midds Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just now, South-Cheshire-Toon said: Is there a link to this page ? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/premier-league/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 hours ago, RodneyCisse said: Kulusevski missing for them not long ago and the wheels almost came off. Absolutely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 We win the next two and I’ll start to believe. What I cannot believe is how every other team in this league are shit all of a sudden. When did they all get so bad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just as an aside I think this season has shifted expectations wildly and I'm really hoping that when/if our form does dip and we start to drop a few points and lose a few people don't lose their shit. To be in the top 4 comfortably and purely on merit going into 2023 is phenomenal and beyond what anyone could have predicted or hoped for. If we do end up finishing 5th or 6th then it should still be seen as a huge step forward and I hope fans don't get negative about it - it would still be a better finish than most dared to predict in August. For the record I think I went with 8th or 9th before the season started Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: We win the next two and I’ll start to believe. What I cannot believe is how every other team in this league are shit all of a sudden. When did they all get so bad? The second we put the first goal in our opponent becomes shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: We win the next two and I’ll start to believe. What I cannot believe is how every other team in this league are shit all of a sudden. When did they all get so bad? When they come up against Eddie’s world-leading press… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, midds said: Just as an aside I think this season has shifted expectations wildly and I'm really hoping that when/if our form does dip and we start to drop a few points and lose a few people don't lose their shit. To be in the top 4 comfortably and purely on merit going into 2023 is phenomenal and beyond what anyone could have predicted or hoped for. If we do end up finishing 5th or 6th then it should still be seen as a huge step forward and I hope fans don't get negative about it - it would still be a better finish than most dared to predict in August. For the record I think I went with 8th or 9th before the season started How anyone could lose their shit is beyond me! To not remember the joyous days we've just endured for 14 years, means they would not really be a fan because they skipped all that and have just rejoined us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just now, BonesJones said: How anyone could lose their shit is beyond me! To not remember the joyous days we've just endured for 14 years, means they would not really be a fan because they skipped all that and have just rejoined us. Yeah, I'm not saying people are losing their shit I just hope that a few disappointing results and a fall down the league a few places doesn't trigger anything. I don't think it will as most have the perspective you mention, just don't want any negativity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, gazza ladra said: We win the next two and I’ll start to believe. What I cannot believe is how every other team in this league are shit all of a sudden. When did they all get so bad? I think some of it is naivety when it comes to our press and the other team wanting to play how they normally would. Basically all teams now when playing us should go for the low block. Edited December 28, 2022 by RodneyCisse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, midds said: Yeah, I'm not saying people are losing their shit I just hope that a few disappointing results and a fall down the league a few places doesn't trigger anything. I don't think it will as most have the perspective you mention, just don't want any negativity. Sounds like most of us are on the positivity train! Tbh the way we play atm, I find it hard to see us going on much of bad run. Just feel we have something special that would turn it around quickly, especially as St.James' is a fortress once again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) How good are the other big teams going to be though from now on is going to be interesting. Based on the post-world cup round, looks like both Man Utd and Chelsea look like they came back ok albeit against teams they were expected to beat. End of January would be a good indicator of what they will be like moving forward after a lot of games have been played. Plus, they would start European games again in February which is a massive factor in my opinion. Edited December 28, 2022 by nufcjb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, midds said: Just as an aside I think this season has shifted expectations wildly and I'm really hoping that when/if our form does dip and we start to drop a few points and lose a few people don't lose their shit. To be in the top 4 comfortably and purely on merit going into 2023 is phenomenal and beyond what anyone could have predicted or hoped for. If we do end up finishing 5th or 6th then it should still be seen as a huge step forward and I hope fans don't get negative about it - it would still be a better finish than most dared to predict in August. For the record I think I went with 8th or 9th before the season started Absolutely this. Im really confident of our chances and think we can win every game. But I def won’t be chucking any toys out the pram if we do have a dip and start losing a few. Edited December 28, 2022 by LV Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Seems like the top end teams could have a strong second half of season with their better players now focused on club footie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 3 hours ago, wormy said: I think the bolded is worth remembering. I was thinking the same thing when the usual 'top at Christmas' stats were being churned out. I know it's only a handful of games difference to usual at this time of the year but it can make a big difference. I'll be disappointed if we miss out on Europe but that's more just because I've gotten my hopes up. Looking forward to seeing how they approach the January window. Exactly this - I live in Leicester so not many Newcastle fans around here but whenever anyone says to me something like “champions league football this season?” (and it’s happening A LOT) I always say “we’re not even half way through the season yet, long way to go” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Our fixtures seem kind compared to other seasons where we always seemed to play the harder games in one big month, unless I'm just more confident now 🤞 Get the likes of isak back and asm I believe we can not sure if I want us too mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espio Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 hours ago, astraguy said: Our fixtures seem kind compared to other seasons where we always seemed to play the harder games in one big month, unless I'm just more confident now 🤞 Get the likes of isak back and asm I believe we can not sure if I want us too mind Every game is hard when you're managed by a cabbage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prefabtoon Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Premier League form table now updated. Premier League form table now updated – A must see for Newcastle United fans Ahead of this upcoming weekend’s matches, this (see below) is how the Premier League form table looks. Newcastle United having won 3-0 at Leicester, it is Leeds at St James’ Park up next. Eddie Howe looking to build on Newcastle United’s current second place in the full table. Here is the Premier League form table now, which covers the past six matches for all teams: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Espio said: Every game is hard when you're managed by a cabbage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Arsenal is a weird one , looking at them I don’t think they are anywhere near as good as the league table suggests and expect them to fall away at any moment , then again that’s probably what everyone thinks about us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 It's unlikely that Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool will be as bad in the second half of the season as the first so it will be a real challenge for the top 4 and difficult for the top 6. If we strengthen significantly in the January window anything becomes possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 It doesn't really matter what anyone else does at this point we have built a points difference and we just need to keep doing what we're doing and taking each game at a time, we concentrate on our own game and we can take top 4. Can we keep this form up? Years of Ashley says no but this is a new era and anything can happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Away Toon said: It's unlikely that Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool will be as bad in the second half of the season as the first so it will be a real challenge for the top 4 and difficult for the top 6. If we strengthen significantly in the January window anything becomes possible. Liverpool are the biggest worry, I think they’ll finish 3rd so we just need to outscore Man U for 4th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 At this point in the Leicester winning season, Leicester were top with 35 points. Arsenal second with 33 points and Man City third with 32 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 6 hours ago, BonesJones said: Sounds like most of us are on the positivity train! Tbh the way we play atm, I find it hard to see us going on much of bad run. Just feel we have something special that would turn it around quickly, especially as St.James' is a fortress once again! Almiron loses his streak, Wilson injured and teams sitting back like Bournemouth and we could struggle to break them down and start dropping points. Of cost isak could come in, play like he did against Liverpool and prevent that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 27 minutes ago, Gawalls said: Almiron loses his streak, Wilson injured and teams sitting back like Bournemouth and we could struggle to break them down and start dropping points. Of cost isak could come in, play like he did against Liverpool and prevent that. Literally anything could happen. Almiron could lose his streak and Willock go on one. Wilson injured, Isak returns and smashes it. The only inevitable is teams bloody sitting back against us! We've got a style/mentality that I just don't see getting beaten over multiple games imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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