After reaching the League Cup final, Newcastle will try to advance in the FA Cup as they take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew’s this afternoon. The recently relegated Blues are on a strong run topping League One in a bid to get straight back to the Championship.
This is who Eddie Howe has selected for today’s match.
Today's team at St. Andrew's ? pic.twitter.com/eh2W4jFiFQ
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) February 8, 2025
Here is who Chris Davies’ will send out for the hosts. Former Mag Grant Hanley is on the bench.
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Five changes from Tuesday ?
Dowell in from the off ?
Jay up top ?#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/3DfeLhNccU— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) February 8, 2025
Howay The Lads!
826 comments so far
The Bard of Bensham Bank
Feb 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Comment #641Roses are red, and so is the card
That’s just been shown
To the Bensham Bard
Regan
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Comment #642I pity the poor soul who’s bedside vigil you’re on today..
The Bard of Bensham Bank
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Comment #643Regan,
Is that not a bit low
Even for you
.
Lighten up man, you’re supposed to like a bit of a laugh aren’t you?
Regan
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Comment #644Right though.. innit..
A Geordie Mongrel
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Comment #645Eddie’s presser replay is on the app or here, https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/video/759226 or with ads, https://youtu.be/BDrUYPJEiow?si=GoohPOZGlBwGen_D
A Geordie Mongrel
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Comment #646Eddie’s Bingo, https://www.nufcblog.com/2024/05/19/newcastle-finish-7th-with-good-4-2-win-but-now-wait-on-europa-conference-qualification/comment-page-7/#comment-3065619
Bard, you are too kind. 🙁
A Geordie Mongrel
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Comment #647Or was it 🙂 😆
Regan
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Comment #648“Is that not a bit low”
You’ve got away with it for years bard..
You reap what you sow princess..
JohnJ
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Comment #649The Bard of Bensham Bank
Feb 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Comment #601
Roses are red, violets are blue
John J, your jokes man
Are older than you
That’s not possible I’m too darned old!
At least they don’t ramble
When I’m up in Amble
But when it’s a win for the Toon
I’m be – well over the Moon
Sometimes I’m happy and sometimes I’m sad
But… when Toon win I’m happy and glad.
If we win at Wembley that’ll make a real fine tune
All the Lads & Lasses on here – we’ll all be O’ER the MOON!
Bills Son Is Back
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Comment #650Nightmare!!
In pot 3 today, got through to buy tickets, comes up ‘no event found’ when it should give me a choice of seats.
Says I should log in… but I’m logged in.
Tried 4/5 times no change.
Anyone had the same issue?
magicmac54
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Comment #651John J@590
That made me chuckle Sir John, it just proves you don`t have to be Irish to be stupid, but it helps 😀 😀
lochinvar
Feb 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Comment #652Bills Son
Yes our lad, exactly the same.
Ring box office (not too busy) on 0344 3721893
They can access your account , check and advise.
Some older accounts email address and supporter numbers don’t match, might need update
lochinvar
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Comment #653Piss take on tickets.
Our lad got one in Pot 3
If any left I’m on Pot 4 ballot only because I missed a match due to bout of covid. Did they want to go and spread the lurgy ?
Ticket was transfered to family member – mistake. Should have just flouted the system like others.
Bought 2 x Carabo Cup batches on back of 30 years as ST holder on basis same deal for final tickets as previously. Rules changed after the event.
Loyalty seems to count for nothing.
Not another deJong
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Comment #654Press conference today
https://youtu.be/BDrUYPJEiow?si=c-RPmImPrgavHE70
Not another deJong
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Comment #655…..check y’ ads bins, I’m tellin’ yer!
martoon
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Comment #656Very stressful but I’ve managed to get 4 seats together but quite high up in area 549 but you get quite a decent view at Wembley.
@Billson make sure you are logged in when in the ticket section i.e. book.newcastle.com section as this is a separate login to the general sight for watching nufctv etc.
I’ve just been back on the sight there is now no queue and quite a few tickets left in some areas so don’t panic.
martoon
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Comment #657To much sun – sight = site!
Not another deJong
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Comment #658…..check y’bass bins, I’m tellin’ yer!
Bloody spell check – one for the ravers.
https://youtu.be/fxVJi2UURvM?si=xZD70_AexF3sTsAF
magicmac54
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Comment #659Jeez Bard, i can see your in fine fettle today young man, but i always sensed you were an incurable old romantic 😀 😀 😀
On a serious note, i hope things are improving with your Dad mate?
martoon
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Comment #660Lochinvar @651 Agreed if you bought a ticket but had to transfer it then it should still count.
In the future we’ll transfer cup tickets using a spare phone!
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Comment #661Vegan in a bad mood. They shops must be out of cucumbers 😀
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Comment #662US getting another football league to rival MLS
Poet Of Prudhoe Park
Feb 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Comment #663https://x.com/NCSL1892/status/1890333384435441686
Regan
Feb 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Comment #664Seems a sensitive soul likes to give out the banter .. but can’t take it..
My work here is done..
Regan
Feb 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Comment #665And Bard..
I hope your Dad makes a full recovery..
Right that’s me done.. laters..
Munster Mag
Feb 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Comment #666Trying to decide where to watch the final,think at home. Mum out of hospital and into a nursing home . Would be nice if I could drive there afterwards and tell her we finally won silverware
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Feb 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Comment #667Martoon
When I booked yesterday afternoon there was still thousands of tickets left.
Logging in was ok but filling in card details was tricky – had to put my number in a few times until the box came up green
lesh
Feb 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Comment #668Bard
Roses are red
And so is the wine
But lesh’s wine’s white
And the Bard’s words are….. brilliant
🙂
😉
lesh
Feb 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Comment #669Munster
If you value a relatively trouble free life, I’m sure you’ve answered your question and’ll watch the final at home or wherever you can visit and pass on the good news to your ma.
You know it makes sense
😉
Bills Son Is Back
Feb 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Comment #670Nightmare over… but the ticket system is a farce.
I have two ST’s and the email for Pot 3 came to the ticket allocated to Pot 5 – so when I booked in after my time in the queue I got the ‘No event’ after clicking buy tickets – because the system decided I was in Pot 5?!
I had to go to the Box Office to sort it – total time spent 3.5 hours and a 50 mile round trip.
Plus, I missed out on upper tier tickets which are now sold out.
On being downgraded in pots because of transferring tickets…
I’ve been a season ticket holder for 51 years and had my second ST for 31 years – and just because I missed one cup game and my wife two we go into Pots 3 & 5 and can’t get seats together.
I’m seething at that.
Like martoon and others from now on I’ll be blagging any ticket transfers on a second phone but it still leaves a sour taste.
I know I won’t be the only one feeling peed off at ticket allocation but surely 51 years & 31 years as an ST holder – through thin & thin years as supporters – deserves some type of loyalty scheme when it comes to cup final tickets.
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Feb 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Comment #671Bills
Glad you got it sorted but there has to be a better way worked out
If we get to the semi final of the fa cup then could be a bigger mess as our allocation will be mid twenty thousands
Bills Son Is Back
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Comment #672At the Box Office a guy was going apesh1t because he could only buy one of his family’s three tickets in Pot 3 today.
Reason?
They were all in his name.
Even though the system accepts that when it comes to paying for his three ST’s – it doesn’t accept it for Cup FInal tickets – each ticket has to be in a different name!!
The BO lass said it’s in the rules – well it’s a fkn stupid rule. Each ST has a different number so its not as if you can blag three tickets off one ST.
The lad got his three tickets – but the other two aren’t with his. So, like me, on one the biggest potential days in the club’s history – winning a cup – he doesn’t get to sit with his family.
Utter bollox.
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Comment #673Palace game rearranged
https://x.com/NUFC/status/1890408297645175202?s=09
Bills Son Is Back
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Comment #674Roses are red, violets are blue
Bard… you left me out..
Well fk you 🙂
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Comment #675Bills
Strange because I got my ticket and my sons together yet I buy all the tickets on my card and correspondence is with me.
Most likely I am able to choose is because we both have supporters numbers.
When I asked for two – both boxes came up with my name – would only give me one ticket but then I changed the other box to my sons name both boxes became active
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Comment #676I just hope we make the FA cup final as I’m pretty much guaranteed four semi final tickets.
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Comment #677The box owners not happy, they should really be given ten tickets per box given what they spend. Thoughts on that?
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Comment #678Jail
Yeah heard box owners are only getting six tickets
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Comment #679I heard four.
Munster Mag
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Comment #680So the gossip on the grapevine here is that Leazes is the winner. Full build with no need to play elsewhere whilst it is being built, with Brad Miller having had important meetings yesterday. Believe what u will. And the centre back we want most in based in south America. Hmm.