The Bane of Your Life vs Newcastle

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Really pumped for this, I wasn't expecting shit from the game against City and didn't get it. What we did get were marked improvement in performances from Soldado and Eriksen.

Mason looks good and we are all rightly impressed with Capoue this season.

Fazio is out so the first choice back 4 (With current injuries) should return, against Southampton and Woolwich Kaboul and Vertonghen played well together.

For me the biggest question is do we start Lamela for this game, he often looks better coming on from the bench. I'd probably still start him due to who rivals him for his position.

---------------Rose---------------------------------------------Chadli

---------------Vertonghen---------------Mason
Lloris------------------------------------------------------------Eriksen---------------Soldado
---------------Kaboul (C)---------------Capoue

---------------Dier--------------------------------------------- Lamela
 
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The team picks itself ...

Hugo
Dier - Kaboom - Verts - Rose
Capoue - Mason
Lamela - Eriksen - Chadli
Soldado​

And we'll win 5-0 ... Soldado x2, Chadli x1, Eriksen x1, and off the bench Big Daddy Kane x1
(Oh and if Naughton is fit, then slot him in for Dier.)

:coys:
 
The team picks itself ...

Hugo
Dier - Kaboom - Verts - Rose
Capoue - Mason
Lamela - Eriksen - Chadli
Soldado​

And we'll win 5-0 ... Soldado x2, Chadli x1, Eriksen x1, and off the bench Big Daddy Kane x1
(Oh and if Naughton is fit, then slot him in for Dier.)

:coys:

Would prefer Kane to start other than that fine.
 
It does feel like status and reputation are the only factors keeping Ade and Soldado ahead of him right now. He's done well whenever he's given the chance, so unless the former two improve very very soon, surely he'll begin to start.
Soooooon. Soon WindyCOYS WindyCOYS will be proven a prophet, and we shall all worship at his alter.
I dunno, I believe his mouth holds him back as well. He looks a bit, what is the word? Gormless. He looked badass that game against Sunderland last season with the bandage around his head.
 
It's odd. Newcastle, going by their underlying performance/numbers should be a lot better than their results have been. I really don't want us to be the team they bounce back against.

I think we can and should beat the ever-living fuck out of them, and really want to see that happen.
 
I dunno, I believe his mouth holds him back as well.
Christ. For a second there, I thought you meant actual air resistance!

Although having said that...
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Only one solution.
:adeninja:
 
It's odd. Newcastle, going by their underlying performance/numbers should be a lot better than their results have been. I really don't want us to be the team they bounce back against.

I think we can and should beat the ever-living fuck out of them, and really want to see that happen.

Why on earth would you worry about something as 'un-Spursy' as THAT happening??
It'll either be that, or Pardew will go on Tuesday, and they'll be totally galvanised, trying to impress the all new Keegan-Beardsley-Shearer dream team management cmbo!!
 
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Tottenham Hotspur host Newcastle United at White Hart Lane on Sunday 26th October 2014 (KO 13:30) in the 9th Round of matches of the 2014-15 Premier League.

Tottenham come into the match in 9th place in the Table on 11 points with Newcastle in 18th place on 7 points. This will be the 153rd time the two clubs have met.

The first meeting came in the old second round (today's fourth round) of the FA Cup in February 1905 with Newcastle drawing 1-1 at White Hart Lane before winning the replay at St James' Park 4-0. To date, the clubs have met 9 times in the FA Cup.

The clubs met for the first time in the Football League in November 1909 in the First Division with Newcastle winning 1-0 at St James' Park and completing the 'double' over Spurs with a 4-0 win at White Hart Lane in March 1910.

Tottenham's first win over Newcastle came in a First Division match at White Hart Lane in November 1912 with Jimmy Cantrell scoring the only goal of the match.

There were further meetings in the First Division up to season 1933-34 with honours generally pretty even.

An FA Cup 4th round match in January 1935 was won 2-0 by Spurs at White Hart Lane with George Hunt (Spurs' record goalscorer until Bobby Smith) scoring both goals.

The next 12 meetings between the clubs came in the Second Division of the Football League either side of World War Two from 1935-36 to 1947-48. These dozen matches were the only League games contested between Spurs and Newcastle outside the Top Flight of English Football.

The 1950-51 season saw Spurs win their first Football League Championship and in the process they did the 'double' over Newcastle winning 7-0 at home and 1-0 away. The 70,336 spectators at White Hart Lane for that emphatic 7-0 win were the largest crowd at any Spurs v Newcastle fixture in history.

Spurs beat Newcastle United in the 1952 Charity Shield 2-1 at White Hart Lane with Les Bennett and Peter 'Spud' Murphy scoring the goals which won the silverware.

The first Football League Cup meeting came in the Semi-Finals in January 1976 with John Pratt scoring the winning goal at White Hart Lane in the first leg but Newcastle winning 3-1 at St James' Park despite a Don McAllister goal to advance to the Wembley Final.

Newcastle United, along with West Ham United, were the first clubs to be promoted to the Premier League for the 1993-94 season and Spurs won the first match against Newcastle in the competition 1-0 away at St James' Park with a Teddy Sheringham goal. The Magpies had their revenge at White Hart Lane in December with a 2-1 win.

An FA Cup Semi-Final at Old Trafford in April 1999 was won 2-0 by Newcastle after extra time. Newcastle lost their Premier League status at the end of the 2008-09 season but won promotion at the first attempt managed by former Spurs player and assistant manager Chris Hughton. Hughton was sacked under contraversial circumstances in December 2010 and Alan Pardew was appointed as Newcastle's new manager.

The fixture at St. James' Park last in October 2011 resulted in a 2-2 draw. Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 40 minutes. Demba Ba pulled Newcastle level three minutes into the second half but Jermain Defoe's 68th minute goal looked like securing all three points. Substitute Shola Ameobi scored a late equaliser for Newcastle. The reverse fixture at White Hart Lane in February 2012 resulted in a comprehensive 5-0 win for Spurs with goals from Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Louis Saha (2), Niko Kranjcar and Emmanuel Adebayor.

The opening match of the 2012-13 season at St James' Park resulted in a 2-1 win for Newcastle. Demba Ba put United ahead after 54 minutes with Jermain Defoe equalising for Spurs after 76 minutes. Ben Arfa was fouled by Aaron Lennon and he scored from the penalty spot for the winner on 80 minutes.

Spurs won their home League game in February 2013 2-1 with two goals from Gareth Bale, the first coming after 5 minutes from a free-kick and the second after 78 minutes. Yoan Gouffran had levelled things for Newcastle mid-way through the first half.

Newcastle United won the Premier League game in November 2013 at White Hart Lane 1-0 with Loic Remy's 13th minute goal proving to be the match winner. Tim Krul made a string of outstanding saves to keep Tottenham from scoring.

An Emmanuel Adebayor goal in the 19th minute saw Spurs go into halftime 1-0 up in the February 2014 game at St James' Park. Further goals from Paulinho, Adebayor and Nacer Chadli completed a comprehensive 4-0 win for Spurs.

Tottenham Hotspur have won 64 of the 152 matches played so far with Newcastle United winning 56 and the remaining 32 games drawn.


Ossie Ardiles (Spurs player & manager, Newcastle manager)
Sebastien Bassong
Ted Birnie
Kevin Bond (Assistant manager at both clubs)
Garry Brady
Ivor Broadis
Keith Burkinshaw (Spurs manager, Newcastle coach)
Sol Campbell
Stephen Carr

Jesse Carver (Newcastle player, Spurs coach)
Ray Clarke
Les Ferdinand
John Fleming
Ruel Fox
Tony Galvin (Spurs player, Newcastle asst. manager)
Peter Garland
Paul Gascoigne
David Ginola

Bert Gosnell
Chris Hughton (Spurs player & asst. manager, Newcastle manager)
Jim Iley
Jermaine Jenas
John McTavish
Peter McWilliam (Newcastle player, Spurs manager)
Paul Moran
Taffy O'Callaghan
Alan Pardew (Spurs loanee, Newcastle manager)
Scott Parker
Louis Saha
Kevin Scott
Wayne Routledge
Mark Stimpson

Allan Taylor
Archie Turner
Chris Waddle
Jonathan Woodgate

Charlie Woods (Chief scout with both clubs)

 
The team picks itself ...

Hugo
Dier - Kaboom - Verts - Rose
Capoue - Mason
Lamela - Eriksen - Chadli
Soldado​

And we'll win 5-0 ... Soldado x2, Chadli x1, Eriksen x1, and off the bench Big Daddy Kane x1
(Oh and if Naughton is fit, then slot him in for Dier.)

:coys:

Picks itself is a bit strong. Soldados shooting hasn't improved and Ade was dropped because he and Bentaleb came home late from international duty.

Rose was terrible. He should be looking over his shoulder at Davies.

I think it was plain that soldado, Lamela and eriksen was too soft through the spine. I'd like to see Davis crossing to Ade or Kane added to the mix and better linking up with Chadli. Naughtons a liability and Dier is better in all aspects IMO.

I'm sick of our powder puff wings. The sooner we start being a bit more dominant, the less we will continue to spin our wheels.
 
...Our personnel screams out for a 4-3-3...if Poch is too stubborn to switch formations, then at least replace "Lame"-ela (that's right, the moniker is WELL EARNED), play Mason, Pauli, or Dembele on the right wing...
COYS
 
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