Here is who Steve Bruce has named in his starting eleven for our first pre-season friendly at York City. All four Magpies who missed the backend of last season with injuries are in the lineup in Wilson, Lascelles, Fraser, and Hayden.
? ????-???? ?
This is how we line up in York this afternoon!
HWTL! ????
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) July 18, 2021
This is a strong team to start this match. Though it doesn’t look like the 5-3-2 which Bruce deployed for the final nine matches last season. Unless Ryan Fraser is going to play centrally it could be a 5-2-3.
Kelland Watts looks to be on the left-side of the back three ahead of Ciaran Clark and Paul Dummett. There are some notable absentees with Javier Manquillo, Florian Lejeune, and Jonjo Shelvey not on the bench.
Here is the side former Magpie Steve Watson has selected for the hosts. Former NUFC academy product Mackenzie Heaney starts for York City.
? The teams are in!
Mackenzie Heaney starts against his former club and Whitley comes in for Jameson between the sticks.#YCFC ??
— York City FC (@YorkCityFC) July 18, 2021
Newcastle have written a piece on this afternoon’s starting goalkeeper Dan Langley at nufc.co.uk. This match will also be streamed live at NUFC TV and the club’s official YouTube channel.
Howay The Lads!
56 comments so far
jane
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:23 PM
Comment #1i’m all for trialists having a forename.
jane
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:28 PM
Comment #2i didn’t know Steve Watson is from North Shields.
good luck to him and York City this season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Watson
Essex Geordie Bill
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:29 PM
Comment #3Still no team list for The Harrogate game, can’t find one on google!
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:30 PM
Comment #4Be nice to see Flaherty get a decent run out, he seemed to be performing well last season consistently.
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:31 PM
Comment #5EGB
https://twitter.com/nufc/status/1416733587634888711?s=21
There you go mate
Essex Geordie Bill
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:32 PM
Comment #6Adamn
Cheers but I can’t load it, aint on twitter!
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:34 PM
Comment #7Ah my bad! Here you go man
Turner, Barrett, Wiggett, Cross, Bondswell, Thomson, Young, White, Allan, Wilson, Stephenson
New signings Remi Savage, formerly of Liverpool, and Cameron Ferguson, son of Duncan, among those on bench.
jane
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:35 PM
Comment #8Tom Allan’s loan at Accrington didn’t seem to go well last season.
Wor B
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:40 PM
Comment #9Interesting to note that U23 Adam Wilson is now listed as a forward. Think he was LMF in previous seasons. Could be confusing if he makes the step up! 😀
Ron Knee
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:43 PM
Comment #10https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJeH-xr_WLE
AnyToon in Indiana
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:46 PM
Comment #11Morning all from this side of the pond! Been keeping up on the blog all summer just not posting but wanted to check in for the day. Good luck to both squads and the young lads between the post…coming from being a keeper myself. Seems like its been a shorter “summer” with the Euros and all but glad to have a new season upon us. HWTL!!!
Optimistic prime
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:52 PM
Comment #12For those constantly complaining about the negativity or miserable posters, you may want to spend a hour or so reading some of Charles Bukowski’s work.
He basically says the dumber you are the happier you’ll be, whilst intelligent people approach things with caution and are unhappy as they wish they didn’t know or understand as much as they do.
Maybe the negative posts come from the fact some posters can absorb and interpretate the information quite easily, they also don’t have the arrogance to ignore facts and evidence.
If you’ve no narrative to push, all you can comment on is the facts.
The facts are the facts, if you perceive them as negative or positive that’s says more about you.
Mund
Jul 18, 2021 at 1:58 PM
Comment #13https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Mu-5HIgvM
AnyToon in Indiana
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Comment #14Jonjo out with a previously scheduled golf outing…I mean small knock. 😉
Mund
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:06 PM
Comment #15https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJeH-xr_WLE
Wor B
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:06 PM
Comment #16Boris is going to self-isolate after all.
The allotment must need weeding.
😆
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:09 PM
Comment #17Fraser need’s to be careful retrieving the ball,that gate looked a bit stiff
lesh
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:10 PM
Comment #18WorB
@17
They’ve been told to rethink, again!
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:10 PM
Comment #19Boris has obviously been told he has too,what a footin eejit!
Wor B
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:12 PM
Comment #20Lesh
Rethink suggests they thought about it in the first place!
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:13 PM
Comment #21Some early knocks here so far, hopefully we get through injury free.
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:14 PM
Comment #22Oh dear Joe and I don’t mean the injury.
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:15 PM
Comment #23The blog’s mysoginist’s must all be at the beach. 😉
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:18 PM
Comment #24Joe off already
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:19 PM
Comment #25First time I’ve seen the new keeper’s strip in the flesh,it’s horrendous..
phy
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:19 PM
Comment #26Hi,
Where do I post to request acceptance to H2H, off topic I know but had issues getting logged in for a while now
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:21 PM
Comment #27Unlucky there for Fraser.
Wor B
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:22 PM
Comment #28phy
From earlier today…
Jail for Ashley
Jul 18, 2021 at 6:08 AM
Comment #35
That’s me off to my scratcher:
For all those still interested in joining the two blog H2H leagues please find this thread:
https://www.nufcblog.com/2021/07/11/379635/comment-page-4/#comments
And post “I’m in”
Once it’s ran its course Neil will e mail the two relevant codes.
Code for Ed Harrison league is.
Code: iaemqa
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:23 PM
Comment #29Our keeper Langley looks absolutely massive!
lesh
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:25 PM
Comment #30Wor B
@21
Fair point.
Wor B
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:26 PM
Comment #31Missed opportunity!
Shoulda said Hi phy.
😆
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:26 PM
Comment #32He’s six foot seven Adamn
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:27 PM
Comment #33Interesting team talk from Bruce,most of the players had a drink and just wandered off 😆
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:28 PM
Comment #34Is Lejeune injured? If he’s in neither squad then it looks like he’s not in Bruce’s plans at all this season.
Adamn_92
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:28 PM
Comment #35Ash
Christ, definitely built to be a decent keeper then! Maybe we have the next Donnarumma on our hands 😉
lesh
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:29 PM
Comment #36Ashingtoon62
@24
They’ll be arnin the ‘lines to take’ that Central Office’s issued. Or watching GB News to get the facts.
lesh
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:31 PM
Comment #37@37
arnin = larnin
Mund
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:33 PM
Comment #38It will be stupidity if we loan Watts out and bring in another CB
simon376
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:34 PM
Comment #39Gejijai
Just thinking how proud you must be today, young lad playing so well
Ashingtoon62
Jul 18, 2021 at 2:34 PM
Comment #40Lesh they are a disgrace,it meks me blood boil…