The game this evening will be very much a tale of two United’s, although there will be only one true United on show.
Manchester United may have the better players, the trophies, the adulation of the media. They may even be referred to as ‘United’ by many in a way that almost disregards the fact that other teams who are legitimately carrying the ‘United’ after their name actually exist. But they will never be a true United – that honour belongs to Newcastle!
Not that it will have any bearing on the result this evening of course, but it makes me feel better knowing that they will never be a real United, no matter how much the media try and and portray them as being the only United that counts.
Rant over! Now I can turn my attention to the match….
It’s highly unlikely that Newcastle will take any points this evening, but you have to live in hope I guess. Our recent history with Manchester United would suggest that any hope may be futile but you just have to roll with it and see what the team in black and white can put together. Shocks do happen!
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports and is available on many channels the world over so we should all be able to see it somewhere, whether that be a pub or the comfort of our own homes. If you can’t watch it on TV then I’m sure there will be plenty on internet streams knocking about. Nothing will beat actually being there though, so to those who are going make you sure sing your hearts out for the lads and have a goodun!
The match preview is here if you haven’t already done so. It features some early team news, injury news and some facts and stats ahead of the big game tonight.
As I said, I’m not getting my hopes up. I expect a lot of hard work and endeavour from our lads, but I also expect that all that effort will amount to nothing against a team that is gunning for the title.
Howay the lads!
Team news…
Newcastle: Tim Krul, Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Joey Barton, Cheik Tiote, Danny Guthrie, Jonas Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi, Peter Lovenkrands.
Subs: Ole Soderberg, James Perch, Steven Taylor, Ryan Taylor, Stephen Ireland, Nile Ranger, Shefki Kuqi
Man Utd: Edwin van der Sar, John O’Shea, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Nani, Michael Carrick, Anderson, Ryan Giggs, Javier Hernandez, Wayne Rooney.
Subs: Tomasz Kuszczak, Fabio Da Silva, Jonny Evans, Darron Gibson, Ji-Sung Park, Antonio Valencia, Michael Owen.
About toonsy
A lifelong Newcastle fan and current webmaster of this very 'blog who has the sole aim of creating a place by Newcastle United fans, for Newcastle United fans.
great point today. really really solid play.
AlanPardewProject(Quote)
Richie great minds think a like 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
OH….we were safe on 39 😉
howay Toonsy, where’s the match report? 😆
richietoon(Quote)
OH take it easy Lad
Big Dave(Quote)
OH..see ya
Dave 😉 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Well done lads! A point off Man U is always a good point.
MDS(Quote)
RICHIE aye where is it,this new job got him stuffed 😆
icedog(Quote)
I wonder if Pards will get any credit for the selection or tactics 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
ice…you got the call right midweek mate, you said you fancied a draw…
Great point for us today !!!
Munich Mag(Quote)
Ice…he’s got nae excuse now being off nights 😆
where’s batty the neet?
richietoon(Quote)
Its just a bit sad that ye only get 1 pt for that performance 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
GET IN NEWCASTLE UNITED!!!!!!!!!! we fought like lions!!! they made me proud tonight!! the defence were top class 4 us!!
Army69(Quote)
Dave….he will on .org but not here 😆
richietoon(Quote)
well done lads 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
batty(Quote)
i bit me nails all game , ave gut 10 stumps left at the end of me hands
Army69(Quote)
Alreet batty 😆 😆 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Man what a game. My ManUtd friend and I texting the whole half. Good f-ing point though…great game.
NorCal Toonfan(Quote)
MM aye m8 as fergie wanted that 3 points bad,they have to play chelsea,and gunners away i think,only 6 clear 5games to gan
icedog(Quote)
who were the ones that had us down for a thumping tonight 😆
I keep saying it but if we dont have a bit of faith how can we expect the players to have faith 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Good to see Ireland brought on. Liked him up front too…could be a nice little move I think.
Would love to see a performance like that at Blackpool.
I know it’s early now, but Nolan, Barton, Jonas, Tiote, Guthrie, and Ireland all healthy and back in action…who do you go with?
I suppose Jonas, Nolan, Tiote and Barton to start. But I want to see more of Ireland.
NorCal Toonfan(Quote)
Ice I still think they will do it mate 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave….don’t mind people saying they’ll think we’ll get nowt but some state it as a fact. The day there’s a Toon match that I think there’s no chance of us getting a result, then that’s the day I’ll stop watching football 👿
richietoon(Quote)
rich 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
batty(Quote)
Thought Ireland was one of the only players to make intelligent runs to find space, something we have lacked this season and something we should expect more of from Loven!
Glad the ref didn’t do the usual ‘Man Utd’ penalty in stoppage time.
Moreno(Quote)
Moreno…..I thought he had, seen the whistle and him point then my stream went 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Must admit, I had us down as being well beat before kick off. Just makes a point all the more sweet
Moreno(Quote)
Deffo a penalty for Fergie.
and he didn’t see Lovos.
F*CK OFF. lying scottish basterd, f*cking idiot.
Jobey07(Quote)
Throughout the past decade in have seen Man U visit a fair few times in the flesh and it is the only game I worry about at SJP through multiple past experiences.
Rich, me too. Nearly punched the wall!
Moreno(Quote)
i had us doon for a draw but thought 1 -1
batty(Quote)
Moreno we all do it but I just think that we as fans have to have a bit of faith in the lads or how else can we expect the players to have faith in doing the job.
But its easy saying it after that game 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Good onya richie. Too many drama queens about, mate.
Brisvegas(Quote)
Batty same as me 😉 have we had many 0-0 this season ❓
Big Dave(Quote)
Good performance all round from the lads, shame we couldn’t get a goal like but only the third team to keep a clean sheet against manure so i’ll take that. Definitely a pen for us and then hernandez learning well of his manure c*nt diving team mates i.e nani, good on the ref for carding and not buying into his ****. Shola and lovens tracking back was crucial I reckon and they really helped the team out, Tiote was a beast yet again.
NewkieBrown(Quote)
I like Jamie Redknapp..he gives us a lot of credit..probably the only pundit who does..
Alan was refreshing in his post match interview and said although it was dangerous that simmo left his foot out ,the ref made the right and brave call..
Sir Alex is a total disgrace though..he said the Hernandez pen is a stonewall pen and it was a disgrace that the ref booked him..what a complete tool…and on the loven pen…it seems he hadnt seen it yet..yeah right…
And I think if Man Utd is allowed a fan in the studio(Dwight Yorke),so should we..
deepak is an indian toon(Quote)
That was defiently a penno but I think the ref did us a couple of favours aswell.
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Email toonsy 🙂
Jobey07(Quote)
I mean Lovo’s by the way
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Spencer were you one of the ones that said we would get hammered tonite ❓
Big Dave(Quote)
i said we can hope for a draw 🙂
Jobey07(Quote)
Ermm, I said we had to keep Rooney quite then some idiot started saying he was shyte.
I dont ever remember saying we would get hammerd but I might of 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Dave….suddenly nobody seems to have said it 😆
richietoon(Quote)
jobey@261, why would we want to email Toonsy? 😉 😆
richietoon(Quote)
And by the end of the summer people’ll be saying they always thought Enrique would stay.
Brisvegas(Quote)
Im not denying, before the match I though we were going to take a stuffing 😆
But I dont remember saying it 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Bris… 😆 ………….can I say it now tho just incase 😉
richietoon(Quote)
SpencerTheToon
Can see us getting slaughterd.
Big Dave(Quote)
🙄 😯 😯 🙄
Big Dave(Quote)
Enrique will go. I’ll hang my hat on that 😉
toonsy(Quote)
richie- **** you 😉
Jobey07(Quote)
Toonsy what makes you say that ❓
Big Dave(Quote)
Aye but toonsy when are you ever right “I feel we could be on the end of another humping come around 9:40pm tomorrow evening”
Brisvegas(Quote)
If it’s that hat you had on in that picture, you want to burn it not hang it 😉
richietoon(Quote)
Bris nail hit firmly on the heed
Big Dave(Quote)
Big dave- Link me mate 😉
Oh well, I didnt think we would tbh.
Had Krul not made that cracking save in the first min we would have. 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Did we even have big Ron up?
Jobey07(Quote)
Dave – Just a feeling.
Bris – Did you expect us to get a point? I didn’t. Good result and that, but the form book, previous history, players available, bookies odds, my opinon, everything pointed at a defeat.
I tell you what. I’ll gove this blogging **** up FFS. Sorry I got something wrong.
In a bit.
toonsy(Quote)
Spencer stop beating about the bush and just admit that you were wrong
Big Dave(Quote)
Toonsy – touchy 😉
Brisvegas(Quote)
‘I am just concentrating on playing my games for Newcastle. I know there are some difficult things in the club but we don’t have to think about that. We have to think about keeping this team in the Premier League because we have to win one more match, I think.
‘So we don’t talk about a new contract yet and I don’t want to talk any more about that. I am happy with that.
‘If I have to go I am happy. I am happy in England but if have to go to another league and country, I am happy.’
– Jose Enrique
toonsy(Quote)
Bris – **** off 😉
Edit – I even ballsed my smiley thingy up 🙄 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Toonsy dont give me that **** mate something made you come out with 273 as it was out of the blue 😉 😕 😕
Spill the beans
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave – Read 284 😉
toonsy(Quote)
I wonder if Aston Villa will be back in with a bid for him 😉
toonsy(Quote)
My off is ****** 😆
Brisvegas(Quote)
😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Where and when did you get that ❓
Big Dave(Quote)
Big dave, it takes alot for a real man like me to admit he is wrong 😉 😆
Ok… I was wrong 🙄
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
290- Last night on late kick off.
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
STT – Correct 😉
Just found a transcript of it.
toonsy(Quote)
My thinking was based on the fact that before tonight Man Utd on the road had won 5 drawn 8 and lost 3, tied with a gut feeling I thught the draw was well on 😉 😀
richietoon(Quote)
Spencer proud of ye 😉
I know it dosn’t look brill but I still think there is a chance but the bottom line is if he dosn’t want to stay well good luck to him if its in a different league 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
293-The fact that im a real man? Is that what is correct? 😉
I think someone on FM last night said that there was more next week.
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Rich – Thank god you were right. Heaven forbid you being wrong. You;d have your comment copied and paste and made out to be a **** by some 🙄
toonsy(Quote)
Richie mine was based on the fact that I hate to say that we will get beat as it makes me feel guilty.
Plus the fact that we always up our game against the big teams I just wish we had Nolan tonite playing in the hole, as Lovens just doesn’t look the same player lately 🙁
Big Dave(Quote)
@295 cheers, I had to take a big gulp before I posted that 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)