think Trap went with the squad more or less as he had it in the last set of games in June (where we did very well in competitive and friendly games) so Best missed out. Got a good level of depth in our striking options for once with Keane Doyle Long Best Walters and Cox as our current top 6 strikers
Kilbanes consecutive competitive international starts ends at 66 games (4 short of the record), another way of saying it he hasn't missed a game in 11 years or so.
Long misses out too and he was due to start
CaulkinTheTimes George Caulkin
#NUFC been working on statement re transfer business. Nothing to do with Alan Pardew's position. He's frustrated, but going nowhere
probably worthy of a thread but anyway
lee_ryder Lee Ryder
#nufc to make a statement this evening, club also agree to answer fans questions from @EveningChron readers
interesting, they usually don't bother with PR
the fact he bought crouch and jerome puts an end to any vague hope some may have had Pulis would change his ways but no he'll stick with his eye bleedingly bad football, hopefully they'll get found out this season (I've been saying that for a few seasons mind)