Pre-Season 2018/19: Newcastle United 0 - 1 FC Augsburg (FT)

[Optimistic Nut]

Commentators on the audio spent a good few minutes bigging De Jong up. Has to at least be second choice number 10.

[Willow]

Aye good shot Siem. Liking the look of Merino too

[nemtizz]

When is Diame's contract up?

[Tiotes Witch Doctor]

Aarons wiped out there, thinking his season was over I bet :|

[Mole_Toonfan]

Commentators on the audio spent a good few minutes bigging De Jong up. Has to at least be second choice number 10.

 

As he should be ( unless we buy someone) no reason for Diame to start over him.

[U2]

When is Diame's contract up?

Annoyed at his terrible passing at the end like me?

[Greg]

Looked good and played some really nice stuff at times but the opposition were fucking shit.

[danny]

It finishing like that took me by surprize, ont like not having the clock in the corner lol

[Shearergol]

Diame is useless.

[Dave]

Didn't see anything before 30mins but I quite enjoyed the rest. Pressed well and played some nice attacking stuff, despite the opposition being dismal.

[Heron]

Hellas Verona singing something to the tune of God Save The Queen?

[Greg]

Is someone singing the national anthem?

[xLiaaamx]

Diame's a cart horse but if him playing deeper means bye bye Colback I'll take it.

[Figures 1-0 Football]

Didn't see anything before 30mins but I quite enjoyed the rest. Pressed well and played some nice attacking stuff, despite the opposition being dismal.

 

Come on to post exactly the same thing.

[Andy84]

Decent performance.  We are just short of being a really good side imo, need a bit of sparkle in the number 10 and a beast of a striker

[Guest firetotheworks]

I thought de Jong looked very good tbh. I'd still start Perez, but I thought he looked good.

[cp40]

if they streamed every game live like this- what sort of fee would it be?

 

That wouldn't be legal would it?

 

hypothetical, they would need a deal with sky.

 

 

You mean the Premier League. It'd cost the club millions. Possibly hundreds of millions.

 

well aye, but sky would be involved due to their rights, laugh it up anyway- bet it happens in the future.

Would be the death of football as we know it.

 

 

nah, happens all the time anyway- they will want to get something for it.

 

Armchair fans like us today killing the atmospheres at games

 

aye- but with the toon, there would always be 50k turning up, and tbh that 50k is only a small % of the clubs fans. Im almost certain it will be the norm within 5 years.

[Mole_Toonfan]

Am i the only one who thought Diame looked all right? i wouldn't play him or anything But other than the header he missed i don't think he did anything wrong really.

[Guest firetotheworks]

Think it'll be

 

Elliott

 

Manquillo

Lejeune

Clark

Dummett

 

Shelvey

Hayden

 

Ritchie

Perez

Atsu

 

Gayle

 

but there are plenty of positions there where there'll be stiff competition. Atsu in particular will know that he has to be shit hot from the off, and that can only be a good thing.

 

[Ikon]

Aarons might be faster over the longer distance but the difference in footballing ability and intelligence between him and Atsu is pretty big.

[54]

So four wins, one draw and one loss during pre-season, not bad

[Mole_Toonfan]

Aye can't see it being anything but that really, although i liked some of the ones who played the last 30 minutes.

[Optimistic Nut]

Commentators on the audio spent a good few minutes bigging De Jong up. Has to at least be second choice number 10.

 

As he should be ( unless we buy someone) no reason for Diame to start over him.

 

Annoying that Diame got his number 10 shirt. Bizarre.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

Neither Elliott or Darlow had a save to make.

[Guest firetotheworks]

Darlow's kicking was awful like. Twice he went to clear it and just hit it straight to one of their players about 40 yards out.