The Official Newcastle United v Bristol City Match Day Thread

[bristolcitysweden]

Our only hope is that Newcastle are totally out of pace

[Fordy62]

I feared a defeat beforehand, even more so now. 

However, extremely pleased to see Korey back. 

[Kid in the Riot]

4 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Packed full of energy? 

Has he gone completely insane?

 

What's more energetic than Aaron Wilbraham playing up top on his own?

[Alessandro]

2 minutes ago, Baldyman said:

Wilbs ????? Give me strength ! A 37 year old who's not Kicked a ball for a couple of months . Energy my arse . Duric ??? 

Injured

[BCFCGav]

Just now, 29AR said:

I would NEVER have predicted that team. Initial reaction was wtf... but keep looking at it liking it more and more. 

Yea the midfield could be decent I think, packed with decent players. Still can't believe he's gone Wilbs over Taylor, I understand wanting to have the target man but I'm not sure he's right for this game.

[JoeAman08]

1 minute ago, BRISTOL86 said:

Sounds like it would have been Djuric but for an injury

 

On the bench

Thanks for that. Didn't read about Djuric. I like Wilbs but it's Newcastle. Rotherham, Preston or Burton fair enough. 

Im not looking forward to Korey and GON in midfield together though. They tend to stand 5 yards from each other and pass sideways to each other or back to the centre halves. 

I have high hopes for our right and left sides though. Think this could be our strongest lineup on the wings. Banged on for months about how COD in front of Bryan may bring the best out of both as CODs work will allow Joe to get forward more comfortably while knowing he'll be covered. Cotterill has been brilliant and Vyner will be hungry to impress. 

[Son of Fred]

1 minute ago, Baldyman said:

Wilbs ????? Give me strength ! A 37 year old who's not Kicked a ball for a couple of months . Energy my arse . Duric ??? 

Has to be a ****** wind-up....will amend my 3-0 Newcastle to 5-0...embarrassing.

[petehinton]

On a serious note I'm angry for the fans that have travelled all that way and spent all that money for him to pick that. 

[Calluum11]

Just now, Kid in the Riot said:

What's more energetic than Aaron Wilbraham playing up top on his own?

Wayne Shaw...

[Shtanley]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

I feared a defeat beforehand, even more so now. 

However, extremely pleased to see Korey back. 

Without giving me your ideal XI why don't you rate the team? I think most of the changes are reasonably obvious. It would've been Djuric up top alone had he not fallen ill.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Baldyman said:

Wilbs ????? Give me strength ! A 37 year old who's not Kicked a ball for a couple of months . Energy my arse . Duric ??? 

Djuric is Injured. If we're going to go 4-2-3-1 think Wilbs was the only option, although eye-popping when originally seeing it. Taylor can come on and change formation. 

Wilbs impressed me a lot at the start of the season. He gives Cotterril and O'Dowda a purpose Taylor most likely wouldn't have. 

Seems to me LJ had a formation in mind and picked the team around it. 

 

[exAtyeoMax]

6 minutes ago, JonDolman said:

Is Djuric injured?

apparently so, a stomach muscle injury or something…

[TV Tom]

4 minutes ago, 1891 B.C. Sweden said:

#NEWvBRC: Giefer, Vyner, Flint, Wright, Bryan, Cotterill, O'Neil, Reid, K.Smith, O'Dowda, Wilbraham. #BristolCity

subs: Fielding, Magnusson, Hegeler, Pack, Paterson, Tomlin, Taylor

So Brownhill and Matthews have come and gone, where the hell are the goals going to come from in that team, a severe lack of pace, a kid with a couple of senior games behind him thrown in at full-back in the cauldron that is St. Jame's Park, another 6 changes, when the hell is he going to know his best 11? 

[nellie]

3 minutes ago, Fiale said:

RB interviewing fans and they still say LJ is a good manager and want him to stay - what the hell.

Rovers fans ?

[Major Isewater]

1 minute ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Our only hope is that Newcastle are totally out of pace

Or that they don't bother to come out of their dressing room for the first half , like that we may just scrape a draw .

[ChippenhamRed]

Formation? 4-2-3-1 with Reid behind Wilbs, O'Dowda / Cotterill on the wings and Bryan at LB?

[1960maaan]

I'm just glad we're are getting enough luck in the hat draw, that a goalkeeper gets picked every week 

[BRISTOL86]

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

On a serious note I'm angry for the fans that have travelled all that way and spent all that money for him to pick that. 

Why? Wholesale changes from a side that has just turned in one of the most inept and gutless performances I've seen in years. I'd be pleased. 

Did you expect him to start four strikers and set up to get thrashed?

[HomerRed]

Seems like the team up on the board got blown down by storm Doris. Got put back up by a passing steward in random order and LJ thought 'let's try that'. 

[The Dolman Pragmatist]

Jesus, you're a miserable and joyless lot.  He's picked a squad of professional footballers, pretty much in the positions you'd expect.  Our two centre forwards are out, so he's brought back Wilbraham, who hasn't let us down before.  You don't know how fit or unfit players, but you just can't wait to condemn, can you?  I really despair.  Can you do nothing but complain, even before the bl**dy match is underway?  

[BobBobSuperBob]

Don't know what to make ofmhe team , but as for consistency of selection that went out the window months ago 

 

Looks like 

 

[ciderbeans]

Surely matty Taylor is one that provedes energy up front and closes down defenders? Why leave him out?

[ChippenhamRed]

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

On a serious note I'm angry for the fans that have travelled all that way and spent all that money for him to pick that. 

I've never agreed with this sort of moan. You pay to watch 11 first team players wearing red. That's what you're getting.

[RedM]

Went to see the Stadium of Light earlier, blowing a gale but dry and not too cold after early rain. Hard to stand up. Now in a wetherspoons packed with City fans and Geordies having a drink together, no problem at all. Must admit the people up here are so friendly and helpful. 

 

[Red Army 75]

6 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said:

No it's not. People weren't happy with Wednesday, so LJ changes it up, but that just gives many a chance to have another go at him, before the games even started. 

God forbid they wait to see what happens first!! 

After Wednesday I wouldn't of minded if Scott Murray started 

[BobBobSuperBob]

Sorry if I've missed it but where's Brownhill ?

 

Is he on the naughty step ?

With SG ?

Edited February 25, 2017 by BobBobSuperBob

[ontariored]

1 minute ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

Jesus, you're a miserable and joyless lot.  He's picked a squad of professional footballers, pretty much in the positions you'd expect.  Our two centre forwards are out, so he's brought back Wilbraham, who hasn't let us down before.  You don't know how fit or unfit players, but you just can't wait to condemn, can you?  I really despair.  Can you do nothing but complain, even before the bl**dy match is underway?  

Are you smoking something. It was LJ who was going to pick a high energy team .... tell me where the high energy is coming from?

[bristolcitysweden]

4 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

What's more energetic than Aaron Wilbraham playing up top on his own?

A snail forcing his way over a concrete block

[Slippin cider]

7 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Replacing Engvall

Who? ...

[robin_unreliant]

Very consistent team selection by LJ. He talks about what he wants (energy) then picks a team with Wilbs, GON and a half fit Korey. Exactly the opposite of what he was talking about. This is totally consistent with what he's been doing for months.