toontownman Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 What is our defence doing for that goal. They stop and let her through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cclay Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Massive win. Hopefully not too late and we can still push on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cclay Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 8 minutes ago, toontownman said: What is our defence doing for that goal. They stop and let her through. We seem quite a slow team. That happened quite a few times. Again, we come up against a team that pass to a player in space and a few passes later they are in on goal: meanwhile, we make 10 passes, then lose it in our own half. Nevertheless, a win is a win. Of course, Portsmouth are beaten easily. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 that’s more like what I was expecting from Nobbs. Her pass and finish for the second are absolute top quality. Run for the first is just really intelligent, and she actually looked pretty quick too all of a sudden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stozo Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 31 minutes ago, Cclay said: Sadly I think this is very optimistic. Getting promotion now probably means being absolutely faultless in our remaining games, including beating 2nd place Birmingham. I say that because given the fact we got slaughtered by West Ham in the FA Cup, it's very unlikely the 3rd place WSL 2 team is going to win a promotion/relegation play-off against whoever finishes bottom of the WSL. So it's pretty much 2nd place or bust. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 36 minutes ago, stozo said: Sadly I think this is very optimistic. Getting promotion now probably means being absolutely faultless in our remaining games, including beating 2nd place Birmingham. I say that because given the fact we got slaughtered by West Ham in the FA Cup, it's very unlikely the 3rd place WSL 2 team is going to win a promotion/relegation play-off against whoever finishes bottom of the WSL. So it's pretty much 2nd place or bust. Just had a look at the fixtures and I don't think we play Birmingham. Looking at the fixtures though, Birmingham still have to play four of the other top 6 teams in their last 7 fixtures, including away Vs Charlton. Whereas we have only two of the top six to play. So I don't think it's a complete write-off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, healthyaddiction said: So I don't think it's a complete write-off. Its in our hands, just about. I just haven't seen that type of dominance and class from our squad yet. Today's performance from Nobbs has been most lacking. Hopefully all players buck the trend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 hours ago, healthyaddiction said: Just had a look at the fixtures and I don't think we play Birmingham. Looking at the fixtures though, Birmingham still have to play four of the other top 6 teams in their last 7 fixtures, including away Vs Charlton. Whereas we have only two of the top six to play. So I don't think it's a complete write-off. We do play Birmingham, it’s a rearranged fixture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 24 minutes ago, Stifler said: We do play Birmingham, it’s a rearranged fixture. Fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 3 hours ago, healthyaddiction said: Just had a look at the fixtures and I don't think we play Birmingham. Looking at the fixtures though, Birmingham still have to play four of the other top 6 teams in their last 7 fixtures, including away Vs Charlton. Whereas we have only two of the top six to play. So I don't think it's a complete write-off. It's not a complete write off, but I think you are relying on something like this Simone Charley who signed on deadline day being an absolute world beater to make it happen. We just don't score enough goals at the moment. We've dropped points so far this season against Ipswich (11th), Sheffield United (10th) and Durham (9th). And we were a late, late winner from doing the same against Portsmouth (bottom of the league). We aren't bad by any stretch of the imagination but until we start consistently putting 2 or 3 away against bottom half teams, then we'll always be at risk of dropping points and that'll probably cost us promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stifler Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 They still look a bit clueless, like they haven’t thought about where the ball is going to go until they have it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 1-0 to Newcastle. I missed the goal by watching the penalty shootout in the Birmingham vs Leeds match. Edited February 15 by Stifler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, Stifler said: 1-0 to Newcastle. I missed the goal by watching the penalty shootout in the Birmingham vs Leeds match. Was a great ball in by Joel down the right but their keeper should have claimed it really, allowed Murphy a tap in. Pleased for those two though, Joel & Murphy have definitely grown on me in recent games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cclay Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 That was scrappy as fuck. As well as slow, it seems we can add small to our team. They have won just about every header. Really need a second to make it safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Well worked goal. Missed the first half, commentators said we look very disjointed and nervous. At home we have to be winning this. Hopefully a more spirited second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Made hard work of this one but we get our 2nd and the points Lumsden on the 90th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Absolutely bizarre we don’t play again for nearly a month and then play 3 games in the space of a week. Anyway, given two of those three games are Palace and Birmingham, we’ll likely know by the end of that week if there is any chance of us getting promoted. As for today, another mediocre performance against the team at the bottom of the league. The problems remain for all to see and personally I would be very surprised if we are in the promotion race at the end of that pivotal week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) Article on BBC Sport today about NUFC Women's ambitions to be promoted to WSL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62d43z6q5lo Quote Only a few years ago they were languishing in the fourth tier of English football, operating independently and without the support of the men's club. Now established in WSL 2, and in the hunt for promotion to the Women's Super League, the squad fly to games, have their own chef and have a new training ground to call their own. "It's crazy how you blink and football changes," says 71-cap England international Nobbs, a three-time WSL winner with Arsenal who moved to Newcastle in the summer from Aston Villa. "Travelling with a chef is huge for a WSL 2 side - the ambition is here. Newcastle have given me that fire in my belly again." Nobbs is one of a number of internationals who have been persuaded to join Newcastle's push for promotion. Others include two-time World Cup winner Morgan Gautrat of the United States, England's Demi Stokes and Australia's Kaitlyn Torpey. Arguably, a bigger shift has happened off the pitch. The speedy development of the women's team can be traced back to Newcastle's takeover by Saudi-led investors in 2021. Not long after, the women officially became part of the wider club, and in 2023 they turned fully professional. In October last year, they moved training base to a site that underwent a £5.2m transformation in 2019 and is just a few minutes' drive from where the men's team train. They have also played a number of fixtures at St James' Park, and the 38,502 that watched them beat Sunderland in May set a record attendance for a WSL 2 fixture. Grace Williams, director of women's football since August 2025, believes the club cannot wait around for promotion before behaving like a top-flight outfit. "The best way to explain it is the different departments that we've developed," Williams says. "It's not just a medical person and a coach. We've got a medical department, a head of performance and then there is social media, marketing, sports psychology, nutrition..." There have been tough decisions taken too. In October, Newcastle sacked manager Becky Langley, who had led the club through successive promotions from the fourth tier to the second. In Langley's place, the club poached Tanya Oxtoby from Northern Ireland to be their new manager. "The biggest thing when I took this job was to try and get us WSL-ready," the former Chelsea assistant tells BBC Sport. "Since the moment I've walked in through the door, I've tried to challenge the processes and the way in which we work. "Since Tanya's come in, we are a lot more professional, in our behaviours and standards, which is what you need to do to be at the highest level," she says. From 2026-27, the WSL will expand to 14 teams and, as a result, the top two from WSL 2 this term will gain immediate promotion. There will be a further play-off between the third-placed side and the bottom club in the WSL. Newcastle are firmly in the mix, but there is little room for slip-ups. Edited March 10 by TheInfiniteOdyssey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 "Since Tanya's come in, we are a lot more professional, in our behaviours and standards, which is what you need to do to be at the highest level," Didn't much like Becky then lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr.Spaceman Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Clicked on that thinking that'll be a canny way to kill an hour or so before logging off for the week. Match starts in 26 hours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Also does my fucking head in that this clashes with the men's team game. There are so many simple wins to get more interest in women's football and avoiding men's fixture clashes seems like one of the easiest! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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