Barclays Premier League: Newcastle United vs. Nobby & the NUFC rejects--er, West Ham 23 Sept [R]

[tigerdave]

Discuss!

Disclaimer: The 'reject' tag is not applied to Nobby, who's obviously a legend. Just the rest of the ex-Mags.

[norwaytips]

It should be a decent game, I think. Owen? Is he fit? Bellend is, so I hear, and will be playing for the Hammers.
Enjoy the game lads. I always liked the Geordies. Hate that awful beer though.:D

[mjlutz]

Owen is on the roster to play. Looks like he won't be needing surgery on the groin...yet.

[toon_soldier_86]

definatly the most importian match so far... if we want a top 10 this is a must win.

2-0 to the toon

i think someone brought up the formation of 4-3-2-1 against derby, have to say i like the team without gerimi

-milner-butt-zog
--owen--oba
---viduka

[mjlutz]

definatly the most importian match so far... if we want a top 10 this is a must win.

2-0 to the toon

i think someone brought up the formation of 4-3-2-1 against derby, have to say i like the team without gerimi

-milner-butt-zog
--owen--oba
---viduka

i would absolutely love to see that formation. bsa's got to get oba starting because they are about to hit some tough games soon.

[tigerdave]

Remember the place of football in the scheme of things:

NUFC players will wear black armbands and there will be a minute's applause before the game in honor of Jordan Thompson (http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-will-pay-tribute-to-brave-teenager-on-sunday/), a 15-year-old NUFC Academy player who died this week of complications stemming from a bone marrow transplant to combat his leukemia.

Hopefully they'll win it for the kid too.

[Crazy Man Michael]

I guess the biggest question for me is whether Smith will be a nonfactor because he is on the bench or will be a nonfactor because he is playing midfield...

I'm thinking we take this one by a goal.

[bburgarelli]

Remember the place of football in the scheme of things:

NUFC players will wear black armbands and there will be a minute's applause before the game in honor of Jordan Thompson (http://nufcblog.com/newcastle-will-pay-tribute-to-brave-teenager-on-sunday/), a 15-year-old NUFC Academy player who died this week of complications stemming from a bone marrow transplant to combat his leukemia.

Hopefully they'll win it for the kid too.

Hope that motivates the squad, since money and fame don't.

[mjlutz]

please post links for sopcast/tvants. i've got to see this game!

[JaredSS07]

please post links for sopcast/tvants. i've got to see this game!

Just check http://www.myp2p.eu

It is always works great for me.

[mdfc]

No Parker, Bellamy, Solano and of course Dyer in WHU's team.
Bowyer the only old boy on the team sheet.

We hand Beye a start at RB, with Roze and Cacapa in the middle.
Zogs must be back at LB, with the same Smith-Butt-Geremi-Milner midfield. Owen and Viduka up top.

Remember we play at Arsenal in about 48 hours in the League Cup, so STAY HEALTHY EVERYBODY!

[mdfc]

VIDUKA! 2nd minute - heads in cross from Zogs

1-0 to the Toon!

[mdfc]

12th minute, the game's been a little choppy since the early goal...West Ham trying to hit us on the break. Also failed to note that Harper is the choice over a fit Given today.

[THOMA GOL]

It never fails! I miss more goals than I see them lately! Walk away for any freakin reason and what do I miss, goals.

[mdfc]

Dean Ashton scores on a long throw in, what we deserve, never took over the game after the early goal.

[THOMA GOL]

Well that was inevitable. We are chasing more than possessing. Disturbing.

[mdfc]

GOAL out of nothing

Zogs chases down a long ball, turns Bowyer in the box, feeds it across the 6 and Viduka turns it in!

[THOMA GOL]

Viduka's helping out my sanity as well as the EPL Fantasy team:p

[mdfc]

Best period now for Newcastle following the 2nd goal...finally showing killer instinct.

[mdfc]

HT: riding our luck a bit at 2-1, we will need to go in search of a third because we look a little shaky at the back, Ashton in particular giving us problems.