The Official Newcastle United Thread

[fathomfive]

Chicken Chaser said:

clarkmagpie said:

I can't say I know a great deal about him.
Hopefully an exciting young player with lots of enthusiasm.

The bench is painfully thin, not a single game changer so lets get some more in.

Welcome aboard young man.

Murphy is always busy but has no end product. Fraser is one of those you could switch in and out of the first 11. After that we are probably struggling with the likes of Wood and Longstaff. Maybe a bit early for Anderson yet.

Agree with all of that.

Rumours that we're slapping a bid in for Bruno's bestie from Lyon too.

[Skyedriver]

Fraser can be quick, accurate passing, takes corners (as does Trippier). Feel he's under rated. Woods on the other hand, I have no confidence in at all.

[Chicken Chaser]

Skyedriver said:

Fraser can be quick, accurate passing, takes corners (as does Trippier). Feel he's under rated. Woods on the other hand, I have no confidence in at all.

I like Fraser. He's quick, low CoG and fights tirelessly. Good wide player.

I have no confidence in Wood either. He isn't dynamic and due to the pace on the wing, doesn't get into positions to score in time.

[GGMU]

Big fee but he looks very talented

[clarkmagpie]

Don't know a great deal about him.
Looks tall and pacey,
Will be very much needed If/When Wilson is out.

I wonder if thats what has sped this one up.
Wilson scan yesterday, club record bid today...Hmmm

Shame Parqueta may be moving to WHU, would have loved to see him here as well.

[ellroy]

This referee is crap. Truly, awfully, crap.

[Mannginger]

I'm not normally one to bash a referee but agreed. We could have lost 3 or 4 players in that game. That yellow for the studs up slide into Darlow was just not enough. He basically encouraged their players, Hemmings especially.

That said, this team looked like Bruce' until Trippier came on. Glad we got the result but at what cost?

[fathomfive]

Yep, not seeing how Hemmings' challenge on Darlow was just a yellow. Studs up, into his leg with a straight leg.

Hopefully it'll just be Krafth who is out for a while.

What it did show up is the lack of depth we have. Plenty of triers but not a lot of quality.

[Chicken Chaser]

Murphy is st. He's not got the mental side to be a top player. Loses it in front of goal and doesn't make the right choices

Ritchie plugged away all night. Still love his attitude and is a good pro.

Thought Anderson looked solid. Played well first half, he's a strong lad for his age and had some nice touches. Hopefully the cups will see him get plenty of game time if he's not going out on loan.

[TX1]

When I see Longstaff, Murphy and Lascelles all at the same time I get palpitations.

[ellroy]

Never mind the Darlo challenge, red as a red thing from red town, what about the cheap shot from Nevitt, utter thug, on Lascelles? Deliberate for me and anywhere else would be assault, but on a football pitch gets off.

They seem a decent club, the fan zone invite, the 9th minute applause etc, but they’re players/management need calm the hell down.

[fathomfive]

ellroy said:

Never mind the Darlo challenge, red as a red thing from red town, what about the cheap shot from Nevitt, utter thug, on Lascelles? Deliberate for me and anywhere else would be assault, but on a football pitch gets off.

They seem a decent club, the fan zone invite, the 9th minute applause etc, but they’re players/management need calm the hell down.

I had a chuckle at their manager whinging about the "block" on his defender for our opener, conveniently ignoring his team doing the same, the redder-than-a-red-thing challenge, the nose break and the push in the back on Wood when through on goal.

[ajap1979]

Confirmed that Wilson is out for two weeks with a hamstring injury.

[fathomfive]

Hopefully we get Isaak through before midday and he can have a baptism of fire on Sunday.

[ajap1979]

Got an iffy feeling about today’s game.

[Mannginger]

ASM sacrificed his hammy rescuing us a point. Shame Trippier didn't take that last free kick but it would have been cheeky stealing a win. Anderson's looking good as well

[TX1]

Yes no idea why he did not take that freekick, we did look out of sorts today in midfield and lack of a decent striker.
Both goals were excellent however maxis goal was at a different level.

[ajap1979]

Mannginger said:

ASM sacrificed his hammy rescuing us a point. Shame Trippier didn't take that last free kick but it would have been cheeky stealing a win. Anderson's looking good as well

Trippier is better at up and over free kicks, think it was too close for him. It was poor from Schär, but I think he’s a better bet at low free kicks like that.

Thought Longstaff was poor today, young Elliot Anderson was far better, looks promising.

I thought it was a deserved point, but could have been very different with a penalty for the shirt pull on Longstaff.

[fathomfive]

Sitting in the bar at Heathrow Terminal 3 waiting to catch a flight, so have been following the BBC live feed. Gave up when I saw it say 2-0.

Flicked back on at full time to see a 1-1 and ASM scoring a worldie apparently.

Happy days, given we had a couple out injured.

[pokethepope]

ASM's tracking back for the disallowed Wolves goal impressed me more than his stunning strike. Wouldn't have seen him do that in previous seasons.