Match Day Thread Toon v Barcelona

Stabbing people, or just recreational?
Or recreational stabbing?

 

Recreational, although getting some training in.

Was in the pool at 08:00 for 50 lengths (20m pool) and then 20mins of fencing footwork exercises. This will be offset by a decent number of beers later

Missing Budapest this weekend, so next tournament is Madrid in Nov.

 

We are clearly going to get battered


…hoping the Toon might Nick a draw though.

 

I hope Nick does get some service tonight. He might look a bit bit lost against Barca if we don't take the game to them. We need to be fearless and be happy to attack even if we are therefore exposed at the back at times. We are not geared up for sitting back and absorbing pressure from teams like Barca, ao hoping we won't be too conservative. The lads will really need the crowd behind them and the best way to do that is to be on the front foot from the off.

 

Need some varying - Elanga, Hall, Gordon and Thiaw to start.

 

Not a ****ing chance Thiaw starts ahead of schar like. No ****ing way.

 

Some people just make you sick.

 

How about both of them then?

 

I wouldn’t be chucking someone in for a starting debut tonight like.

 

Gordon for Barnes will be the only (very welcome) change. I’d rather hall for trippier, but we’ll go with experience.

 

Downie was reckoning earlier that it might be Barnes starting and Gordon in for Woltemade.

 

That would be totally ****. Gordon isn't effective at CF and Barnes just isn't effective. Against Barca, they won't touch the ball.

 

If that’s the case think Elanga comes in for Murphy too and we are gearing up to break at pace.

 

How's your ice cream...?

 

Is anything interesting happening

 

I actually think Newcastle will win fairly comfortably.

 

Chippy has bought some new clown boots to wear to the game tonight.