After tomorrow the speculation will no doubt crank up a few notches as we collectively prepare for a long few weeks without any club football at all to focus upon. I hate close season! Mind you, there is a game to play before all that, and there is a space in the top ten to play for still so I’ll not get too far ahead of myself.
Both teams have entertained throughout the season, both teams have caused alarm to their fans throughout the season, both teams dispensed of their managers midway through the campaign and now both teams are mathematically safe and can enjoy the final day of the season without having to look over their shoulders. It’s fair to say that both sides have had a similar season and have achieved their respective goals.
However, the lure of a top-ten finish will hopefully be enough to inspire the home side to get a result. If that isn’t enough they can always use the memory of former boss Chris Hughton to inspire them after he was rather harshly sacked after the 3-1 defeat at The Hawthorns earlier on in the season. Go on lads, do it for Chrissy 😉
If they are to win they’ll have to do it whilst contending with that ever so familiar injury list. Hatem Ben Arfa, Dan Gosling, Kevin Nolan, Steve Harper, James Perch, Danny Guthrie, Mike Williamson and Jonas Gutierrez are all out of the match while Cheik Tiote will also sit out to prevent him from picking up a yellow card and a three match ban for the start of next season. Shane Ferguson has recovered from a knock and Leon Best and Alan Smith are fit to feature although Bestie is unlikely to start.
I reckon we’ll see a team similar to the one that gained the impressive 2-2 draw with Chelsea last weekend, except for Jonas of course. That should leave us lining up a little like this:
Newcastle: Tim Krul, Jose Enrique, Fabricio Coloccini, Steven Taylor, Danny Simpson, Ryan Taylor, Joey Barton, Alan Smith, Shane Ferguson, Peter Lovenkrands, Shola Ameobi.
In fairness West Brom are also without a few key players. Peter Odemwingie and Gabriel Tamas are not included in Roy Hodgson’s squad for tomorrow. Both have been allowed to jet off on their summer holidays early as both are carrying slight knocks. Pablo Ibanez and Graham Dorrans are also ruled out through hamstring and ankle injuries respectively. Hodgson is also expected to call on the services of some of his youth players for the game tomorrow.
In their last match they beat Everton 1-0 in which they lined up with a team of:
West Brom: Scott Carson, Stephen Reid, Jonas Olsson, Gabriel Tamas, Nicky Shorey, Chris Brunt, Yousouff Mulumbu, Paul Scharner, Jerome Thomas, Simon Cox, Peter Odemwingie.
West Brom have not won at St James’ Park since September 1977 and that 3-1 victory over us back in December was their first league victory in 18 attempts.
The contrast in final day results is rather interesting. West Brom have never lost a game on the final day of a Premier League season (won 1, drawn 3) whilst Newcastle have won only one of the last eight games on the final day of a top-flight season.
West Brom’s 1-0 victory last weekend gave them their first clean sheet in 34 games, although going behind doesn’t faze them as they have claimed more points from losing positions than any other team this season.
I’m obviously hoping for a win, as we all are I presume. There is an awful lot of potential pride resting on tomorrow so I don’t want our boys to take the game lightly. A win will see us finish above Sunderland, will more than likely give us a top ten finish and will give everyone a good send off for the season finale. A lap of honour just doesn’t feel the same after a defeat.
I’m feeling optimistic about the match, which is dangerous. I think we have enough about us to win the game and should (hopefully) get the three points on offer to round the season off nicely. Don’t forget that every match is a 4pm kick-off tomorrow so adjust your watches and alarms accordingly.
Howay the lads!
Dave-
That’d be a good solution, if only I still considered mesel a christian like. Read too much philosophy for that 😐
OHurley(Quote)
Big D
Not Bad mate apart from being banned. 👿
Goin to match tomorow tho that will cheer me up. 🙂
DJG(Quote)
Just to fill everyone in, I apologised to DJG for my part in last week. It takes a bigger man to apologise and all that.
I’m still waiting for mine 🙄
toonsy(Quote)
Aye ice I read that,
although I have found that The Metro is just behind the Daily Mail for printing utter tripe.
The Daily Mail is still the worst though as it’s vindictive utter tripe
Moreno(Quote)
DJG-
I was wonderin’ what happened to you, mate! Good to see ya back!
OHurley(Quote)
Im sorry toonsy,
I won’t be winding up up for quite a while. 🙂
DJG(Quote)
DJG
Posted May 21, 2011 at 8:19 PM
“Not Bad mate apart from being banned.”
Didn’t take you long to scurry off back to the site you slagged off so vociferously though did it you hypocritical ****** 😉
Cringewothy 😕
toonsy(Quote)
DJG I believe it was a genuine mistake mate and as Wor Toonsy said he was sorry I think you should do the same and then we can get on with being the nice nighty night club, and bury the axe. as Toonsy says it take’s a real man to apologies
Big Dave(Quote)
DJG – Don’t worry about it. I went too far aswell. I usually can hav eth crack, like tonight, but last week I was going through some **** and you pressed the wrong buttons at the wrong time. Tis all.
No hard feelings and let the wind ups continue 😉
toonsy(Quote)
DJG proud of ye 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
I go on several sites toonsy.
DJG(Quote)
@toonsy
To be fair to DJG, would you explain why he was barred?
It’s just cos I have been barred 3 times and still posting and I don’t want him to get my record. 😛
Seriously, an explanation would be fair to both parties, as I’m sure you would like to defend the liar accusations made against you.
Bobby Shinton number 9(Quote)
See what happens when Ice returns everyone is getting on again 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Explained.
Bobby Shinton number 9(Quote)
MORENO,all rags are a load of ****,and not only on the subject of footy.but we will get a lot of it during the close season,might even get a storey saying ashley is going to spend some cash 😆
icedog(Quote)
Bobby – Basically DJG pushed my buttons so I pushed his ban one. Being pissed last week I must have forgotten about it until DJG popped and said that which is when I checked and said that he had. Nothing more nothing less 🙂
Anyway, balance restored now.
toonsy(Quote)
BSN
I bet my comments have been held more than yours 😆
toonsy please atone yourself and back me up on this. 🙂
DJG(Quote)
Bobby 3 times 😯 you have been a bad bad boy
Big Dave(Quote)
DAVE 😉
djg this toonsy blog,dont get it mixed up with a certain other site m8 😉
icedog(Quote)
BSN
I only called him a liar because of all the ‘I can asure you DJG isn’t banned’ comments. But if it was a genuine mistake I take it back.
DJG(Quote)
DJG – Is that what was happening (your comment is being held etc…)? If it does that it usually flags up? Unless it was just getting eaten by the spam filter 😕
Dave – Bobby pushed the wrong buttons at the wrong time 😆
At least we;re all back in the room now though 😉 can’ believe I never checked 😕 Avoid Stella Cider!!!
toonsy(Quote)
Bobby are you still banned on organ donors ❓
Ice and a few that the Fatman is selling the club etc etc etc 🙁
Big Dave(Quote)
DJG – Banned, why?
Toonsy, you dont half go through ‘ some ****’, do do you work in stables? 😉
Stuart79(Quote)
well done toonsy on banning DJG,i just hope you wont hit the snooze button on me,but you can hit it any time on stardust like 😆
hitman(Quote)
toonsy
– Nah it wasn’t like when it was held. It was just like press submit and then instantly nothing. Like the site was blocking them outright and straight away. Like the server was saying ‘Click, f### off’ 😆
DJG(Quote)
Stuart79
Posted May 21, 2011 at 8:31 PM
“Toonsy, you dont half go through ‘ some ****’, do do you work in stables?”
It’s because sometimes I’d rather keep certain stuff private, hence the “some ****” stuff 😉
toonsy(Quote)
DJG – Ahh got it. It was going into the spam bin. I used to check it all the time but gave up and just delete the lot now becuase there is so many (about 10 an hour 👿 ) so if your comment wasn’t one of the first few I wouldn’t have seen it.
toonsy(Quote)
*About 100 an hour, not 10
toonsy(Quote)
is toonsy becoming worky..debate 😀
hitman(Quote)
I’ll be on later. See ya’s.
DJG(Quote)
😆 @ Hitman
Well I do feel like a bell end after this debacle so I’m getting there 😆
That was a joke before anyone pipes up 🙄
toonsy(Quote)
fkin love it the best toon blog on the net 😛
hitman(Quote)
I have seen Toonsy apologise so he cant be a worky, and I cant remember Toonsy ever calling someone a racist or just being a complete arrogant knob either 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
DJG be good Lad dont be getting in to any fights 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
alryt lads whos watching degale and groves fight 2nyt?? wot tym does it kick off? im gna watch it on the net
Army69(Quote)
Oh how I would love to have a button to ban toonsy.
I would just do it for a few hours every day to get my own back. 😆
I love Stu’s comment about Toonsy gans thro some ****.
It’s true! I bet Toonsy has been married more times than liz Taylor!
I just think he loves the power. I reckon he’ll drive past the bus stop thats chiokka block on purpose when he’s gannin thru some ****. 😆
Bobby Shinton number 9(Quote)
Army – Not me. Not paying 15 quid for it and my laptop cuts out when I watch stuff on the net. I hope Groves wins though as Degale is a reet cocky fecker for someone who has actually achieved nothing.
toonsy(Quote)
@big Dave
Aye but Worky had a point. 😉
Bobby Shinton number 9(Quote)
Carry on Bobby. Make it 4. I really don’t mind 😉
toonsy(Quote)
HITMAN@107 100% agree mate.
never ever known anybody who works in anything not make a mistake,if they havent there lazy gits who do nowt imo
icedog(Quote)
aye dave..toonsy isnt like that,if you call someone a racist you better back that up,what that slug says about you is a fkin disgrace m8..
hitman(Quote)
Toonsy…..worky says can ya ban DJG as the comments on his have gone down 40% now 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Rich – Low blow 😳
😆 😆 😆
toonsy(Quote)
i bet toonsy wishs he had a f/book button on this site ie “hide this post” 😆 😆
icedog(Quote)
richie – Brilliant 😆
Moreno(Quote)
worky is stardust best pal 😆
hitman(Quote)
Nah in fairness I’ve been radge for a few weeks now, which has incidentally coincided with my new job and all the tests I’ve done. Been putting myself under pressure about it. I hate failure, and even though I’d have got a second chance at any of the tests I didn’t want yo use it so I’ve put myself under the pressure to get through everyone first time…. If I’d have failed them I could potentially be out of work, with a mortgage to pay 😕 Not good
Hence a radgie Toonsy.
Still, all done now so I can chill knowing all tests and training are done and I can just chill out a bit.
toonsy(Quote)
@hitman
Worky misspelled racist he meant fascist which everyone agrees that’s what big dave is. 😉
Toonsy, tell the lads you’ve been sending a few crawling emails to me, telling me you made a mistake. Tell the troooooooth. 😉
Bobby Shinton number 9(Quote)
Hitman I always said that I never said owt to Worky on the Blog that I wouldn’t say to his face, but I would be certain that he wouldn’t have said have the **** he did to my face.
I have very little time for keyboard hardmen like him 😉
Bobby @ 113 yeah but apparently it was stuck in some ladyboy 😉 and to think this racist has been protesting all season for Ranger to get a start 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Ice @ 119 – feckin too right 😀
Notice nothing has been deleted though? 😉
toonsy(Quote)
TOONSY chill out on a blog, not easy if you gan on wrong blog
icedog(Quote)
toonsy your right , james degale is really doing my head in, hope he gets knocked out!!! me mate might hav me a ticket for the west brom match 2ora , i find out dinner time!!! really hope i can go!!!!!
Army69(Quote)
Toonsy- glad you’re done with all your tests, mate. I always have shitloads of them to do at my job too. They fookin suck.
OHurley(Quote)
dave the shocking thing about it is he didnt apologise m8.thats un fkin forgivable
hitman(Quote)
Bobby – you sure you want to talk about crawling e mails? I still have the ones you sent me you know. They are awfully embarrasing for someone as “cut and thrust” as yourself 😉
toonsy(Quote)
what tests toonsy
hitman(Quote)
OHURLEY aye mate hard to pass those drug and drink tests 😆
icedog(Quote)
Toonsy….ya were a radgie fecker before ya changed jobs, always picking on bobby 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Who was it Toonsy was abusing over the Hoots going as No2 to Chelski 😕
Big Dave(Quote)
Hitman @ 129 well it proved to me that I was right in what I had allready thought of him 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
just downloaded dirt 3,fkin ***** 😥
hitman(Quote)
Hitman – To become a coach driver. I’ve never been so tested in my life man 😕
Off the top of my head I’ve had to pass nine before I even do my first route 😯
toonsy(Quote)
Dave @ 134 – Bobby probably 😆
toonsy(Quote)
aye toonsy me m8 is a bus driver,you have to go through loads m8,HSE m8
hitman(Quote)
Toonsy is that who it was that had the source 😕 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
toonsy 😆 😆 😆
batty(Quote)
Bobby care to tell us what happened 😕 or have you binned that source
Big Dave(Quote)
Hitman – Aye it’s mad. And now I have to wear a shirt and tie everyday 😕 🙁
toonsy(Quote)
Batty – The worst thing is I’m back on the Stella Cider again tonight 😆
toonsy(Quote)
evening wor batty 😉 hows you m8
icedog(Quote)
toonsy 😉 🙂 alreet dog hows you mate ❓
batty(Quote)
dog i rekon i will win or lose me bet tomoz 😆 😆 me heads hoping for a grand me heart hoping for top 10 🙂
batty(Quote)
I’m alreet thoug batts. Git no **** going on this week 😉
toonsy(Quote)
BATTY ime good m8,got aboot 6 20ft containers if you know a buyer 😉
icedog(Quote)
batty, is Shepherds still burning?
richietoon(Quote)