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Norwich City v Newcastle United

Saturday 12th January 2013

Kick Off @ 3pm​

Squad
Debuchy is in line to make his debut, whilst Cisse and Colo is expected to return from 'injury'.
News is awaited on Cabaye but hopes are high that our influential Frenchman will make his first appearance of 2013.
Tiote misses out due to ACON attendance.
The usual long terms suspects are still out but the good news is that Saylor and HBA are back in training although neither are expected to match fit for a little while yet.

Previous Encounters

@ Carrow Road post WWII:

2011/12 lost 2-4 Ba 2
2004/05 lost 1-2 Kluivert
1994/95 lost 1-2 Fox (pen)
1993/94 won 2-1 Beardsley, Cole
1988/89 won 2-0 Mirandinha, O'Brien
1987/88 drew 1-1 P.Jackson
1986/87 lost 0-2
1984/85 drew 0-0
1981/82 lost 1-2 Waddle
1977/78 lost 1-2 T.Craig
1976/77 lost 2-3 T.Craig (pen), Gowling
1975/76 won 2-1 Nulty 2
1973/74 drew 1-1 Cassidy
1972/73 won 1-0 Macdonald
1964/65 drew 1-1 Robson
1963/64 lost 1-3 McGarry
1962/63 lost 0-5 (FAC)
1962/63 won 2-1 McGarry, McKinney
1961/62 drew 0-0

Betting
A Norwich win is 11/10 with PP
A Toon win is 12/5
Newcastle 2-1 is 10/1 as is the 2-2 draw

Streams
http://www.viplivesports.eu/
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/

ACS's View
For me, if Cabaye plays I can actually see us drawing here (We've lost the last 16 on the road in ALL competitions).
I'd therefore pick the following team:

Krul

Santon
Colo
Perch (Willo is not an option for me)
Debuchy

Bigi
Cabaye
Anita

Marv
Cisse
Obertan

I've also attached a poll to see what you chaps think the result will be.........

 

I'm going for a win here as we desperately need one. I'd take a scrappy 1-0 with them scoring it tbh.

 

The ticket for the 10/12/11 game has just appeared in front of me. That really was a bad day at the office. As long as we don't get twanked 4-2 I'll be reasonably happy, but I'll be hoping for a point at least.

 

Hope all our Norwich friends are going to be waiting for us in the bar with all our drinks lined up.

 

I think we will lose 2-1.

 

We simply have to stop the rot, turn the corner, come out the other side, step up to the plate, etc etc etc and bloody well WIN......

 

Request noted and denied, sorry my little feathered friend, l fear our need is greater than yours,
maybe next time lol

 

Yes. Because you're currently only two points off the relegation zone.

 

Perch is apparently injured and I can't see cabaye starting. He might be on the bench. So the team nearly picks itself really. I'm worried about our bench. We need to get our noses in front in this game as if we are chasing the game, we have no one waiting in the wings who can come on and change it.

 

I'm going for a draw, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up.

If Saylor and Cabaye are back, I think we could nick it though, but I think the Everton game was the first step on the road to recovery.

We were unlucky to lose, and it should have been 1-1. Baines goal, despite being immense, shouldn't have gone in.

We defended well pretty much all game, apart from Santon just losing Anichibe.

 

Meanie! The pub nearest the ground!

 

2-1 defeat.

Brief periods of good play, with no cutting edge. Concede due to defensive errors.

 

Just had some bad news, rang the BP about a seat on the coach to Norwich and their coach is fully booked.

Anybody know an alternative company to use?

 

Have you tried Nufc.co.uk they have a half empty bus due to lack of numbers
and if you take your boots along aswell. well, you might never know

 

They've already been in touch with me but I wouldn't want to lose my amateur status.