Alan Pardew will no doubt be keen to build on the last result in this competition, which was the 3-0 victory over Bordeaux, and will be looking for another three points which will put us in pole position to qualify for the knockout stages.
A full preview of the game can be viewed here if you wish to do so. It features some preliminary team news, however after it was published we’ve been garnered with a bit more news from the powers that be. That news being that Cheik Tiote will be in the starting eleven for the game tonight, and that Xisco won’t be in the squad despite his hat-trick for the U21s the other night.
Full team news will be published below as and when it becomes available, and the other bit of good news is that the game is on the telly so if you can’t get to the ground to take advantage of the cheap tickets you will at least be able to watch it in one way or another. It’s on ESPN for those that have it although don’t worry too much if you haven’t as I’m sure there will be a stream knocking about. If you find one, share it, please. I need one as I’m in France right now and I can’t find a lot on their TV!
Which neatly wraps it up.
Howay the lads!
Newcastle: Steve Harper; Davide Santon, Steven Taylor, James Perch, Shane Ferguson; Cheik Tiote, Vurnon Anita, Gael Bigirimana; Gabriel Obertan, Papiss Cisse, Sammy Ameobi
Subs: Tim Krul, Fabricio Coloccini, Yohan Cabaye, Hatem Ben Arfa, Adam Campbell, Shola Ameobi, Demba Ba
Club Brugge: Bojan Jorgačević, Tom Høgli, Carl Hoefkens, Lior Rafaelov, Jordi Figueras, Jesper Jørgensen, Jonathan Blondel, Maxime Lestienne, Bart Buysse, Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Carlos Bacca
Subs: Vladan Kujović, Björn Engels, Jannes Vansteenkiste, Víctor Vázquez, Thibaut Van Acker, Björn Vleminckx, Ivan Tričkovski
😯 a yellow for Tiote 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
Wait, wait, Tiote booked. Normality has resumed. Apocalypse postponed.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Don’t know why Pards is getting colo to warm-up, should rest him for the weekend. Bring Campbell on for Cisse instead, let the fans see what this supposed promising player can do. The defence is doing well, no need for an adjustment to be made.
Andymag(Quote)
Phew FSOTC 😳
Andymag(Quote)
fuk we were lucky there 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
****!!! That was close 😯
Andymag(Quote)
How was that not 1-1 😯
toonsy(Quote)
ambitious but useless 🙄
Andymag(Quote)
It’s a relief in some ways, Andy.
There’s another relief…
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Anita coming off for Shola has left our midfield a bit undermanned, maybe. Time for a change?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
“Tiote has been booked for the 30th time on his 60th appearance for Newcastle” BBC website. Well that tells us a lot, toto needs to calm the f-ck down 😕
Andymag(Quote)
come on lads we’re starting to get sloppy 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Good work from gabby and shola there
Andymag(Quote)
this is made for Fergie
Big Dave(Quote)
Can fergie score free-kicks? Don’t think I’ve ever seen him shoot.
Andymag(Quote)
Thought that was a bit selfish from big Shola.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Colo on. PerchLB, Fergie left wing?
toonsy(Quote)
Super combo from Golbertan & Santon there.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Toonsy
Sammy CAM?
Andymag(Quote)
dunno… confused by Colo here….
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Selfish there, should have passed 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Perch to DM to solidify the middle?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Hmm… Colo CB, Perch CM?
Andymag(Quote)
Tiote giving ball away again 👿
toonsy(Quote)
Tiote’s passing at times is as bad as his card tally 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Obertan has found his level of football in the Europa league 😀
Andymag(Quote)
Campbell on for Cisse anyone?
Andymag(Quote)
Shola with another Sholla pass
Big Dave(Quote)
Fud, good chance to break away there, pass just too hard 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Andy I would love to see Campbell get a go but I think we need to stick with Cisse,
Big Dave(Quote)
Gabby has been very good tonight
KIMTOON(Quote)
Aww, not cabaye… WE WANT CAMPBELL!!! Should be trying out the youth in these competitions, every other club does it.
Andymag(Quote)
I think Fergie has done brill tonight and he must play in the prem soon
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave
Not when he’s not contributing to the play 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Bigi mimicking Tiote then
KIMTOON(Quote)
Dave
If Simpson doesnt look up to it then I’d play Santon RB, Fergie LB
Andymag(Quote)
Yeah, Bigi-me’s got to close his Tiote notebook a bit.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Andy ,I don’t think Fergie is strong enough for Lb in the prem yet ,he’s better as a winger imo.
KIMTOON(Quote)
Don’t like these looping crosses to the back-post, keep thinking we’re gunna concede 😕
Andymag(Quote)
Kim
He’s looked fine there when I’ve seen him play and until he’s fully accustomed to the physical nature he’s got Jonas to help him out.
Andymag(Quote)
Tiote is in a different world at the moment 🙄
Andymag(Quote)
Andy 184 ? who
Big Dave(Quote)
Gabby’s getting the message, maybe, to get in the box and fling a cross in?
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Cool Colo 😎
Andymag(Quote)
Kim @ 188 😉 he will be a quality LW
Well done Saylor
Big Dave(Quote)
That was awesome poise from Colo.
Fans Should Own The Club(Quote)
Dave
Cisse mate
Oh, good thing Taylor’s big head was there to block the shot
Andymag(Quote)
Andy a decent strong fullback shouldn’t need anyone helping him out 😉 ,do you not think he’s a better assett on the wing like ❓
KIMTOON(Quote)
Is that rain or snow in Newcastle there? 😯
Andymag(Quote)
well done ET 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Good enough, well done lads
Andymag(Quote)
SJP looks bitter cold now.
Game over ,well done lads and well done Sammi and Obatoons combo. 😎 😀
KIMTOON(Quote)
Statement from my wife- “what you going on about saying Shola is a world beater”, she just does not understand, lol
ash1001(Quote)
Not even snowed up here yet (except the west coast but I’m on the other side). As long as we don’t lose the next three for some random reason , we should get throught the group relatively easliy now. Now I need Celtic to finish 3rd in their group, we then draw them and I get to go to my first Toon euro match.
Andymag(Quote)
Ash
Doesn’t understand the statement? Or that shola is one?
Andymag(Quote)
Not a bad game, but played at a very slow pace, and one of those games where Brugges could have sneaked an equaliser.
Team did not look very well organised in the first half, Bigi and Anita looked lost, Sammy when he has the ball looks good, but other times like his brother he switches off and just seems to be hanging around.
Personally have had just about enough of Shola, lack of real effort comes to mind very easily, just an opinion.
ash1001(Quote)
Ash your Lass is a good judge 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Well a win is a win but i feel if Cabaye , Hba and Ba had played we would of give them a hammering and give the whole team a much needed confidence booster . We will have too start with our best 11 when we play them in Belgium our risk a beating .
Axel(Quote)
MOTM-Probably Obertan 😯
Newkie(Quote)
hello yes, I would like a basket of chips, with some chimmi-chango please hello
Rodzilla(Quote)
Thought Sammeobi was bright though, did brilliantly for the goal
Newkie(Quote)
and a cylindrical cube of salmon orbs, if that’s not too much trouble.
🙄
Rodzilla(Quote)
I’m on the 3rd floor, the 2nd floor just got evacuated and I’m in some sort of crazy centrifugal *******-spin warp.
😯 😯 😎 😮 😯 😯
Rodzilla(Quote)
hahaha
**** off
hahaha
…obviously, I win.
😎
Rodzilla(Quote)
..thought it was fucking ***** anyway.
…should’ve put at least 3 past them.
…pissed about passing it backwards too much.
Too lax for a 1-nowt.
Rodzilla(Quote)
…guess it all boils down to:
CRISPS
NUTS
MASHED POTATO
😐
Rodzilla(Quote)
…aye whatever.
Shame like, Toonsy paid is 4k upfront for an appearance the neet like.
..was looking forwad te taking the ****.
😯
Rodzilla(Quote)
Nice to wake up to a win… well done to the lads 🙂
After the first dozen posts, I thought I had wandered into an episode of ‘Are you being served’ 🙂 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
I thought you were dead Rodz? 🙂
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
I thought you were read, Oz 😯
Rodzilla(Quote)
…all cool wit me tho crazy-bro, shamoh 😎
Rodzilla(Quote)
glad to here it Rodz…. word on the street is that you had sold out to the man? Got yourself all 9-5 and on the straight and narrow? 😎
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
*hear it*
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Whenever I see Rodzilla I always think of this song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln8-Y-fIbqM
The cult would be ashamed by your selling out to the man Rod.
Newkie(Quote)
When ever I see Rodzilla, I think of this video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIp3PAFeXPw
😆 😆
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)