The Official Newcastle United v Bristol City Match Day Thread

[old_eastender]

Good to see Vyner getting game time, should have started Weds instead of the hapless Matthews (Tony Dining Mark 2) if going to play a flat back 4.

[Kid in the Riot]

I'm just delighted Bobby has been found safe and well.

[Shtanley]

2 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Ok, after saying he'd be picking a team packed full of energy, I didn't quite expect to see Wilbs up top alone, a struggling GON in the middle with the returning from injury Korey. 

In fact, I'm not sure there could have been a line up picked with less energy... maybe the addition of Tomlin.

Vyner is obvious as you've said.

Wilbraham is forced as theres no way we can have Taylor playing alone up top. He probably worked on this system in the week but Djuric being injured meant it must be AW.

Brownhill is injured I'm pretty sure, so Smith and Reid are probably the only 2 equally as energetic. O'Neil is probably the one I'd question though thinking about it, maybe Hegeler should be in there.

I like O'Dowda and Bryan vs Yedlin and Ritchie that's quite a battle and one Golbourne couldn't have coped with.

[Ryan_BCFC]

I feel sick with that line up

**** OFF LEE JOHNSON 

Edited February 25, 2017 by Ryan_BCFC

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

17 minutes ago, OddBallJim said:

Our line up has left me speechless. Genuinely. 

Do we expect anything different from this so called talented coach, I think that Newcastle will just walk right through us. Hopefully after this fiasco SL will see the light!

[1960maaan]

 

Todays team brought to you by .....

[pongo88]

17 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

Vyner at right back - no other realistic option but inexperienced. Bryan at left back? Reid and Smith must be a risk in midfield as Reid gives one bad passes for every good one and Smith has been poor in every match this season. O'Neil's not fit. As for attacking options, we have powderpuff O'Dowda and Dad's Army Wilbraham 

[bristolcitysweden]

Anyone knows if they are starting their second string?

[Baldyman]

11 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said:

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

After his performance on Weds he had no chance being in the squad ! 

[Fordy62]

1 minute ago, Shtanley said:

 

I like O'Dowda and Bryan vs Yedlin and Ritchie that's quite a battle.

In the same way that I like Connor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather versus Ant & Dec in a fight to the death?

[bristolcitysweden]

Football is a funny game. Hopefully we will be fine

[ciderbeans]

Look on the bright side, we either get a point or three, or Johnson is gone. Win, win!

[Major Isewater]

7 minutes ago, Josh93 said:

• 26 Karl Darlow  
• 22 DeAndre Yedlin  
• 6 Jamaal Lascelles (c)  
• 2Ciaran Clark  
• 3Paul Dummett  
• 12Jonjo Shelvey  
• 4Jack Colback  
• 11Matt Ritchie  
• 17Ayoze Perez  
• 30Christian Atsu  
• 45Aleksandar Mitrovic

newcastle starting 11 today - 4-2-3-1

Never heard of 'em .

[Major Isewater]

2 minutes ago, bristolcitysweden said:

Football is a funny game. Hopefully we will be fine

We haven't had much to laugh about recently.

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

1 minute ago, ciderbeans said:

Look on the bright side, we either get a point or three, or Johnson is gone. Win, win!

Answer to that, unfortunately is, You Wish, You Wish, You Wish!

[bristolcitysweden]

1 minute ago, Major Isewater said:

Never heard of 'em .

Don't wake them up

[Fiale]

Lots of people saying it was good we cancelled Engvall's loan just in case we had another injury to a forward - well we have a injury and still no Engvall even on the bench, prove that LJ has no intention of playing him so why are we trying to **** up his career ?

[DT The Optimist]

13 minutes ago, ciderbeans said:

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

Because his strength is not holding the ball up.  Need Wibraham, as he has done, or Duric who is unfit. Taylor is a sniffer, fox in the box, not a man to hold the ball up when it comes out from the back ( hopefully) 

i did half expect Hegeler to be right back.  Today is about how we perform, anything we get is a bonus

 

[Shtanley]

4 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

In the same way that I like Connor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather versus Ant & Dec in a fight to the death?

They probably know Jungle Warfare thanks to I'm a celeb.

Plus Ant and Dec are Geordies so presumably our left side is McGregor and Mayweather?

Edited February 25, 2017 by Shtanley

[spudski]

Think LJ is sick to death of Matthews performances,  given all his chances. Vyner can't be any worse than. Golborne the same... Way off the standards. Full back positions are our archiles heal... Could be our ruin. Think this line up is just pure frustration with the performance from the last game. Hence players being dropped. Midfield will be in the tools face from the outset.... Expect at least 5 bookings. 

[Redandy]

Wilbraham back. Says it all

[P'head Red]

2 minutes ago, Fiale said:

Lots of people saying it was good we cancelled Engvall's loan just in case we had another injury to a forward - well we have a injury and still no Engvall even on the bench, prove that LJ has no intention of playing him so why are we trying to **** up his career ?

Doesn't help himself when he turns down loan opportunities 

[bristolcitysweden]

1 minute ago, Fiale said:

Lots of people saying it was good we cancelled Engvall's loan just in case we had another injury to a forward - well we have a injury and still no Engvall even on the bench, prove that LJ has no intention of playing him so why are we trying to **** up his career ?

Probably because he would get hanged if Wilbs also picked up an injury

[Fordy62]

1 minute ago, Shtanley said:

They probably know Jungle Warfare thanks to I'm a celeb 

I just worry. JB has been shit all season. Most notably when at left back. COD has hardly pulled up any trees. 

But oh well, I'll go into 3pm with that blind hope I always have!

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

Newcastle Fans on RB just now, when asked what do you think of Bristol City, all laughed!   So we are already a laughing stock, thanks to our talented coach, Good God!

[Esmond Million's Bung]

I fully expect to be in a relegation spot after todays game and I fully expect that Villa will make a remarkable recovery in form on Tuesday night and I have no confidence that we can beat Burton.

 

[bristolcitysweden]

2 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Newcastle Fans on RB just now, when asked what do you think of Bristol City, all laughed!   So we are already a laughing stock, thanks to our talented coach, Good God!

We have close to always been a laughing stock I'm sorry to say

[Jack Dawe]

6 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Newcastle Fans on RB just now, when asked what do you think of Bristol City, all laughed!   So we are already a laughing stock, thanks to our talented coach, Good God!

The only hope we have is Newcastle's complacency 

[old_eastender]

3 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

I fully expect to be in a relegation spot after todays game and I fully expect that Villa will make a remarkable recovery in form on Tuesday night and I have no confidence that we can beat Burton.

 

Sadly I have to agree... Johnson OUT!

[Esmond Million's Bung]

5 minutes ago, spudski said:

Think LJ is sick to death of Matthews performances,  given all his chances. Vyner can't be any worse than. Golborne the same... Way off the standards. Full back positions are our archiles heal... Could be our ruin. Think this line up is just pure frustration with the performance from the last game. Hence players being dropped. Midfield will be in the tools face from the outset.... Expect at least 5 bookings. 

So can we expect a midfield pressing game?, getting close to their midfield opponent?, not giving them time on the ball?, not surrendering midfield territory by backing off?.