Newcastle United 1-2 AC Milan (13/12/23)

[janpawel]

Anyone know roughly how much extra cash towards FFP the 6 results will have got us? I know we've missed out on the 10m (I think) for progressing which is a shame 

[madras]

13 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

He’s a sinister Alice banded shit with an anti Saudi agenda. We may be the richest club but it’s a pointless moniker when you can’t spend it.

We aren't the richest. We have the richest owners but that's not NUFCs money.

[Ginola14]

The way the balance of the game changed after they scored is frustrating, but sounds like those subs were enforced changes which is typical of the way things are going at the moment.

 

Someone mentioned that goal seemed to suck the life out of the crowd. If so, with still everything to play for at 1-1, it doesn't bode well for atmosphere against Fulham, which is far less glamorous but at the same time a crucial game to stay in the mix for top 6. 

 

The players will be feeling demoralised so think the crowd will really need to get behind them all the way on Saturday. 

 

Hopefully a win will regain some momentum for Chelsea cup tie. Not worth thinking about the reaction if it's another defeat! 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2023 by Ginola14

[TRon]

2 hours ago, SUPERTOON said:

Find it mad how many people think we should have settled for a point instead of going all out for the win. Genuinely amazed by it actually.

 

It's not about settling for a point though. If the squad is shattered from a succession of games and no rotation, then it's probably easier to make the pitch a bit smaller by staying compact and not chasing the game when you are ahead. When you have a strong bench then you can bring on fresh players when the starting 11 starts to run out of steam.

[El Prontonise]

14 minutes ago, BlueStar said:

My mam looking out for me last night before the game. Sounds terrifying. 

 

Good pub.

[Groundhog63]

2 hours ago, Groundhog63 said:

 

Ffs made me waste 5 minutes of my precious morning going back 8 pages ???

 

I was over it instantly. The match, I mean, not that exchange ?

 

Absolutely gutted we had it in our grasp but this adventure has arrived before we're ready and it'll be a very steep learning curve. 

Besides the Xmas schedule means we HAVE to get straight back on the ride and push on. 

 

If I have any anger towards anyone over our CL demise it's at our £55m fruit machine who sat and watched his boyhood club progress on. 

 

It'll pass tho, now I've typed it ????

 

 

[Wullie]

The thing that annoys me most the day after is neither Bruno nor Isak taking a yellow to stop Jovic. Just bizarre.

[Gallowgate Toon]

Just now, Wullie said:

The thing that annoys me most the day after is neither Bruno nor Isak taking a yellow to stop Jovic. Just bizarre.

Isak even dangled his leg as well.

[TheGuv]

58 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

4 fans in front of us basically tik tokers.  One had a KSA shirt on, and we're constantly on their phones and moving out of seats all the game.

 

Not enough

Unlimited memberships and equal chance on a ballot with no hierarchy allows this 

[Yorkie]

4 minutes ago, Wullie said:

The thing that annoys me most the day after is neither Bruno nor Isak taking a yellow to stop Jovic. Just bizarre.

 

Our decision making was iffy throughout the second half really. Opens the door to the (mental) fatigue debate again because prior to this spell we never hesitated in engaging in proper nasty shithousery, let alone bog standard cynical yellows.

 

It was probably a lack of communication; both of them probably thought the other one was gonna do it and a microsecond later, Jovic is away. 

[El Prontonise]

4 minutes ago, TheGuv said:

Unlimited memberships and equal chance on a ballot with no hierarchy allows this 

 

The fact that 4 of them were together made it a little suspicious.

[r0cafella]

4 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

 

The fact that 4 of them were together made it a little suspicious.

This is modern day football please get used to it. 

[TheGuv]

6 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

 

The fact that 4 of them were together made it a little suspicious.

Very hard to win a ballot for 4 tickets together…

[Paully]

Just had a look on RAWK forum to this - the last few pages - Jesus wept - mental

[mellowyellow]

Dortmund supporter here. Really feel sorry for the Newcastle lads,I met in my hometown, Yesterday there were some minutes where the CL world seemed bright (without PSG). Never expected to win this group. Hope to see you again. 

[Ginola14]

1 hour ago, Paully said:

Just had a look on RAWK forum to this - the last few pages - Jesus wept - mental

Presumably they're saying they were robbed of their right to CL football and would have easily qualified from this group ? 

 

Imagine there's also a lot of virtue signalling from such a morally superior fanbase.

 

 

[Stottie]

55 minutes ago, Paully said:

Just had a look on RAWK forum to this - the last few pages - Jesus wept - mental

 

Probably the last place anyone should choose to look today. 

Second last is anything by Oliver Holt or the Guardian (full of Liverpool glory hunters, writers included, on trigger alert to gloat at NUFC).

[TRon]

1 hour ago, Paully said:

Just had a look on RAWK forum to this - the last few pages - Jesus wept - mental

 

Why do that to yourself man.

[SEMTEX]

2 hours ago, BlueStar said:

My mam looking out for me last night before the game. Sounds terrifying. 

 

your mam must be tiny

[nufc123]

7 hours ago, Tsunami said:

These stats that are being thrown around are never taken in the context of the match situation.

 

Milan away - a bit of a settler, 1st game back, Milan didn’t really threaten.

PSG - battered them

Dortmund - struggled in the 1st 20 mins,  Wilson missed a sitter, wood work hit twice.

Dortmund - poor performance, Big Jo missed a sitter at 1-0.

PSG - led, PSG didn’t really threaten, had loads of shots, mostly from 25 yards and not on target. Robbed.

Milan - Dubs, 2 soft goals, hit the bar at 1-1. Milan hit the post twice late on as we push on. 

 

The big moments didn’t go our way, and our big moments were earlier in games than they were for the opposition. As an aside I thought the referee was harsh again on us last night. No individual decision led directly to anything but it can have an accumulative effect.

 

The stats don’t tell the full story.

Some wild takes here. Good against PSG home. Even match against Dortmund home. Good against Milan first half. The rest we didnt play well.

[Kid Icarus]

'Good against PSG at home' like that's not both a massive understatement and not an all-time event in Newcastle's history regardless

 

 

Edited December 14, 2023 by Kid Icarus

[Guest]

3 hours ago, El Prontonise said:

4 fans in front of us basically tik tokers.  One had a KSA shirt on, and we're constantly on their phones and moving out of seats all the game.

 

Not enough

How these cunts getting tickets?

 

Sound like the same fuckers at the end of the match (who looked quite happy despite the result) trying to get Rio Ferdinands attention in a positive way

[nufc123]

6 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

'Good against PSG at home' like that's not both a massive understatement and not an all-time event in Newcastle's history regardless

 

 

 

Yeah it was a great game. Milan and PSG didnt really threatened 

[Interpolic]

29 minutes ago, nufc123 said:

Some wild takes here. Good against PSG home. Even match against Dortmund home. Good against Milan first half. The rest we didnt play well.

 

We were just as good as PSG away first half and put in an outstanding backs-to-the-wall performance second half, which was the right thing to do in the context of the group and the available personnel. No way does that go into the "didn't play well" bracket. 

[nufc123]

Just now, Interpolic said:

 

We were just as good as PSG away first half and put in an outstanding backs-to-the-wall performance second half, which was the right thing to do in the context of the group and the available personnel. No way does that go into the "didn't play well" bracket. 

PSG battered us. I am not talking about what was right or not, or the penalty, or the injuries. It was still a battering, that must be allowed to say. That game was all about effort and teamwork, but it wasnt a good game in terms of play.