Newcastle 1-0 Saints - Match Thread

[OttawaSaint]

Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool. That's part 1 of "the memory of Bobby Robson" has a bad day in place. Over to you Saints...

Edited 17 August, 2024 by OttawaSaint

[Totton Saint]

Any streams please?

[tdmickey3]

Midfield bar Downes is to weak but until Ugo Is in and another AM, it’s best we have.

Hope MaCarthy has one of his better games he’s going to need to

[sfc4prem]

Their team doesn't look much changed from the one we faced back in 2022/23...

[Saint_clark]

9 minutes ago, Totton Saint said:

Any streams please?

Won't be many working ones till kickoff.

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, sfc4prem said:

Their team doesn't look much changed from the one we faced back in 2022/23...

Notable exception at right back of course.

[hypochondriac]

What do we want from today? Obviously some points would be the first thing but if we can't manage that, I want a performance to be proud of, some promising passages of play, looking dangerous in attack and showing that we can compete with these players in this league. 

If we can't have any of that then just lose by one goal so we aren't bottom! 

Edited 17 August, 2024 by hypochondriac

[Farmer Saint]

Team as I thought - strongest side we can play at the moment (until others are au faix with the style). 

[saintant]

48 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

A injury to THB and we have a back three of;

Wood - Bednarek - Stephens

 

Not great. 

Trying to work out when Wood overtook Edwards in the pecking order - I thought it was Edwards who was receiving all the plaudits. Strange that he's suddenly behind Wood now.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, saintant said:

Trying to work out when Wood overtook Edwards in the pecking order - I thought it was Edwards who was receiving all the plaudits. Strange that he's suddenly behind Wood now.

I can only assume Edwards has picked up a knock or something. I hope this isn't Martin playing favourites again with Wood being one of his Swansea lads.

Edited 17 August, 2024 by Saint_clark

[Miltonaggro]

1-1 I think, hopefully settle a few nerves and get right up some 'expert' hooters!

[pingpong]

Primary objective should be to keep within 2 goals of them, would take a 3-1 defeat please.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Nervously looking forward to seeing what we can do. Think it could be a big wake-up call with a number of horrible fuck-ups when trying to pass in our pen area.

Shearer has called it 3-1, so I’d like us to completely make him look a prat and win or at worst draw.

Not sure I like a 3 CB defence, especially with Stephens there…invites pressure and inevitably means there are fewer options to play out. Good to see we’ve moved on from Manning. Good to see Archer straight onto the bench as an option with Tyler too. 

Is Aribo good enough to deserve a start? Jury out, but I thought he looked leggy and got caught with the ball a bit too much in pre-season games.

So tough to call this…think it will be a sad loss, but let’s hope it’s more 2-1 than 9-0.  COYS!

[Saint Matty 76]

Any chance of creativity will need to come from the wing-backs with that midfield.

[Suhari]

https://nativesurge.info/newcastle-vs-southampton/

Seems okay.

 

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, NewYorkSaint said:

I resolve to get huge pleasure each time we successfully pass the ball out of the back and break forward. There will, I predict, be at least three embarrassing losses of possession, one of which will lead to a goal, but if there's enough of the other kind (courage, be our friend!), I'll take it. I actually love the experience of seeing 21 triangles lead to a zip-zing and we're away. I like Russball. It's entertaining as hell. And the tension is part of that. Miss Bazunu, but still...  we have to try to see if we can hold onto the system we've been practicing for a year. It served us pretty well last year. 

One key thing to look for. Can Smallbone cut it in the premier league playing the role he's embraced? He's looked v elegant as the escape ball master. Every time he does something impressive today I'll be cheering. (And of course counting on Downes for his brilliant break-up play.). 

Fantasy moment:  we're trailing 1-0 in the 70th minute. Tall Paul comes on and scores a headed goal from a perfect Sugawara cross....  It can happen, friends. It can happen.

Entertaining it ain’t.

[saintant]

Looking forward to seeing the surprise RM said he has up his sleeve. He said we didn't use it pre-season because he didn't want to show his hand. I'm intrigued.

[Bad Wolf]

4 minutes ago, Suhari said:

https://nativesurge.info/newcastle-vs-southampton/

Seems okay.

 

Bit stoppy starty for me. Anyone else?

[HarvSFC]

Jacob Murphy still starts for them? Would be a shame if he picked up an injury today.

[OttawaSaint]

Here we go!

*deep breaths*

[St Chalet]

COYR!

[PerthshireSaint]

Any streams that work on a phone ?

[Saint_clark]

Just now, PerthshireSaint said:

Any streams that work on a phone ?

The one above is working for me on google pixel.

[saint francis]

https://crackstreams.dev/newcastle-united-vs-southampton/

[M271]

6 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Bit stoppy starty for me. Anyone else?

Fawanews has a good stream at the moment 

Edited 17 August, 2024 by M271

[OttawaSaint]

From some angles yellow vs black and white not easy to tell apart.

[OttawaSaint]

Wonder how we'll hold up against a more aggressive press.

[Saint_clark]

No streams working for me now. Hate the Prem.

[Bad Wolf]

"Russell Martin was lucky to keep his job after 7 games last season" - If that's where we're at then the game has gone.

[OttawaSaint]

Sloppy as fuck so far...

[Saint Billy]

Newcastle pressuring the tippy happy stuff at the back already 

[OttawaSaint]

Settling down a bit. Better passing.

[saint francis]

Works perfectly for me but Arabian commentary...

https://livehd.lat/100/ehd-37.php

[OttawaSaint]

Great play Suga!

Yellow for Hall.

Edited 17 August, 2024 by OttawaSaint

[Saint_clark]

We're playing an insanely high defensive line, so high that we're in their half and they have a forward closer to our goal than our defenders. 

[Saint_clark]

Gordon you diving...so&so.

[OttawaSaint]

Ohhhh no!!! Offside!

[OttawaSaint]

Great move though. Arrgghhh

[Miltonaggro]

Stephens' magic strikes again.

Edited 17 August, 2024 by Miltonaggro

[Saint Matty 76]

Smallbone should probably do better with the contact so it doesn't need the touch, but it's unlucky!

[Sheaf Saint]

First blood to us but offside. Was Smallbone's shot on target? Would it have been better for Stephens to leave it, knowing he was offside?

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Saint Matty 76 said:

Smallbone should probably do better with the contact so it doesn't need the touch, but it's unlucky!

Yep.

[obelisk]

Hope that wasn't going in.

[SaintBobby]

This playing out from the back…gees…

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

First blood to us but offside. Was Smallbone's shot on target? Would it have been better for Stephens to leave it, knowing he was offside?

Going wide unfortunately.

[Disco Stu]

Should have left it!

[SaintBobby]

Wasn’t going in from Smallbone, so not a big error by Jack

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Going wide unfortunately.

Couldn't tell from the replays I saw.

[OttawaSaint]

Man I love Suga already!

[Saint_clark]

Looked tight as to whether it was going in.