David28

Guthrie out. Barton and Nolan CM. Ben Arfa behind Carroll. I think Hughton would do this. I'd play Guthrie ahead of Nolan personally. Me too. But I doubt Hughton will.

Guthrie out. Barton and Nolan CM. Ben Arfa behind Carroll. I think Hughton would do this.

Btw, Hughton should start wearing a suit now, as we're back in the premier league.

I don't think he'd do that.

Nani vs. Perch will be... hard to watch for every non-Man Utd fan.

Interview from the bbc with Jose. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/8892745.stm

Smith has been dropped on more than only one occasion, the same goes for Guthrie. Means Barton & Nolan in CM, Ben Arfa ahead of them.

I think Man Utd are always a team to be not as good at the start of the season as they are at the end of it. So I expect it to be a quite close match, I don't expect them to score more than 2 goals against us. Rooney hasn't scored since Bayern Munich away in the CL last season if I remember correctly - so I hope it will last for one other game and that he won't find his form against us. Can't see Owen really score, I'd like to hope that our Defence (at least Enrique and Colo) should know how to stop him (and it shouldn't even be that difficult) It'll be either 0-0 or 2-0 to them imo.

I don't think Xisco was impressive anyway.

Mike Williamson is another positive for me. He's looking very calm and hasn't made any mistakes, I think.

Hope Rosenborg score another won but I doubt it. Edit: Yes!!! 3-1 now!

10 € on Rosenborg (-1).

I've said all along his character is shit.

Not in the squad.

Daft comment, how he fells we'll do will have no bearing on how much he enjoys the season. I also think we’ll be lucky to be playing in the Premiership next season with our current squad. I’ll enjoy winning just as much as anybody else and will give the team just as much support as anybody else. I dunno, like, I'd find it difficult to enjoy the season thinking we're already down. True. Those people who think we'll go down anyway (and who are really convinced we'll go down) shouldn't support the club. That's your big contribution as a NUFC fan, is it? To tell everyone that we're great and easily going to survive? Said it before, was probably a bit too harsh, but still I don't think a supporter of a club should think in such a negative way before the first game of the season like some on here do.

For having an opinion ? Yeah, was probably a bit too harsh, but still I don't think a supporter of a club should think in such a negative way before the first game of the season like some on here do.

Daft comment, how he fells we'll do will have no bearing on how much he enjoys the season. I also think we’ll be lucky to be playing in the Premiership next season with our current squad. I’ll enjoy winning just as much as anybody else and will give the team just as much support as anybody else. I dunno, like, I'd find it difficult to enjoy the season thinking we're already down. True. Those people who think we'll go down anyway (and who are really convinced we'll go down) shouldn't support the club.

Reading level. Edit: just realized Leicester are 2-0 down. There goes my bet.

We'll stay up. What I've seen against Depor and against Rangers makes me feel quite confident. In pre-season it isn't about winning but more about finding a rhythm and getting to a good fitness level.

One a bit money from Plymouth as well. But lost that again on us. 8 € on Leicester (dnb), Charlton, Sheff Wedn., Reading.

Since Lovenkrands we've looked a different side imo.

At half time I put something on us to win again.

Exactly!!!! We just arent good enough for the prem, and as soon as we play the likes of villa and arsenal we will seriosuly be ripped apart! Blahblahblah...

You really think Barton was worse than Guthrie?

We're playing well I think. Good passing but as soon as we're going into the final third of the pitch we aren't creative enough anymore. Formation seems to be working well, though. Only change I would like to see is Krul in for Harper.