Official Matchday Thread - Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bruce is doing another excellent job.

 

I dont think Wolves were poor, they passed the ball around well and looked good on the attack.

 

We are **** and have been lucky so many times this season.

 

QPR 1 - 2 Wolves
Spurs 1 - 1 Wolves
Bolton 1 - 1 Wolves
Arsenal 1 - 1 Wolves

I don't think people realise that, despite their heavy derby defeat, they actually have an impressive away record, with draws against Spurs (where we got battered), Arsenal and now ourselves. In fact, it means that they're now unbeaten away in 5 games.

We should have won this, but this was never going to be an easy game based on their away form so far.

 

Second half we came out as if we had already won the game and never got going. Wolves dominated the second half and I was happy to get the draw in the end.

 

This! We just didn't seem to try at all.

 

The difference in those game are as follows.

1. QPR 1-2 Wolves- Cisse sent off earlier. In a relegation dogfight.
2. Spurs 1-1 Wolves- Was more like Spurs v Hennessy. Tottenham should have won 6-1 and conceded first.
3. Bolton 1-1 Wolves- Bottom of the league and 4 away wins tells you what their home form is like.
4. Arsenal 1-1 Wolves- Arsenal were dreadful and still the better team.

None of these team were 2-0 up, Wolves are a dog poor team who will finish 20th position. Glad I'm out of the country next week.

 

No, there's no 'difference'. They got those results, and it's not easy to get decent away results full stop, nevermind against teams like Spurs and Arsenal.

Whatever factors you claim were involved, they've still went unbeaten in 5 games now away. Those results weren't all just pure flukes, and it's clear that they were going to put up a fight.

 

You can compare whatever results you want but we got the lucky time to play them were 2-0 up, unexcuseable. If you took a table over the last 15 games we'd be 14th, shows we are a team in decline.

 

We missed Steven Taylor yesterday. I'm now sure Mike Williamson is simply not as good, proven by the fact his poor challenges cost us two goals against Wolves.

I fear a repeat of a no-show by our midfield next weekend ...

 

Saylor is a huge miss and your spot on Williamson just not good enough.
We hadn't played for two weeks and some of the players looked knackered.
Cabaye back from suspension was dreadful and he has to up his game next week.
Tiote looked composed.
Ba and Cisse were feeding of scraps.
Got to do a lot better next week.