Not since the title challenging days of Kevin Keegan have we been in with a chance of making a start like this, and with the international break coming up this home match gives the players a chance to send the fans into the two week break knowing that despite everything else that is going at the moment the results have stacked up.
Today will also signal the start of the ‘bring back the scarves’ campaign which has been set up by various fan groups using social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to spread the word. The aim is to create a vociferous atmosphere to spur our players on and strike fear into the opposition, which has of course had the backing of this site and has attracted interest from the press along the way. It will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Back to the match today, and it’s fair to say that Fulham are a bogey team of ours. We’ve not beaten them in four attempts although their results art St James’ Park are being somewhat overstated in my opinion – they have won here three times.
It will still be a tough game of course as Fulham are good, well organised side, but at least it’s at home. Last season that ‘home’ comment would have been laughed off such was our awful home record, but today gives us a chance to try and put the right. Quite simply you need to win your home games, and we failed to do that enough last season. Will we see an improvement on that front?
If you haven’t already had a read of the match report you can do so by clicking here. It was published yesterday but I didn’t leave it up long enough thanks to the Carling Cup draw which needed covering so feel free to take a look at some potential team selections, injury news and some facts and stats ahead of the match.
As far as viewing the match goes, there is no UK TV coverage although there are plenty of channels overseas that are showing the match. I sometimes feel we get a raw when it comes to TV coverage in the UK but still… This means tnat those who can’t make the game today will have to make do with an internet stream. The closure of MyP2P doesn’t help the cause so if any of you guys and gals manage to find a decent one on your travels make sure you share it with the rest of us and leave a link in the ‘comments’ section below.
That’s about it really. Kick-off is at 1pm UK time so make sure you adjust your clocks/watches accordingly so you don’t have to miss any of the match. Team news is below.
Howay the lads!
Newcastle: Tim Krul, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Gabriel Obertan, Yohan Cabaye, Cheik Tiote, Jonas Gutierrez, Peter Lovenkrands, Leon Best.
Subs: Ole Soderberg, Shane Ferguson, Alan Smith, Haris Vuckic, Sylvain Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Demba Ba.
Fulham: Mark Schwrazer, Chris Baird, Brede Hangeland, Aaron Hughes, Matt Briggs, Clint Dempsey, Steve Sidwell, Danny Murphy, Damien Duff, Patjim Kasami, Mousa Dembele.
Subs Neil Etheridge, Stephen Kelly, Philippe Senderos, Marcel Gecov, Dickson Etuhu, Karim Frei, Andrew Johnson.
I missed the goal. Simpson crossed well there
Lacedaemonian(Quote)
Home now 😀
best link?
Moreno(Quote)
Much better from Simpson. He must learn to play a one two. His biggest fault is his awareness of where his team mates are and which passes to make.
JJ(Quote)
Raylor threw it onto Cabaye who popped a good shot at goal, Schwarzer blocked it but couldn’t hold it and Besty poached it in.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
I missed the goal too. Who set it up, was it Cabaye? Corner? Cross?
Rodzilla(Quote)
Don’t know about best link, but this has been good for me so far.
Naturally, just as I type that, it fughing died.
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/3901/1/newcastle-united-vs-fulham-.html
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
…ahh, cheers, just read the post above….
Rodzilla(Quote)
Great cabaye injured then 😕
Newkie(Quote)
BA coming on loven off
hitman(Quote)
Did Cabaye get assist??
Moreno(Quote)
Oh, fugh. Cabaye’s down and does not look happy.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
oops
Rodzilla(Quote)
My stream is down.. link??? and are we up two?
ToonfromDenmark(Quote)
http://soccer-portal.org/live-football/premier-league/5544-fulham-v-newcastle.html
….works for me.
Ba on, he looks hungry.
Rodzilla(Quote)
If not on paper, then certainly in spirit he gets the assist.
Here comes BA for loverman.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
anyone have another link? Mine froze
SKSTOON(Quote)
Couldn’t we play our games a midnight so Ba could have a slice of pizza before the game?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
That challenge on Colo should be a red
@jamievincente(Quote)
Clearest yellow ever and the commentators complain…
JJ(Quote)
This is working but kind of muddy:
http://www.lshunter.tv/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=60458&tid=203040&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=327
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
**** thought duff was gonna score then
Newkie(Quote)
http://soccer-portal.org/live-football/premier-league/5544-fulham-v-newcastle.html
Been spot on for me
Moreno(Quote)
BEST AGAIN…GET IN
hitman(Quote)
I think Jol has told them to target Raylor because every attack from them is coming from Duffer.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
See? Told everyone best is awesome hahaha!
Newkie(Quote)
#LeonBestismint
toonsy(Quote)
Get in Besty
Big Dave(Quote)
BEST……
BEST…
BA NICE ONE.
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
Fantastic goal…
Demba and Best… Superb.
JJ(Quote)
What a goal!!
Lacedaemonian(Quote)
BBBBBeeesssssTTTTTTTyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
Great play by Ba and Obertan
MDS(Quote)
BESTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~ El Toro ~(Quote)
Fair play to Demba Ba for that aswell 🙂
toonsy(Quote)
good cross by wor demba
CC(Quote)
Best is mint! 😛
Rodzilla(Quote)
Best may not be blessed with epic skill, but he’s a right place right time striker. Every faith in the bloke.
Shearers Receeding Hairline(Quote)
What’s that?
Leon Best golden boot this season?
Like printing money. 😆
Moreno(Quote)
YESSSSSS! BESTY BOY AGAIN!!!!!! GREAT TURN SON!
GET THAT BOY HIS 2ND HAT TRICK.
AND FINALLY BA GETS SOME GOOD WORK IN!
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Brilliant goal that. Well done Best, Ba and Obertan. On the downside, bet the fatman’s thinking we don’t need a striker now.
MrT76(Quote)
Let’s wrap it up boys. 2-0 is a dangerous scoreline…
JJ(Quote)
Keep it clean lads. Keep them out for the next five minutes 🙂
toonsy(Quote)
Superb control and finish from Best, get in there!!
Hunga(Quote)
Are we seeing our new signing start to settle a bit?
toonsy(Quote)
I have to stop refreshing this page because your comments are coming quicker than my stream!
Did Tiote get the card yet?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Tiote sometimes really try’s to push his luck
Big Dave(Quote)
Who’s commentating? Both ex- Fulham players no doubt?
Moreno(Quote)
Tiote does need to chill mind, some needless stuff like 😕
Newkie(Quote)
Johnson coming on 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Tiote’s fouls were all nothing. Commentators hate us.
Lacedaemonian(Quote)
HAHAHA!
How has tiote not been booked? Mental! 😆 😆 😆
Moreno(Quote)
I see Duff still has the remarkable ability to dribble backwards… 😆
JJ(Quote)
It appears that referee Kevin Friend is a a bit of a whistle happy bell end
toonsy(Quote)
Ba had a couple of off performaces, no doubt, but those writing him off already were certainly premature. Not that he’s a god, but give the guy a fughing chance.
As for Leon, Let’s not forget that he had one incorrectly ruled out against Scunthorpe too.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
“Tiote’s fouls were all nothing. Commentators hate us.”
Apart from taking the player down without touching the ball 5 times they were nothing
Moreno(Quote)
Well done timmy krul
richietoon(Quote)
Krul really has grew this season 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Krul playing well – hope he gets the clean sheet
Lacedaemonian(Quote)
Come on now, be honest. Tiote’s got a real problem with yellows. Good player, bordering on great, if he could cut down that ****.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
I LOVE KRUL
~ El Toro ~(Quote)
Finally, a decent stream.
http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/80845/1/watch-newcastle-united-vs-fulham-.html
Thad(Quote)
FSOTC
Best had one incorrectly rule out against **** last year too.
Add those too he has a decent strike rate… Better than Carroll.
JJ(Quote)
Haha how scrappy is this now, like a bloody school game hacking at each others shins
Newkie(Quote)
Soft fouls all of them.
Lacedaemonian(Quote)
And I agree the commentators are c*nts but Tiote is probably lucky not to have a yellow, mind nothing as bad as the tackle on colo
Newkie(Quote)
May want to get Tiote off- he’s having one of his maniac matches.
Couldn’t be more impressed with Krul this season.
MDS(Quote)
cheers Thad, that’s a goodun.
Rodzilla(Quote)
Jonas first touch was brilliant there
Lacedaemonian(Quote)
Happy to see Jonas shooting. More of that, please from you, Spidey.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
What a save by Timmy again!
toonsy(Quote)
Wow!
Lacedaemonian(Quote)
Krul is fantastic fairplay
Newkie(Quote)
Save! Krul first choice for sure.
Thad(Quote)
Timmy Krul is a legend
richietoon(Quote)
I don’t think its a coincidence we haven’t conceded in the league this season
Moreno(Quote)
FKIN COME ON
hitman(Quote)