Newcastle United (A) - Wed 27th Sept, 20:00 | EFL Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[Blue and true]

We have to sacrifice it, unfortunately. The squad looks threadbare and this is fourth on our list of priorities.

 

[North Wales Blue]

Ortega, Lewis, Akanji, Guardiol, Gomez, Phillips, Nunes, Bobb, Grealish, Doku, Haaland.
Reckon Alvarez replace Haaland HT. May be a couple of EDS on bench but not many as they play on Tuesday.

 

[Mick_]

I was 16 when I went to that game, I’m now 70

You old git 8-)

You have a few years on me, I was my childless uncles excuse for going to the match until he had his own kids. He plonked me on a floodlight so I could watch as I was so young and small.

 

[Mick_]

You know Colin was a Sunderland fan as a kid…… does it change your opinion?

I knew that but I was a young kid at that time and my dislike for the mackmes hadn't kicked in by then.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

You have a few years on me, I was my childless uncles excuse for going to the match until he had his own kids. He plonked me on a floodlight so I could watch as I was so young and small.

You not the only one who I have a few years on unfortunately.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Going tomorrow but not too fussed what team we put out.
Obviously want us to win but trust Pep
League is going to be really really tight this season.

 

[johnny crossan]

Yeah the schedule is poised to clash with our world club cup commitments. quarter final games are due to be played 19/20th december, we play our first world club cup game on the 19th december so the entire first team squad will be in Saudi Arabia for that.

We're all assuming there's no moving that date based on liverpool having to play it a few seasons back but that was a tighter schedule because of covid. However Even if they did let us rearrange a potential quarter final we would still have to play it before the semi finals at the end of January anyway and with the mini winter break which forbids any games between 14th-30th January we would have to play it before then. there's no room to fit it in with the fa cup 3rd round at the start of january.

Still a reasonable chance it could be against a lower league opponent - 14 left as it stands and at least 6 PL clubs will be knocked out this round.

 

[johnny crossan]

Going tomorrow but not too fussed what team we put out.
Obviously want us to win but trust Pep
League is going to be really really tight this season.

Mid week break in Geordie Land? ;-)

 

[Mick_]

You're by far our best regular none City fan poster mate....with mention to @Vialli98 as well.

Although most of the others are in the ignore bin with a few blues.

Thanks, I appreciate that as I come on here to talk about football and no matter how well we do, I'll never forget where we've been. I must admit that I like this forum, I can't remember seeing anybody acting like a cock but that might just be because of the threads I'm more likely to go into.

I can be 100% honest and say that I was gutted when you were taken over because it could have been us as Ashley was contacted but he hadn’t become hated at that time so it was still his toy. I’ve never once had a go at Man City for winning the lottery, even though I was envious and would have swapped positions in the blink of an eye.

The fact that we’ve now also won the lottery means we have something in common, as well as both having been shite and supported probably better than either team deserved at times.

Both clubs deserve success, if others don’t like that, great, that’s a bonus.

 

[Mick_]

Mid week break in Geordie Land? ;-)

Enjoy,up to a point.