throbinson
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It's all if if if, the only thing that is certain today is that we are 6 points clear in 2nd place
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Why do we always bottle the big games?
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It's all if if if, the only thing that is certain today is that we are 6 points clear in 2nd place
SittingbourneSeagull
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And nor do our fans half of who left when it was 1-1. Perhaps fans like that don't deserve a team with mental strength!
With a superior goal difference which effectively makes it 7.
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Bring back Bryan wade!!
I wanna caravan for me ma
Bottle it my arse!!
They only got back into it through the 'freak pinball' goal and clearly their dander was up then for the remaining 10 minutes but to say we bottled it is ridiculous. It was a game of fine margins and if Dunk's header goes in early in the 2nd half rather than cleared off the line we win the game.
They only got back into it through the 'freak pinball' goal and clearly their dander was up then for the remaining 10 minutes but to say we bottled it is ridiculous. It was a game of fine margins and if Dunk's header goes in early in the 2nd half rather than cleared off the line we win the game.
Bring back Bryan wade!!
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^^ This. That extra point from the GD could prove to be crucial.
Would be quite ironic after last season!
Yes, just tempting fate. Playing the 'we're on our way' before the game wasn't the brightest move either.
It sounds better when we sing it (after matches).
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Because we don't play Reading every week.
Yeah, can everyone stop enjoying the ride please?
Monkey Man
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AAARGH. Absolutely hate this "bottling" theory that seems to have taken root on the less intelligent outposts of Twitter and now on NSC.
We played well against the top team in the division and narrowly lost. We're still second. The players are up for the fight.
If you want to talk about "bottling it" I could point to various players from the past 30 years who went missing in games and didn't have the grit and determination that I see in the current squad.
We played well against the top team in the division and narrowly lost. We're still second. The players are up for the fight.
If you want to talk about "bottling it" I could point to various players from the past 30 years who went missing in games and didn't have the grit and determination that I see in the current squad.
Every game is season changing.
Wardy's twin
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We played against a very good team who have probably the best midfielder in the league and it showed so not sure whether we bottled it or just found our level. We started to struggle in second half because neither forward could get into a dangerous position and take us to two goals, there was a number of factors for this SB became a lot less positive and GM was knackered and get more so. Murphy switched off after having a great first half.
I think CH did not make the right changes early enough.
need to get people's head's in gear for Forest and Rotheram now.
I think CH did not make the right changes early enough.
need to get people's head's in gear for Forest and Rotheram now.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Win Saturday and we either go top, or move further ahead of 3rd.
We keep going.
We keep going.
OzMike
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Well we should play like we do who ever it is, positive and progressive football, not retreating into a shell.
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we were 2-0 up at the crucial last part of the game against Reading.. Had it just been 1-0, we may have "retreated" as you call it. Newcastle were far better in possession than Reading.. at least 2 of the goals came from Reading giving the ball away and unable to cope with the break. Newcastle were far better prepared (hence Murphy in particular not having the space to run into,) probably by having watched the Reading game.. The worst team talk in the world for me is the "just do what you did then" etc etc... assumes that the opposition wont change anything - Reading again a nice example.. they didn't/couldn't change so we didn't have to. It was a different proposition last night.
boik
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You do realise that there's another team on the pitch trying to stop you playing the way you want to? The better the other team the more chance they can stop you.
OzMike
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Tell Huddersfield that.
Yeah you're right: the calibre of the opposition & the way they play is irrelevant...I take it all back. Not even going to bother mentioning that players are not robots etc.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Yes, tactically you choose all outcomes on the football pitch. What we got wrong is choosing to play a good side with pace, fitness and ability. This is where Hughton falls down. If he is going to get his tactics right, he needs to play sides where we can keep the ball with aplomb, attack without reasonable fear of counter attack, and score goals past defences of less ability. Unless Hughton can up his game in picking opposition that aren't as good as us, I'm afraid we are going to come up against teams that give us a run for our money...
warmleyseagull
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As in Leeds, Reading, Sheff Weds, Huddersfield and Fulham at home, you mean?
Sadly i thin the manager got it wrong!!!his changes were negative instead of positive!!!dont know why we brought Akpom on loan if he refuses to play him
?we went defensive instead of attacking them therefoore keeping them out of our half and not giving them chances to win
?we went defensive instead of attacking them therefoore keeping them out of our half and not giving them chances to win