Optimistic Nut Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Yes, but... Under Rafa we play really well away from home... Southampton are pretty poor. They’ve had a relatively soft schedule and have still underperformed. We’ll get a result. We've lost to Huddersfield & Brighton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 No Shelvey in either game. Huddersfield and Brighton have done well against their schedule. Southampton haven’t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 There's a little bit too much over confidence in this thread.. We have an absolutely woeful record at Southampton and i'll be ecstatic if we get a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 There's a little bit too much over confidence in this thread.. We have an absolutely woeful record at Southampton and i'll be ecstatic if we get a draw. Not sure what you mean... 8-0 Toon win, Haris Vuckic to start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 There's a little bit too much over confidence in this thread.. We have an absolutely woeful record at Southampton and i'll be ecstatic if we get a draw. Not really most think a loss is inevitable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 It's a good opportunity to get a good result, which imo is a point or more. No reason why we can't win; we were poor at Huddersfield and Brighton and yet still should've at least drawn the games, maybe even won the former and both were without Shelvey, who is integral to how we play. The record at Southampton is irrelevant as far as I'm aware, yes it doesn't exactly breed confidence but this is a completely new game, just like it was when Rafa finally got us a win at home to Swansea in our last season in the PL when our record vs them was s****, a point vs Man City et cetera. They've been poor but our impotent attack is a worry. A point will be a good result for me but I certainly won't be writing us off in regards to winning it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Yeah they aren't the same force as they were when they had Pelle, Tadic (still there but not as good), Mane, Lallana etc running rings around us and we aren't being managed by Pardew or someone else complaining about DNA compared to Southampton's and thankfully no Colo for Long to play against. Reckon we'll lose 1-0 still though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 We'll beat them, they don't have any goal scorers really. problem is, we don't have any either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Yeah they aren't the same force as they were when they had Pelle, Tadic (still there but not as good), Mane, Lallana etc running rings around us and we aren't being managed by Pardew or someone else complaining about DNA compared to Southampton's and thankfully no Colo for Long to play against. Reckon we'll lose 1-0 still though DNA was some other game, wasn't it? I thought Southampton was when he blamed education or the middle class or some shit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 The quotes about good education and background were definitely Southampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 It's a tough one to call really. We need to perform better than we did in our last away game at Brighton. Southampton this season shouldn't scare anyone, but they are still a step up from the teams we've played away from home this season. Expecting a narrow loss but hoping we can put in the same performance and get the same result as we did against Swansea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 0-0, 2 shots on goal in total. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 0-0, 2 shots on goal in total. Would happily take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 0-0, 2 shots on goal in total. Would happily take. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I'd rather lose 4-3, like any self-respecting Newcastle fan would. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 0-2 Ritchie pen and a Mikel screamer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Day Gadgie Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I definitely think our poor record down there is irrelevant under Rafa. You could imagine mongs like Pardew and McLaren actually using it in their team talk before the game, whereas Rafa will have the lads focused on his gameplan. I fancy us to win this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I wouldn't take a 0-0 at this point, like. It's definitely a bogey ground but as a standalone fixture I personally think it's got Rafa away victory all over it. They're not brimming with firepower. Neither are we, obviously, but we might be tighter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Yeah they aren't the same force as they were when they had Pelle, Tadic (still there but not as good), Mane, Lallana etc running rings around us and we aren't being managed by Pardew or someone else complaining about DNA compared to Southampton's and thankfully no Colo for Long to play against. Reckon we'll lose 1-0 still though DNA was some other game, wasn't it? I thought Southampton was when he blamed education or the middle class or some s*** The quotes about good education and background were definitely Southampton. Aye, I knew it was some daft excuse with Southampton. Pards used to love telling us how much he loved Lallana too right after they'd beaten us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Beeb's summary of game from the last time we met: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35949247 I've wiped it from my memory, but now recall Pelle had a blinder that day and we saw Steven Taylor doing an impression of a PL defender very badly. Neither of course will play on Sunday, so that's a good thing I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 The game Lascelles had a go at the senior players in the squad for not trying iirc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 It's Southampton away; we'll lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Anyone been on a Southampton forum to see how many they'll put past us yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Anyone been on a Southampton forum to see how many they'll put past us yet? They seem quite level headed tbf to them. https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?58836-Saints-vs-Newcastle-build-up-thread#.Wd6E2WiPKM8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Anyone been on a Southampton forum to see how many they'll put past us yet? I bet if they do have a forum it'll be something really dull like Saints forum or Southampton onli............oops! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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