Newcastle United v Maritimo - Official Build Up / Match Day Thread

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Newcastle United v Maritimo
Europe League
Thursday 22nd November 2012
KO 8.05pm @ SJP

Squad
Info to follow but long term absentees Haris, Campbell and Raylor will play no part.

Betting
Toon win 4/9
Toon to win 3-1- 11/1
Toon to win 4-1- 22/1
No goals- 10/1

TV
Live on ESPN

ACS's View
I expect a solid win this week as we look to secure our passage to the next round. I'm therefore going for 3-1.

 

I'm gonna be there, and I wanna see Ferguson and Sammy play to raise their spirits again after that ****e game yesterday.

 

I'll be there but I know a few people that aren't going because of the rubbish that's been served up in the league recently.

 

I'm going for 1 - 0 Shola.

 

I'm actually taking somebody to their first football match, I hope it wont put them off the game for life.

 

Have to say I'm not fussed about this game, it's all about the league for me at the moment. We should field as weak a team as possible and just focus the week on the Southampton game. Maybe not the most professional approach but we should be able to field a full second string team and should still have enough in the locker to win this one.

 

I'll be there regardless, bought my tickets as soon as they were available
After watching the toon for 30 years I've seen all the crap that could be thrown at us

 

Been through the bad days myself, just thought they were behind us though.

 

I suppose we all have choices on the matter but if I weren't stuck on the motorway heading back up North I'd deffo be there as there's always something very special about European nights.

 

Same! Taking my best friend to her first game. Fingers crosses for a good game..

 

Fingers crossed indeed. Which area are you sitting in?

Aren't you treating JPF to a ticket too?

 

Normal Gallowgate seats, block B.

I did ask but he said he didn't want to go to that one

 

Seems there's quite a few regs not going. I hope the atmosphere is good enough to get your friend going to more games. A good win to whet her appetite.

I'm just on the other side of the goal from you.

 

If this was my team selection, Krul and colo in, and the rest, Youngsters/ second string
Leave BA, cisse, guti, ober, ben arfa, simpson, santon all out
We dont HAVE TO WIN!
We want to win
We need to win against southampton or this season is ganna change big time

 

Why leave Obertan out? He needs these sorts of games if he's ever gonna get any good. He's not good enough to start in our first team in the PL, simple as.

We don't have to win vs Maritmo, but it's a good opportunity to play players who need the game time, and Obertan needs all the game time he can get.

I'd personally play -

----------Shola------------

Ferguson---Marv-----Obertan

------Bigi------????---------

????---Colo-----Good-----Tav

-----------Elliot---------------


I wouldn't play Tiote or Anita, but who comes after them if Cabaye and Perch are both our?

Plus I'd rest Santon, and play Tav RB, so who plays LB? Dummett is out on loan, isn't he?

 

he's knackered, he's got a big toe that needs fixed
hope it doesn't end up like a Marcellino finger,
oooooooh! that was nasty

 

Play Fergie at LB, Marv at LW, and put Abeid in that CAM slot that's become free.

 

from www.nufc.com

Newcastle play the penultimate game of their Europa League group stage on Thursday, knowing that victory over the Portuguese League side from the island of Madeira will guarantee their place in the first knockout round of the competition next February.

Kick-off is at 8.05pm and tickets remain on public sale. Details of cash turnstiles will follow.

Squad: Fabricio Coloccini is available to play although still suspended domestically, while fellow countryman Jonas Gutierrez is expected to return from injury.

Papiss Cisse is anticipated to start, while Shola Ameobi and Steven Taylor will both make their 200th NUFC starts in all competitions, if selected. Demba Ba meanwhile is one appearance away from completing his half century.

Missing are Adam Campbell, Ryan Taylor, Dan Gosling, Haris Vuckic, James Perch, Yohan Cabaye, Xisco and Gabriel Obertan but Steve Harper is back in training.

Nile Ranger is registered for this competition (with squad number 30) but remains outside Alan Pardew's thoughts due to ongoing club disciplinary issues.

Ranger did join first team training ahead of the Swansea game, but that was in a week when many players were out injured and on international duty and the numbers were boosted by Ranger and various youngsters.

Paddy Power match betting is online here

Selected PP Match odds:
Newcastle to win 1-0 @ 5/1

(NB: quoted odds were accurate at the time of writing, but subject to fluctuation - click on the link above to display current live odds).

CSM: Since holding us to a scoreless draw on Madeira, Maritimo have lost four of their six domestic league games, winning just once and drawing the other one.

Ahead of their first-ever visit to St.James' Park, Saturday saw them safely negotiate a potentially tricky tie in the Portuguese equivalent of the FA Cup, winning 3-0 at fourth tier side Aguiar da Beira.

Ref: Danny Makkelie - a former policeman from the Dutch town of Dordrecht.

Travel:

Park & Ride: in association with Altoonative Travel

South of the Tyne - from Metrocentre coach park:
(Operated by Go North East)

Red-liveried Soccerbuses run regularly starting / finishing on Barrack Road (opposite Milburn Stand). Free parking and Magpie Mover ticket holders travel free, fares: £1 each way (50p for U14s). More details here

North of the Tyne - from Newcastle Great Park:
(Operated by Arriva)

Green-liveried X40 Great Park Sage Express buses run regularly calling at The Brandling Arms, Regent Centre and starting / finishing at Haymarket Bus Station.

Free parking at Great Park and Magpie Mover ticket holders travel free, fares: £1 each way (50p for U14s) upon production of match ticket. More details here

UK TV: Live on ESPN

NE Radio: Live commentary on BBC Newcastle

Overseas TV:
Al Jazeera Sports +2
Arena Sport 1 (Bosnia/Croatia/Serbia)
beIN Sport MAX 7 (France)
C Sports Live (Norway/Sweden)
Canada Sportsnet (Canada)
Cytavision Sports 4 (Cyprus)
Fox Soccer Plus /Soccer 2GO (USA)
Setanta (Australia)(delay)
Sport TV2 (Portugal)
SuperSport 7 / Maximo (South Africa)
TEN Sports India

Stats:

Portuguese League sides at SJP:

1968/69 Sporting Lisbon won 1-0 Robson
1968/69 Setubal lost won 5-1 Davies,
Foggon, Gibb, Robson 2
1969/70 Porto won 1-0 Scott
2004/05 Sporting Lisbon drew 1-1 Bellamy
2004/05 Sporting Lisbon won 1-0 Shearer

Remaining fixtures:

Thu 22.11.2012
NUFC v Maritimo
Brugge v Bordeaux

Thu 06.12.2012
Bordeaux v NUFC
Maritimo v Brugge

 

Going to be interesting to see what team Pards puts out, whether he wants a win or is just going to go through the motions and concentrate on our position in the league.

Doesn't seem to be a lot of interest in the game and there's still loads of tickets left. Can't see there being many more than 20,000 there.

 

the weather will be a factor for the attendance tomorrow
heard it' going to be a lovely fine warm evening
actually heard it's going to piss down and very windy