The Official Newcastle United Thread

[HannsG]

fathomfive said:

There's been so much ste thrown at the team this season and, yet, the character, grit, determination and sheer effort has been outstanding throughout that.

We must keep Isak and Bruno.

Today's front three were utterly, fking scary.

Really unsure what 'clicked' today. The spine of the team was relentless and very aggressive. First to the ball, transistions.

[Skyedriver]

DoctorX said:

Stolen from the Spurs thread

New defensive tactic, don't tackle and risk injury or a penalty, fall over comically and make the attacker laugh.

[TX1]

They could non cope with the high line tactic we used, all responsable in achieving this done it very very well today.
We made Son non existant, quite an achievement.

[Chicken Chaser]

It's probably something we do very well at home, play aggressively high, threaten their back line at every opportunity and it was something missing from our game earlier in the season. Have to say Isak, Barnes and Gordon up front together are excellent at this, and Anderson puts a real shift in too. He is a player who I think will go from strength to strength in the next season or 2. To think the defence was more makeshift than it has been during our injury woe, Spurs barely made a dent in it.

[Radec]

Skyedriver said:

DoctorX said:

Stolen from the Spurs thread

New defensive tactic, don't tackle and risk injury or a penalty, fall over comically and make the attacker laugh.

I found some alternative camera angle footage of VDV's defending in the game.

[HannsG]

Penalty to Bournemouth in dying minutes. Praying Manchester United lose.... Please.

FFS it's a free kick on edge to Bournemouth

[Xenoous]

Bournemouth should feel aggrieved... Penalty for me.

Focusing on us... We were fantastic today. Exploited the high line perfectly. First two goals were comical but to be in those positions in the first place is great. What a win that is.

A run of 4 winnable games, should be aiming for a minimum of 9/12 points. Still have Manure to play at Ye Olde Trafford (probably be asking the National Trust for funds soon...). Makes me laugh that commentators are saying manure are still in the race for champions league, but we're only going for Conference. Bias...

[ellroy]

HannsG said:

Penalty to Bournemouth in dying minutes. Praying Manchester United lose.... Please.

FFS it's a free kick on edge to Bournemouth

Hello Howard? Penalty, yes or no?

What. Colour. Is. The. fking. Shirt?

[Skyedriver]

ellroy said:

HannsG said:

Penalty to Bournemouth in dying minutes. Praying Manchester United lose.... Please.

FFS it's a free kick on edge to Bournemouth

Hello Howard? Penalty, yes or no?

What. Colour. Is. The. fking. Shirt?

We jest but......

[ellroy]

He lives opposite a chap I know in Rotherham, or did.

Is definitely a Man Utd fan according to the bloke.

[fathomfive]

Thank you Fulham.

[Skyedriver]

fathomfive said:

Thank you Fulham.

Just popped in to say the same. Dislike Moyes, ezuma, and co anyway and that's a great help to us. We've got a game in hand to them too.

[Mannginger]

Just back from a few days in Iceland and catching up with everything, this was just about the perfect weekend for us wasn't it? HTL!

[fathomfive]

A weekend where all results went for us after thumping a team who were expecting / were expected to beat us comfortably, while picking up no new injuries?

Yeah, I'd say that's a perfect weekend.

[ellroy]

If you’re looking for the cherry on the top of a particularly fine cake you could perhaps watch ‘England’s number one’.

It’s been a particularly splendid performance from Mr. T. Rex.

[MCBrowncoat]

fathomfive said:

A weekend where all results went for us after thumping a team who were expecting / were expected to beat us comfortably, while picking up no new injuries?

Yeah, I'd say that's a perfect weekend.

Chelsea have put themselves in a very dangerous position in the hunt for 6th following that result tonight.

[Mannginger]

Agreed, couple of games in hand but a tough looking run-in

[Ken_Code]

MCBrowncoat said:

Chelsea have put themselves in a very dangerous position in the hunt for 6th following that result tonight.

The points reduction over the fishy hotel deal should help there.

[MCBrowncoat]

Ken_Code said:

MCBrowncoat said:

Chelsea have put themselves in a very dangerous position in the hunt for 6th following that result tonight.

The points reduction over the fishy hotel deal should help there.

Lol. Absolutely ridiculous. Maybe if they need some more cash they could move it back and sell it again?

[uk66fastback]

Here’s hoping you have the belief in yourself as a team and manager to get three points at OT this weekend - another performance like the League Cup one would be enough - Utd are so poor, how they are where they are is down to luck largely - and yet their fans still moan. You’re doing okay for ‘a wee club in the north-east’ to quote Ferguson (more incentive right there) …