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Guest Haris Vuckic
Kick-off at Livestrong Stadium is at 7.30pm local time (00.30 BST) and there's no live TV coverage.
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Guest Haris Vuckic

You know the K.O. is at 7:30pm Kansas time. Yeah?

 

Now look at - http://www.google.com/search?q=time+in+kansas

 

Now look at your clock.

 

Yep. Thought this much was obvious by now.

 

Don't worry about HV, the lad doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.

 

Sure buddy, Christ you're an idiot. Seriously, utter pathetic.

 

Have you even ever been to a game? You know nothing about football - which you've made abundantly clear several times but ''United for Newcastle'' is worse than the NUST.

 

What exactly do you do?

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Kick-off at Livestrong Stadium is at 7.30pm local time (00.30 BST) and there's no live TV coverage.

 

.com are wrong.

 

The game is however at 00:30 GMT, but we are 1 hour ahead of that.

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Guest Haris Vuckic

Kick-off at Livestrong Stadium is at 7.30pm local time (00.30 BST) and there's no live TV coverage.

 

.com are wrong.

 

The game is however at 00:30 GMT, but we are 1 hour ahead of that.

 

Indeed! Perhaps I need to brush up on my transatlantic timing!

 

Cheers Greg.

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Guest Haris Vuckic

 

''So Alan, tell me about that polo shirt, I think my wife's a fan as I found one of the floor near her bedside cabinet, is A.P a big brand''

 

 

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Getting to Know Newcastle United

On Wednesday night, Sporting Kansas City will host one of the world’s most revered clubs, Newcastle United FC. For those coming to tomorrow night’s match that might not be familiar with the history of the club and some of its players, here’s a preview on just what to expect from the Magpies.

 

Just how big are they?

 

Newcastle United are easily one of the best supported clubs in the English game. Their home stadium, St. James’ Park, seats just over 50,000, and you’d be hard-pressed to find tickets regardless of opponent. Even when the club was relegated and spent the 2009-2010 season in the Football League Championship, they still drew over 40,000 for each match.

 

Don’t take our word for it, though. Listen to the following excerpt from Fox Soccer analyst Warren Barton on his time playing for the club.

 

 

 

How’d they do last year?

After earning promotion in 2009-10 from the Championship, Newcastle United finished in 12th place in the Barclays Premier League table. Now, Newcastle were never in any real danger of going down, nor were they ever really a threat to Manchester United for the title.

 

However, that does not mean it was a campaign without any excitement. Hit the video below to relive what many were calling at the time the greatest match ever in Barclays Premier League history

 

 

The Manager: Alan Pardew

 

Hired midseason last year following the dismissal of Chris Hughton, Pardew stepped into the job as a candidate that many saw as a surprise. Despite arriving on Tyneside to little fanfare, Pardew wasted no time winning the hearts of the club’s supporters as Newcastle United toppled Liverpool at home in his first match in charge.

 

Having had previous stints at Reading, West Ham, Charlton Athletic and Southampton, Pardew has amassed a total of 236 victories as a manager. You’d think that with the way his squad is shaping up so far, he’ll add more than a few to that total this coming term.

 

The Players

 

Pardew will be without Joey Barton, Nile Ranger and the newly-signed Yohan Cabaye for Wednesday’s exhibition as all three have experienced various visa issues that have prohibted them from coming Stateside. Even without those three, Pardew will still have a team packed with international quality. Here’s a look at a few of the club’s most influential players:

 

Hatem Ben Arfa

 

Perhaps the club’s most precocious talent, the Frenchman Ben Arfa brings a continental class to the Newcastle United midfield. Regarded as one of France’s very brightest talents since making his professional debut as a 17-year-old for Lyon in 2004, Ben Arfa made the move to English football at the start of last season on loan from Marseille.

 

A broken leg saw Ben Arfa miss most of last season, but the ability that the midfielder showed in limited minutes was enough to entice Pardew to sign Ben Arfa to a permanent deal at the start of the new year.

 

 

Jonas Gutierrez

 

A veteran of the 2010 World Cup for Argentina, Gutierrez was rated so highly by then-national team manager Diego Maradona, that Maradona once described his team as “Mascherano, Messi, Jonas and eight more”. Another player who will occupy one of the flanks for Newcastle United, Gutierrez brings a different element than the elegance of a flair player like Ben Arfa.

 

Indeed, Gutierrez has made his career on grit and graft, and has made over 100 appearances for the Magpies since signing in 2008 from Mallorca.

 

 

Demba Ba

 

Ba has yet to play a match for Newcastle United, but the Senegalese striker still figures to play a major part in the upcoming season. Ba burst on to the international scene seemingly out of nowhere when he began scoring goals in 2007 for a small German club by the name of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

 

By the end of his stay in Hoffenheim, Ba was recognized as one of German football’s most promising frontmen and the club had garnered plaudits as one of the Bundesliga’s most attractive sides.

 

The winter transfer window saw Ba move to relegation-threatened West Ham. Though West Ham would not avoid the drop at the end of last term, Ba did more than enough to secure his reputation as a bonafide Premier League striker, scoring seven goals in just 12 appearances before the season concluded.

 

The Bottom Line

 

It’s going to be a fun night out. It’s not very often that MLS sides get to come up against clubs from abroad, and even though Newcastle United may still be working through preseason preparations, the ability on show is sure to be worth the price of admission. Tickets are still available, and you can get them here. We hope you can make it

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I have to say that this summer (perhaps since Rob Scanlon started at NUFC) nufc.co.uk has been really good with updates and interviews. This is probably the first time in a long while that the NUFCtv subscription seems a good service as well. There's been a lot of nice little features and interviews  during the last few weeks that really makes it worth the money IMO.

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