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toonpete1892

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  1. In the NWL4 corner we could hear the 'He's tragic you know, no one wants Sissoko' chant from the Gallowgate but nothing else. We heard a few things from the corner and a little bit from above but generally quiet overall. It's a big stadium to get going and momentum will help it build (positive results will help) so we'll wait and see.
  2. I really dislike the version of the Blaydon Races. It's tried to bring together involvement but it achieves anything but due to it being too slow and bitty. Flags and surfers looked good but how come they were mainly concentrated in just one corner of the Gallowgate (not the SE or SW corners)? It looked a bit Palace. I'd love for the legend flags to be evenly distributed around the Lv2 walkway, or at least as far as they can starting from the Gallowgate, to increase involvement. I know it's 'Gallowgate Flags' but people are contributing to help the crowd atmosphere. Also, where was the Rafa flag?
  3. Does anyone know if the JDs in town or the Metro Centre have the home shirts? They don't have them online and I live in Manchester so can't check before the weekend. It's a nice kit and even more so with staff discount.
  4. He dropped off in the second half (the Hayden change) but his involvement in the first half was key to a lot of our attacks. His hold up play was refreshing and although pace isn't on his side, he is important. Think of Shearer when he knew his legs had gone. Have a pacey forward playing alongside/infringement will only strengthen his contributions but that's not Rafa's system. As for the lack of effort, there were two times in the first half when he contributed to an attack but then chased their winger back all the way back towards he SE corner due to a missing Ritchie. He also made some key defensive headers....but he didn't score so must be shit.
  5. We weren't top for ages before we went on our winning run so there's no need to panic. Other teams are due blips so as long as we capilitalise in our own games then we'all be fine. Personally I think we just need to batter a team to almost reset ourselves. Being contained can be nervy.
  6. Northumbria Police (the nufc part) sent out a tweet earlier in the week that 600 fans were coming to the city. They also said 'there will definitely be fireworks' to coincided with bonfire night.....or just the visit of the Cardiff who caused unnecessary aggro the last time.
  7. Winning aside, the best part of yesterday was our reaction to their number 4 when we scored the first. He'd just been involved in a free kick incident, decided to be a dick and square up to two of players, continued to play the victim but within a few moments had to endure the abuse of Shelvey, Lascelles and Clark (probably others) as they ran passed him to celebrate the goal. He somehow got MOTM.
  8. We've been saying it for a few years. I'm the youngest lad of 4 in my family so going to the games with my brothers and my dad has always been the norm. Fans have always been self governed, be that family or friends, but these little shits play off each other. If I stepped out of line I'd get told to shut up, be given a dead leg or simply not allowed to be at the next game (at 28 the first two still happen). Gone are the days of the middle aged fan squaring up to problem fans just to send the shit up them. Do that now and you never see a game again. We all enjoy a drink and we all get passionate but there's being a cock and then there's being a cunt. Far too many of these kids have been shipped out for the day and have no guidance on how to act. It's all just one big laugh. Most aren't old enough to drink in bars so come off the buses pissed and high when most others are soaking up the pre match atmosphere with like the rest of us. I've been a regular at away games for well over a decade and know the faces of many of the regulars but I can't remember ever getting so pissed off with any of that lot. It's got to the point where games and trips are becoming frustrating, irritating and tarnished.
  9. Although a lot fewer it still looked good yesterday (from the Leazes). Was it intentional to split the larger flags across sections/the lower walkway rather than concentrating them in the corner? It missed hundreds of smaller flags bridging the gaps but it still looked good. We only got in 10 mins before kick off but it seemed a lot quieter as we walked up passed the Strawberry. Had the pre match music been swapped/turned off as the combination of the two was great against Huddersfield?
  10. Wouldn't be surprised if the tactic of playing three at the back is hidden in this selection. It looks a little better if you count it as a 3331 formation.
  11. I thought he was abysmal in the first half. Far too many soft/wafted 10yrd passes that forced the receiving player to take a controlling touch, jump in to protect the ball or simply not get there in the first place. When caught out he repeatedly did a frustrated jump that wasted vital seconds in chasing back. His ability to float aimlessly on the edge of the box allowed players to cut inside and create space, their first being a perfect example. Then there was his constant finger pointing and shouting, most of which was identifying his own inabilities. There was one decent ball out to the wing but he was happy just to pick the simple ball without looking up for further options. He improved in the second half but was so far off the pace. If he's been working on fitness, speed and stamina over the summer then he must have been in a really bad place last year. I can now see what the Swansea warned us about.
  12. Ayoze Perez, Emmanuel Riviere, Adam Armstrong, Ivan Toney, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Dwight Gayle and young players like Callum Roberts, Alex Gilliead and Tom Heardman are the forwards in the squad. Of them Ivan Toney, Callum Roberts, Alex Gilliead and Tom Heardman will either be loaned out or play in the under 21s. There's been talk of possibly loaning out Adam Armstrong too. That leaves us with Ayoze Perez, Emmanuel Riviere, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dwight Gayle. I'm sure NUFC will be looking to offload Riviere. We could do with another experienced striker. We've got a lot of games to play and we simply must get promoted. I can't see Rafa being happy to see in Mitro sinks or swims. If he 'sinks' we'd mainly be relying on Gayle. Siem de Jong?
  13. Does the championship have the stupid team line ups and/or shaky hand music? If it doesn't Local Hero needs to be introduced in its entirety when the teams come out. Playing it at half volume for a bit before and after the shaky hand music really kills the mood.
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