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[Mole_Toonfan]

 

Championship best league confirmed.

[gazza ladra]

Just realised that other then the top 5 (Man City, Man Utd, Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal) we are the only team with a positive goal difference.

 

We've also conceded the least bar the top 3.

 

Haven’t played Man City yet.

[NG32]

7 but ill change this if the club is sold and we get some players in this Jan coming.

[Figures 1-0 Football]

Douglas probably right to point out that we’ve had a good start but from our 9 games, we’ve only played 3 teams who finished in the top half last season. Tougher times to come and it’ll be interesting to see how we manage those games.

[Ketsbaia]

And yet 4 of our next 5 are generous fixtures as well. December is a bit hit-and-miss though but we'll be on 20-25 points by then.

[Minhosa]

Douglas probably right to point out that we’ve had a good start but from our 9 games, we’ve only played 3 teams who finished in the top half last season. Tougher times to come and it’ll be interesting to see how we manage those games.

 

Correct but Rafa has a habit of setting us up well in more traditionally difficult games.

[Figures 1-0 Football]

PaddyPower have us at 11/10 for a top 10 finish and 20/1 for a top 6 finish.

 

Good value with both of them, particularly if we are taken over pre-January.

[Decky]

Hate to be the one to bump this thread, but two 1-0 defeats to Burnley and Bournemouth in a row with our set of fixtures coming up isn't going to see us too far from the drop zone come January. I think Rafa's doing an amazing job with this team but we're just not scoring goals and it's starting to take it's toll on results. We desperately need the takeover to be done before January so Rafa can go out and buy some attacking players.

[Dave]

Away games are always difficult but you absolutely HAVE to be beating the likes of Bournemouth at home. That late goal didn't even piss me off much, we had to win.

 

We're average as fuck, just like the vast majority of the league. It was nice to think we weren't for a while.

[Guest]

Losing against Huddersfield, Brighton, Burnley and now Bournemouth at home is very worrying. We need 4 points from Watford & WBA or we could be right down there by the time the transfer window comes around.

[Yorkie]

After Burnley I thought we might be average. After today I think we're probably a little worse than average.

[Ketsbaia]

Glad someone else has done the bump

 

People have been blinded by the easy run of games but it's almost time for Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal. We'll be 14th/15th by January and therefore in a relegation fight.

[Decky]

Games leading to the transfer window:

 

18 Nov - Premier League

Man United v Newcastle

 

25 Nov - Premier League

Newcastle v Watford

 

28 Nov - Premier League

West Brom v Newcastle

 

2 Dec - Premier League

Chelsea v Newcastle

 

9 Dec - Premier League

Newcastle v Leicester City

 

13 Dec - Premier League

Newcastle v Everton

 

16 Dec - Premier League

Arsenal v Newcastle

 

23 Dec - Premier League

West Ham v Newcastle

 

27 Dec - Premier League

Newcastle v Man. City

 

30 Dec - Premier League

Newcastle v Brighton

 

1 Jan - Premier League

Stoke City v Newcastle

[George Bailey]

6-9 points from that lot and we will be lucky.

We won't be getting humped, but if we can't score, which on the evidence of the last games our strikers couldn't do in the proverbial brothel, then fuck me it makes them all difficult.

[Guest]

I can see 0-0 at Man Utd actually.

[afar]

Worrying times right now, still think we'll be fine, but Rafa has to find a solution to the lack of goals. The harder schedule may help us in a way, we have generally found it hardest when the onus is on us to attack. If we can get something at Manure, that'll give us a lift, Watford and Brom are beatable, and we'll need to win at least one of those.

[B-more Mag]

I'd say we're more mediocre or middling than average.

[George Bailey]

I can see 0-0 at Man Utd actually.

 

Frustrating thing for me is that with a half competent front two or attacking options we could be winning 5 of those. With our bunch of useless cunts up top we are playing with one leg tied to tother before we start.

[Guest]

We tend to get our best results there when we have a shit team from memory.

 

1-1 when Andersson scored there in '98, two draws in our relegation seasons (albeit one under Keegan before it all blew up), a draw and a win under Pardew, 0-0 there under Sir Bobby in a season where we only won 2 away all season finishing 5th...

[TRon]

We've done well to get 14pts on board tbh. Not easy to get wins when you've got nothing up front. Every game is going to be a battle, if we stay clear of the relegation area, I will be more than happy with that this season.

[joeyt]

I'm sure we didn't have that bad of a team when we beat Man Utd 0-1. It was when we were playing well in the first half of the season with Remy up front. Was before Gouffran turned rubbish too I think.

 

Man Utd were pretty rubbish then too

[Guest]

But Pardew.

[joeyt]

M yes

[HaydnNUFC]

We tend to get our best results there when we have a s*** team from memory.

 

1-1 when Andersson scored there in '98, two draws in our relegation seasons (albeit one under Keegan before it all blew up), a draw and a win under Pardew, 0-0 there under Sir Bobby in a season where we only won 2 away all season finishing 5th...

0-0 under McClaren as well.

[Guest]

We tend to get our best results there when we have a s*** team from memory.

 

1-1 when Andersson scored there in '98, two draws in our relegation seasons (albeit one under Keegan before it all blew up), a draw and a win under Pardew, 0-0 there under Sir Bobby in a season where we only won 2 away all season finishing 5th...

0-0 under McClaren as well.