The Road To Amsterdam ArenA (UEFA Europa League 2013) - THE END

[Meenzer 15524]

#gosh

[The Fish 10856]

#Criminy

[Brock Manson 0]

#blyme

[Howmanheyman 33169]

What's with the # in front of words? I know it's from twatter but what does #it actually mean?

[Tom 14011]

It means #n00b

[Tom 14011]

(it makes it a searchable term for twitter basically, hashtag....)

[StellarStripes 0]

Seem like a good outfit from Ukraine. Well supported and a nice stadium. A bit like us.

 

Fancy us to score twice tomorrow night.

 

Certainly confident. Just hope a new back four can a great performance together. Keeping them quiet and countering them is going to be our gameplan. Looking for big performances from Coloccini, Taylor and M'Biwa. I hope Haidara gets a start. No pressure! He could be an outlet on the left. He's quick.

 

Tiote, Cabaye and Sissoko in a triangle. Sissoko behind Cisse.

 

Obertan and Jonas out wide, although id rather Marveaux instead of Jonas.

 

-----------------Krul

M'Biwa---Taylor---Coloccini---Haidara

-----------Cabaye---Tiote

Obertan-----Sissoko---Marveaux

----------------Cisse

 

2-1 Taylor and Cisse

[Monroe Transfer 0]

We won't be putting out a side as strong as that, I imagine.

Edited February 21, 2013 by Monroe Transfer

[2bias 3]

I think tonight could be the end of our Europa League journey. Hopefully not but there a good team at home.

[aimaad22 4156]

Hope we put out a strong team then. The manager and the captain have been making noises about winning the thing after all.

[Andrew 4748]

Is it a 7.45 ko?

[ewerk 30598]

6pm

[Andrew 4748]

Ah ha! Cheers!

[Christmas Tree 4725]

6pm

 

Thank fuck someone's posted that!

[south_cheshire_toon 0]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21455111

 

From Aunty Beeb.

[scoobos 298]

Will be good to see our new boys out together, shame about ben arfa but tbh im glad were not rushing him in.

 

Are peeps watching this on eplsite or is there a better option?

Edited February 21, 2013 by scoobos

[David Kelly 1244]

The pub is the best bet to watch this I think!

 

Looks like we'll be fielding a strong team which I am glad about although I am a bit concerned on how it will impact on a very important game on Sunday.

 

Would like to see Haidara in at left back (he's played all season in the French top league so I can't see how he can't be ready).

[Kid Dynamite 7025]

Will be good to see our new boys out together, shame about ben arfa but tbh im glad were not rushing him in.

 

Are peeps watching this on eplsite or is there a better option?

 

It's on ESPN

[Nebula 0]

It's on ESPN

 

Not over here in "Soccer" country. DAMMIT. Seriously pissed off...if ESPN is carrying it over there, why aren't they streaming it on ESPN3 online at least? This is all I get: Moreirense vs Benfica. Fantastic.

 

It sucks over here sometimes. Every place in the world has it's drawbacks, and the US is no exception. And it might seem like an idiotically small thing in contrast to other issues, but the whole "bag on football" thing is pretty irritating...people openly scoff at football fans, and I don't get it. The game is scintillating...it's the beautiful fucking game for god's sake! I mean...if baseball (which I do enjoy) isn't too boring, then how can someone say that football is with a straight face? Watch the 3-2 victory over Chelsea this year, and tell me it isn't thrilling. (Or the Cisse goal Chelsea game from last year, for that matter. Still pissed about that Tiote cheap shot!)

 

Bah. I'm preaching to the choir here. But the first half of this year was brutal...no two ways about it. Now all of the sudden we have all kinds of cause for hope. Obviously the French imports and Sissoko, but also Cabaye coming back and Ben Arfa (finally!), Krul continuing to show why he's worthy of international respect with consistent upper tier form. Cisse continues to sputter a bit, but this Newcastle club is a hell of a lot more fun to watch. Aston Villa and Chelsea were rousing, and really, you can't get that mad about Bale performing magic for the Spurs in that loss. So I want to watch every single game. I feel like the second half of league play and what is hopefully another handful of additional European matches will show us evolve and become increasingly more cohesive, paving the way for a dangerous squad next year. (Disclaimer: I am prone to optimism that occasionally might not be ironclad but screw it, I prefer that to only focusing on flaws. )

 

Our midfield, if we retain everyone, is scary. Cabaye, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Tiote? That's a rough looking assignment. If we can nab a dangerous striker (preferably a few viable scoring threats) and maybe shore up some defensive depth, and, obviously, keep Krul...damn. That's pretty solid. And winning today would be another huge step forward...this team has legitimate talent. Just need to keep nabbing some positive results to help reinforce that and bolster confidence among the players.

 

Worst of all: Tottenham, Chelsea, and Atletico Madrid all have their Europa games on TV over here. (Naturally.) I'm seriously considering just trying to find a pay stream just so I can watch, and I'm broke as shit.

 

EDIT: I wrote that like Sissoko isn't one of the French imports, which obviously isn't the case. I just singled him out for what I tentatively would call fairly obvious reasons. He's that good and only 23? Yeah...nothing not to like there.

Edited February 21, 2013 by Nebula

[TheTaffer 0]

Not over here in "Soccer" country. DAMMIT. Seriously pissed off...if ESPN is carrying it over there, why aren't they streaming it on ESPN3 online at least? This is all I get: Moreirense vs Benfica. Fantastic.

 

It sucks over here sometimes. Every place in the world has it's drawbacks, and the US is no exception. And it might seem like an idiotically small thing in contrast to other issues, but the whole "bag on football" thing is pretty irritating...people openly scoff at football fans, and I don't get it. The game is scintillating...it's the beautiful fucking game for god's sake! I mean...if baseball (which I do enjoy) isn't too boring, then how can someone say that football is with a straight face? Watch the 3-2 victory over Chelsea this year, and tell me it isn't thrilling. (Or the Cisse goal Chelsea game from last year, for that matter. Still pissed about that Tiote cheap shot!)

 

Bah. I'm preaching to the choir here. But the first half of this year was brutal...no two ways about it. Now all of the sudden we have all kinds of cause for hope. Obviously the French imports and Sissoko, but also Cabaye coming back and Ben Arfa (finally!), Krul continuing to show why he's worthy of international respect with consistent upper tier form. Cisse continues to sputter a bit, but this Newcastle club is a hell of a lot more fun to watch. Aston Villa and Chelsea were rousing, and really, you can't get that mad about Bale performing magic for the Spurs in that loss. So I want to watch every single game. I feel like the second half of league play and what is hopefully another handful of additional European matches will show us evolve and become increasingly more cohesive, paving the way for a dangerous squad next year. (Disclaimer: I am prone to optimism that occasionally might not be ironclad but screw it, I prefer that to only focusing on flaws. )

 

Our midfield, if we retain everyone, is scary. Cabaye, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Tiote? That's a rough looking assignment. If we can nab a dangerous striker (preferably a few viable scoring threats) and maybe shore up some defensive depth, and, obviously, keep Krul...damn. That's pretty solid. And winning today would be another huge step forward...this team has legitimate talent. Just need to keep nabbing some positive results to help reinforce that and bolster confidence among the players.

 

Worst of all: Tottenham, Chelsea, and Atletico Madrid all have their Europa games on TV over here. (Naturally.) I'm seriously considering just trying to find a pay stream just so I can watch, and I'm broke as shit.

 

EDIT: I wrote that like Sissoko isn't one of the French imports, which obviously isn't the case. I just singled him out for what I tentatively would call fairly obvious reasons. He's that good and only 23? Yeah...nothing not to like there.

 

It can be hard enough finding somewhere to watch it over here sometimes. Especially the 3pm Saturday Kick offs.

 

prediction: I reckon we'll nick it 2-1

 

I like your profile pic btw

[Happy Face 29]

I like your profile pic btw

 

Good episode of Storyville the other night that refers to the Kafkaesque approach of Google Books to copyright law. Available on Iplayer "Google and the World Brain" only debuted at Sundance last month....

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qxmqc

[Tooj 17]

My mate text me earlier on as he got a hug from Yo Cabs in Kharkiv.

[sniffer 0]

Not over here in "Soccer" country. DAMMIT. Seriously pissed off...if ESPN is carrying it over there, why aren't they streaming it on ESPN3 online at least? This is all I get: Moreirense vs Benfica. Fantastic.

 

It sucks over here sometimes. Every place in the world has it's drawbacks, and the US is no exception. And it might seem like an idiotically small thing in contrast to other issues, but the whole "bag on football" thing is pretty irritating...people openly scoff at football fans, and I don't get it. The game is scintillating...it's the beautiful fucking game for god's sake! I mean...if baseball (which I do enjoy) isn't too boring, then how can someone say that football is with a straight face? Watch the 3-2 victory over Chelsea this year, and tell me it isn't thrilling. (Or the Cisse goal Chelsea game from last year, for that matter. Still pissed about that Tiote cheap shot!)

 

Bah. I'm preaching to the choir here. But the first half of this year was brutal...no two ways about it. Now all of the sudden we have all kinds of cause for hope. Obviously the French imports and Sissoko, but also Cabaye coming back and Ben Arfa (finally!), Krul continuing to show why he's worthy of international respect with consistent upper tier form. Cisse continues to sputter a bit, but this Newcastle club is a hell of a lot more fun to watch. Aston Villa and Chelsea were rousing, and really, you can't get that mad about Bale performing magic for the Spurs in that loss. So I want to watch every single game. I feel like the second half of league play and what is hopefully another handful of additional European matches will show us evolve and become increasingly more cohesive, paving the way for a dangerous squad next year. (Disclaimer: I am prone to optimism that occasionally might not be ironclad but screw it, I prefer that to only focusing on flaws. )

 

Our midfield, if we retain everyone, is scary. Cabaye, Sissoko, Ben Arfa, Tiote? That's a rough looking assignment. If we can nab a dangerous striker (preferably a few viable scoring threats) and maybe shore up some defensive depth, and, obviously, keep Krul...damn. That's pretty solid. And winning today would be another huge step forward...this team has legitimate talent. Just need to keep nabbing some positive results to help reinforce that and bolster confidence among the players.

 

Worst of all: Tottenham, Chelsea, and Atletico Madrid all have their Europa games on TV over here. (Naturally.) I'm seriously considering just trying to find a pay stream just so I can watch, and I'm broke as shit.

 

EDIT: I wrote that like Sissoko isn't one of the French imports, which obviously isn't the case. I just singled him out for what I tentatively would call fairly obvious reasons. He's that good and only 23? Yeah...nothing not to like there.

 

Dear pissed off in the US, every Newcastle game this season has been shown on the telly. Today is no exception as the game is live on FS+. Along with all the english clubs involved.

 

Nowt like a rant when you don't know what you are on about to make yourself look stupid.

[The Fish 10856]

classic sniffer

[TheTaffer 0]

Good episode of Storyville the other night that refers to the Kafkaesque approach of Google Books to copyright law. Available on Iplayer "Google and the World Brain" only debuted at Sundance last month....

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b01qxmqc

 

Think I'm gonna have to watch this after the game, looks damn good.