For the first time this season, NUFC come off the back of 3 wins. 53 points amassed thus far, already 7 more than the whole of last season and eight other previous Premier League campaigns.
Newcastle appear to be thriving on the fact that they have Europe in their sights and a continuation of their recent form should see them reach their goal. The 03/04 season saw NUFC finish with 56 pts and that got them 5th, and the 01/02 season had them finish with 71 points which got them 4th; their 2 most significant finishes in recent years.
Newcastle took 4 points off Swansea in the Championship and the first time they met in England’s top flight brought about a bore 0-0 draw at SJP back in December 2011. The Swans are 1 of only 3 sides, along with Arsenal & Chelsea, to have prevented the Toon from scoring at home.
In Demba Ba (16) & Papiss Cisse (7), Newcastle have strike force that have notched 23 goals this campaign, but that is the same as Swansea’s Danny Graham (10), Scott Sinclair (7) & Gylfi Sigurdsson (6) have managed.
Swansea have lost their last 2 in a row, where NUFC have won their last 3 in a row, but the Mighty Mags have lost 6 of their 8 in the league this season away from home.
Swansea:
Only Stoke have less shots per game and less shots on target per game on average in the top flight than Swansea.
They have the best disciplinary record in the league – just 35 yellows and 2 reds all season so far, committing the least fouls per game on average – 8.5.
Only the two Manchester sides and Arsenal have a higher average possession in the Premier League – 56.8%.
Only the current top 2 in the division have a better pass success rate than the Swans – 85.2%.
Swansea have the worst aerial win rate per game in the entire league – just 6.4.
Only Blackburn produce less crosses per game on average in the Premier League than Swansea currently – 18.
Only City & Arsenal produce on average more short passes per game at present in the top division – 490. NUFC produce 330, the 13th best.
Swansea still initiate more attacks from the right hand side on average than any team in England’s top flight – 42%.
Only Blackburn spend more possession in their own half than Swansea – 31%, meaning they spend the least in the attacking half – 22%.
Keep an eye on…
Mark Gower – The relatively unknown Englishmen has created most chances for Swansea this season (36), the 11th best chance creator in the whole of the Premier League. Not surprisingly, he has most assists at the club too – 5.
Ashley Williams – The centre back is key to Swansea’s passing game, especially out from the back. He has made more total passes and passes in his own half than any other Swansea player and is the leagues 4th top ‘passer per game’. He makes most headed and total clearances at the club as well as winning possession in the defensive third more than any other ‘Swan’.
Scott Sinclair – The quick winger has been a revelation at Swansea this season. He’s produced most attempted and successful dribbles at the club in the Premier League, the 7th most frequent dribbler in the entire division. He also wins possession more than any other Swansea player in the attacking third and has had more shots than anyone else at the club.
To get 3 points…
Alan Pardew may look to change the system for this one. Newcastle can expect to have large periods without the ball, but without any intense pressure and a reversion to 4-4-2 will narrow the gaps in which Swansea will look to play.
Swansea wont ‘lump’ the ball in the box like recent opposition, they will look to play calmly through Newcastle’s units, but they will look to get Sinclair on the ball down that right hand side. Again, a reversion to 4-4-2 will give Jonas and such like more license to double up on Swansea’s wide attacks.
On the flip side, 4-4-3 makes NUFC extremely dangerous and there aren’t many better plying their trade at the moment than the Toon’s spearheads. Get the ball to them, in-between the Swans’ possession, and they will hurt!
Swansea - Opposition chances created in last 4 home games
A look at the chances created by Swansea’s opposition in their last 4 Premier League home games shows how they are vulnerable from the cross, particularly from the left hand side.
NUFC will need to work the ball into the final third and manufacture good, quality delivery to the box; Swansea’s defence are very competent in possession but aerially they are lacking.
Newcastle have been very hit and miss away from home in the league this season and if they are to continue their push for European, they will have to work hard, particularly behind the ball to get something out of this one.
Having said that, NUFC are arguably in their best purple patch to date, seeing off the last 3 opposition with impressive attacking prowess. Swansea will not want their good efforts this season to diminish at this stage and will be looking to get back on track with this home number. This one could go either way…
NUFC_Stats prediction: 1-1
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Press them high up the pitch, they tend to concede possession in dangerous areas due to ‘overplaying’. Often, resulting in a pass straight into touch. We did this to reasonable effect at SJP earlier in the season – a game we completely dominated and were unlucky not to win. Misjudged subs didn’t help mind….
Also, I seem to recall that Best and Ba pretty much won every aerial ball they contested in that game. So, ‘big Shola’ = plan B
silly me i recon back four of simmo perch willo r taylor and tavernier will get a camino roll poss last 20 mins or so.
Isn’t that a back 5 Stevo? Their possession game is very good. They don’t tend to panic under pressure. I worry about Willo when he gets turned as he has no pace at all. He’s got to minimize the clutch and grab as well. That being said I fancy a 1-1 tie with Ba scoring for us.
When i have watched Swansea, all their play revolves around Brittain, close him down early and we will have a good chance of winning, he just sits in the middle and sprays the ball about.
I think if we draw with swansea and beat bolton monday night 13 points from 5 games will be a good points return, looking forward to the game but not the coach ride
howay the lads!
I would not mind us going 442 for this and bring in Ferguson to play on the left with Jonas and Santon to start RB . That would mean us fighting fire with fire so too speak . Swansea are dangerous down the flanks with their speedy wide men , Ferguson’s and Santon ‘s pace would help combat that . With HBA on the right Tiote and Cabaye through the middle and Cisse and Ba to wreak havoc up front , i can see another win but it’s not going to be easy .
Statto good job but I would stick with the tactic of the last couple of games as I always feel if we have 3 players running them ragged it give them less chance to play their game cause they’re too busy trying to stop us
Swansea are an entertaining side, with a manager who has them playing a basically short passing possession game.
They tend to break sides down by using width and opening thing up, with defenders keeping a high line to support the attack.
Thats where they are vulnerable to a counter.
It’s usually a gamble, but has been effective for most of the season .
But if you check their goals against, it’s obviously not working as well as in the early stages of the season, where they were an unknown force.
Many teams are now aware of how their game plan works and can adjust.
For us to go to a 4-4-2 or even a 4-5-1 is what i’m afraid of.
The lopsided (two strikers and a RW) line up used against L’pool, with Tiote, Cabaye and Jonas behind them, would IMO be the way to go.
But we know how Pardew just loves to defend.
Appears most favor an attacking lineup, no surprise that.
Most are sick and tired of the early season hoofball game and would like to watch an entertaining style, with HBA taking on defenders.
If Demba Ba or Cisse can play on the left instead of both playing the CF role ,would give more balance and possibly more opportunities.
My fear is Pardew will resort to a basic 4-4-2 inserting Raylor on the right wing for his defensive abilities.
Hopefull he has learned what a game winner HBA can be and does’nt mess with something that both works and enterains the fans.
After all is it not the objective to go to a fooball game to be entertained ?
I’m confidently nervous about this game, but man am I excited. Our patched up defence may be a bit iffy but our midfield and attackers are some of the most exciting and entertaining in the league. C’mon Newcastle, let em’ av’ it.
My team v Swansea (if perch, guthrie and vuckic are out) see if you can figure it out
————————————-life’s Krul———————–
——————Homer—-mickey—James II—-Santoon–
—————————————-Toto————————–
———————-French Xavi———-Spidermag———
-You either luv em or Hatem-Demba II-Feed the sheep
Stick with 4-3-3 and get Benny and Ba back tracking and pressuring when we’re without the ball. We can be so much more incisive on the break in that formation that we’ll actually be able to cause swansea problems with the limited possession we get. Jonas will need more help if at left back though, Tiote will have to have a stormer!
Is Perch definitely out or has nothing been confirmed yet?
only guthie going to be as far as ime aware,but imo pardew is keeping his cards close to his chest
wolfie
pards said that guthers and haris is def and perch has a knock so i think he won’t make it, think theyre assesing him though.
Pardew actually suggested earlier on the week that he may go back to 4-4-2 on Talksport I think it was. He was on about Ba not being entirely thrilled at playing down the left channel, and Pardew said that Ba would have a smile on his face again soon as he planned to play him through the middle again.
I think I’d sooner see us stick with the 4-3-3 formation but Pardew will pick the formation and side HE feels will go to Swansea and get a result.
But it will be PARDEW that makes the selections, not Carver as Chuck clearly thinks. The only game he messed up was Liverpool away.
I think were due a boring 0-0 and fancy that both teams will end up canceling each other out.
@ Chuck
I thought you went to a football game to support your team. If i want to be entertained il watch the t.v.
“On the flip side, 4-4-3 makes NUFC extremely dangerous”, 4-4-3 would make any team extremely dangerous, haha.
Lobacka…that got past everyone on here, so maybe it’ll get past Swansea too
This is definately a game to stick ‘the big Sho’ on for the last 20 minutes. He could cause them no end of problems. We have to hope we can keep the good form going because if we revert to the previous form, whereby we rush the ball forward lacking quality and lose it quickly, then I can see them having the lions share of possession and after about 60 minutes we will be worn out and they will pick us off. We need to counter this with some ‘keep-ball’ of our own; frustrate them and their fans and get them running around to get it back.
Ok Andy cheers.
Well I suppose if we had to lose him for any game, I’d prefer it to be this one as Swansea aren’t known for being a battering ram side, so I think a competent player in his place , plus Willo will do the required job.
I know Tavernier has been recalled so I suppose he has a little chance to show what he’s made of should he get the nod.
Personally though I’d bench him and play this team, but then I’m not the manager.
……………………………………………Krul……………………………………………….
Santon………………….Simpson……………..Willo…………………………..Jonas
Raylor…………Tiote………………Cabaye
Ben Arfa……………………………Cisse……………………………………………Ba
Subs…..Elliott, Tavernier, abheid, Shola, Ferguson, Raylor,Gosling,Vuckic.
Assuming Raylor is fit and what not.
Obviously that’s just my guess and I’m not Pardew, although I’ve been mistook for his twin sister due to me wearing our lasses gear when she’s at the shops like.
richietoon
April 5, 2012 at 19:43
Lobacka…that got past everyone on here’
I doubt it Richie, I, like probably many others, just didn’t want to nit-pick.
nowt gets past RICHIE
Robbie- Thanks for the link for game of thrones yesterday
dont forget, when we were both in the championship a couple of years ago, remember, Swansea were prob the only team who give us a hard game both home and away, home one in particular, as i remember them playing us off the park!!! anyway, i will be going with a few of my Swansea mates, as i live down west wales now, just outside carmathern, and i think a 2-0 win should be ours
It’s 80/1 at the bookies for a 2-0 win and Cisse to score first.
KIMTOON hows the family mate?good i hope
wolfie
If only i was 18 
seriously
I’m still trying to get my head round the fact that simpson is supposed to be the best rb statistically in the PL and the 23rd best player in the league
Now re-thinking his contract extention wanting him to sign a new one.
Ice@28- Not bad thanks .The lad still has small fits daily but that’s always been that way, but he has put on weight due to a spell of good health
.I shall put the orange shirt on him tommorow as we always win when he wears that .My daughter thinks I’m mad with all my superstitions 
Aye Andy, that’s the price.
KIMTOON nowt wrong with supertitions mate,i always had them when i playing,great to hear the laddie is putting weight on,i had a family member the same grand-mal they used to call,you stick that shirt on mate think we might need all the help we can get
Anyone been watching the Athetico v Shalke game .. Been a good first half and heaps better than the Chelsea game last night.
Wolfie – that is bloody good odds that like when you consider Cisse is on fire at the mo.
Pity I’ve decided it’s going to be a boring 0-0 draw though. Whats the odds of that scoreline and Cisse to score first?
I’m sticking with this line up if Perch is out:
———–Krul————
Simo/willo/santon/Jonas
—Cabaye/Tiote/Fergie—
———–Benny——–
——-Cisse/Ba———
And I’d be taking the 3 in midfield that if one goes the other 2 stays to help counter Swanseas pace on the counter attack.
I also think Benny in behind will give their midfield more to think about and Ba more through the middle will more of a headache for there defence.
All that and it’s gonna finish 0-0 .. What a shame
Yeah, it’s a decent match.. Good goals and they’re both trying to attack
What a goal from Raul, still got it!
This is a great match!
Check – Raul is one of my favourite players of my generations of football, really hoped he’d join us when he left Madrid but sadly I think it was just paper talk. Him and Del Piero are outstanding players.
I watched the first leg as well and it’s been weird, in both legs Shalke have looked the more attacking and likely to score, yet Athletico have just soaked it up and picked them off when they’ve had chances … Hope Pardew is watching this and getting afew tips for next season
SHARPY @38 aye canny players,but the days of players comeing to toon for last big pay day are over ime pleased to say mate
ICE, I’m gonna touch wood we get through the game without anymore injuries
ICE, Lews epilepsy is type Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Basicly means you can’t cure it and it’s very hard to control ,he takes 3 heavy duty meds and still gets fits
Mostly they are managable short ones but every now and then he’ll throw a biggy that puts him in status .That last hosp dash was a 105minute long seizure due to illness ,it’s awfull to watch .I swear if i lived forever I will never get used to those feckers.His actuall disabilty is a chromosome disorder, currently he is the only one in the world known to have it which although makes him unique means there is no point of reference to understand his condition . There i bet you wish you never mentioned family now 
sharpy
Unless they win it bilbao are less likely to get into the competition next year than us, and schalke will prob be in the CL. Would be better eying up the portugese and dutch sides as they usually get the furthest.
Ice – I agreed, though I still think Raul is as good as anyone out on that pitch tonight. But no, I’m fully behind the new transfer policy, never want to see another Michael Owen type signing at our club again
KIMTOON@ 40 kna mate not at all i found it helps to get it off your chest now and again helped me i know,problems shared and all that you go for it whenever
think it will be only a couple of hours before pardew shows his hand,wait and see game imo
ICE- I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Pards didn’t revert to 442 for this game as they got some pace down the wings and I reckon he will want to nulify that threat. Personaly I would stick to 433 and let them worry about us . Liverpool went 433 to match us and we saw how good an idea that was
. No I say stick to what we been getting results with if poss.
Oh I thought Liverfool had it all sewed up for next season
mwhahahahaha
KimToon @44 – I agree. Why change a winning formula ?
The only thing was I didn’t like Jonas at LB, and considering that is where their majority of attacks come from, he could be in for a torrid time.
Equally, I’m just not sure if Santoon is up for the job either.
wouldn’t be surprised to see RTaylor back at LB at the expense of Ba or Cisse on the Bench.
Utter madness I know but hey this is NUFC
well it worked at w.b.a. go for it again i would say
Andy – I know some people see the Europa Cup as a poor mans Champions League but watching it this season, there’s some good teams and bloody good football played.
Kim – how old is the lad, can’t believe 105mins
must be a horrible sense of helplessness when that happens like.
Sharpy your right I have enjoyed the recent Europa games, tonights was a good one.
Ice your right lad
sharpy
nah but i know what u mean, some classy football
aye man u and city were in it this year
Sharpie @48 Lewis is 21 and hazel is 24 . Yeh was rotten ,his previous longest was 50minutes and this time paramedics couldn’t stop it but luckily the neuro medics at Frenchay hosp halted it .He slept for 30 hours after !. The biggest worry is cardiac arrest because it’s such a strain on the heart .He’s also got Thoracic Kyphosis (Spinal curvature) which leads to respiratory issues.
BB@46 -yeh got to agree Jonas at LB was pretty scary
got well skinned ,I reckon you might be right about Raylor and Cisse being dropped.Hopefully BA would get us a goal or two like he used to . 
Sorry Sharpy not Sharpie
Kimtoon
Its always hard, my cousin is the same. Sympathies with you.
Andy thanks
This blog helps to take things off the mind and I get to talk about all things Toon which is great as my mates either , don’t like football or support a different club aargh . One of Lews day centre staff is a Dippers fan ,but a great lad he comes from cheshire .Another supports Arsenal and another one supports Chelsea the rest are Bristol city fans , or Rovers poor sods . 
Can’t believe that its likely that in both the CL and Europa its likely to be an all spanish finale i.e Real Madrid v Barcelona and Valencia v Atletico Bilbao. We better make sure that isn’t the case next season
Kim – I’ve been called worse
Hats off to ya hinny, must be really draining for you all. Get that toon top on him tomorrow, he can wear it with pride.
Kimtoon
No probs mate, always good to get away from life an immerse yourself in the toon world, not what my dad thinks though
Sharpy@56 defo ,It’s washed hung up ready an waiting
Andy ,who does your dad support then?
Newcastle, but he isn’t as obsessed with them anymore (used to love them when young, season ticket holder as a boy and everything), so gets annoyed when I’m always talking about them and online. Think he’s lived through too many of the raise your hopes only to see them fall moments and he’s now a NUFC pessimist, though can see this season he’s got his hopes up a bit more. Should have seen him my brother (same as my dad) and I watching Gilette soccer saturday when we were playing Arsenal and we fought back for the 4-4 draw never seen him look so much like a child
Thats why I’m so glad I’m going to the match on Monday, second of the season (wigan being first), only went to blackpool 
last season (with my German exchange partner).
Did anyone see my post on previous blog about Jacob Butterfield. Apparently Toon are ready to sign him fromBarnsley for around 2m. He’s on a free as won’t sign a new contract but because of his age (21) Toon would have to pay. Last night it was claimed he was coming to tyneside for a medical and to talk terms in the near future. He tore his anterior ligament at the start of the year so that’s another crock we are after and a midfielder not cb! .Anyways make of it what you will (reported in todays Daily mirror).
So how does next years potential competition check out? Think we can stay with this lot? That’s my crap way of being optimistic about our euro qualification chances
Kimtoon
Would prefer him to gosling, one out, one in for me. Same with J. Rodriugez (ehmm) in, Ranger out, and Lovenkrance (out of contract) and either Rhodes of guidetti (from man city/feyenoord).
Kim – he can be our lucky charm tomorrow – a true Geordie boot boy
Andy – yeah, the Spanish league looks strong this season. Watching the Europa league this season has made me think that we could do with experienced players as well as youth in the summer. It has got me excited at the thought of European footy nights back at SJP though, they were always great atmospheres.
@61 – being a crock and a talented young ‘un fulfils about 85% of our current hiring policy doesn’t it? We get cheap, mercurial but injury prone talents for buttons, pack them off to the Steadman clinic, then do the long rehab on them and Bang – Marveaux!
Tsunki
Will the skill of the portugese clubs, the force of the dutch clubs, the intelligence of the spanish clubs and the power of the german clubs be able to match the team ethic and determination of the toon?
Andy -Your dad is suffering from too many false dawns ,I understand that as I’ve seen a few too ,but hope springs eternal they say.What did your German friend think of the Toon support ?.
Tsunki
nah just kidding, sure he will impress when not on the surgan’s table. 
oh and marveaux has been a real success
Kimtoon
He really enjoyed it all (never been to a match before despite being a big footie fan, bayern munich fan, harder to get a ticket for them than arsenal), despite being hamered by the mingers.
Interesting article in the dailymail about the toon chaps worth a read.
LST
aye just read it, intersting point of view, is that team v swansea what they think we’ll play? or is it actually the team sheet?
Sharpy@64 Hope so mate but got this one down for a draw though.
Hopefully the 3 muskateers will have other thoughts on that 
Ah but I foresee the future , which is bright and Marveaux. And no, there is no force which can resist the Mag tide, the Toonami ha ha oh dear that’s a bit weak I’l just get me bag. I do probably surge forward a bit to dreaming about warm early summer nights walking up out of Stowell street towards SJP anticipating Barcelona being humbled by … ahem.. baby steps..
Tsunki
My greatest dream for Newcastle is play a barca side with messi in it at SJP, even if we get hammered, just to be there is good enough
The easiest/quickest way I see us doing that is to win Europa next season and barca to win CL (again
) then we play them in the European cup 
However it might be that that isnt played at SJP 
Soooo. Brucey reckons the sheer hatred of the Tyne-wear derby and nastiness in soapstarvedland toward all things Geordie drove him out of his job. Hmm. And spending the clubs hamper money on Man U cast-offs and propelling the unwashed toward the plughole had nowt to do with that then? He has to be a reference model, Grade One, S-Bend jamming log to try and spin that crock. Because he sold out his Geordie status not least by allying himself with that set of monkeys down the road in the first place. Am I right he distanced himself from managing us at one time? Sorry t go so off-topic but gahh he makes me so……
Kim – I saw that, he looked a real talent before his injury. I think the thinking behind it is that he is still young enough to get back to the player he was before the injury. He also seems to be a sensible lad and at £2m would be a low cost risk. I agreed with your earlier point though (just didn’t have time to post), it’s not really a position which would be a priority for us … that said, if a talented young player becomes available we would be right to act quickly
Andy @74 funny enough the night I was calling to mind was that friendly with Barca some years back when Kluivert & co gave us the customary Catalan lesson in fine footy (we weren’t a shabby side either) and we were done 3-0, two from the man himself who…. well never mind that’s another crap story. That one was just a friendly, but a great night, great atmosphere. I want that back.
TSUNKI@76 Go for it lad. What is it they say .A bad workman always blames his tools.
This is a decent read, well researched, not the usual tripe..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2125810/Newcastle-Talk-Toon-thanks-Mike-Ashleys-rethink.html
Funny how so many great footballers go on to be utter rubbish at management.
kimtoon
yeah its usually the ones that never really did much in the footballing career that do the best, that’s why shearer (though never was given a proper chance) didnt go so well, same as maradona.
Andy – I was at SJP 1997 when Tino destroyed Barca. I’ve never been to a game like it, to be fair they werent the force they are now but still a great team. People have said that they just knew we were going to win that night but I didn’t, my arse twitched like a rabbits nose the whole game. We were immense that night, totally fearless, we were either going to win or get hammered because we just kept going at them. Never been more proud of the team, well 5-0 against Man Utd was very close.
SJP was built for European football though.
DJG@80- Very interesting read that,Can’t believe the disparity between us and Liverpool as regards shirt manufacturer/sponsorship deal though.Their £42m to our measly £5m ,makes our on field success all the more remarkable really. That’s why we need European footie and CL next year if poss to inject some much needed cash into the club coffers .But it must be used to strengthen the squad so that we can maintain our new status should it be acheived.
DJG @80 – just read that article and you beat me to posting it. Interesting stuff, most is observational but the part about the ’1′s’ and ’2′s’ was fascinating and gave more insight into the way the clock ticks at NUFC these days. The ‘Perchinho Effect’?
Sharpy@83- I loved tino that night he was brilliant .But for me the 5.0 over Manure was pure joy .Always remember the commentator giving it ” Phillipe ALBERTTTT” going several octaves higher on the surname when he struck that stunner, joy pure joy . Right on that note i’m off to bed with a happy thought
night all .
Do we ‘go for it’ like Leeds or do we keep our cards close to our chest? I think keep on going the way we are. This season we expected to struggle and did well. We should stick to this gameplan now, even if it means selling a player in the summer, we hold the aces.
sharpy and kim
Would love to see Hatem break past pique and puyol to slot it past valdes, messi shaking his hand out of respect. Would love even more so to replace Hatem with Andrew and him with me/my 
Seen both games highlights loads as I was 1 and 3 for the games
Sorry this is a bit off topic but it is about statistics, so I guess it’s fairly relevant. The stat that I’m interested in is the size of our squad. I keep hearing people saying that the squad is too small and that we need to increase the numbers, especially if we qualify for Europe, but that simply doesn’t seem to be the case. It looks to me like our squad is exactly the right size – it’s just the strength in depth that’s lacking.
The thing that a lot of people seem to be overlooking is that, at the beginning of next season, we will have to name our 25-man squad for the Premier League (although we don’t need to include any players aged under 21). As far as I can see we’ve already got 25 players that would need to be named (in fact we’ve got 26 if you include Xisco)
So it’s all very well saying “yeah, let’s get Douglas and Pieters and Amalfitano and …….” etc. but we need to bear in mind that an equivalent number of players would need to be shipped out to make room for them. And even those two lads that were mentioned earlier (Butterfield and Rodriguez) – neither of them would qualify as under-21 players, so we’d need to find a way of squeezing their names into the squad as well. By all means lets bring in lots of promising youngsters, but we need them to be as young as players like Abeid and Vuckic, so that they don’t need to named in the squad.
If all these rumours about incoming players are true, then the only conclusion I can come to is that we’re heading for a massive clear-out in the summer.
HWTL
ps. for what it’s worth, this was my head count of the current squad (excluding the under 21′s)
1 Krul
2 Elliot
3 Harper
4 Forster
5 Coloccini
6 S Taylor
7 R Taylor
8 Williamson
9 Perch
10 Simpson
11 Kadar
12 Tiote
13 Cabaye
14 Ben Arfa
15 Jonas
16 Obertan
17 Marveaux
18 Guthrie
19 Gosling
20 Smith
21 Cisse
22 Ba
23 Shola Ameobi
24 Best
25 Lovenkrands
+ Xisco
The following players (showing dates of birth) are the ones who I believe qualify as under 21′s and therefore weren’t included in the above list
Santon (2 Jan 1991)
Ranger (11 Apr 1991)
Ferguson (12 July 1991)
Tavernier (31 Oct 1991)
Sammy Ameobi (1 May 1992)
Abeid (6 Aug 1992)
Vuckic (21 Aug 1992)
These two players were qualified as under 21′s for this season but no longer would be from next year onwards:
Kadar (14 Mar 1990)
Gosling (1 Feb 1990)
Definition
“An Under 21 player is defined as one who is under the age of 21 on 1st January in the year in which the season commences. For the 2012/13 campaign Under 21 players will have been born on or after 1st January 1991”.
Hope City can smash Arsenal this weekend…we need Arsenal to crumple from this form so that we’re within a shout of CL…
good to hear about Terry’s ribs as well….
Vuckic is out then, the amount of injuries he picks up at this age really is worrying
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