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Really looking forward to this! Lisbon is a great city aswell, been there a few times and can't wait to go back... get in!

If we beat Benfica do we know which quarter final we would play the winner of? or another draw?

One of the best whorehouses in Europe, slap bang in the centre (no pun intended)... I am booked and ready go

If you can't get the tickets there you can buy them in our stadium, we have capacity for 65.000 but in this game we will not pass the 45.000 and because of that will be a lot of tickets to sell in the day of the game :S The ticket should cost 20€\30€ for general public! In the home end wi the Benfica Radges... Cooosty!! :)

What is the best way to go about getting away tickets for this? I haven't been to any Europa away games and not an ST holder.... Cheers...

Yes, very impressed with Rob Elliot. His first games for us in the lcoal cup comps made me a bit wary but he has surpassed any expectations I had... I honestly think that based on his performances so far we have some good competition for the Nº1 shirt. Keep it up Robb!!!

Really pleased for both of them, and us eventually!!! Just what was needed to bring them on...

would really like us to set up an attacking team with cabs and tiote cleaning up/teeing up behind the front boys: -----------------elliot-------------- Debuchy---Tayls----Mapou----Santon ----------Cabaye------Tiote--------- Ben Arfa------Sissoko------Gouffran --------------Cisse-----------------

:'( Gutted! oh well, good things come to those who wait...

After watching the ben arfa skills tube my line up is: ---------------------Elliot----------------------- Debuchy----Mapou-----Colo-------Santon -------------Tiote--------Cabaye------------- Ben Arfa------sissoko-----Gouffran --------------------Cisse---------------------

Watch that video and get renewed faith in why you love football... Mike, please don't ever sell him, we are all quite happy to pay our match tickets just to see some seconds of brilliance from him... swooon!

Agree completey, he lost the ball on the halfway line and didn't bother at all to track back, he does this too often for my liking. I love him going forward but he is getting caught out too ften of late!!!

Good pro performance, coming in after a time on the sidelines, thought he had a 7/10 for us last night... No complaints from me really. Obviously Mapou or Debuchy are first in line...

Marveuax and Anita both had excellent games last night, as long as they are both fit I see no reason how pards could drop them. Who do you pick for the back four, honestly even simpson had a great game last night!! I would go for a tight defensive back four, two in front of them and an all out attacking 3-1 up top: --------------------KRUL-------------------- DEBUCH-----TAYLOR---COLO----HAIDARA -------------CABAYE-----ANITA----------- -----GOUFF------SISSOKO----MARVEAUX ----------------CISSE-------------- BENCH: ELLIOT, BEN-ARFA, TIOTE, MAPOU, SANTON, PERCH

Very pacy, tenacious and reads the game well. Very early days, but santon shoul be looking over his shoulder and hopefully improving his defensive side of his game otherwise this lad is going to push him out...

The team needs to have a plan B rather than backs to the wall defending and shot blocking when we go ahead. There were a few occasions last night where we could have passed the ball out if we were a little calmer, we have the players to do this now... I would also much rather have seen Obertan come on instead of Shola and us try to get two quick passes out of defence then hoik it up one of the sides of the pitch to set the pace of Ober away on the counter.

Shola on in last 20 to defend a 1-1 draw, last gasp headers from corners, hoofball to no effect asking them upon us again... FFS this is NEWCASTLE, this is what we have come to love :)

When he plays well he's a beast and he's pretty positive when trying to pass to people. I would personally have Anita in for him in the middle until we score a/some goals and then bring him on to shore up defence

Pardew is aware that we have to score goals to win this, I reckon we will see a very attacking side to begin with and if we score he will bring on the defensive subs: ---------------------Krul----------------------- Mbiwa-----Taylor-------Colo---------Haidara Obertan-----Cabaye----Anita------Marveaux ---------------Sissoko----------- ----------------------Cisse------------------

feel sorry for the team when it actually "clicks" for him, he's going to score a hatful... He is getting into the positions, his offside runs are decreasing, back to the good old cisse soon!!!

Their full backs are also fast which gives you a double headache on the wings, they really are a handfull... Midfield has enough nous and bite to keep the stars ticking over. Think Defoe will be a loss to them as his pace also made them dangerous.

In general I think he tries to play positive football with regard to his passing.

As someone stated, apart from the looney tackle he had a very good game last night. He broke up a lot of their play and his energy and bite was cracking

For a guy playing out of position I thought he was 10/10! Very composed and great pace and enthusiasm

Would love to see him on the pitch for 20-30 mins if needed against Mentalists... Really would! I know it's tempting fate but it would lift the whole team to have him back...