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Match Day Thread The "We're only in the fookin cup final - again" thread

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Obi Wan, Feb 5, 2025.

  1. Charlie Dogscock

    Charlie Dogscock Well-Known Member

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    Just we've destabilised ourself less prior to the match, ie Gordon missing causes problems but not to the level that the Pope red destabilised stuff before the Man U game.

    I think we'll lose though.
     
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  2. ToonArmy1892

    ToonArmy1892 Well-Known Member

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    We will have had more chance with the bookies in the last final, put it that way.
     
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  3. ToonArmy1892

    ToonArmy1892 Well-Known Member

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    We have to go five at the back to stand a chance, a back four would be suicide at this point.

    Dubravka

    Trippier Krafth Schar Burn Livramento

    Murphy Guimaraes Tonali Joelinton

    Isak
     
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  4. Magdad

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    Just go 4-4-2 all guns blazing, score first and early and end enjoy the day
     
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  5. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace
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    Telling Toon fans to enjoy the day.
    For a match day.
    A Wembley cup final match, no less.
    Against LiVARpool.
    With at least 3 of our best players missing.
    This guy is a professional comedian.

    laughing-laugh.gif
     
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  6. ToonArmy1892

    ToonArmy1892 Well-Known Member

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    We can't go toe to toe with them.

    Defend for our lives and play out balls to Murphy and Isak and hope they can do something with it.
     
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  7. ToonArmy1892

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    Big Joe to double up on Salah.
     
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  8. Charlie Dogscock

    Charlie Dogscock Well-Known Member

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    Has to be 5 at the back, only real way to compensate for loss of Hall. Team could be pretty decent right now, just rest players against WH FFS.
     
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  9. G4rdToonArmy

    G4rdToonArmy Well-Known Member

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    With the injury crisis we seem to be springing currently think you have to go with the kids vs West Ham and pray that we have 11 to start vs Liverpool.

    Currently think you've got to look at the squad and say this is the most likely line up - Howe isn't going to change the formation up now he has no better players to bring in, although if Botman was even half fit, i do think he'd have fit him into a 5 at the back but not anymore.

    ----------Dubravka
    Trippier - Schar - Burn - Tino
    Tonali - Bruno - Joelinton
    Murphy - Isak - Barnes

    Odysseas, Pope, Krafth, Targett, Longstaff, Miley, Willock, Osula, Wilson

    Genuinley think that is our fit first team players.
     
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  10. Roland Deschain

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    Hearing Botman is fine. If that's the case, you'd still go with 5 but it makes the defence a lot better. Lop sided 5-4-1 just like we did vs Arsenal.

    Dubs

    Murphy Schar Burn Botman Livramento

    Bruno Tonali Joelinton Barnes

    Isak.

    Trippier into the back three if Botman can't make it.
     
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  11. ToonArmy1892

    ToonArmy1892 Well-Known Member

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    Where from?
     
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  12. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    Himself posting on Instagram

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    Botman posted: "Don't sell b** ****" to a post by Geordie Josh who shared the stories about his planned procedures. The Newcastle star's response on Instagram was to a post which claimed he could be out for the season and also that he was injury prone.
     
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  13. cronemeister

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    He posted some weird message saying "Don't sell bullshit", I think he's telling the club not to sell Lascelles basically.
     
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  14. ToonArmy1892

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    That doesn't mean he isn't injured.
     
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  15. Delusional Full Stop

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    <laugh>
     
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  16. Roland Deschain

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  18. Whendidyoulastwinatrophy

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  19. Roland Deschain

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    Only way we stand even a remote chance is to play the Arsenal formation. But even Arsenal had the good grace to have Saka injured.
     
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  20. ToonArmy1892

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    Agree on the formation but Trippier centre back, targett left back, willock left wing, nah.

    Big Joe left wing for me to double up on Salah.
     
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