Can Cisse help us off to a flyer?
Newcastle now have to compete with the likes of big spenders like Spurs and Liverpool if they are going to be able to replicate last season’s fifth place finish which landed the Magpies a place in Europe for the first time since the 06/07 season.
Lots of things have changed since then for United, new owners, six managers and a completely new squad and also a relegation to the Championship followed by a subsequent promotion back to the Preier League at the first time of asking.
Since Newcastle were relegated things have been looking up and last season was definitely a high point as we managed to finish above Liverpool and Chelsea and were even in the hunt for a Champions League qualifying position on the final day of the season. This shows just how much progress has been made and brings me back to my original question.
Will the Spurs match shape our season?
If Newcastle fail to beat Spurs it could just mean a bad day at the office for Newcastle or Spurs were just too good, but either way now expectations are high at Newcastle the fans may be expecting to compete with the likes of Spurs and especially in front of a home crowd Newcastle should be looking to grab all three points against Andre Villas-Boas.
A good start to the season proves to be a good thing, take a look at last year’s season when Newcastle went 11 league matches without getting beat which set the tone for the rest of the season and ultimately played a big part in us getting a place in Europe.
It feels odd asking whether one game will shape our season with so much football still to play, but getting off to a great start would be just the tonic and to do it against a team that we should be looking to compete with in terms of league position should give the lads an extra confidence boost and will perhaps shpw the rest of the league that last season wasn’t just a one off.
What do you think?
Article submitted by Connor.
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Very confident of at least a draw, watched the Cisse Vs Chelski highlights again earlier, Shola provided the assist for the wondergoal there. Another like that today please
I don’t think it will shape our season. Most probably a draw today, avoiding defeat is a must, and that will Pardew’s tactic too.
Good one, Connor. If we went the first 11 of this season unbeaten we’d be doing well.
Well not lose, Draw at worst
The biggest concern is which Toon team turn up today, not the side who got cuffed against Cardiff hopefully ….
I feel we have more than enough quality in the midfield and up front to give anyone a game. Defensively, for some stupid reason, I’m not convinced. At the end of the day, we should defend throughout the whole team, and it stands to reason that the defence has a theoretically easier day when the midfield snuff everything out further up the field… come on down Anita and Tiote…
Howay the lads … 1-1 or 2-1 toon today…
Whatever the result it won’t shape our season , although it’s always good to get a win first game of the season . Our season will be shaped by the first 10 games and what happens before the transfer window slams shut .One thing though , lets not expect the same sort of run we had in the opening 11 games of last season ,we start with 2 games against teams that will be in the mix for top 4 come the end of the campaign . Its going to be hard but as it now stands with the addition of Anita we are stronger than we were last season .
Curious to see what Andre Villas-Boas has up his sleeve tactically. Also looking forward to our big lads up front getting stuck into the Spurs central defence…
Feck, just made up a fantasy team in 6 minutes to get it done by 12, then i realise the deadline is 11.30 bar stewards….
aye spuds have a new c/h to show off today,lets see how he handles our forwards
A slightly different perspective from a Spurs supporter. We have an interesting time ahead too. Newcastle sound like due to some injuries they might not be firing at all cylinders. However Spurs also have Parker out, Modric all but gone and a team in a period of transition. We haven’t seen what changes AVB has begun, we are short of firepower up front and for AVB’s tactics to work we will need to upgrade our Goalkeeper.
I think both sides supporters are secretly hoping the known weaknesses do not add up to a defeat. Whatever happens I expect the result on Feb 9th will more truly reflect how improved the teams are (or not). Hope for a good clean game and good luck to us all.
As everyone is saying, shape our season is a bit much, but a win would be huge for confidence with such a tricky start to the season
Krul
Simpson – Colo – Tayls – Santon
HBA – Tiote – Anita – Guti
Shola – Cisse
My prediction for the starting line-up, possibly Gosling on the right if HBA is unfit, looks solid enough for a draw at least
Have signed up for the NUFC blog fantasy footy league.
cheers Moreno for setting it up.
COLINSC very true mate thats about right
ColinSC welcome big man. You are onto something there, although I think Spurs are more in transition than ourselves, and that perhaps the injured or missing players may hurt you somewhat more, as I expect our “injured” players to make the starting line up.
Either way, what a splendid opening game for both clubs, a full house well pumped up, full of expectation for the new season, hopefully good weather, and a rip-roaring game at SJP, I just wish I could be there…
Where’s it at Sime ?
Reserves 3-1 already
Campbell with 2 and good one
Make that four. Campbell returns the assist vuckic laid on for him earlier
DUBTOON is that he has scored 2 and one was a good one or he has scored 2 and good also scored one ?
How strong a side have the spuds put out ? any of theirs played first team yet .
DUB 4-1 now 20 min gone
I don’t think it really shapes our season as such…I mean, we played arsenal first last year in a rather stale game, with Barton still on the field (up to his unusal antics) and nothing could have been further from what our season would end up being soo…draw would be a decent result mind
MM,
here is the link mate, the code to register for the league is..
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http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb.html
anyone know where i can follor reserve game ?sounds mint! and silver supremo is suposed to be there ty lads
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Connor good read mate, but win lose or draw I don’t think it will make or break our season.
But I think it would be far better to get of to a good start, saying that I would be happy with a draw, because I think Spuds will be up to please AVB.
I forgot that we played arsenal first game last year. what was all.that “haven’t had a real test yet” bollox all about then?!
Thinly we’re playing spurs and.chelsea at decent times..chelsea have got a fair few games over the next couple of weeks so may need to juggle players. they are also still relying on torres returning to form.
Predicting 3-1 win if cisse and cabaye start
Pardew going with the experienced pro’s today. Vuckic, Good, Abeid, Tavernier all playing at the moment for the under 21′s
Let us hope that our injuries are not as serious as made out earlier in the week and that Obertan gets nowhere near the pitch
where are you following game icedog? cheers
BTW forgot to say I am so excited. And i mean excited. Anybody who is going to the game where will you be having a drink about. Sorry if it sounds stalkerish
Steve. Lee Ryder on twitter. 5-1 HT. Campbell hat trick after 33 mins from another vuckic assist
I appreciate his views and actions ruffle a few feathers but Steve Wraith opens his new bar No.9 Bar in Stowell Street next door to Rosies. Prices are supposedly cheap as chips
Well my season ticket came so over the moon about that
I’m off to Cyprus tomorrow and I’m more excited about the game today haha! Won’t make a prediction as I have no idea who will be in our line up.
Hoping for at least a draw though obviously, would be a decent result to crack on with
STEVO twitter 5-1 cambell hatrick
thanks lads
COME ON!
Do you lot feel if only one of Ba / Cisse play that we may just play the 1-up and play an extra midfielder?
I’m desperate to see if Amalfitano and Marveaux will strengthen us too.
Solano-It was because Arsenal had a poor start so people were able to say “oh you only drew with arsenal? Pft!”
BigPapa
Its Shola time. Its gonna be his best season ever. Dont worry
Also, Campbell knows where the net is eh
Good to see him playing with the older lads, and actually showing them up !
A second assist to add to Campbell’s 3 goals
6-1
TOBY – I just can’t appreciate Shola when he starts – he looks poor from the start most the time, let’s just hope he sets them up for Big Papiss!!
Although i have never seen him play i am getting excited about this Campbell lad , i know over the years some youngsters have been bigged up but gone on to do nowt , but the noises going around about this lad remind me of just before Gazza broke into the team and the people in the know were getting excited about him . If this lad is half as good we are in for some good times .
6-4 all of a sudden
Woah what
Axel some were saying the same about Chopra etc, I just hope young Adam gets time to progress and learn without too much pressure, but he’s a Geordie that scores so can’t see him not having pressure put on him.
As i’ve said before he is a real down to earth guy with a lot of talent but hasn’t let it get to his head, my wee Lad would play on the Xbox with him and he sent him a couple of msg after the milk cup and Adam always takes the time to reply to him, so I would love to see him making it
Dub
Who are they playing.
Spurs andy. Its over now
Didn’t realise Cuellar went to the scum, starting for them today. Carzola and Podolski lining up for Arsenal..
BIG DAVE he sounds like a really decent lad and that suggest he comes from a good background ,that makes a massive difference to weather he will develop and make it too the top . You just have too look at Ranger too see you can have talent but it means nothing if your attitude stinks .
Cheers Dub, hopefully the seniors will mimic the juniors score later.
Very good article Connor , looking foward to reading more articles written by you
Nice one Conner . Campbell’s on fire at the mo ,what with his showing at Cardiff last week the lad is doing all the right things .Hope he carrires on progressing and is ready for first team sooner rather than later.
Sky Sports soccer saturday lads all think Toon to finish above Spurs in the league ,that’ll be the kiss of death then
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Villa and Westham just about to kick off on foxtel.. let the season begin
Just switched to the gunners vs sunderland.. both teams have had good chances already…
Omg we’re 16th! Pards oot!
I’m in Mexico what time is kick off?
Newkie
Michu is gunna get the golden boot, we need to bid all the money that Ashley stole from us on him.
Nobby
Mexico time or GB time?
Nobby-two hours from now mate
Andy-I’m tired of the club sellings its best players too. Damien Duff has just scored ffs
Newkie
Routledge set Michu up for the goal, no bloody ambition.
Cheers, that just cost me a fiver in Internet cost
The gunners don’t look as threatening without rvp..their new spanish carzola(spelling?) player looks tidy tho..
@ Nobby well if your holidaying in Mexico you can afford the fiver
Get in Gera what a screamer bindippers 1-0 doon
Woohoo come on WBA! 1-0 up
I see Bucks old team 1.0 up v moneybags QPR and as I write the Baggies are now 1.0 to liverpool ,oh and villa losing 1.0 too
A cracker from Gera.
fuk it Tugboat scored
@70 *BAGGIES UP* 1.0 v liverpool.
I have a feeling we all on here want the same results
Wonder if Buck will put AC on 2nd half.
Scum lose, Liverpoo lose,yeah
KIMTOON is AC on the bench ? i missed the lineups before kick off
Axel, yeah Liverpool ,Villa, scum all to lose
Axel ,yes pretty sure I heard them say he’s on the bench .
Why does everyone hate liverpool so much?
Been flicking between games. West Brom look the best team on show today. Everybody looks a bit rusty, though. There’s a lot of sloppy passing going on.
AUSSIE because we just do
oh and the fact their fans live in the past but slag us off because they can’t take it we have a bigger stadium that is packed oot every game .Oh and because we go too Asda , Morrisons , Tesco’s and the likes for our shopping and they look in the dust bins for something too eat 
Just saw the Gera goal…cracker indeed..
AMF
hope the get a right hammering, right through the hole season. Got a mixed feeling about hammers one up against villa as i hate both teams.
The real question is ‘why don’t enough people hate liveerpool?’
Haha, love the fact the bindippers are losing especially after the talk 15-20 min ago when they were playing excellant football and were clearly on top
Then of course their is also the Dogleash thing ,you know their “messiah”
Axel
it was a joke question matey.. 
pretty well summed up tho 
Their is also of course their stupid effing accent that grates on everybody .
Just got home from my 6th year(last year of high/ secondary school) weekend, basically just a team buliding thing where the whole year goes off to some activity camp up near the highlands and does random outdoorsy activities. Nay signal, was well pissed, anyho thats why i haven’t been on.
Whos’s WBA’s manager at the mo? Shame Norwich at being beaten, would’ve liked hutes to get a good start.
Vegas, gotta love viewers choice mate
I like to see Liverpool fail as their fans are so arrogant based on the fact they were good in the 80′s
@88
was meant to say that we stayed there for 3 days aswell, shit loads of midgies, little bastards bit me all over.
Is the WBA manager wor steve clarke?
Andy they normally go for the ones with the female pheromones
the Swans cuffing qpr
Andy – yup, sacked by the Dippers and now getting his revenge
Off!! Off!! Off!!
Welcome to liverpool brendan
Swansea’s michu sounds like hes doing well, another goal for him
Screw the VP/Rooney partnership, Routledge/Michu is destroying the league 
Yes Pen for WBA and red for Agger
Agger off Ha!
Agger red card
brilliant and a pen to west brom, go Clarky 
Most likely is a snooze game on a hot day with half the players mentally still on their hols. BUT… Spurs centre mid is new and they got no striker worth the name and AVB’s record in England stinks. So if Newcastle play like they did last season they can batter Spurs today.
Dave
Nah, they’re naturally attracting to awesomeness
Shit pen is missed
Was a soft penalty call tho… soft kick as well… poor
long missed
lucky lucky Dippers.
@99,100,101,103
Argh awful pen
@107
Big D….don’t you think that of the thousands of people who visit here every day, very few post ?….
ooops, sorry wrong bat station…
That penalty was long gone
bet you guys missed this banter 
Another pen… wtf..
Another pen to west brom
A second chance and 2-0
Didn’t realise you were gone Andy
welcome back anyway 
get in wba
You have just got to love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aussie @ 118 I bet that has pleased him
Is odemwingie playing for the hammers
Christ ,Fulham are on fire.
poor Hoots 
MM @ 112
yeah how mean and nasty not to even have the decency to say hi 
I’m heartbroken aussie
Liverpool’s next 4 fixtures: Man City, Arsenal, Scum, Man U. Easily conceivable that they could lose their first 5 games
Bring on Andy and bring back Kenny
What the hell is happening at the hawthornes
Brendan Rogers out !…wehey….
Andy don’t worry mate I noticed you weren’t about
Andy
Another goal for swansea, so much for QPR being mid-top8 team
Andy – Liverpool are getting their asses handed to them
Thanks dave
Collymore saying Colo isn’t playing because of a hamstring
See Mladan Petric scored 2 for Fulham. It’s really interesting to see how well the ex-Bundesliga players do in the EPL. Petric couldn’t get a start at Hamburg….
Krul/Simpson Perch Taylor Santon/Tiote Cabaye Jonas/Ben Arfa Cisse Ba
Oh BBC got it wrong, they put the WH v villa game on the screen saying odemwingie scored instead of the WBA v dippers one. my bad
No he didn’t Andy
dave
that your team? or the actual team line-up?
Andymag@133….aye in the Championship… If Big D’s mate JB had of been playing for QPR they wouldn’t be getting cuffed now…
I see Podolski did f-ck all at the emerite, giroud on for him
Andy I think it’s the team for today Stan Collymore had it on, was surprised to see Perch instead of Willo
oh new article up now, over we go
Big Dave, Perch will be more mobile against their small forwards I guess..
Dave I’m not
, i liked how collimore said he thought liverpool would finish 8th this season, finally a more realistic scouser.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH 3-0
Weyhay liverscum losing 3-0 at West Brom, Skrtel will be banned as well.
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Fabricio Coloccini is ruled out of today’s game with a slight thigh injury. Jonas Gutierrez will captain United instead #nufc #spurs #epl
Lee Ryder @lee_ryder
#nufc subs Harper, R Taylor, Williamson, Anita, Gosling, Obertan, Shola Ameobi
no marveaux?
Reet…off to the Irish Pub to match the match…
Howay the lads… have fun peeps….
does anybody na if cisse/ba/cabaye/benarfa fit to play
does ne body want to answer spidermag
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