Match Day Thread Newcastle United v Saints Saturday 6th February 2021, 3pm BT Sport 1

Harsh on Ramsay. He won't have Cavani or Fernandes to worry about today, if he plays.

 

Yeah I'd give Ramsay another go rather than shoehorn someone from another position in.

 

Agreed. The question is Djenepo/Redmond or MiniMetro for me.

I'd really quite like to see MiniMetro given a start.

 

As long as Armstrong plays we’ll win

 

Hes injured isnt he?

 

Injured.

 

How will he get on against Andy elbows Carrol I wonder?

 

Had a dream lastnight that we beat this lot 10-0. They had a man sent off ........

 

I sent this same tongue in cheek message to my son earlier when I read about their defensive injury crisis. Carroll being the man to be sent off would be the icing on the cake...

 

Definitely a dream and not a premonition, we struggle to break down 10 men

 

I read an interview with Andy Elbows this morning, and he says the stress of not winning games is really getting to him and others.
Affecting his sleep apparently, but not his thinking as he openly stated that if he comes on as a substitute he looks to “smash” a couple of the opposition players to unsettle them. Hardly a secret because his whole career has been built around using his strength to bully players, but if the referee could be on the look out for those challenges it might help.

 

I am more worried about how he would cope with the likes of St Maximin or Almiron.

 

You forgot to include putting the winger into the stands with a ‘shoulder charge’ and avoiding scoring own goals at corners. Ok maybe that was just me.

 

Just checked and miraculously he has only 2 reds in 243 appearances for Newcastle. Definitely due a hat trick of reds today then. Only Carroll could be stupid enough to say that in an interview and it’s a shame he’s never fit enough to start as he could be off the pitch sooner. Let’s hope we can at least add to his difficulties sleeping...

 

I'm sure that's historically not the only reason Andy Carroll has had disturbed sleep patterns...

 

allegedly?

 

Not fooling anyone Charlie. We know that's you.

 

Genuinely excited for the team news for the first time in weeks!

 

Vestergaard Romeu and Minamino all in