Stoke City v Newcastle United - Official Buildup/Matchday Thread

Change team to this at h/t: Krul, Janmaat, Dummett, Colo, Williamson, Sissoko, Tiote, Colback (all in centre), Cabella (AM), Armstrong, Cisse. Then actually play fast, direct football.

 

Think we are slightly unlucky to be going in behind tbh. Put Cisse on for Gouffran and I reckon we could win this.

 

Riviere is only here as punishment for those fans who wanted Shola gone.
Obertan couldn't do any worse than Gouffran or Cabella, and that's f****** sad.

Without being overly critical, that was appalling.

 

Not even benched though..I don't know what's going on with that lad. Too attack minded for pardew I suppose.

I'd love to see us try two up top. Riviere struggles but he's new to the league and with far too much to do, and either tiote colback, tiote cabella or whoever as a 442 won't work anyway. Cabella is not a number 10.

First thing to do is not let a goal in straight after half time.

 

I do think we're going to see a complete overhaul soon.

Sorry, I mean I do HOPE we're going to see a complete overhaul soon. What I think is that fck all will happen and I'll be watching, bored, again next week.


Stat attack for those not watching Sky - Since May 2013 Newcastle have fallen behind in 23 matches. We have gone on to win ONE of them. Yep, one. We've lost a staggering 18 of them.

 

Apart from the penalty they should have had, eh?!

 

I must be dumbed down by the **** we've had lately cos I didn't think it was as bad as I'm reading. Not saying it was good - but we've been worse. We need a goalscorer desperately.

I expect us to lose - but it's not definite yet. We could come back into this. Stoke are ****e.

 

Cabella's not a winger either mind...

4-4-2 won't do us any good whatsoever as we don't have a single player who can cross the ball or anyone who can actually head it if we magically get a cross in.

 

But with a different manager maybe they would be well, at least good ....

 

Not sure if Cabella is to blame or Pardew - beginning to think that Pardew's tactics are the same with Cabella as they were with HBA - give it to him and "ay up son, see what you can do"
We all saw what happened with HBA and now history is repeating itself with Cabella!

 

If ashley did sack him and got someone in like moyes or god for it pulis to the end of the season we might stay up. It's that bad that we have to consider it. If we seriously want premiership football. I hate to say this is it breaks my heard but pulis woul pull this **** round.

 

You're right in fairness but it's still turgid stuff. 11 shots, 1 on target says its own story I suppose.

 

I was thinking 20 odd minutes ago..maybe obertan..then I checked the expiry date on these cans

I duuno I'm with sombero tbh, I don't think its complete dross, not for away at stoke

 

Another away match and another good trade.

Laid Newcastle at 3.9 and backed back at 9s. If Pardew left I'd lose my favourite income stream.

 

Its not So'ton away. But it's still bland rubbish. It's like talking to someone utterly interesting. They say things, you listen, you go away and have no idea what was said.

 

Has to bring Armstrong on soon...surely.

 

Who said we can't create chances. We made one then....and Stoke missed an empty net!!!

 

I have also lost count of the amount of times I've heard this lately, "Newcastle making a real hash of it".

 

****ing hell. Krul saved us there! Shocking defensive mix up

 

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