko anyone?
7 FatmanJoe // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:22 PM
We’ve got some really hard fixtures too. Probably the worst fixtures for any team in the bottom. But I can’t see that happening…
8 FatmanJoe // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:32 PM
TAP TAP… is this thing on?!
9 bills-son // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:32 PM
Alan -pas, I actually think Sissoko has played better in his last 2/3 games than he did when he was scoring in the first 2/3. Against Chelsea he was absolutley anonymous in the first half and did nothing in the second until hevmade that run down the right wing against Cole. Yes he scorec and has some magic moments but, similiar to the Villa game, he was out of the game for long periods.
However, the more he’s played in the forward position the more he and the team have adapted to it and he”ll keep getting better imo. He had a tremendous game against Swansea except for his final ball and if he puts that type of all action display in regularly with a good final ball he’ll be one of our most influential playrs – especially when he has HBA to link with.
10 Bambams // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:34 PM
We need to keep picking up points especially against the teams around us….Only once we are safe will i start hoping who will go down.
I would be surprised if Cabaye plays against Wigan, this is a problem we have had in the past – bringing players back too early.
Our defence looks good at the minute, put that down to the brilliant Maps and great adopted local lad Tayls….
11 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:34 PM
billson i feel the last couple of matches his performances have faded and i didnt watch the swansea match, my main point was that i would rather see him further back and cabaye further forward to provide
12 Bambams // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:36 PM
On the Sissoko issue, a good mate of mine who i work with is ex toon goalkeeper and according to the craic in the club Sissoko is the fittest player they have ever seen !
13 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:37 PM
Sissoko is nice like, i’d totally date him.
14 Super Magpie // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:39 PM
FatmanJoe
I’d say that 6/9 are winnable. The only game I would write off is Man City. Anything could happen against Arsenal and Liverpool.
I’d expect us to beat Wigan,Fulham,Mackems, QPR and West ham and probably draw with WBA, although our EL involvement could have an effect.
We should be aiming for 10th and obviously to beat Benfica which will be very difficult. They haven’t lost in the league this season so we’ll be underdogs once again.
15 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:40 PM
wow I wish our atmosphere at st james was as good as goodison park today!!
that’s what I call electric
16 kenzie // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM
This is good news because we will need cabs for the euro games, which by the way will be our strictest so far. A few stats, Benfica have not lost for 29 games in all competitions, are top of their league without a loss(ok i know its portugal but still) are just as capable home and away. They can score for fun, held barcelona to a draw away. If we can beat these then we have a very good chance of lifting the cup.
17 Super Magpie // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:42 PM
Sissoko’s performances have dropped off a little. I think it’s because he’s basically played 90 minutes every 3/4 days for the past 6 weeks.
The pace of the Pl is different to Ligue 1 so he could just be tired.
Hopefully he doesn’t play much for France over the next two weeks so he can get a rest.
18 FatmanJoe // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:43 PM
I think we’ll struggle tomorrow. Someone pointed out earlier that Wigan always raise their game against us – probably given a pay incentive by their bitter owner!
I’d take a draw and no more injuries TBH.
The others you pointed out should be winnable but then we always play like dog turd against teams we should beat!
19 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:44 PM
benfica away is going to be very very tough
20 Super Magpie // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:45 PM
Leazes
I don’t. Their fans must whinge at everything at doesn’t go their way. They act like total brats, expecting everything to go for them.
21 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:49 PM
LEAZES…
you’ve just became my least favourite poster. Everton fans make more noise shouting at the ref than they do cheering for a goal. Bunch of mugs, i hate them more than Sunderland/Liverpool/Manu, by far.
22 FatmanJoe // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:49 PM
Apart from travelling big distances I’m not sure why everyone was so overjoyed about Benfica. I think they’re one of the hardest teams left!
It would have been boring but I’d definitely have preferred Chelsea or Spurs.
At least we’ll get a bit of sunshine tho.
23 Super Magpie // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:49 PM
FatmanJoe
I expect us to win, but wouldn’t be surprised if we lost. If we turn up we’ll win. We have a better team than them. Their home form is awful so it gives us a chance to pick a rare away win.
I just hope we don’t slack off because of Thursday.
24 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:50 PM
…you obviously don’t go to the match alot, as SJP atmosphere sh*ts all over Goodison park.
25 JAMSHA // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:51 PM
man city got beatn…. huh sure we can beat the den
26 JAMSHA // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:53 PM
i would have dzeko.anyday
27 FatmanJoe // Mar 16, 2013 at 2:53 PM
I think we could beat citeh. They haven’t got much to play for now.
We are much better than Wigan player for player but I think Martinez is a cracking manager and will have them well organised.
We’ll see. |Should be a good game.
28 JTOONJ // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:04 PM
NUFC_LEAZES END
Do you attend matches?
When you decide to go to one go to gallowgate end… thats electric
29 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:27 PM
@toonlyf
I obviously do go to toon games……….awkward :/
there was a time when you couldn’t here managers and players screaming at each other on the pitch,
yet this season ive heard them shouting each other many times
30 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:28 PM
@jtoonj
hmmmm, I always sit in the leazes corner right next to the gallowgate,
even the gallowgate isn’t as good as what it used to be.
31 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:29 PM
we win fulham lose we can go tenth
32 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:31 PM
the leazes is at the opposite end of the stadium to the gallowgate. Probably best you just drop the subject, as you’re making yourself look a little bit silly.
33 morocco0015 // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:33 PM
NUFC
leazes corner, right next to the gallowgate, howay man you’ve got the length of the pitch between the ends ????
34 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:39 PM
I meant the singing corner, my bad as the singing coner used to be in the leazes, but it was shifted down to the southeast corner, so shut ya shit
35 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:47 PM
St James geography is a tough thing to grasp lets all just relax a bit lads. Though Everton atmosphere over Newcastle’s? Everton have been on their best season for ages and we hit a heck of a wall this season but Id say Towns noise beats out the blue scousers even considering the circumstances
36 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:51 PM
@wwycd
I was only saying I wish our atmosphere would be like evertons TODAY, not saying evertons atmosphere is generally better than ours.
but you get some plebs that misread my comment, and then try to say I don’t go to games, and some even take it as far as saying they hate everton more than sunderland!
37 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:54 PM
NUFC
Fair play mate I didnt see their game today so I have no idea what their atmosphere was like but ours on Thursday was pretty decent (barring a few moments where frustration came out)
Personally I quite like Everton haha so I have no issue with giving them credit
38 JTOONJ // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:56 PM
NUFC_LEAZES END
You’ve dug your self in a hole mate, i’d suggest you stop now, haha leazes is the opposite side to the gallowgate!
39 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 3:59 PM
@wwycd
yeah I know, I was there.
and evertons was great, which im not surprised at because they beat man city with 10 men,
which if it was us that beat man city with 10 men, im sure our atmosphere would be twice as loud as theres, with 50,000 geordies roaring.
and yeah i’d prefer to see everton win games, rather than, Liverpool, man city, man utd, arsenal, and obviously sunderland,
as they are a genuine team, a bit like us, they don’t get multimillions pumped into their team every transfer window, but still make the most of the money they get, which I respect them for
40 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:00 PM
@JTOONJ
OMG !, read my comment above.
41 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:02 PM
Leazes…
well what do you expect? They beat Man City 2-0. If we done that you’d be to hear St James’ from literally a mile off.
Everton fans are my least favourite in the league, due to their constant moaning and their newly taken on mentality that they should win every game, and boo their players off when they don’t. Disgusting.
42 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:03 PM
read comment #34
much appreciated
and then do what it says after the last comma
43 morocco0015 // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:04 PM
Leazes
hmmmm, I always sit in the leazes corner right next to the gallowgate,
even the gallowgate isn’t as good as what it used to be.
How have we misread your post? do you not mean you have miswritten the post?. Think before you post man or you leave yourself wide open. Yes?
44 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:04 PM
@toonlyf
that’s what ive just said in comment #39
apart from I don’t have anything against evertonians
45 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:05 PM
NUFC
Oh aye we would be much louder, when we came back to beat Chelsea (or should I say Sissoko beat Chelsea) am sure u could hear St James in Liverpool at that moment.
Aye I dont mind seeing them win not keen on a few of their players but overall they are a good club. And I agree on the comparison to us we are more like them than Arsenal (whose blue print we apparently follow)
46 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:07 PM
fair play mate
47 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:07 PM
toonlyf
I dont think Everton fans are that bad Chelsea fans are far worse, Man Utd fans are only better this season because they are running away with the league, Arsenal fans have been worse than Evertons
48 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:07 PM
@morocco
omg! you’ve just did what I did by saying that you ‘ sit in the leazes conrer next to the gallowgate’
so please don’t be a hypocrite, as you are leaving yourself ‘ wide open’
49 JTOONJ // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:10 PM
morocco0015
Obviously haven’t been to a game! Hows morocco this time of the year?
50 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:11 PM
@morocco
or if that is a quote from what I said, please use some ineverted commas, so we can understand you, cheers
51 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:12 PM
Is anyone watching Swansea vs. Gunners?
52 morocco0015 // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Leazes
I have just copied your post to show you where you went wrong man ffs,
Can I ask are you English? you don’t seem to have a command of the English language, apart from swearing
53 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:15 PM
jesper…
nah mate, Villa QPR. I like the look of Remy tbh.
Swans/Arse any good?
54 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:16 PM
@morocoo
hmm the one with ‘morocco’ as his name is asking me if my language is English.
well….yes I was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
is that enough for you?
RVI hospital to be specific??
I could try and find out which ward I was born on if you want me to?
55 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:18 PM
Chaps this is a somewhat tedious argument.
Leazes
There is no way that your comment can be misinterpreted, just accept you got your geography wrong as you’ll get more respect for holding your hands up as opposed to belligerently defending an incorrect standpoint and can we stop taking the piss out of him, the guy made a simple mistake, doesn’t mean he doesn’t go to games.
So any ideas for line ups/formations for tomorrow’s massive game?
56 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:18 PM
LYF…they both play great football I must admit – Gunners been the better team so far.
…so Villa and QPR two teams we hope goes down
any good?
57 JTOONJ // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:19 PM
Toonlyf
Remy does look pretty good and his finishing has been awesome in previous weeks, but i’m glad he didn’t come because i think thats why we got sissoko and co. he’s greedy anyway!
58 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Good to see you Ruddy
…no idea mate, but 4-3-3 I think.
59 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Ruddy
Is that really u?
60 carl // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:22 PM
Ruddy
Just going out but delighted to see you back. Your excellent as a conciliator. Hope I was of some help to you!
61 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:23 PM
jesper…
it’s been a very decent match, can tell both of them are fighting for their lives. Villa deserve to be 2-1 ahead, but anything could happen still.
Really do like Remy, he moves very well, and finishes clinically. Can also hold the ball up well, if he stays fit, proves his fitness, and QPR go down, i’d definitely take him here.
62 morocco0015 // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:23 PM
Leazes,
probably the same ward as me then ha ha. Thats my nickname (school days), I’ve been going for 52 yrs now mate standing and now sitting on the Popular side.
63 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:25 PM
right i’m going to drop the subject now.
formation tomorrow, I would have to go with this
—————Elliot————-
debuchy saylor m’biwa haidara
————Jonas tiote———-
marv——- cabaye —gouffran
—————cisse—————
if cabaye isn’t fit, i’d have to have this
————–Elliot————–
debuchy saylor m’biwa haidara
———-perch– tiote———-
Jonas——- marv —-gouffran
—————cisse————–
I would bring on sissoko in the second half, as hes started too many games in such a short time, and deserves a little rest
64 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:26 PM
Jesper
Just been a casual observer for a long time, soaking up the atmosphere from a safe distance haha pleased with the recent up turn in performances although I would like to see more invention and dynamism from an offensive standpoint so we can assert ourselves over lesser capable teams i.e Stoke last Sunday, but I think that will come as this team gets more used to each other.
4-3-3 seems the most likely, don’t think Cabaye will be risked so I can see Jonas slotting straight in there, not sure if Marv will start despite his good performance on Thurs so I can see Gouffran in for him and Debuchy at RB with Santon back on the left. Haidara was exposed at times at LB but think he will take Santon’s LB spot next season.
Predictions?
65 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:27 PM
@morocco
haha yeah, probably same ward, but many years after yourself
66 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:28 PM
LYF…I do think Remy is a good player, but it seems money was more important for him. I honestly cannot see why else he joined QPR.
…mught not be fair of me, but I hope they go down
lol
67 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:28 PM
might
68 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:30 PM
it certainly was….but can that be excused in todays climate? I kind of think it can. Although it may be a little hypocritical due to the way NUFC supporters handled the Ba situation. Personally, i accepted and respected Ba’s decision (and wasn’t too bothered anyway as i prefer Cisse). Going by that i would welcome Remy here.
…leading me on to agreeing whole-heartedly about wanting them to go down, just for my hatred of ‘Arry.
69 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:33 PM
2-2…Townsend. Game on.
70 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:40 PM
Ian/Pushy/Carl/Mr Funk/Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde
You really have little to be doing don’t you? Where’s your spurious psycho-babble now? I suspected you of split personas from the minute you started posting and you’ve shown yourself up. Give it a rest and try and reclaim some credibility you utter buffoon.
Yo, yes it’s me, just took a break from posting as it wasn’t enjoyable anymore.
Leazes
I’d tend to err on the side of caution with regards Cabaye, especially with the news of Ben Arfa so wrap him up in cotton wool, keep him on the bench unless we really need him and give the arm band to Saylor and we should be ok against a very hot/cold Wigan side.
71 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:43 PM
Ruddy
Nice to see u back then mate
Team sheet tomorrow I expect 4231 -
Debuchy Saylor Yanga-Mbwia Santon
Tiote Anita(maybe Perch)
Jonas Sissoko Gouffran
Cisse
Score line 1-4
72 morocco0015 // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Leazes
you’ll do for me
I think with the Benten situation, Pards has to give Marv as much playing time as possible. Especially 2morrow with a doubt about Cabaye.He is the next best thing and can unlock defences as he has shown recently.
73 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:45 PM
@ruddy
yeah im a bit catiious aswell, and I totally agree with giving the armband to saylor.
I don’t get how he hasn’t been giving it anyways, as hes more of a leader clearly on the pitch.
And when I seen cabaye give it to tiote the other day I was quite shocked
74 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:45 PM
i’d love to see this tomorrow, and think it will definitely bring the 3 points home.
————–Elliot————–
Debuchy–Taylor-Mbiwa–Santon
———-Perch—Sissoko——–
Jonas——-Marveaux—-Gouffran
—————-Cisse—————
75 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:46 PM
Yo, don’t want to saw it’s good to be back just yet, testing the water for a while haha
I’d tend to agree with you but might tinker with it a little if I may. I was talking to my mate about Anita and we seemed to think that Anita is too light to be playing CDM to I wouldn’t mind seeing him pushed farther forward in a CAM position as I think he has the passing range to work well there.
Take Jonas and play him in the deep lying playmaker role as he hasn’t got the legs to do much else and allow Sissoko to roam with Gouffran running the channels and playing in just behind Cisse would be my preference.
76 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:50 PM
Leazes
I’d like to see Saylor be given VC duties after Cabaye but I think Saylor believes that he doesn’t need the armband to be the leaded of this team. The man bleeds black and white and if he could manage more than 20 games a season he would be an England regular.
I was shocked Tiote was given it too but maybe it is an incentive to make him realise his responsibilities in this squad, that he is expected to lead and as such has to be smart and responsible in his decision making as he certainly wasn’t given the armband for his leadership on the field.
Either way I just want all our players to play like eleven captains, to give their all for the cause.
77 carl // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:52 PM
Ruddy
Your more discerning than the billy no names who have fabricated such nonsense. I welcome honesty, clarity and conviction to add to the debate. As many have commented the best and most knowledgeable bloggers have recently left. As I said glad your back.
I too would rest Cabaye as he is so embody we can’t replace in the final months of the season.
78 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:53 PM
@ruddy
I suppose you do have a point.
if every single one of the players on the field had he drive and determination of saylor we would be top of the league hahahaha……well maybe not top
79 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:55 PM
Carl
Forgive me for finding it difficult to take you seriously as your condescending clap trap prior to the break I had taken from the blog coupled with the condescension aimed at me within seconds of me posting, when added to the fact that you’ve been absolutely rumbled “Ian” means that I really am not going to waste my time on you.
Drop the act, hold your hands up, and then maybe we’ll work from there?
80 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:56 PM
Ruddy
Could work but I think Cisse needs the support of having Sissoko right behind him otherwise he might as well not be on the pitch
I dont think Anita is attacking minded enough to play as a CAM most of his passes are to the defense rather than the attacker and he doesn’t look forward enough for that to change imo
81 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 4:58 PM
heres a debate for yous lot
who do yous want to go down and why??
me personally, I want
QPR- because I hate harry redknapp and because they robbed loic remy off us by showing him extra cash, and because remy chose them over us for the same reason
VILLA- because they sent us down in 2009, and would love to see there faces when they’ve been relegated.
READING – Purely because they clearly don’t have the quality to stay in the premier.
only reason why I haven’t put sunderland in their is because of derby day
82 carl // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Ruddy
So be it.
83 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:01 PM
Leazes
Well if every single player had the effort and endeavor of Saylor then we would certainly have provided better fare than the first half of the season served up. The problem wasn’t that the fringe players weren’t good enough (albeit, they weren’t as good as we thought them to be), it was that they largely didn’t give enough.
Abeid, Sameobi, Tav were all given chances in the side and just didn’t perform. The only youngster who acquitted himself with any dignity was Bigi, purely because the guy was willing to put everything on the line. Maybe this attitude was fostered in him by playing in the Championship and maybe our youngsters need this experience in order to develop.
But I am pleased with the upturn in attitude from a lot of our players. The workrate of Gouffran makes a refreshing change from seeing Obertan ambling around the field like a headless chicken, and despite his recent good performances Marv is still way too lazy as demonstrated by the first leg in Anzhi so hard working attitude is what I want to see.
Maybe with a little bit of quality too
84 lesh // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:02 PM
Qpr 2, villa 3 . Shampton 3, scouse hits 1. What a gd day!
85 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:02 PM
Leazes….
who do i want to go down?
Everton, Manchester United and QPR.
Who do i think will go down?
QPR, Reading, Wigan.
I personally think with Villa winning today, we could pretty much send Wigan down tomorrow.
86 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:03 PM
leazes qpr and villa for the very same reasons and then i would quite like to see reading and wigan stay up, always had a soft spot for reading when they were a much lesser team. wigan because they are a great surprise package. i wouldnt be opposed to west ham being sucked in to the relegation fight over the last couple of weeks
87 mally72 // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:05 PM
benfica is a very winnable tie and if we do make the last four and all the other teams left in qualify for the champions league would we get the Europa cup winners spot in the europa league for next season ?
88 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:05 PM
Ruddy…I think we are a team that thrives on luck and confidence and our good fortune in EL breeds confidence
…that saying it seems Wigan courses us problems all the time, but I think we are on a high role right not!
2-0 in favour of us
LYF…I don’t hold a grudge on anyone. If we signed Remy I wouldn’t mind, but I think money is more inportant to Remy than where he plays. I don’t see us spending £80k a week on him!
89 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Alan Pas-de-clue
Whats surprising about Wigan fighting relegation year on year?
90 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:06 PM
@ruddy
I too had expectations of the youngster that simply wasn’t matched by their own performances ( mainly haris vuckic ).
ive always been one for loaning out youngsters in the championship, just so they build up their grit and determination, it gives them a bit of that ‘English spirit’.
yeah gouffran has worked his socks off for us, aswell as sissoko.
people like obertan and anita need to watch and learn when it comes to determination and commitment, as they are lacking it
91 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Yo
He’s defensive minded purely due to the position he takes on the field, I think if he was given a different role i.e to unlock defenses, he has the ability to thread the ball in order to do that. I would at least like to see him try it to show if it is a possibility because I know he has good technique but I fail to see where he really fits into the team. Perch is a much better CDM and has decent passing range, Tiote is an animal at CDM with an ok passing range and Anita is an average CDM due to his lightweight frame which makes it hard for him to get space to pass the ball.
You may be right about Cisse needing support, his first touch isn’t good enough to truly play him on his own up front. That tactic could work with Shola up front…but I am not too keen on that idea haha
92 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Ruddy…
If QPR go down, which is looking very likely now, he may have to take a wage cut if he wants to play football at all next season! I can’t see too many clubs being in for him, and if we are, i can’t see too many more appealling clubs than ours.
I think the club will, or maybe already have put in around a 50kpw deal on the table if QPR go down, and he can take it or leave it.
93 Jail for Ashley // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:09 PM
WW…,
.
From the other night, I missed the game as I’m stuck on a rusty ship in the North sea somewhere, and fate has decided I’m home for the international break and City away which I wont attend as I went last year and we lost, back out here for both quarter finals and Fulham and the mackems at home, so maybe thats where the sarky came from
Hello Ruddy.
Shut up carl.
94 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:09 PM
that last post was aimed at Jesper, not Ruddy. Sorry.
95 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:11 PM
qpr still have wigan and reading to play, huge games
96 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:12 PM
Ruddy
Hmm he was given the Cab role when he was out injured earlier and he didnt shine imo kept possession fairly well but his passes were always backwards or to the opposition from what I recall
I agree on not know where he fits in our team though personally I reckon next year he will of settled more and get more game time (in a stronger squad) and he might show more in our colours though I think the same about Bigi which could be a troublesome for one of them
97 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:14 PM
JfA
will u get to see the matches atleast or just read match reports?
Ah mate thats nee good, still if things start going bad again being out there might not be a bad thing
98 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:15 PM
i just did the premier league score predictor and with as little bias as humanly possible i still have sunderland as relegated, horrible fixture list. would be a shame cos of the derby. all the other bottom teams play each other so it can go any way, but sunderland dont play any of the teams around them really
99 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:16 PM
@toonlyf
I meant realistically who do you want to go down haa.
if I had my own way, man utd, man city, chelski, arsenal, totenham, qpr, villa, Liverpool, west ham would all be gone within the next 3 years
100 Alan Pas-de-clue // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:16 PM
we finished 9th on +1 goal difference 51 points, and thats with entirely plausible results
101 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:17 PM
Leazes…
what a fantastic world that would be!
102 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Jesper
I want us to stop being a confidence side and start being a team that can carve their own luck and drag ourselves up by the coattails when it’s not working out but until then we can keep relying on momentum and hopefully that brings us win tomorrow.
Jail
How are things fella? Offshore still? Carl is a tricky one to understand.
103 Jail for Ashley // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Would like to see Tiote have a blinding finish to the season to try and get his value up to somewhere near it was at the end of last season, I wouldn’t be too displeased if a 12M + bid came in for him.
104 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:20 PM
@toonlyf
yeas it would indeed.
us finishing in the top 4 every year with sunderland scrapping for relegation every year is my idea of the best world
105 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:21 PM
LYF…I sort of got that
lol
We will have to see what happens. Something just tells me that on the money subject that Remy is a little bit like Ba.
…he doesn’t really look like someone who cares about where he play
as long as the money is right!
If he would take that wage cut as you suggested then bring him on
106 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:25 PM
JfA
12 months ago you’d have been lynched for that point of view but the impressive displays of Perch and the emergence of Bigi means that it is no longer the disaster it could have otherwise been. I foresee a sale of at least one “purple” in the summer…
107 Jail for Ashley // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:26 PM
WW…,
At least I get to watch the games nearly hit the cabin roof when that header went in.
Ruddy, mostly offshore but had a nice job onshore in Italy since you’ve been on last, you back for a while, carl I think is using the blog for some type of uni assignment, either that or he is mental.
108 toonLYF // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:26 PM
jesper…
i’ll give um’ a quick text then haha!
Ignore what i say about wages etc, i have no clue how a club works behind the scenes, or in players heads…and nor’ do i want to tbh, as i have my last two painkillers last night.
109 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:27 PM
Jesper and LYF
Just to wade into the discussion (not to tread on any toes) I personally wouldn’t like to see Remy signed for the club, unless it is for the same deal that was agreed with Ba, i.e free signing and low-ish wages.
He seems like a good goal scorer but if we had to spend 8/9 million on him I’d rather we invested 3/4 million more for the likes of Bony or PEA. Just my opinion though as I wouldn’t want to be lumbered with another mercenary.
110 WWYCD // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:29 PM
JfA
would be terrible if u only had this blog to help following the toon ud be suicidal within a week! Aye mate that last minute goal act is quite the entertainer isnt it Cisse is getting a taste for it as well
Haha good to hear mate
111 magpie6699 // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Shame villa won – a draw would have been better from the avoiding relegation point of view. And yes, I know we are on 33 points but I expect Wigan to do their usual storming finish. Also, I don’t like Villa!
112 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:32 PM
JfA
Think it will just a be a flying visit, enjoy reading from a distance now, built up an awful rep and found myself defending points rather than engaging in debate and it gets boring after a while. More relaxing just reading the opinions of others no matter how crazy or Kets-ish they are.
Sounds like a decent little set up you got going on, will you be home for any games between now and the rest of the season?
I think he is in the same ilk of Ian/Pushy and the rest but if you aren’t I do apologise Carl.
113 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:38 PM
Ruddy…I think both LYF and I agree that it would only be an option if QPR is going down
…as you say on a free and on low wages (just have a feeling he is not swinging that way
lol)
114 Ruddy Marveaux-lous // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Jesper
Even at that I’m not sure I’d have him purely for dissing his, he mugged us off so I would rather a player who wants to be here.
Right lads! I’m off! Adios!
115 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:45 PM
Ruddy…to be honest I don’t think we are in for Remy anymore
…I love players like Sissoko who clearly just want to be here! More players of that breed I agree!
116 Jail for Ashley // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:47 PM
Ruddy,
Home for Arsenal and Lpool.
117 roshan MAGPIE // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:48 PM
aston villa and sunderland have some tough fixtures guess who will drop between them
118 jesperfuglsang - captain of the lemon crew // Mar 16, 2013 at 5:50 PM
Take care Ruddy!
…good to have you back. I am leaving to – see ya!
119 Super Magpie // Mar 16, 2013 at 6:12 PM
A win tomorrow would put us 10th providing results go our way.
Fulham and West ham play Spurs and Chelsea away respectively. The mackems play Norwich and Stoke drew today.
Hopefully we don’t have a mare like we did last year, especially as I’m going.
I think we’ll win 2-1.
120 NobbyNolano // Mar 16, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Hope he plays but I don’t want him risked otherwise we’ll be in another Ben Arfa situation. Mind you it’d make the trip to Wigan easier knowing he’s playing!
http://theyoungernolan.blogspot.co.uk/
121 Ketsbaia9 // Mar 16, 2013 at 6:26 PM
I think Wigan will stay up if they beat us tomorrow. Can see QPR getting 37 points, Villa 38 and Wigan 39. Reading will finish bottom. Sunderland will get 43, so they’ll be safe.
122 Harley // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:03 PM
All of a sudden tomorrow’s game looks a lot more important after today’s results.
I seem to say this every week but a win tomorrow will be huge!! It will cap a great week off if we can get the 3 points.
A draw wouldn’t be a disaster but a loss and we’re right back in it again,
123 t00ntime // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:03 PM
Saw some people commenting on remy earlier so i thought i wud give my 2cents.
When remy had to choose he had no bond with either club. Redknapp had just joined QPR and their results were looking better than ours (think we had just finished our losing streak). From an outside prespective neither club was really better than the other (other than fanbase size). So if i get offered 2jobs exactly the same but one pays double money, i wud of gone to QPR too.
Of course we can all thank remy for that because missing out on him forced us to move quickly on sissoko and co. I wudnt call him greedy though.
Now IMO if QPR go down (fingers crossed) an remy becomes available for half price/free (like rumours say) i wud take him 100% for 5mil, He is lethal and has pace that wud help us on the counter.
Which brings me to my favorite 3 to go down.
Villa, QPR, sunderland
(villa for weimann, great player. Qpr for remy, sunderland…….. U know why)
But lookin at the table the most likely if any team to get out the bottom 3 is QPR. So i wud rather villa kept winning and QPR went down than QPR escaping an villa go down. (cause i want remy more than weimann)
And thats MO on it all. Lol
124 Harley // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:10 PM
Toontime
I agree on remy.
Anyone who says they wouldn’t have chosen an extra 30k a week is lying (or insane).
It’s not as if we’re a Man U or man city where we can offer champions league every season guaranteed.
I’d love qpr to get relegated and go back in for him at a cheaper price than first agreed. He’d take a wage cut I’m sure to stay in the premiership.
He took a gamble going to qpr and he’s totally entitled to that. But with a bit of luck it won’t pay off.
125 Lucky Les // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:23 PM
“Every team could use someone who knows how to play in every position, never misplaces a pass or makes a mistake.The only problem is, it’s hard to make him put down his hot dog and come down from the stand…or he already has a career in journalism”Neil Warnock’s column in today’s Independent.
126 t00ntime // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:24 PM
@harley if he came here i wud hold no grudge. Rather him than carroll lol. I think if we did get him most fans wudnt give a sh1t anymore after he scores 20goals
127 bollance // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:26 PM
Remy on a deal similar to Ba?
Free transfer, sign on fee, minimum release clause of £10m?
128 Lucky Les // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:35 PM
If we are playing on a Thursday in Europe namely 11th April will we still be playing in the Premier League against Sunderland on Saturday 13th April at lunch time or will it be moved to Sunday?
129 bollance // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:37 PM
I will explain why..
Ok Remy shunned us and MA so that might scupper the deal.
We have a large French contingent already.
Remy will have suiters on a free transfer so we need to offer him something and with him ££ talks. So min release clause of £10m with him picking up 10%, for example.
What is in it for us. We get another player looking for big pay day like Ba.
Downside. Although he will work hard he could be equally greedy like Ba. Also we can only make £9m out of deal, but that would be a good return?
130 bollance // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:39 PM
Another player playing for a big pay day. Ba put his heart and soul into getting his move, but never passed to Cisse.
131 bollance // Mar 16, 2013 at 7:40 PM
This is how these footballers now work. Pay day for signing on a free transfer then another pay day for being sold to another team. I think Diame of WH is another example
132 toonbrother // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM
we need carroll back on tyneside. A striker capable of playing with his back to goal. I’d take him over remy or dzecko not because he is a fundamentally better player but because he fills an existing void in our squad perfectly. last thing we want is another ba cisse situation where the players are good but too similar to play together
133 toonbrother // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:05 PM
Momo sissoko is a fine player but i am beginning to think he is not compatible with cabaye at least not when he is deployed as a support striker. His natural instinct is to drop too deep and occupy the space cabaye does his best work in. In the end we end up having a cluttered midfield thats less than a sum of its parts. Pardew needs an alternative formation that gets the best out of both players.
134 bollance // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:05 PM
Toonbrother
So u would rather have Carroll than Campbell
135 bollance // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Toonbrother
Mousa Sissoko plays like Rooney or Yaya Toure for our team. He gets past people and into good areas but needs to work on final ball. Once he cracks that we have a world beater on our hands.
136 Toon Tang // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:10 PM
so another title goes to manure. they havnt even played any decent footy hardly either jesus theyve scraped a load of their games. we shoulda got ourselves in check in the summer and we could defo have pushed on for the top. this season was there for the taking , lets hope we get another one where the so called big 4/6 play as shite as they have this season ahahah
137 Toon Tang // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:13 PM
i hope qpr crash and burn, the amount of spondooliks they have spent . woulda been nice to see villa drop but i cant see it now as it looks like theyve found a few yards when they needed it
138 toonbrother // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:15 PM
@bollance who’s campbell?
i think momo is an excellent player already. His final ball is already pretty good. One cant expect every attempted killer pass to be a killer pass. Personally i think his only problem is his over-eagerness to make things happen. He needs to learn to be patient and play to keep possession not charge at the opposition at every opportunity. The point i was making was his natural instinct to drift into cabaye’s territory forcing yohan further back into defensive midfield. Cabaye is wasted when he is forced so deep.
139 Toon Tang // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:21 PM
nobody likes to be forced too deep toonbrother
140 santonthenewmaldini // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:24 PM
Simple way to solve the Sissoko debate is to have Marveux play as the no 10 and play Sissoko out wide right he always ends up going down our right hand side in games and doing well
OR Take Tiote out the team and put Sissoko in his position with Cabaye a sort of link between defence and Marveux one of our main problems the last few games is that Tiote is the man collecting the ball off the defenders and most of the time its a waste
141 Dennis Twice // Mar 16, 2013 at 8:35 PM
————–Elliot————–
Debuchy–Taylor-Mbiwa–Jonas——–
———-Anita——–——–Cabaye——–
——-Obertan—-Gouffran—–Sissoko
—————-Marveaux——–——–
Dennis team no1
142 Lucky Les // Mar 16, 2013 at 9:24 PM
We are 10 points above Reading and QPR which taking goal difference into account basically means that to pass our current total of 33 points they are going to have to win 4 of their remaining 8 games and if we were to win 2 games of our remaining 9 (which should not be impossible) they would have to win 6 which would be brilliant form which is not going to happen.I assume those 2 will be below us in the league.The third relegation place is more problematical and this is why tomorrow’s game is so important.If we could win we could be 12 points clear of Wigan although they would have 9 games left.If we lose the relegation fight is back on with several clubs involved for the third relegation place and the question of how many points will be needed will arise.Will 40 points be enough this season ?
143 BDin9 // Mar 16, 2013 at 9:39 PM
Aye funny dennis
144 q8igeordie // Mar 16, 2013 at 9:43 PM
Lucky les … I agree … we cant lose tomorow
145 q8igeordie // Mar 16, 2013 at 9:45 PM
Lol @toonlyf and nufc leazes and morocco … how old r u guys 11?? Lol
146 Novocastrian66 // Mar 16, 2013 at 10:03 PM
Lucky Les. Very interesting that, but you forgot one thing. Sunderland!
147 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:08 PM
@q8igeordie
Nope, am 10
148 q8igeordie // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:17 PM
Nufc leazes .. ok that makes more sense …
149 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:27 PM
Yes. Yes it does
150 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:27 PM
How old are you like?
151 Troy Stavers // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Gannin to the match tomorrow! Can’t wait! 15 on a minibus flying the toon flag!!
152 santonthenewmaldini // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:34 PM
Really hope we can get the win 2moro as we would be in the top 10 just about and also claw some points back on Swansea
Think if we get the win 2moro we will be 100% safe and with City now 15 points behind we may be able to get a result away from home as well
153 q8igeordie // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:38 PM
Troy .. hope u have a great time … and hope we win.. we need to win
154 NUFC_LEAZES END // Mar 16, 2013 at 11:52 PM
@troy
Nowt better than getting on a bus full of Geordies travelling down the country for an away game, I thinks it’s time I go to another away game like
155 Jamiemac // Mar 17, 2013 at 12:23 AM
How are Benfica unbeaten in 29 games in all competitions when they lost twice in the CL?
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