Newcastle United - Manchester City (SS1 16:00)

Darkglasses

NUFC XI - Krul; Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Anita, Colback; Sissoko, Cabella, Gouffran; Riviere

NUFC Subs - Elliot, Haidara, S.Taylor, Abeid, Obertan, Aarons, Perez

City XI - Hart, Clichy, Kompany (C), Demichelis, Kolarov, Fernando, Toure, Nasri, Silva, Jovetic, Dzeko

City Subs - Caballero, Boyata, Zabaleta, Milner, Fernandinho, Navas, Aguero

Some bench we have today. Clichy at RB is a weakness, and Fernando hasn't been fantastic in pre-season. Need Demi and Kompany to be in top form today.

No Vines of any match footage.

bazual

I would love to see them do it for Alder and Sweeney but unfortunately I expect us to be bottom of the table this evening.

Newcastle 1 (Riviere) City 3 (Silva, Dzeko, Toure)

COME ON THE TOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darkglasses

Banner up before the game. Both died in the MH17 plane crash.

That_Guy

As I've said in the Newcastle thread, we have to be positive. Pardew came under fire and rightly so for the shíte he had us playing last season. If he wants to get fans back on side, he needs to take this game to City. No excuses. We've bought, according to Pardew, "attacking and exciting players that can play the brand of football that's expected of us".

If we lose, I'd rather that it's because we've fúcking gone for it and got caught on the break. If we're to sit back and allow them to come on to us I'll be pissed off.

We were shíte last season, we've brought some potentially good players. Just try. For the love of fúcking jesus, just try.

Mickeroo

Sagna injured?

stiffler123

3-1 Man City. Fernando needs to up his game for this though, he has been fairly crap so far.

Darkglasses

Mickeroo wrote: »

Sagna injured?

Nope, just not match fit. Almost nobody who played in the World Cup have played pre-season for us. Might be a more cautious approach to player fitness this year after the never-ending injury problems we had last year.

fearrua

Any Toon fans know why De Jong isn't in the team/on the bench?

That_Guy

fearrua wrote: »

Any Toon fans know why De Jong isn't in the team/on the bench?

Injured. He'll be back next week as far as I know.

bazual

fearrua wrote: »

Any Toon fans know why De Jong isn't in the team/on the bench?

Picked up a pre-season injury in New zealand. Himself Tiote, Santon are out injured and I believe Mbiwa picked up a knock yesterday. HBA out of favour.

MagicIRL

fearrua wrote: »

Any Toon fans know why De Jong isn't in the team/on the bench?

Yeah, I threw him in to my FF team last minute-ish and he got injured. I'm sorry.

That_Guy

Right. Good luck fellow Toon sufferers. I'll be back at HT for the inevitable rant.... May god have mercy on us all.

fearrua

Shame about De Jong, had been looking forward to seeing him play. Should be a good game, and, as an Arsenal fan, best of luck to Newcastle today :P

bazual

Well respected, fair play to both sets of fans.

Talib Fiasco

Decent start

Darkglasses

Clichy's passing better than in pre-season anyway, that's vital. Jovetic looks lively.

stiffler123

Kolarov is causing Newcastle lots of problems so far.

Darkglasses

stiffler123 wrote: »

Kolarov is causing Newcastle lots of problems so far.

Yeah, this fullback pairing should get us through today after all.

Lapin

Nice gesture with the minutes applause there.

Talib Fiasco

Nice touch by the fans

bazual

Colback playing well, getting into some good positions both attacking and defensively.

Talib Fiasco

This is more like it from Jovetic

Paully D

Cabella should be banned until he sorts that haircut out.

bazual wrote: »

Colback playing well, getting into some good positions both attacking and defensively.

Yeah, I just came on to post that. He has played very well so far today. I think he knows he needs to get off to a very fast start and it's showing.

stiffler123

Yaya is playing really deep. I thought Fernando starting would give him more license to get forward.

Darkglasses

Fernando's really not impressing me much. He's so slow, he'll be really caught out against the bigger teams.

Darkglasses

Great stuff from Kompany and Demi there.

bazual

Such a shame!!!

Darkglasses

Top stuff from Dzeko, good goal

frisbeeface

What a superb goal

cadete

Lovely move, krul should have done a bit better

Amirani

Way too easy. Silva not tracked at all by Janmaat.

stiffler123

Silva! Nice play by Dzeko.

Talib Fiasco

You're my boy Silva!

cadete

Can't complain really about the nufc performance, Williamson been good, pity about the goal but such a pity about the Ben arfa situation would be great in behind reviere

That_Guy

Been quite impressed with Colback and Riviere. The former has made some lovely little passes and Riviere looks a willing runner. It's a shame that he's having to make it work for himself because we're not getting bodies in to support.

Cabella has had some neat touches but I feel he's trying to impress too much by attempting that Hollywood ball all the time when the simple pass is always on.

Unlucky to concede as we've matched City well. Need to have a bit more conviction going forward.

Dummett has had a jekyll and hyde game. Missed some crucial tackles and has been left for dead on a couple of occasions but stopped Nasri in a crucial area of the pitch.

Talib Fiasco

Pics still allowed? :P

Talib Fiasco

Jesus lads relax with the bookings

stiffler123

Fernando with a class tackle there.

Darkglasses

stiffler123 wrote: »

Fernando with a class tackle there.

Good tackler yeah. Wish he was a bit quicker and a better passer.

Talib Fiasco

Cmon lads top of the table is at stake here

Darkglasses

Fine game by Jovetic, a much more viable option this year.

M5

Nufc looking very tired

bazual

Looking forward to see Aarons, great pre-season.

M5

Bringing on an academy player to try to rescue a game? Pardew happy with squad?

Does not compute

Talib Fiasco

That's four bookings...jesus lads

bazual

I Would Luv it if we snuck one here, Luv it!!!!

cadete

M5 wrote: »

Bringing on an academy player to try to rescue a game? Pardew happy with squad?

Does not compute

Obertan, Just crazy that guy is thieving a living playing premier league football offers nothing at all,

Talib Fiasco

Aguero will score...just watch

stiffler123

Tackles flying in now.

Duff

Christ, Perez would've went down in folklore if that had've went in.

bazual

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Aguero will score...just watch

Yup, Newcastle a great city to go out in alright.