Newcastle could well be without both Emre and James Milner again for the trip to Manchester United on Saturday, after they missed the Cup Tie with Stoke last night at the Britannia Stadium.
Emre - struggling with an ankle knock
Creative midfielder Emre is now struggling with an ankle injury and winger James Milner missed out through illness, which looks like it was a chest infection.
Alan Smith played in central midfield and Damien Duff played down the right wing. And it looked a balanced team with Charles N’Zogbia on the left wing and the solid looking Jose Enrique finally starting at left back. After the injuries clear up we really hope Sam continues with Enrique and N’Zogbia at left back and left wing respectively.
They both looked good in their natural positions last night, and Charles is a lot more threatening to the opposition on the left wing, that’s for sure. We would even like to see Charles given a run out in central midfield. He’s certainly a bit of a dynamo these days with his drive and skill. He also played great there against Juventus in pre-season.
However, things may not change much before the Old Trafford game as manager Allardyce told the Newcastle club’s website today:
“James has a chest infection and Emre got a knock on his ankle so we’ll have to wait and see if they are OK for next week’s game at Man United,”
“Habib Beye has injured his hamstring but is going away with Senegal for the African Cup of Nations, as now is also Abdoulaye Faye.”
It’s a pity about Emre, because we need some of his creativity right now in our midfield, and Sam just hasn’t played him nearly enough since Barton has been out. Since it’s only a knock we would hope he’ll be available for the Manchester United game.
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1 Rich // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:01
Hope Emre is ok, i really feeel sorry for the guy, he hasnt been given a fair chance at all, when he comes on he usually looks good, the fans love him and he gets treated like this! I would love to see him hit top form and stick it right up big sams ass!
2 Tom_Toon // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:02
That means the utd game line up will be:
Given
Roz Taylor Capaca Enrique
Duff Smith N’Zogbia Lualua
Owen Viduka
3 Bosck // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:16
tom_toon:
more likely to be
Given
Roz Taylor Cacapa Enrique
Duff Smith Zog
Owen Viduka Martins
seeing as sam has supposedly got a deal with nigeria to have martins for this game, he’s unlikely to start him on the bench.
4 toonfan1 // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:17
the team will be
Given
Roz Taylor Cacapa Enrique
Duff Smith Butt N’Zogbia
Owen/Martins Viduka
Butt is allowed to ply againt man utd and is not allowed to play against stoke and bolton due to suspension.
5 true // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:24
for me Millner has been looking tired of late the rest may re energise him, when on his game he is one of our best players.
Is it me or does Emre often bottle it when the chips are down? Pity cos i think he is our best player!
6 aaron d // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:25
Is it a rumour that Martins is back for Man Utd game or is it true? Heard that we had some agreement with Nigeria that if he could go early could come back for this game?
Tom_Toon very much doubt Lua Lua will be starting against Man Utd, to be honest i would like him to.
Team for Man U
Given
Roz Taylor Cacapa Enrique
Duff Smith Butt N’Zogbia
Martins Viduka
7 James // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:25
He won’t go to Old Trafford and play 4-3-3 - he’s stupid but not sucidal. It will be 4-5-1 with both Martins and Smith in midfield, Owen up front on his own.
8 ToonKing // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:26
just the news we needed……
, do we even have 11 players left ???
9 Kash2 // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:29
@Rich - Emre has been given so many chances for Newcastle but so many times he has went missing in games. We don’t need him being so deep and tackling back every chance he gets. We need him further up the pitch gettting on the ball and threading passes into strikers and wingers. Not once has he controlled a game. He is NOT a PLAYMAKER. Playmakers control games with passing and movement as does Scholes, Fabregas, Lampard, Elano, Gerrard, Anderson, Arteta, Barry, Kranjcar etc etc etc. Loads of teams have them, but Emre doesn’t meet the standards of these players!
10 James // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:36
Emre was a Souness buy - enough said. Get rid of him
11 ELFER // Jan 7, 2008 at 12:55
you can absolutely not be serious about emre?? he did not taken his chance…I think he’s a too soul driven player sometimes outstanding but to often not good enough…unfortunately I have to say we should sell him and get a PL quality player in exchanche…but all in all it lefts us defence and chanceless against MANU, which will end up in a disaster…
12 MOY // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:03
He’s the only player we have left that’s actually creative…I don’t see how we can replace him unless we actually get someone who can create , instead of destroy…Speaking of which , we seem to have a truckload of destroyers…
13 James // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:09
Emre is a racist and should be kicked out of the club.
He will be sold in the summer regardless of Sam
14 JS09 // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:16
Newcastle have just signed Ben Tozer on 4 and a half year deal, Promising signs for the future.
15 Hammy // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:17
Quotation from Arsene Wenger after yesterday’s match against Barnsley.
“Foreign players need six months to adapt to the Premiership”
Yes Arsene that makes sense, good point.
Big Sam:
“Foreign players need six months to adapt to the Premiership”
No Sam stop making excuses you useless fu***ing c£nt…
My point being that Sam is in a no win situation,
everyone was saying at the start of the season what a class player Rozenhal looked and how bad he was yesterday, with so many players coming in from different leagues and with pressure from the fans to play like Brazil it is little wonder we look shite at times.
16 James // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:22
Foreigners usually take a full season to adapt. Look at Vidic and Evra. Both were criticised constantly in their first year as crap defenders. Now they are amazing. Remember for foreigners they have to adapt to a new country, language, lifestyle, weather. It’s only in the second season they can be judged properly.
17 Pete // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:25
Sam has made his choice on numerous occations this season. Doesn’t really matter if Emre is fit or not, he wouldn’t get a spot anyway. Sam obviously prefers destruction over creativity and positive play. That said, our midfield will be pretty much the same as against Stoke with Smith/Butt making up the centre midfield pair. We can only hope that he’ll go all out and put N’Zogbia in CM.
Given
Rozenhal - Taylor - Cacapa - Enrique
Smith - Butt - N’Zogbia
Owen - Duke - Duff
in the typical 4-3-3/4-5-1 fashion. Highly doubt it tho and fully expect him to drop Zog back to LB for this match
18 broon ale // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:26
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19 keeganpleasecomeback // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:29
the team lacks balance…butt is apparently our playmaker..its a joke he is agood player but hes not a playmaker..we need barton unfortunately..Smith is apparently untouchable so he needs to play up front and e´we need anew central midfielder -one with flair and can actually pass it upfield.
20 Kash2 // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:31
Right fair enough it takes upto a season to for players to adapt to league conditions. But it doesn’t stop them from getting on the pitch and playing passes about accurately to you’re own players. Fair enough we could be leaking goals, but does it take a season to be able to figure out how to play passes around so that it eventually arrives at a strikers foot?
21 Callum // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:34
Oh great - IF we manage to beat Stoke we face Arsenal away
22 Rob Kirton // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:34
OT: Bugger just heard the cup draw - well thats it over for another year (away to Arsenal !!!)
23 Ross // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:35
we’ve drawn arsenal should we get past stoke in the replay. away.
24 Bobby Ollox // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:36
Oh - FFS - Arsenal again
away….
25 steve // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:36
bugger - was hoping for Havant or someone similiar although they would prob beat us as well.
No chance of Sam losing his job if we lose away to Arse as its what everyone expects anyway
Lets just get used to the fact he’s here till end of season
26 Hammy // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:37
Shhhiiiteeeeeee,
is that the first team or the reserves?
oh, well at least Sam won’t be able to complain about too many fixtures coming up.
27 Ross // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:39
keep in mind we still have to actually beat stoke.
at home we should, but it didnt look likely yesterday.
its pretty much regardless tbh, if we dont go down to stoke, we will to arsenal away.
28 steve // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:39
@Hammy - Wenger would have played first team if they had drawn anyone decent, however now he’s got the toon he’ll prob put out youth team, which is prob enough to beat us easily
29 ToonKing // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:41
Arsenal away again ??? damn….mind you we could cause and upset….but probably won’t………
30 Dingo // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:42
hahahaha…. its almost comical….. well if you are gonna win it you gotta face the bigs boys at some point!
howay newcastle
31 toonfan1 // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:45
does any1 know if we will have beye faye geremi and martins back for this cup fixture against arsenal? the date is either 26/27 january i think.
32 toon sooth // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:47
LOL, I’m with you Dingo!
Howay the lads.
33 toonfan1 // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:50
ben tozer has signed for the club on a four and a half year contract and it looks like he is going to be shipped back on loan to either swindon or back to plymouth where he started.
34 john // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:52
give lua lua a go on the wing he surely has got to have a better cross than milner
35 obafemimartins // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:56
we will probably have a reserve team playing aswell if we dont get any players in.
36 James // Jan 7, 2008 at 13:59
No Faye or Martins until March or middle Feb at very earliest.
37 God // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:12
Hehehehe, I do like my little joke.
Do any of you mortals believe in miracles.
38 steve // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:13
If they get knocked out in group stages of ACN they’ll be back first week in Feb at the earliest - reckon it’s more likely to be the backend of Feb though for most of our boys
39 ToonKing // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:16
The ACN of nations ends on February 10th so will have them back then or even earlier if they get knocked out, which i hope they do…..but still i doubt anyone will make it back in time for Arsenal.
40 Bill f // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:17
Well God being a pagan myself, , I will just stick to sacrificing intelligent Makem supporters when I can find one.
41 Hammy // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:20
You’ll need to be immortal then Bill……
that’ll take for ever.
42 obafemimartins // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:20
we should be buying players where we have only one decent player (right wing and right back) but we shouldnt be doing that bad because pompey have only got 14 players and add injuries to that and they will only have a starting line up.
43 Micky Toon // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:23
You see, the comments here are exactly why Sam should stay and why he is justified in what he says. People say Milner should be playing, further down the page we get Milner is crap and can’t pass. Emre should play he’s our best player, hold on no he isn’t he’s crap and can’t pass. The comment about Emre being a Souness signing, so therefore he must be poor is laughable. Martins was a Roeder signing, does that make him crap? Milner, Taylor, N’Zogbia, three of our most gifted young players came through with previous managers, does that make them crap? It seems to be the logical conclusion. Some people are just wanting Sam to fail no matter what we do. I can’t believe people are wanting us to lose so he is closer to going out the door. What kind of support are you when you don’t want the team to win? Losing is no good for the team. Sam leaves now, what do we get? Terry Mac? Because that’s all who would be left after Sam’s backroom army leaves with him. If we are still playing poor come next Christmas then we should start and make noises. However to judge a manager on less than 6 months in the job is moronic.
44 ToonKing // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:26
Tozer finally anounced.
http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1208518,00.html
45 Dragoner // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:29
EXACTLY Mickey Toon
46 obafemimartins // Jan 7, 2008 at 14:33
i have no problem with sam staying but the teams below us have started to things round. all the teams who have changed managers have moved up the table. tottenham, bolton have done well and even derby look like a better team. if we dont get it together next season we could be relegated but we are fortunate to have rubbish teams below us.
47 James // Jan 7, 2008 at 15:01
Micky Toon - Sam will be sacked in the summer.
I agree with most we should have stability and a long term manager - just not him.
At his very best in the long term he would be able to turn us into a battling hard team to play against top 7 team. But with our resources and support we demand top four and challenging for honours. Sam has neither the tactical skills or attacking style of footaball to achieve that. But the main reason he will be sacked is that he is not who Mort and Ashley chose. Any success with him would be credited to Shepherd and they wouldnt want that.
48 ToonKing // Jan 7, 2008 at 15:56
Hey remember that 17 year old hungarian kid who was on trial at St James not so long ago ?? Apparently the Hammers are trying to sign him, so he must be decent at least. Come on Sam get him.
49 Graeme // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:07
Personally, I dont rate Emre at all, there are much better player around, with have the injuries and twice the commitment.
Why dont we just go and buy 2 really good players and have done with it. As said many times, I think Baptista would add bite and drive to a crap midfield. He has proved he can play in the Prem and wants to come back. What about it Sam??
50 steve // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:09
I can’t understand why people think all of Sams backroom staff would go if he was sacked, surely they are on contracts.
Half the problem in this country is the lack of continuity when a manager leaves or is sacked, we should change to a european model where only the head coach / manager is sacked and all backroom staff stay put - I doubt Sam would get a glamour job after toon so doubt people will follow him
51 Tom_Toon // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:13
Baptista adds bite, as he was a defensive midfielder at the beggining of his career and play as a deep lying forward, but not in one sense is he creative.
Butt and a Creative player for me.
Dudu would be sam type of creative player, and if he took up that option i wouldnt be opposed. Dudu, 6ft 2, strong as an ox, great at spreading the play, still prefer arshavin though.
52 Tom_Toon // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:15
steve - exactly, and if the manager who comes in did want to change them, he would do it gradually so its not like we are paying 20 mil straight away, more like 7.5mil to get rid of fat sam.
The backroom staff have the skills but as only as good as the manager handles them and tells them what to do and work on.
53 Obafan // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:15
Milner needs a rest and will not play.
Emre if he is injured or not, he doesn’t get a chance by the fat donkey. So it doesn’t matter at all.
TRANSFER LATEST:
After Kevin Nolan SA looks further to strengthen (?) his Newcastle team with former Bolton players. He once again made 3 “mystery bids”, but via a leak we know for whom he has made a serious offer:
1. Youri DJORKAEFF 8 mill £
2. Fernando HIERRO 4 mill £
3. Bruno N’GOTTI 5 miil £
54 Tom_Toon // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:17
if they werent retired, dunno bout n’gotti though, is he retired, most probs if your mentioning it.
55 carl // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:24
SICK OF SAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
56 Obafan // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:36
Tom Toon - I think he plays in a lower division. I just say this because I’m sick of this crap.
Does anybody know something about Arshavin.??
57 Southside Jordy // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:42
TO JAMES,
P.S: Ur a dick……………..enough said!!
58 Obafan // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:48
Some other true news
:
1. If we win over Stoke, then we can go and play at Arsenal, what a gift that is.
2. Tozer finally signed for the Toon.
3. Fred is closing in on moving to PSG (mentionned on Teletext from the Belgian television); so he will not come to us.
59 Tom_Toon // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:54
Oba, any players in belgium i havent mentioned that could fill the void of creativity?
60 Howie // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:57
i totally agree with dragoner and micky toon. who do we replace him with. theres no stand out candidate wanting the job
61 Tom_Toon // Jan 7, 2008 at 16:58
DESCHAMPS!
62 subz // Jan 7, 2008 at 17:05
I think any team we play with smith and butt in the middle we will lose or get a lucky draw. The defence is looking better, but they are getting murdered by the constant bad passing and the gifting of the ball to the opposition.
someone remarked that Zog was greedy, if I had the ball I would want to keep it rather than give to those 2 idiots, who are just going to lose it. they offer absolutely nowt in that position and are a complete liability, NOW WE HAVE 2 GREAT FOULERS THE MIDDLE TO HELP THE OPO OUT.
It is really starting to boil my piss watching the consistent incorrect team selection by PSA.
WHY CAN’T YOU SEE IT & FIX IT SAM??????
63 Leo // Jan 7, 2008 at 17:06
team i would like to see against man united,
given
rozehnal taylor cacapa enrique
duff butt smith nzogbia lualua
Owen
not likely but would be interesting and he isnt going to play 442 or 433,
if he plays 442 then it means that he has finally realised that it is the best formation for us
64 Leo // Jan 7, 2008 at 17:06
if martins (in place of lualua) does play then put him on the right, duff on the left
65 Dragoner // Jan 7, 2008 at 17:10
I agree Butt and Smith are costing us games. We become so one dimensional simply because we cannot attack through the centre with those two dummies there. Butt is a good efender but does nothing once he gets the ball so we should get rid. Put Faye there and have Cacapa and Taylor in defence. Smith should be replaced by N’zogbia, with Duff on the left and Lua Lua or Milner on the right.
66 Dragoner // Jan 7, 2008 at 17:15
——————-Given——————-
Beye—-Taylor—-Cacapa—-Enrique
——————–Faye——————–
Miln\Lua——N’zogbia————Duff
———Smi/Vid———Owen———–
67 Tom Cairns // Jan 7, 2008 at 18:11
i cant believe people are wanting to sack sam after only half a season in charge! this isn’t championship manager you know! the club was in a huge mess, in the squad and financially and everyone expects a whole new set up to have us challenging for europe again in less than a year. we cant be fixed by a few big name signings or managers. we havent been a europe standard team since bobby left.
68 nightfall // Jan 7, 2008 at 23:08
wtf is wrong with you?! i’m looking at your tactics and i can’t belive it…you’d still play smith as midfielder? you’re as dumb as sam…
69 Richard // Jan 7, 2008 at 23:18
Tom Cairns - Sven and Man City says it all, great manager who bought great players who he knew would adjust to the pace of the EPL. They were in a worse state as us now look at them they wll be top4 next yr if not this yr!Wecan be like them wit te right man at the helm, i could do a better job than Sam
70 Tom Cairns // Jan 7, 2008 at 23:26
i guess im hoping that instead of just rushing to buy quick fix players that may or may not adapt (i reckon theyve just been lucky so far) for big money that we’re building really solid foundations that will mean we have a completely solid squad in the future. we need to get the basics right before thinking about splashing the cash like we have in the past.
71 Tripp // Jan 8, 2008 at 3:14
City spent 3x what we did. Simple as that. By the time SA had funds available a lot of the targets had signed with someone else. How much debt did City have?
72 shirts // Jan 8, 2008 at 3:32
Sam doesn’t even play Emre when he’s not injured. What did Emre do to deserve this? Eff Sam’s wife?
Please, for the love of god, can somebody kidnap Alan Smith?
73 toon4lyf // Jan 10, 2008 at 18:31
emre is easily our best player he played amazin v chelsea and reading las season and uda matches he was compare to maradonaa we shouldnt sell and he won the game for us against birmingham and he played better than barton and butt and i tink sam tells him to play deep cus unda roeder he neva played so deep
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