Fenham Mag Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 subs: Forster, R. Taylor, Williamson, Marveaux, Ranger, Tavernier, Sammy Ameobi, Shola Ameobi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Training pictures lead me to believe the starting XI for this will be Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique, Gosling, Cabaye, Vuckic, Jonas, Best and Lovenkrands. The opposition team looked like it included Forster, R. Taylor, Williamson, Tavernier, Sammy, Xisco, Smith, Marveaux, Shola, Ba and Ranger in some kind of bastardised formation. Perch might have played in defence somewhere like, but he's not on any of the pictures. They'd then have used 12 players, of course, so hopefully there weren't any knocks to anyone. Skills. They really need to sort that out like, as if I was working for an opposing Premiership team and part of my remit was to find out what the starting XI of the upcoming opponent was before the morning of the game I'd know exactly where to look. It was the same for many games last season as well, even when people started saying "you can't read anything into the bibs anymore". You could, if you looked properly. Does Flickr qualify as social media? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Poor Xisco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pungen Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Where is Tiote? Isn't he back from africa yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliassenfredrik Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Is Ba injured? And why isn't Marveaux playing instead of, I don't know, Lovenkrands . Happy with Vuckic though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Where is Tiote? Isn't he back from africa yet? Stuck in Ghana still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Training pictures lead me to believe the starting XI for this will be Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique, Gosling, Cabaye, Vuckic, Jonas, Best and Lovenkrands. The opposition team looked like it included Forster, R. Taylor, Williamson, Tavernier, Sammy, Xisco, Smith, Marveaux, Shola, Ba and Ranger in some kind of bastardised formation. Perch might have played in defence somewhere like, but he's not on any of the pictures. They'd then have used 12 players, of course, so hopefully there weren't any knocks to anyone. Skills. They really need to sort that out like, as if I was working for an opposing Premiership team and part of my remit was to find out what the starting XI of the upcoming opponent was before the morning of the game I'd know exactly where to look. It was the same for many games last season as well, even when people started saying "you can't read anything into the bibs anymore". You could, if you looked properly. Does Flickr qualify as social media? Exactly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Is Ba injured? And why isn't Marveaux playing instead of, I don't know, Lovenkrands . Happy with Vuckic though. Marvs is on the bench, sure he'll play some part. Maybe he's just being eased in, don't think it's a massive deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Poor Xisco. Hopefully on his way soon if NUFC.com are anywhere near being right, with a tidy wedge in his back pocket as well by their account. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 So as things stand that's our best back five, probably half of our best midfield and half of our best (badumtish) strikeforce. Could be worse, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Injury sweepstakes anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 So as things stand that's our best back five, probably half of our best midfield and half of our best (badumtish) strikeforce. Could be worse, I guess. I'm sure Ameobi/Ba are currently first choice in Pardew's eyes, but I agree that Ba/Best would probably qualify as first-choice for many on here at this moment in time (myself included). Really, if he can stay fit, it's Ba/Ben Arfa you want to see if we don't bring in another forward of quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ba is on the bench after all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 assume if he plays alrite today and with ba missing(injury?) then Best will start against arsenal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliassenfredrik Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 How's Fiorentina's line up? Montolivo playing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Absolutely ridiculous how little game time Marveaux and Ba have had. Suspect our "sign frequently injured players because they're cheap" approach is going to play absolute havoc with our season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Perch, Smith and Xisco all omitted after being on the training pictures. I would love it, love it, if they all got fucked off this summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliassenfredrik Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Perch, Smith and Xisco all omitted after being on the training pictures. I would love it, love it, if they all got f***ed off this summer. The amount of beer I would buy...and drink. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Their team: http://lockerz.com/s/127118656 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 So is this on the radio? Mackems coverage according to midds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I reckon Cabaye and Vuckic will get knocks. 1-2 to Fiorentina, with Lovenkrands getting our goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 This is the thing, we should do everything in our power to shift out all that dross(perch,xisco,smith) and not your barton's etc and then you free up squad places and wages for better cheaper alternatives Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Some FM legends right there. Babacar, De Silvestri, Gamberini, Jovetic and Montolivo. Should be a good game, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Not a bad side at all but I'll be disappointed if our forward line next Saturday is no better than Best and Lovenkrands. Even Ba and Best would annoy me after the amount of time we've had to sign another forward but I suppose it's about getting someone in before September 1st now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Is nobody else growing increasingly convinced that Harper is being phased out, by the way? Or, alternatively, have I got it completely wrong and Pardew is so sure he's currently #1 that he doesn't need to be playing him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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