Newcastle build-up thread: Sat 8pm SkySports

[The Bear]

As Deutsch says, about time for this thread. I'll leave it to him to put up the head to heads.

I really, really want to beat these though. The sooner they get relegated the sooner Steve Bruce fades away into obscurity, or Soccer Saturday as I don't really watch that much.

With a full week off just been had, the team basically picks itself unless Nuno wants to change things up.

Rui

Donk - Coady - Saiss

Semedo - Moutinho - Neves - Jonny

Neto - Traore

Jose
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[YoungWolf]

You've missed out Otasowie

 

[The Bear]

You've missed out Otasowie

Well he has been carrying a slight injury, so now he's ok he'll probably be straight in.

 

[Kenny]

Might as well go straight to the verdict thread.

1-1 Fookin lucky Geordie bastards. 1 shot on goal and they take a point.

 

[Derby Wolf]

I would LOVE IT if we stuck a nail in the coffin of these/Bruce.

 

[Tredman]

Ah, a Saturday night game. The atmosphere would have been magnificent.

 

[Tony Towner]

Unless Boly is back a week or so ahead of schedule, it'll be the same team.

 

[sycophantia]

Agree with everyone else, it'll be the same team starting as recently, should be enough to win....I'm still waiting for my 3-0 comfy win.
I'm not in the 'hate Newcastle/Bruce' camp but it would be nice to put these to the sword.

 

[Johnny75]

Agree with everyone else, it'll be the same team starting as recently, should be enough to win....I'm still waiting for my 3-0 comfy win.
I'm not in the 'hate Newcastle/Bruce' camp but it would be nice to put these to the sword.

I’m not in the hate Bruce camp either. He’s a pretty poor manager but a decent man.

I’m hoping for a comfy 2-0 with a José double.

 

[Freddeno]

Yeah i guess it will be Bears team..would be really nice with another win

 

[Throbber3]

Little to debate about the team. Unchanged for me. Am I right in thinking we have a better record at their place than we do at home? I do have a soft spot for Newcastle but not this weekend.

 

[Dire Wolf]

They were better than Man Utd in the first half the other day, and in Saint Maximim they have a very good player. Like Traore but with better end product IMO. Almiron is a headless chicken but is a nuisance. That's it. That's all they have. But you know how we seem to play down to their level every time we play them so I think a draw is the best we'll get.

 

[prawnking]

I'd still like to see us give a back four a go for a few games before the season ends, although maybe waiting for Boly to return is best.

Fine with Bear's team and gives more opportunity for the Semedo/Neto and Jonny/Adama partnerships to develop, but sooner or later we need to give some game time to the loanees, even just for 45 mins here and there

 

[sycophantia]

I'd still like to see us give a back four a go for a few games before the season ends, although maybe waiting for Boly to return is best.

Fine with Bear's team and gives more opportunity for the Semedo/Neto and Jonny/Adama partnerships to develop, but sooner or later we need to give some game time to the loanees, even just for 45 mins here and there

I agree, would be good to try 4 at the back for a decent amount of games when Boly is back. Yeh, want to see more of Vitinha and RAN, also MGW

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Never quite understood the hate for Bruce. His teams are functional but by no means comparable with Allardyce or Pulis. He’s always been at teams where mid-table is considered success. I know that he’d have been a better bet than the three that did get the job after we backed out of appointing him!

 

[sycophantia]

Never quite understood the hate for Bruce. His teams are functional but by no means comparable with Allardyce or Pulis. He’s always been at teams where mid-table is considered success. I know that he’d have been a better bet than the three that did get the job after we backed out of appointing him!

Yeah I would have taken him at the time, he would have done decent job imo, we moved on since then obviously

 

[Throbber3]

a lot rests on Stokes and Root.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

a lot rests on Stokes and Root.

New centre half pairing in a back 4?

 

[Throbber3]

New centre half pairing in a back 4?

you can tell I am at work swapping threads and failing badly!

 

[AndyWolves]

you can tell I am at work swapping threads and failing badly!

I dread to think what you've just emailed to HR!!