Newcastle away.

[Salieri]

1 minute ago, Paninistickers said:

Skipp, Hamza, Soumare as a midfield trio....it's passable as a PL midfield...but just two in there would be suicide. 

 

Assuming we play those three, gotta be Mavididi, Vards and Buonnotte up front 

Soumare is suspended isn’t he? 

[Paninistickers]

Just now, Salieri said:

Soumare is suspended isn’t he? 

Goodness. Yes you're right. Dear oh dear

[Muzzy_no7]

3 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Goodness. Yes you're right. Dear oh dear

So who’s actually available in the middle of the park then? @Salieri 

 

Winks? 
Skipp?

The Plonker? 
 

Soumare and Ndidi both out? 

[DZ-LCFC]

Isn't faes playin like CDM ?

 

 

[Paninistickers]

3 minutes ago, DZ-LCFC said:

Isn't faes playin like CDM ?

 

 

Well it's gotta be Faes or Vesty sitting in front of the centre halves. Skipp and Hamza ahead. Literally no other options

 

Play narrow, force them wide, defend the shooting areas. I can't see any other viable tactic

Edited 12 December 2024 by Paninistickers

[st albans fox]

8 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Well it's gotta be Faes or Vesty sitting in front of the centre halves. Skipp and Hamza ahead. Literally no other options

 

Play narrow, force them wide, defend the shooting areas. I can't see any other viable tactic

Maybe 

luckily they don’t have any decent wingers 😄

[Bert]

10 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Well it's gotta be Faes or Vesty sitting in front of the centre halves. Skipp and Hamza ahead. Literally no other options

 

Play narrow, force them wide, defend the shooting areas. I can't see any other viable tactic

Force them wide where they’re strongest and we are at our weakest?

[Bert]

16 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

So who’s actually available in the middle of the park then? @Salieri 

 

Winks? 
Skipp?

The Plonker? 
 

Soumare and Ndidi both out? 

And Winks 

[pmcla26]

16 minutes ago, DZ-LCFC said:

Isn't faes playin like CDM ?

 

 

Faes about to put in a David Luiz vs Fulham away 2012/13 performance and rifle one in from 40 yards out playing CDM. 

[Weller Wing]

4 hours ago, suffolk fox said:

Son went to uni in Newcastle too.  Check out the Jesmond area stones throw from the centre metro links.  Lots of student bars and clubs etc top night out.  Quayside is good but for Newcastle expensive.

(for Newcastle lol).

Went on a stag a few years back with a group of 40 ish and stayed at the Travelodge in Quayside.

Everyone drinking on the way up from Bedford,  but one bloke got properly blotto by the time we arrived. 

We went to a pub around the corner,  which was great, but after about 1 hour he was so wasted , he decided to go back to the hotel.

Instead of walking the 100 yards , he jumped in a taxi to take him back , but the driver thought it must be the Travelodge in Gateshead,  so took him there.

His key card worked on the same room number as the Quayside one, so he went to bed.

About 6 hours later , 2 blokes walked into his room and started shouting at him to get the f out of their room , and he responded in the same way.

 

It was like a scene from Goldilocks and the 3 bears at 3 in the morning  and security was called to sort it out😄

 

Another cab was called and he got back to our one in a bit of a state😆

 

Great weekend in a fantastic city though🍺🍺 👍

[FoxesWalk]

8 minutes ago, Bert said:

And Winks 

Ruud says he is doubtful and has only done partial training on one day. Based on that we’ll be lucky if he’s on the bench. 

 

It’s gonna be Hamza and Skipp in a 2 I would guess, no other options. Probably Faes or Vesty in CDM… just had a quick check and Vesty has done 10 games at CDM, and Faes 8, throughout their professional club careers. 

Edited 12 December 2024 by FoxesWalk

[moore_94]

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

[Harboro]

33 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Ruud Van Nistelrooy Pre-Match Press Conference vs Newcastle United

 

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.”

Who is young JJ?

[st albans fox]

Clearly he doesn’t see skipp as a starter if everyone is fit. Guess it’s up to skipp to change his mind 

[st albans fox]

9 minutes ago, Harboro said:

Who is young JJ?

 Must be Jayden Joseph (right back and midfield  - 18 y o )

Edited 12 December 2024 by st albans fox

[FrankieADZ]

maybe Alves is starting like the Brighton game

[kyleolly]

4-1-4-1 with skipp CDM

[volpeazzurro]

46 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

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

His brother Hoss is a big lad and worth a shout?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Not sure we can really expect anything from this being so short in the middle. Not the end of the world. Just make sure that those on 4 yellows aren't suspended against Wolves please. 

[Salieri]

1 hour ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

So who’s actually available in the middle of the park then? @Salieri 

 

Winks? 
Skipp?

The Plonker? 
 

Soumare and Ndidi both out? 

Just the dynamic duo left, Skipp and Hamza 🥴

[adejo92]

2 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

Well it's gotta be Faes or Vesty sitting in front of the centre halves. Skipp and Hamza ahead. Literally no other options

 

Play narrow, force them wide, defend the shooting areas. I can't see any other viable tactic

Force them wide to James Justin, what could possibly go wrong.

[izzymuzzet]

20 hours ago, Weller Wing said:

Nice one.

Will defo go to the  Quayside wetherspoons on Saturday,  as its really nice.

Probably go for a couple in the Strawberry on Sunday when it'll be quieter,  as its a nice pub with lots of footy memorabilia.

 

But mainly , I'll go where daughter suggests and I bet I'll be paying 😄

Get yourself to the Free Trade Inn if you have time. A short walk along the Tyne from the Quayside but worth it for the view alone.

[UniFox21]

2 hours ago, moore_94 said:

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

It's times like this where the youth players have to push and show why they should be selected. Hopefully we have a few who do have the ability to push themselves into contention 

[UniFox21]

Wilf always liable for a hamstring injury throughout the year

[oxtonfox]

2 hours ago, Salieri said:

And Ricardo ☹️

What! So you're saying there's no Winks, Wilf and Wicardo?  in true Monty Python Life of Brian style