Newcastle are back at St. James’ Park today with a potentially revealing test against Tottenham. Eddie Howe has named the following eleven for the clash which has four changes from the midweek Carabao Cup win at Forest.
United. ? pic.twitter.com/vdcVrvP1Np
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 1, 2024
This is a strong team with Howe once again naming a front three of Alexander Isak, Harvey Barnes, and Anthony Gordon. Getting the trio clicking in front of net is vital after not strengthening the attack in the summer transfer window.
This is the team Ange Postecoglu has named. It’s a rare start for former Juventus and Genoa defender Radu Dragusin in the place of the injured Micky van de Ven.
Team news is in at St James’ Park! ?
? @krakenfx pic.twitter.com/XwaZG3luvt
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 1, 2024
A win and all could be well again on Tyneside. The Magpies are undefeated and three points takes them into the top five ahead of the first international break of this season.
Howay The Lads!
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Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Sep 11, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Comment #1961making my bid to be #1 tosser. You can’t do it! irony will be probably missed by feminine.
Good watch though and good music.
lesh
Sep 11, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Comment #1962Magscar
You wonder why Check and Regan should choose [to back] Fenham over Jail in first place – it’s simple…. those two share Fenham’s right wing views and Jail doesn’t appear that way inclined.
Anyway, I must go to try and find a shopping channel! 😉
lesh
Sep 11, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Comment #1963Tuff
Your missus must have some guts if she’s prepared to be seen in the shops with ya.
cyprus
Sep 11, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Comment #1964I think, Neil, you’ll need to resolve the Nightshift, breakfast club debate regarding who created them.
I’ll do a poll on who’s the creator of the early morning club right now. Everyone who participates may vote.The poll will stay open for ten minutes.
Who’s the undisputed founder of the early morning club?
cyprus
Sep 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Comment #1965Why, cyprus, of course!
cyprus
Sep 11, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Comment #1966Jenny, no, please no need to intervene. Last time, with perfectly good and innocent will, you inadvertently initiated another big one which will rage for years, the “ten-k-gate”, and that’s been a fine mess.
cyprus
Sep 11, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Comment #1967Ok, sorry gotta go.
I’ll count all the votes right now. Let’s see, the winner with 100% of the vote count is…
cyprus.
Good morning 🙂
lesh
Sep 11, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Comment #1968Cyprus
The poll seemed a tad one-sided, er fixed, bent….. am I too late to vote?
I’m sure you won’t want to see a Cyprus’ breakfast club row.
check the toastie
Sep 11, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Comment #1969Lesh – i vote Labour. Simple folk make simple judgements.
check the toastie
Sep 11, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Comment #1970Doesnt stop Raj generally going on like a tit me voting either way.
Mund
Sep 11, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Comment #1971So in one breath one says ‘i can’t believe a apparently good man like Onmeed gets abuse for sticking up for Munster’
The next breath the same bloke constantly gives Munster shit! And on too of that targeted a respectable poster in EGB…
YCMIU
The place has gone to shit.
Some of you should of stayed on discord and some of you should definitely fck off over there
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Comment #1972EGB,
For the record, I meant zero offence by a few comments I honestly saw as banter, I’ve absolutely nothing against you, we’ve chatted off line and you helped me with that story of mine. You made a big fuss because of my story about a night shift, howay man, who cares. I’ve made two posts ribbing you about it, I’m sorry but I can’t bring myself to apologise for that as I see nothing wrong in those comments and really should be ignored or fire a bit back at me, as you were happy to do in the first place when I first mentioned nightshift. Very typical of half a dozen posters to use this as an excuse to call me a tit, tossa and a mug, absolutely zero interest in you being ‘targeted’ but an excuse to have a go at me and make a nothing situation in to something. I won’t mention you and the nightshift again, or the breakfast club or any other club that may spring up 🙂
magscar
Sep 11, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Comment #1973Lesh
I never thought that it was an obvious divide as you made it for the 2 I had noticed( there’s others anyway) but Check seems to have confirmed that it’s not that simple
Going way back to Ashley years I was more in tune with Bill’s posts than Jail but our politics seem more aligned ?
Another reason I try not to fall into slanging matches over petty labelling
One size doesn’t fit all
Anyhoo it’s another day closer to next match, sun is out again and a walk beckons
Later maybe
lesh
Sep 11, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Comment #1974check
Whoops……..
Voting Labour showed you’ve more sense than some.
magscar
Sep 11, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Comment #1975Jail
If I can be critical that started off really well but you then turned it back onto Essex ( which is how you feel) but maybe your apology is then lost?
Only saying mate but I assume that’s not the effect you were aiming at?
Also other posters seizing on and exploiting the rift it isn’t Essex’ fault
To those I’d ask don’t bring me into it
as I’m genuinely trying to help Jail and end this unnecessary feud. I believe he’s trying to put right
If I was able to contact Jail of line I would have done so 😉
magscar
Sep 11, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Comment #1976Well that was a quicker return than intended
Small window of opportunity round here at this time of day for my walk so as I’ll likely hit the school foot traffic , kids on bikes and assorted dog walkers it’s after 9.00 then
Breakfast first for this solitary traveller 😉
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Comment #1977magscar,
Regan fell out with me because I didn’t reply to a couple of posts of his that were sandwiched between Dubai Mickey epics that were copied and pasted from The Athletic, from helping me sort my firestick out to pure hatred because I ‘ignored’ his posts, just as relations were thawing, 10K post-gate erupted, and I became public enemy number one again to him. Seriously.
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Comment #1978magscar,
I think you’ve got the wrong end of the stick here, I wasn’t apologising to EGB, I honestly don’t see a reason to. EGB was being slightly disingenuous yesterday, seeing Fenham in one of his belligerent moods then choosing that moment to make the comment about the blog being a one man private club, if that wasn’t intended to have Fenham and his cronies an excuse to have a go at me then I don’t know what, hence my :clappinghands: emoji. Anyway, you’ve seen the ensuing posts so job well done.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Sep 11, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Comment #1979How far away from Liverpool are Newcastle when it comes to having a data-informed recruitment model? — Matt D
Waugh: The short answer is that Newcastle are nowhere near as advanced in some areas of data analysis and data-applied recruitment as some other top-flight clubs
Does seem like this is where Mitchell will eventually shine for us
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Comment #1980LCBP,
I think we got the best of both worlds, we had Ashworth come in and set up the infrastructure which is his speciality and now we have Mitchell who’s data analysis is his. Probably wasn’t ideal Ashworth leaving when he did and in those circumstances but we just have to get on with it.
magscar
Sep 11, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Comment #1981Jail
OK sorry to get it wrong
I’ll keep out of it rather than prolong matter
😉
magscar
Sep 11, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Comment #1982LCBP
Yes I think it was said that Ashworth’s replacement would have a different role to his
That and the departure of the more public facing duo have contributed to the bumpy road we’ve hit recently
Results on pitch and the return from injury of key players like Wilson and Botman and Schar from suspension in the short term will hopefully get us back on track
January may be an indication as to how successfully off field issues are being addressed but as we know it’s not usually the best window but we have done well before so we’ll see
lesh
Sep 11, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Comment #1983Magscar
Just for you……
https://youtu.be/OCjRFXHPJpI?si=Biug41utc740KLjn
Rotonda heights
Sep 11, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Comment #1984” It’s not in Raj’s nature to be civil the kids a tossa and he can’t change unfortunately”
The drunken oaf or oafish drunk really doesn’t do irony does he. YCMIU
Rotonda heights
Sep 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Comment #1985Some people should really take their own advice
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Sep 11, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Comment #1986@Jail and Magscar
Yeah I wonder if Ashworth hadn’t been so keen to jump to Man Utd what would happen we might still have got Mitchell with Ashworth as his remit is different it’s more transfer and data focused
Personally think everyone should draw a line under the summer and all work together
I’m going to start with Positives:
Isak played well scored goals
Gordon and Tonali played great
Hall got some assists
So these players should hopefully now be dusting off the cobwebs with 2 immensely winnable league games In a row now
Hibbit
Sep 11, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Comment #1987“Laborer the so called people’s party”
are hammering one of the most vulnerable sections of our community while awarding train drivers a record braking pay rise. and posters on here stand back and applaud them, i’m one of the fortunate ones, the loss of this money will have no effect on me or my family,
i’ll watch with interest when chancellor moves on to the next phase of this giant tax grab and they are dragged into the net ,
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Comment #1988Hibbit,
Is it not means tested, therefore people with money in the bank don’t get it and those that don’t do?
Bills Son Is Back
Sep 11, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Comment #1989On Gordon…
Another very good game for England….
On the left…
Eddie IMO will cause real issues with Gordon if he plays him on the right to accommodate Barnes.
Gordon has well earned the left position, as much as I rate Barnes if he can’t adjust to playing on the right he needs to be a very expensive bench and sub player.
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Comment #1990LCBP,
The int break really couldn’t have come at a better time and especially for Tonali and AG, two lots of 70 ish were perfect for AG and apparently Tonali was tireless in his two appearances. Howe also seems to rejuvenate the players when spending a bit of time with them, shame tge fixture list wasn’t a bit kinder and we got two home games in a row rather than the away, on the flip side to that though Wolves are apparently terrible atm and we always seem to do OK at Fulham, could be the perfect time to get two away games off the list.
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Comment #1991Bill’s,
Eze done himself no favours with an erratic performance, if Carsley does decide to play with an out and out LW rather than trying to shoehorn Foden in there, that’s AG’s to lose, just needs the goals and assists though to completely cement it.
Hibbit
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Comment #1992jail its not that simply folk with money in the bank have in general done what various government’s have asked and saved for a rainy-day are now being penalized yet others who didn’t are being rewarded
The overrated Frenchman
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Comment #1993Could Barnes be moulded into a no.10 type?
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Comment #1994Hibbit,
You think that someone who can afford to go on a world cruise really needs £300 a year to heat their home. This mantra that they’re targeting the most vulnerable isn’t really true is it, the most vulnerable are still getting it. I’m not sure what the threshold is and maybe that needs looking in to. I’m fully expecting my tax bill to go up, if we want better schools, hospitals and more Bobby’s on the beat then the money has to come from somewhere.
Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Comment #1995Jail
Ok I’ll happily accept your non apology and proffer my own non apology. 🙂
I’m fed up with the whole fiasco anyway, so lets just put it behind us.
life is too short to keep a stupid argument going. and I do not want to be used as a stalking horse to enable others to insult you, I can perfectly do that myself! 🙂
Ed’s blog was and still is a great place to discuss football related stuff and other interesting subjects, even Magpies, however enough said about them.
They were a joke thing and not intended to be malicious a bit like your floral contributions. 🙂
Anyway water under the bridge as far as I am concerned.
Raj of Hailsley
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Comment #1996EGB,
Good man, I’ve honestly nothing against you and think you’re a good sort, it was in my eyes just mild ribbing. Thank you for taking the time out to help me with my story, which still lies there unpublished 😀
Got a bit unlucky that Ace50 moved jobs as head of an art department and other departments was going to get it illustrated for me. I’m afraid it shall ever remain just an idea.
Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Comment #1997Before the game I did ponder on whether Grealish would be trying to get into AGs way on the left but I actually thought they developed a good working relationship. I know a lot on here don’t like Grealish cos he can be a bit of a dick but i’d love to see him playing for us.
Adamn_92
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Comment #1998Pretty sure at some stages againt Spurs, Barnes and Gordon actually swapped sides for a while.
I’m sure both want to play in any capacity, so them swapping sides a few times during a game keeps everyone happy.
Our front 3 are so fluid that I don’t really see it as an issue what side Gordon and Barnes start on. Gordon appears to have far more freedom, in the sense that he is very often the furthest forward and gone central beyond Isak, when Isak drops deep to get involved.
Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Comment #1999Jail
That’s a pity, re the illustrations, there are free art progs, where all yo have to do is type in what you want and an AI will do it for you. haven’t got links to hand but just try typing free art into a google search.
Dunno if any one can help out here?
Hibbit
Sep 11, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Comment #2000Jail we did a cruise a few years back to oz and it cost just shay of 30k.
correct me if i’m wrong here but i believe the cut off threshold for the means test is £12k somebody with 12k in the bank isn’t thinking about world cruises