Newcastle have played quite well in the first three games of the season, and in each game we have shown decent control of those games, especially in the second half, but we just haven’t scored enough goals and have one win, one defeat and one draw so far this season.
Alan Pardew – mm
But that could have been a better record if we could have scored more goals, especially after two clean sheets in a row.
We are hoping we can score some goals today against Crystal Palace, and if we can do that we should have a good chance of getting our first league win of this campaign.
Manager Alan Pardew seems happy enough the way the side has controlled games so far this season:
“We have shown tremendous control of all three games.” “Aston Villa packed their defense, as did Gillingham, so we had to try and find a way which we haven’t yet.”
“Against Manchester City we had great control against the Champions, as they proved against Liverpool they are a very very unbelievably strong team.”
“So I have been really pleased with our control of games and now just really we need to finalize that last third action.” “Get some real quality and get ourselves some goals, hopefully.”
Today is a good opportunity for Newcastle to show how we can win games at St. James’ Park this season, against teams who could be fighting relegation.
It’s a good test today to see if we can keep controlling games, but also rifle in some goals, and in the first three games we haven’t had a Newcastle player score a goal yet.
Hopefully that will be rectified today.
What do you think?
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195 comments so far
stuart no9
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:36 AM
Comment #121welsh geordie— that banter between nut meg and my self had no bearing on yourself whatso ever ..if you read the posts you can see where it came from . he is called welch not welsh . sorry for the confusion .
Mister Tuff
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:36 AM
Comment #122stuart – after further contributions from “King Canute” I now also think you meant the other cnut.
Bit unusual for one of the pro Percy brigade to be up this early.
baloo
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:37 AM
Comment #123There’s a lot of talk about our set plays.I just wondered how many goals the opposition have scored from them on the counter attack.I bet it’s a few.Maybe DeJong might score today.
Lilongwe Geordie
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:39 AM
Comment #124Optimistic,
It is being broadcast in Africa on Supersport 5.
We have to win today. Absolutely anything less will be a very poor result. I expect he will stick with Manu and the 4231, rightly or wrongly. To be honest, if this is the formation he wants to use, I’d prefer him to stick with it.
With a group of new players we can’t afford to chop and change formation regularly. A lot on here were asking for this system, so let’s have a bit of faith in it.
However we need to play it higher up the park. We need all the team pushed higher up, so that easy area has support, not just Manu. The only problem there is our only centre half with the pace to play like that is not in favour, and on performances, probably rightly so. As it is, without a bit of pace in the centre of defence we will see the game stretched, and people lacking support.
tequilamag
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:40 AM
Comment #125Mister Tuff the Hystericals happy hour normally starts when the team is announced. Bit early for you is it not?
MrMojoRisin76
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:45 AM
Comment #126tequilla
Don’t go there bud,your just asking for a post with a non amusing photo based tw@ttery.
tequilamag
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:47 AM
Comment #127Mojo everyone has there own thing. It keeps his mind active .
beermonkey
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:48 AM
Comment #128average
everything on that show box you can find on xbmc but show box is easier to find and not much stuff to get through to get it
its a good app
Bloodzeed is the server I used them last 2 weeks had no bother
optimistic prime
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:50 AM
Comment #129Mojo
He has no choice or excuses today!
Bring on 3 o’clock 🙂
davetoon
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:51 AM
Comment #130might put some money on Mike Williamson for first goalscorer @ £41 as he is likely to get all our chances from dead balls
JAMSHA(PARDEW SLAYER)
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:52 AM
Comment #131Stream Link for todays game?
beermonkey
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:54 AM
Comment #132jamsha
http://www.coolsport.se/
jimmysmith
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:54 AM
Comment #133What odds Pards gets sacked if we get done. It’s gotta be on the cards.
There’s a bit on this.
Go toon gooooo
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:55 AM
Comment #134To score goals?How?With four defensive midfielders on the pitch and anonymous strikers?Very,very hard.
davetoon
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:57 AM
Comment #135damn missed the news of Remy to Chelsea. No chance of a striker for us then
JAMSHA(PARDEW SLAYER)
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:57 AM
Comment #136Brondby are in talks with Liverpool to re-sign
defender Daniel Agger for a fee in the region of
£3million.
why arnt we goin in for him?????
MrMojoRisin76
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:57 AM
Comment #137Optimistic
Your right bud,if we even draw today sh1ts going to go downhill fast.But i think we’ll win comfortably,Manu to score 1st goal us to win 3-0
JamesToon
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:58 AM
Comment #138Happy birthday welsh 🙂
Another key player being sold from ajax in Daley Blind but it doesn’t bother Fram De Boer one bit as he’s happy to rebuild and bring up a player from the academy, and have to rebuild AGAIN. Reminds you of a certain club in the north east exept they don’t replace and they don’t have a tactical genius like FDB
JAMSHA(PARDEW SLAYER)
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:58 AM
Comment #139beermonkey
tnx mate will bookmark the page (thumbsup)
geordie157
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:58 AM
Comment #140Agger stated that he only wants a return to brondby
MrMojoRisin76
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Comment #141Saying that,Zaha tortured Debuchy last season,maybe 3-1.
MassiveG
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Comment #142Players available we should be busting a gut to get as they are too good for us: Alderweireld, Agger, Song, Nastasic, Grenier, Lacazette.
Remy – if Chelsea are interested today there’s no chance. He would prefer to be their third choice than our centrepiece.
Micah will be good for us if injury free.
Players that would not add anything or block our youth players – Sinclair, Guidetti, Van Dijk
davetoon
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Comment #143Lets see if Remy can pass the Chelsea medical.
Jail for Ashley
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:07 PM
Comment #144Jimmysmith,
If it was as plain and simple as us losing today and Pardew being replaced, imo I think a huge majority of fans would take a loss today, but unfortunately it’s not that simple and nobody knows what we are up against with Mashers at the helm, would he let us go ten games without scoring just to prove a point, as I say none of us know how his mind thinks when it comes to OUR club.
MrMojoRisin76
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:12 PM
Comment #145Got my eye on Goufran today,not impressed at all with his start to the season,especially last week when he failed to track back and help Dummy.
Jail for Ashley
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:15 PM
Comment #146I can’t beleive a 39 year old man calls a player Dummy !
stuart no9
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:16 PM
Comment #147regarding chelsea,—– costa and remy ??wow , thats how you sort the last 3rd of the pitch out !!
JAMSHA(PARDEW SLAYER)
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:18 PM
Comment #148geordie157
ohh but we can atlest try…. wen our stupid board knows remy isnt intrested an yet 9times we try for him n get rejectd…
Mister Tuff
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Comment #149Jail – I think he’s getting mixed up a bit – a dummy should normally be in his fat cry baby gob.
stuart no9
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Comment #150JAIL—143 — yeah thats what i thought . you talking about pardew or MR Mojo??
Jail for Ashley
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:20 PM
Comment #151Mister Tuff,
Good afternoon,
Maybe he’s not 39 and that’s the year Jim Morrison died.
MrMojoRisin76
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:22 PM
Comment #152Jail
Maybe i need to rethink that it’s his predetermined football nickname takes too much time to say it with the extra letter,it works well if he has a bad game also,and i can’t remember you being at my last birthday party.
MrMojoRisin76
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:24 PM
Comment #153Mister Tuff
Another “classic”.
Mister Tuff
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:25 PM
Comment #154mojo (aka Canute) you need to get one of these for your gob – save us all a lot of ear ache.
http://www.gloss.co.nz/images/stories/pregnancy-parenting/child/tmpPxz3ZE.jpg
Jail for Ashley
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:26 PM
Comment #155Mr Mojo,
No worries just don’t call him it again !
mindshaft
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:28 PM
Comment #156Match day – love it and expecting a win today, time for the pub
MrMojoRisin76
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:32 PM
Comment #157Jail
Don’t worry bud,it will never happen again.A bit like Mister Tuff being funny.
welshgeordie9
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:33 PM
Comment #158stuart
no worries mate i got my wires crossed i think my birthday has gone to my head, I haven’t started drinking yet.
welshgeordie9
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:36 PM
Comment #159Is anybody watching the forest game, I’m watching darlow in goals see how good he is.
jimmysmith
Aug 30, 2014 at 12:37 PM
Comment #160C’mon, nice, solid, comfortable 2 goal victory. Enough’s enough.