We will of course be boosted by a sizeable presence from our own fans, both inside the ground and in the centre of Brugge itself.
This follows some rather harsh words from the Belgian police pretty much threatening fans who are in and around the ground without match tickets with arrest. However from my experience of them they just sit around not doing a lot. In Brussels there has been a police van parked on the corner of the financial district since April. It’s never moved and I’ve never seen anyone in it which just about sums them up for me!
Those harsh words have since been diluted and it would appear that the Belgian authorities have relaxed their stance and have decided to be rather more pro-active in their approach to us. This includes setting up a kind of fan park in the centre of Brugge, complete with big sreen, so fans without tickets can enjoy the match and a bit of atmosphere. I dare say it’s also viewed that having everyone in one place is much easier to handle, a bit like the pub in Shameless if you like. If you’re interested you can see what fans in the Market Square are up to by clicking here.
In terms of the game itself, the match preview is situated here if you haven’t already taken a look at it, or if you just want to see what people are saying ahead of the game tonight.
It is an early start at 6pm UK time, but it is also live on ESPN for those who aren’t travelling to the match or watching in a pub. If you haven’t got ESPN then don’t worry as it is also being broadcast on numerous overseas channels so finding a stream shouldn’t be too much of a big deal. As always though, if you happen to find a good one, or one that just plain works, then please feel free to leave a link to it in the ‘comments’ section below.
Team news, as ever, will be added below as and when it become available.
Howay the lads!
Club Brugge(4-4-1-1): Bojan Jorgacevic; Tom Hogli, Carl Hoefkens, Michael Almeback, Jordi Figueras; Maxime Lestienne, Ryan Donk, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Ivan Trickovski; Jesper Jorgensen; Carlos Bacca
Subs: Vladan Kujovic, Mohammed Tchite, Bjorn Vleminckx, Bart Buysse, Bjorn Engels, Birger Verstraete, Nathaniel Lagrou
Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Tim Krul; Vurnon Anita, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, James Tavernier; Gael Bigirimana, Cheik Tiote; Gabriel Obertan, Sylvain Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi; Shola Ameobi
Subs: Rob Elliot, Shane Ferguson, Davide Santon, Steven Taylor, Yohan Cabaye, Romain Amalfitano, Papiss Cisse
Toonsy ,based on this no one would buy em anyway 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
Somebody needs to tell Bigi what way we are playing. All the time he is facing our goal and passes towards our goal. Somebody draw him a map
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Newkie – And Tiote. Get rid. And Colo.
toonsy(Quote)
Tiote ,carded ,yet another suspension 🙄
KIMTOON(Quote)
😯 A card for Tiote 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Yellow card for Tiote. Misses ANOTHER game for us then 🙄
toonsy(Quote)
61st appearance 31st bookings which means he gets booked in over 50% of games. Now he is suspended in Europe…
Moreno(Quote)
Tiote man, pointless foul 😕
Toonsy 😆 😉
Newkie(Quote)
Toonsy @ 74
😆 😆 😆
I know it’s ridiculous…
Moreno(Quote)
Moreno @ 84 – Yet also entirely predictable. I mean it is mainly fringe players that have got us to the verge of qualifying with three games to go before tonight so lets gets rid of them all
toonsy(Quote)
gooooooooooooooooaaallllllllll
richietoon(Quote)
Gwan Vurnon.
That’ll put a few million on the price of him in the ensuing firesale 😀
toonsy(Quote)
Boom! On the volley. Beauty.
Moreno(Quote)
feckin cracka like from Anita
richietoon(Quote)
Get in Anita 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Apart from that he has been **** though, we should really look to sell him in Jan 😆
Moreno(Quote)
Anita ,well done ,about the only stand out performer this half for me,pleased for him. 😎
KIMTOON(Quote)
And here’s that **** player Anita, why did we even buy him?
Newkie(Quote)
We’ve been the better team for me. Brugge are no great shakes and it’s game on now we have that goal.
toonsy(Quote)
2-2
Sell the fucking lot of em 😆
toonsy(Quote)
wooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo shola
richietoon(Quote)
reet lets get another 😆 😆 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
This game is getting good!
NorCal Toonfan(Quote)
My hero! What a burst of pace from Shola! He’s been saving that one burst of pace for 16 years…just for this moment
Moreno(Quote)
Slayer ,get in ,now that’s more like it. 😆 Quick cancel the sale lads 😉
KIMTOON(Quote)
Moreno – Make the most of it. He’s on eBay as we speak 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Tav took that down well 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
And the Ameobi’s, they’re always **** too!
Alright, i’ll stop that now
Howay lads come on!
Newkie(Quote)
Moreno, 😆 😆 😆
KIMTOON(Quote)
Moreno @ 99 😆 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Toonsy,
I noticed him on ebay
“One Shola Ameobi – sparingly used but burst of pace needs replacing”
😛
Moreno(Quote)
Moreno 😆
Newkie(Quote)
That was a hell of a strike from Anita! And great work from the Ameobi’s for the second goal.
Still can’t believe Marv missed that sitter
AndrewT(Quote)
MORENO
November 8, 2012 at 18:44
My hero! What a burst of pace from Shola! He’s been saving that one burst of pace for 16 years…just for this moment
Best comment ever.
Charlietoon(Quote)
Liverpoo lost. 1-0. Lol lol lol lol
Cologne-toon(Quote)
Seriously!! My f$%^&ing link stopped working and i missed both our goals after having to watch all that shi$e at the beginning!
Jill(Quote)
Moreno @ 99 LMAO
Jill(Quote)
Jill…try the link @59, it has the added bonus of no Chris Waddle
richietoon(Quote)
This is Shola v Brugge at the moment 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Well done there Tiote.
toonsy(Quote)
Good tackle Tee oh tay.
Not sure what it is, but Obertan just looks better on the left
Newkie(Quote)
another goal and I reckon these will crumble completely
richietoon(Quote)
Tiote different class to these inferior souls
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Newkie – It’s because Obertan can’t use his weak foot to unleash weak first time crosses 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Jonas a huge miss from the team
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Tell you what Sammy is class with his back heelin’
Newkie(Quote)
Toonsy 😆
Newkie(Quote)
That was a cool flick/turn sammy 😎
Andymag(Quote)
come on lads lets hit them again
Big Dave(Quote)
Problem is now Shola is at the stage where he starts to lose his superpower. He has two minutes to remain effective 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Good play by Obertan there.
toonsy(Quote)
sort it out at the back lads
Big Dave(Quote)
Lucky there…they still look dangerous, when they actually make it forward.
Newkie(Quote)
Come on lads go for the win…and not just because I put a fiver on us 😕
Newkie(Quote)
Finally a card that full back
Newkie(Quote)
****, nearly
richietoon(Quote)
oh close there Cabaye
Big Dave(Quote)
good save Krul
richietoon(Quote)
and again Krul
richietoon(Quote)
fergie for sammy
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
we’re letting them back in
Big Dave(Quote)
Why the **** do half of our team insist in playing square or backward negative passes. be more incisive
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Ammy for Sammy, come on lads..
Newkie(Quote)
C’mon lads late winner please
KIMTOON(Quote)
Well done that ref
KIMTOON(Quote)
Oh then he gives Cabs a card. 👿
KIMTOON(Quote)
at least he didn’t give the pen 😀
crikey that was close 🙄
KIMTOON(Quote)
We need whoever takes their corners 🙄
Newkie(Quote)
oh that was close and a good corner
Big Dave(Quote)
come on Lads we can do it lets get the win
Big Dave(Quote)
corner c’mon lads
KIMTOON(Quote)
Happy enough with the point
richietoon(Quote)
the draw will do 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Still top of group 😀 😎 Alls well that ends well. Right off for tea.
KIMTOON(Quote)
A disappointing finish really as we were unlucky not to win, and seemed to get complacent towards the end. Still, drawing away is all I ask for and it was a decent performance, two errors from the purple players cost us..
Newkie(Quote)