Jimbo 172 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Owen shock as Hughton drops Newcastle striker for key battle Caretaker manager Chris Hughton has taken the controversial decision to leave out the former England striker and play Nigeria international Obafemi Martins up front on his own against the Gunners at St James' Park in this evening's televised game. Owen only returned to the side last week for the 1-1 draw at Hull City after a two-month lay-off with an ankle injury but he failed to make much impact at the KC Stadium. He is still hoping to catch the eye of England coach Fabio Capello before the end of the season to reclaim his England place, but has been left on the bench for this fixture. This is a crucial game for Newcastle as they battle to move away from the relegation places. There was talk on Tyneside last night of a bust-up between Owen, Hughton and his fellow caretaker coach Colin Calderwood, but this was denied by the club and Owen's advisers last night. Martins, himself, is only just back from a lengthy spell out with injury but Hughton has chosen the former Inter Milan striker to lead the line, with Alan Smith expected to play a key midfield role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charvski 0 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 alan bastard smith playing a key role. were fucked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 We are going down. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30162 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 In that case we can expect Arsenal to be camped in our half for 90 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 172 Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 I'm taking bookings for lodgings for the fixtures vs Ipswich and Norwich next season, first cum first served.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadrian 0 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 without service he's a luxury , lokenkrands and jonas on the wings then please , butt , smith and nolan in the centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty84 0 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 he'll be playin the 4-5-1 the same against man united, hopefully with lovenkrands just behind martins and nolan playing in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Chris Hughton is a master tactician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Not against him coming off the bench when he's just coming back from a spell on the sidelines. I just hope the stuff about a fall-out is bollocks. Quite confident Owen is pretty professional though so I'd expect him to do a job when called upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 17 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Chris Hughton is a masterbater. FYP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Chris Hughton is a masterbater. FYP Tbf, who isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKev 0 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 He's not fit yet, so I haven't got a real problem with that - just hope it's not Ameobi or Smith replacing him up front... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6962 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hes done bot all for a year. Not sure why he should be automatic choice. If the ball isnt laid on a plate for him he doesnt want to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hes done bot all for a year. Not sure why he should be automatic choice. If the ball isnt laid on a plate for him he doesnt want to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hes done bot all for a year. Not sure why he should be automatic choice. If the ball isnt laid on a plate for him he doesnt want to know Have a drink ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Sorry about the dig btw SB, you knows I loves ya baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 lol since when was this a crunch match.... They all are though mate. Especially home games. A point might keep us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 866 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Martins on his own will be headless. If only King Khris didn't start him against Hull when he wasn't fit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6962 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Sorry about the dig btw SB, you knows I loves ya baby. Who is SB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Sorry about the dig btw SB, you knows I loves ya baby. Who is SB? Bob l'éponge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 we couldn't even beat hull, home or awayevery games important but this is one of the least likely we were ever going to get anything from... not looking forward to tomorrow at all.... i sense another battering least when ya played the teams likely to beat you, it wasn't overly annoying because you knew you'd get a result against the shitty end of the table... we can't even fcking manage that now bloody depressing Have a wank or something man ffs. Your blood pressure must be through the roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charvski 0 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 does hughton have his clipboard back yet? or is he clipboardless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shear class! 0 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 does hughton have his clipboard back yet? or is he clipboardless? Fuckin CLUELESS more like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo 0 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Martins on his own will be headless. If only King Khris didn't start him against Hull when he wasn't fit... He worked well with Peter, the first 20 mins at Man U game was the best we'd played all season. I'd stick to that rather than change it now. Owen added nothing against Hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7214 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 If they start playing long balls up to Martins I'll be so pissed off. If they're playing Jonas and Lovenkrands as wingers then it could well work out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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