Liverpool have surpassed any pre-season expectations and still maintain a slim chance of picking up the Premier League trophy should West Ham beat Manchester City and the Reds manage to overcome us.
To be perfectly blunt I cant see that last part being an issue for a Liverpool side who are searching for their 100th Premier League goal of the season against a side who has struggled to keep them out at the other end.
It also gives United fans another chance to show their displeasure at how things are going for Newcastle. Momentum seems to be building regarding banners and the like and I’ve already seen a few good ones on Twitter which actually highlight our plight and give an insight as to what our issues are. And our issue is NOT that we aren’t challenging at the top of the league Mr Pardew!
We’re likely to wave goodbye to a few faces today, certainly on the playing staff anyway. Loic Remy is unlikely to be seen in a United shirt as his loan deal ends and as we’re well aware each player has a price so who knows who else could be heading for the exit. I’d be surprised if one of those was the manager though, unfortunately.
Liverpool:
Jordan Henderson is available for selection once more after missing the last three games through suspension. Brendan Rodgers has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game. Former Mag Jose Enrique has been out since November with a knee injury.
Newcastle:
Papiss Cisse would have been out anyway but the news that he will now miss a few months and is unlikely to be fit for the start of the new season isn’t exactly welcome. Davide Santon also misses out while Adam Armstrong is away on international duty and Hatem Ben Arfa is also unlikely to feature.
Previously…
Newcastle managed to salvage a draw at home to Liverpool and perhaps could have done even better if they managed to retain eleven men on the pitch. Yohan Cabaye had given United the lead before Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa gave away a penalty and earned himself a red card allowing Steven Gerrard to equalise just before half-time. Paul Dummett restored the lead for the home side before Daniel Sturridge nodded in from close range to ensure the points were shared on the day.
That was a rare bright spot for us against Liverpool. Generally we’re awful against them, certainly in recent years, and who can forget that 0-6 loss at St James’ Park just last season? It’s been twenty years since we last won at Anfield in the league and I can’t see that changing today.
A total of 166 games games have been played between the two sides with Liverpool winning 79 times compared to 47 wins for United meaning that the other 40 meetings have ended in a draw. Of those 166 games, 77 have been at Anfield and United have won just 11 times with Liverpool racking up an impressive 51 victories.
Stats and facts…
Newcastle have only won once away from home on the final day of the Premier League. That was last season against QPR.
United have lost all 13 of their league matches this season when they have been losing at half-time – the worst record in the division.
In 39 Premier League meetings between these sides, there has never been a goalless draw.
Liverpool have scored three goals in four out of the last five times they have played Newcastle at Anfield.
Final thought…
As much as this season has turned sour when it could ave been so different, and as frustrated as I’ve been with, I’m still sad to see the season coming to an end. It’s football, our bread and butter, at the end of the day. Fortunately we have a World Cup to keep us occupied whilst we await the flurry of new signings at St James’ Park over the summer. Ahem…
I look at Liverpool and wonder what could have been. In no way could we have challenged for the title like they have done so admirably, but at one point we were doing rather well and could perhaps have started to look at European qualification.
How things have changed since then though. Starting with the sale of Cabaye and failure to replace the wheels have steadily come off and we are now faced with a squad low on morale and confidence, a manager who has very little backing from the fans, rumours of dressing room bust ups and everything else that we’ve heard about. What could have been eh?
My only hope is that we give it a real good go today. The likelihood is that we’re going to get beat and if you sit off Liverpool they’ll just come back at you and break you down eventually, so why not give it a go first and at least try and attack. We won’t though. I think we can all see what is coming already.
Howay the lads!
Date: Sunday, 11th May, 2014
Time: 3pm
Venue: Anfield
I’m expecting more of the same v Liverpool; hoping for a miraculous turnaround.
Always sad when the season ends. Already missing A-league matches at the weekend. But then there’s cup finals, world cup warm ups, world cup games, transfers, pre-season games (including Australia’s inaugural national cup competition), and then the PL kicks off again. Should be an interesting few months.
brisvegas(Quote)
And fyi the final of the fantasy football competition is:
Newchristle United v Sons of Pitches
brisvegas(Quote)
Sad thing for me is that I can’t see anything getting any better next season because of one thing only…. Ashlet can’t see the faults because he’s totally blind to everything except the wedge in his pocket, and I’ll bet he doesn’t know how much his wallet holds.
Howaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay the Lads for today. don’t mind getting turned overso long as we try hard. Somhow, I can’t see it.
porciestreet(Quote)
if we’re lucky, 2-0 defeat. if not 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
Let the season end and months of speculation, bids, lies and bullshit begin… 🙄
TOON TOON
mark(Quote)
Bris…Don’t forget “The Heed’s” play off final 😉
A performance with a bit of determination, quality and flair would be nice…unlikely to be from us though unfortunately 😕
richietoon(Quote)
http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/league-table-premier-league-spending-5-years-nufc-come/ Ashley and pardew out pair of wankers .
batty(Quote)
we will lose this like we lost at arsenal cant believe pards played 4 3 3 there meself still in disbelief here.What a pityfull season for us after such a promising start time for pards to go in my view
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
as for collo if that dude runs any slower he will be going backs 😆 😆 😆
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
backwards
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
TAE – its not his pace that has been the problem, he never had any.
But rather its been his attitude on and off the pitch that has upset me.
ok he has been unsettled by various things, but next season he must put them all to bed and knuckle down for NUFC.
If he can’t, then I don’t want him here anymore.
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
@ Beardsleys Boots
if hes still here next season expect another potless year
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
Vincent Tan: Cardiff City owner will consider return to blue kit from red
Tan also said he:
•Wants to unite with supporters and is open to fan representation on the board of directors
•Is considering turning a third of the £150m owed to him by the club into equity
•Welcomes ex-manager Malky Mackay’s decision to drop his legal case against Cardiff
•Has been unfairly labelled a “Bond villain” and is more like James Bond
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27358728
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
TAE – I am expecting that anyway. Mid table finish, no trophies, minimal ambition. No change there then. 🙁
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
@ Beardsleys Boots
<<<<<<<<<<<< has him down as the worst Newcastle captain I ever seen 🙄
TOONARMYELITE(Quote)
Yep sad to see the season coming to a close.. 😥
I think we will be in for a torrid time this arvo, so a 2 nil loss will be round the mark I reckon, purely because liverpool will be a tad nervy!
Aussie Magpie Fan(Quote)
Cheers Toonsy, Well it’s nearly all over for another season, truth is for us it was all over back in January when we sold Cabs and certainly over by February 22nd when we reached 40 points 🙄
We will be well and truly walloped today imo, dreading it tbh, will watch through gritted teeth, though it’s getting **** hard, I’m glad it’s over as it’s been very depressing. 🙁 Hoping for much better football next season but as always under the fatmans tenure I won’t hold my breath.
kIMTOON(Quote)
I’m dreading the game today, can nay see us getting hammered and only hope we can keep it below 5, hopefully man city will score 3 in the first 10 mins and the liverpool players will hear and go in a sulk
Pards and co are going to have to go some with the summer signings to try and appease the fans, well that or Pards can leave.
stevep(Quote)
Got a feeling its going to be a right hammering today i can see them easily putting 5 ,6 or 7 past us . Still got a feeling its going to be Pards last game though . Just read as well that Ashley’s wealth has risen too over 3 billion he is in the quote rich list ahead of Richard Branson 😯 but the ****** does not know how too run a football club .
AXEL(Quote)
sorry it was the Sunday Times rich list not the quote rich list .He is number 23 on the uk list with a fortune of 3,75 Billion .
AXEL(Quote)
Hope it’s not true and his source re Pardew is imaginery
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2625044/Liverpool-anticipating-Luis-Suarez-Real-Madrid-Barcelona.html
Geordie Deb(Quote)
I can’t see us getting owt from the game today, but would like to see the players giving it thier all and not the dross they have gave us for most of the season.
Big Dave(Quote)
All the papers are running that story looks like he will escape it somehow
CC(Quote)
this would be good if it happened. I mentioned Delph last week & Weimann would add goals.
Newcastle are eyeing a £15million double raid on Aston Villa for Fabian Delph and Andreas Weimann,
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-transfer-news-aston-villa-3525371?
mark(Quote)
I am fearing a 4 – 0 battering today!
TonyGreenSupreme(Quote)
Yeh kk..i think for sure galtier or garde can turn the club with great way..because tacticly strong and have a very good football philosophy…4231 or 4123 with short pass and much move aroud the ball… ❗
Ligue 1 french is physiquly strong…And best players internationnal can folow easely french coach phylosophy…than a hoofballer tactic like pards… 👿
I think the mistak of ashley is here… 😉
but he can change that… 😎
He want nufc sems arsenal . 🙄
.beghing to find an arsene wenger manager ..like galtier or garde ….
Djebs9(Quote)
Galtier or Garde, two real heavyweight, well known and proven european managers. I’m sure Ashley will take that risk 😯 😳
Munich Mag(Quote)
TGS thats not that bad it could be worse 😆
As for a new manager does anyone really believe that Jabba will sack Pards ?
Big Dave(Quote)
Garde was second of wenger in arsenal great time..and prouv his talent 2 season in lyon..
Galtier with st etienne small team on 5 years finish top 5 ..they have much credit and high status with a nice football developer and management…both have great result behind monaco psg …
Why not….lot of exellent young intern. Players will love to play prem leaugue and easely can folow one of them in nufc… 🙄
French project..with an exellent french manager..is better than pards paradox…
Arsenal do that ..intersting model ..i think
Djebs9(Quote)
I think we need to be careful here and not let them take out their frustration on us. For once I think Pardew should set us up to be cautious.
DJG(Quote)
Ashley will not fire the FOOL as he has delivered!
What concerns me is our form since the turn of the year, any other manager would have been jettisoned.
I dread to think how we will do next season with this cretin in charge again!
TonyGreenSupreme(Quote)
where have the Galtier or Garde rumours come from??
mark(Quote)
Now can all the Pardew sympathisers please tell me what tactics that eleven are going to play. Nine men in our half. Clueless
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
(4-4-1-1): Krul; S.Taylor, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Haidara; Debuchy, Anita, Tiote, Gouffran; Sissoko; Shola Ameobi
Big Dave(Quote)
Elliot, Santon, Yanga-Mbiwa, Satka, Dummett, Sammy Ameobi, de Jong
Big Dave(Quote)
The players need to turn up and put in a professional performance today or it could get embarrassing for the club.
DJG(Quote)
What a horrible team selection.
Gouffran and Sissoko will no doubt be playing as defensive wingers lol.
The Fool will set us up to defend when everyone in the world knows that we cant!!!!!
Please please rid the club of this cretin.
TonyGreenSupreme(Quote)
I think it’s pretty safe to say Pards is unsackable so long as Jabba is owner, ah well lets hope for fresh faces and that Pards gets a new tactics book to read over the summer. 😉
kIMTOON(Quote)
@DJEBS9
You’re right, it makes sense for Mike Ashley to appoint someone similar to Arsene Wenger.
Cheap unknown players playing good football.
After they develop they could be sold with a big profit.
Personally i wouldn’t mind as long as the football is good & we’re competitive on the pitch.
KK(Quote)
Pardew just said ‘how many defenders are available John.’ ‘Seven Alan’ ‘Play them all with 3 attackers defending when we havn’t got the ball (the whole game).
DJG(Quote)
The clown said in his press conference maybe sometimes this season I have been to defensive. Then he picks this side. Out of his depth by a million miles
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
Kevin Keegan talking about Ashley, Jiminez and Wise, plus Freddie Shepherd and Pardew.
He says everything I’ve been preaching on about.
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Sorry. There’s the link. http://youtu.be/ENfD_z7yde8
Troy Stavers(Quote)
@MunichMag
To be fair, Mike Ashley has experience of sacking a premier league manager (Hughton) & replacing them with someone from League One (Pardew).
Galtier or Garde are managing in Ligue 1 so it’s a few steps up in terms or quality.
It would be less of a risk as they are still wanted by their clubs so they must be doing something right.
KK(Quote)
Toby.. 😉
Realy alan… 😯 Just sometimes ❓ ❗
Djebs9(Quote)
Listen to King Kev. He kna’s, A kna’s 😛
You’s are absolutely clueless. 🙄
Troy Stavers(Quote)
@Mark
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/9303971/ligue-1-news-christophe-galtier-quiet-on-premier-league-links
KK(Quote)
@BIGDAVE
Where did you get the 4411 formation from?
It looks 541 to me:
——————————-Krul———————————
Debuchy—Taylor—Williamson—Coloccini—Haidaira
————Sissoko—Anita—Tiote—Gouffran————-
—————————-Ameobi——————————-
Subs:
1 goalkeeper
4 defenders
1 winger
1 forward
Total
2 goalkeepers
9 defenders
3 defensive midfielders
4 attacking players
So despite being guaranteed his bonus & Liverpool being unlikely to win the league we only have 4 attacking players with only two of them starting (if you count Shola as an attacking player?)!
KK(Quote)
KK@43, which Premier League club did Hughton manage before he was at the toon ? I know who he managed afterwards and they’ve just been relegated, despite him spending millions on second rate strikers.
You say “Galtier or Garde are managing in Ligue 1 so it’s a few steps up in terms or quality. “…. and…. what can we derive from that statement ?
Do you mean because he took the risk on knacker Ned he could by the same token take a risk on an untried French manager ?
Munich Mag(Quote)
KK
May 11, 2014 at 14:41 (Edit)
@BIGDAVE
Where did you get the 4411 formation from?
Their twitter page 😉
Troy @ 42 yeah KK knows and say’s it how it is
Big Dave(Quote)
Every big team has leaked goals when they’ve been put under pressure when the opposition attacks.
Liverpool will concede if they’re under pressure, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man City etc.
Yet we still have the dinosaurs that think the primary purpose of football is to not concede 🙄
It isn’t. The point of the game is to score. Otherwise just take the ball & go home 🙄
KK(Quote)
@bigdave
Thanks for the twitter info.
I can only assume:
Taylor – right back
Debuchy – right wing
Sissoko – no 10
Shola – leading the line
KK(Quote)
@munichmag
Yes, that’s my point.
Mike Ashley doesn’t know whether a manager is good or bad, risky or not.
How else are we going to justify the appointment of Kinnear & Pardew?
KK(Quote)
Toby@40 ,Exactly, why admit to it then bloody well do it again 🙄
kIMTOON(Quote)
KK@50….”leaking” goals. FC Bayern ? Barcelona ? Real Madrid ?
Giveower man 😳 😳 😳
They all score loads of goals, and don’t concede 😆 😆 😆
We concede loads and score none…. 😉
Munich Mag(Quote)
http://cricfree.tv/sky-sports-2-live-stream-id3.php think the game might be on here
Big Dave(Quote)
Twitter saying that NUFC management and PR group asked that all banners be banned and confiscated in the away end. Pathetic little souls
Toby le Rhone(Quote)
The toon will be on the receiving end of an absolute battering today in front of the yes of the nation.
Collocini will leave at half time with his shorts on back to front, with Suarez having ripped it out of him. Fancy perhaps one of the sOUTH aMERICANS seeing red….
Munich Mag(Quote)
@munichmag
Yes they all score goals & don’t concede many but when they have conceded it’s been when they opposition has gone into the game with an attacking intent.
Liverpool will leak goals if they are pushed onto the backfoot
Any guesses who will score for us today?
KK(Quote)
I forgot Colo & Suarez are not friends.
KK(Quote)
Barstewards and Scouse jobsworths: @mallybobs: Radio reporting Liverpool are searching toon fans and removing banners at the request of NUFC management and PR team! #silenced #communism
Loads of banners been confiscated
Geordie Deb(Quote)
Hope ashley reminding that..but not… 👿
Pardew is still 5 years left…andcashley don t care of all…he want to make monney and no relagate that s all..play well or bad… 😳
Djebs9(Quote)
http://strmh24.com/?channel=ch23
a bit choppy
Big Dave(Quote)
We should be having a right good go ,we have nowt to lose but our pride, the real pressure is on Pool today, so he sets us up ultra defensively 🙄
Anyhow , HWTL.
kIMTOON(Quote)
Come on andy ❗ come hammers ❗ beat city ❗
Hope anfield get justice ❗ liverpool deserve that…i think a club with great fans must have great victory 😈
Hope for st james s park ….one day… 😐
Djebs9(Quote)
Deb @60, What right do they have to do that?, what happened to freedom of speech 👿 .
kIMTOON(Quote)
djebs9@64, Agree mate.
kIMTOON(Quote)
my streams are all buffering bad anyone got a steady one
Big Dave(Quote)
Tiote looses a ball in dangerous positon 25 times this year…
HBA39(Quote)
Dave ,what link you on
kIMTOON(Quote)
we are a club of anti football by excellence.
We are all what the fooball isn’t about, maybe the most boring team in the league.
HBA39(Quote)
http://cricfree.tv/tsn-1-live-stream.php
But I think it could be a weak wifi signal as the wee Lad has his xbox on aswell
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave I’m watching tv but try
http://cricfree.tv/sky-sports-2-live-stream-id3.php
kIMTOON(Quote)
Bloody hell I know it was disallowed but that was some free kick
kIMTOON(Quote)
wooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooo OG 😆
richietoon(Quote)
OG skirtle 😆 😆 😆 Oh deary me
kIMTOON(Quote)