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If we had players like Rantala back and therefore likely scoring more often we would be having a great season Only just realised we already have one of the best defences so far this season - only the top 4 has conceded less than us

Sutton has had his weirdo issues with us ever since we got Rodgers from Celtic, that managed to proper rattle him

Not really much of a punishment is it Brighton & Hove Albion have been fined £20,000 by the Premier League for breaking youth development rules. They have also received a six-month ban, suspended for one year, from registering any academy players currently or previously registered with another club.

NEW NAUGHTY DOG IP!!!

Sounds like a very good chance that Henry Cartwright will be at least on the bench

Ruud Van Nistelrooy Pre-Match Press Conference vs Newcastle United Ndidi? “Correct, he has a hamstring injury so he’s not available. We’ll see how he reacts, but it seems like it will at least be a couple of weeks.” Winks? “Doubtful. He’s done part of team training. We’ll assess him tomorrow to see if he’s available but it’s something very difficult. Today was the first day he did partial team training.” Skipp? “First of all, he’s a very good age, a young talented player with a good bit of experience already. Good team player, he helped the team progress. He’s dynamic, can press forward and track back and he’s very good on the ball. We need a squad if we have injuries and he’s prepared to fill in whenever he’s needed.” Full week of work? “It’s been great to use the first two games in what we try to achieve. The results are important but those phases of play were evaluated and we took those into training. We’ve had four days of training. In that sense it has been a good week.” Analysing squad ahead of January? “It’s a continuous process. The way it’s organised in the club, I like it, the way everybody is preparing different possibilities. It’s whether we want to go for these options. We’re looking at different positions to prepare ourselves, but I’m also looking at the current players and the Under-21s. There’s young JJ, there’s Henry. I have a good picture of what is needed in the window.” Going to Newcastle and memories of facing them? “I want us to take confidence into the game and the development in areas we’ve been working on. I believe that we can make the next step on Saturday. The memory I have of Newcastle is Sir Bobby Robson. Leading up to this game, my thoughts went back to the year I had with him at PSV. He was a wonderful man and thinking of him makes me smile. I will go there with that thought.” Newcastle in the bottom half? “I need all my time and energy to focus on my own team. I looked at Newcastle and know how strong they are. We don’t focus on where they are in the league but the potential of where they can be. It’s a great squad. We have to be spot on to get a good game.” Newcastle qualities? “They’re offensive threats, with Isak and Gordon and the midfield power they have with Joelinton and Guimaraes. They’ve got many options and it’s a good opportunity to continue to grow ourselves.” Midfield options? “It’s something we have to be prepared for. We have options of players who don’t regularly play there but might have to play there. Also players from the Under-21s to see how players like Henry can do and if he can do a job.” More on midfield options “We have different profiles in the 6s. We have what we can use for different games. Options are limited because of suspensions and injuries. We don’t have the variety right now. We have the options with Skippy and Hamza and other players who can potentially play there, either from the back-line or from the wings. We have some options trained.” Centre-back partnership? “It’s important to get a good partnership going, one that’s experienced and that leads. We have very good options with Wout and Caleb. Wout was very important in the games he came on. He fulfilled a very good role coming off the bench. Caleb, we know his potential. We know we need options to be ready to play.” Coady and Vestergaard experience important? “They played well, like all starters, but I was pleased with the subs. They changed both games. I’m glad I have four centre-backs, we’re going to need them all.” St James' Park? “When you play away, it’s difficult. The atmosphere in the stadium is special. We have players who know that. It can ignite, with a tackle or a good action, or a bad one from us. It’s important to keep that in mind.” Emotions in the game? “When I first walked in here, we spoke about where we want to go to and how we can get the maximum out of this squad. We set the standards of daily work and of emotions and spirit. The reaction of the players was great and we saw it in the two games. What brings you the best chance of results is emphasising on team and spirit and work to get better. It’s the road I try to go on my first week.” What learned from Bobby Robson? “Football, he was always talking about getting better and improving. You cannot control everything. But to be a team and what it’s like to be a team. The sense of humour he mixed in to motivate the players. It was amazing. Fight and spirit and emotion and being the best you can be.”

INJURIES Ndidi? “Correct, he has a hamstring injury so he’s not available. We’ll see how he reacts, but it seems like it will at least be a couple of weeks.” Winks? “Doubtful. He’s done part of team training. We’ll assess him tomorrow to see if he’s available but it’s something very difficult. Today was the first day he did partial team training.”

Todays Result - Wednesday 11th December Championship: Harry Souttar (7.6 + clean sheet - 90 mins) - Sheff Utd 1-0 Millwall

I believe it is on Sky

Villa have sacked their manager

I think we probably do, having Lookman would’ve made very little difference to us as we still had Ward in goal Scoring/attacking wasn’t an issue for us that season

Todays Results - Tuesday 10th December Championship: Tom Cannon (8.0 + 1 goal + 1 goal line clearance + MOTM - 90 mins) - Stoke City 1-2 Luton Town EFL Trophy: None of Brandon Cover (Port Vale 1-0 Doncaster), Silko Thomas (Wigan Athletic 2-3 Chesterfield) or Amani Richards (Exeter City 1-2 Birmingham City) were in the match squads tonight in their games FA Trophy: Brad Young (unused sub) - Hartlepool United 1-1 - Tamworth won 3-0 on pens

I can definitely see why he started being used as a wing back a bit when out on loan I imagine if he was playing every week he would have the match fitness to be able to get up and down the wing all game as would be required for that kind of role Expect next summer he probably goes out on loan to mid-table Championship where I think he would do fine

Wouldn’t be surprised if Bayern looked at him in the summer Neuer is 39 this season and picking up injuries every season now, their back ups are pretty meh and Nubel who is out on loan isn’t that good either Would be perfect for how Kompany has them playing

Even if they stay up I expect there will be bidding wars for Cunha and Ait-Nouri from all the top clubs

Seems like he is already gone but they are keeping him around until they can sort the replacement

Gonna get their new manager bounce against us then

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Thats a problem for next season

Spartak Moscow at home

Zakaria El Ouahdi - 22 year old right back at Genk Played with El Khannous last season at Genk and also with him in the Moroccan national team