UEFA Cup Draw
The UEFA Cup draw for the second round group stage this morning saw
Newcastle United paired with the following in what is group D:
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Sochaux (France)
Panionios (Greece)
Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
Our sequence of matches now look like this, with the dates and venues
having been announced (according to the official Nufc website):
Thursday October 21st Vs Panionios (a)
Thursday November 4th Vs Dinamo Tbilisi (h)
Thursday November 25th Vs Sochaux (a)
December 15/16th Vs Sporting Lisbon (h)
Match Report: Birmingham 2-2 NUFC
Graeme Souness' 100% winning run came to an end at St. Andrews this
afternoon as Newcastle come from 2-1 down, despite being 1-0 up, to
draw the game 2-2 thanks to goals from Jermaine Jenas, his first of
the season, and a spectacular scissor kick goal from Nicky Butt for
his first ever Toon goal. The point moves us up into 6th in the table.
Dwight Yorke and Matthew Upson grabbed Birmingham City's goals.
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Is This Why Bernard Has Been Playing Poor?
It appears our under performing left-back has been nursing a slight
injury for the past month now. Quotes from Bernard:
"I need to get the problem sorted because it has been troubling me
for months now.
"I haven't been 100 per cent for a while, but I'm seeing the
doctor who used to work with the French squad so hopefully he can
help me.
"I have been having treatment here as well, but I am returning to
France during the international break so they will have a look at
the problem over there as well."
That and his contractual problems...
We Are GIVEN Too Many Goals Away
By
Craig Hope
Eight games into the season and we have conceded thirteen goals with
just one clean sheet to show for our efforts. That clean sheet came
against Blackburn in our 3-0 victory – my argument is that Newcastle
United only keep a clean sheet if the opposition do not look like
scoring. Blackburn had nothing going forward and never threatened
our goal with any real purpose. [More
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Reserves: NUFC 0-0 Liverpool
Newcastle's reserves drew 0-0 with Liverpool last night at Kingston
Park with new signings Ronny Johnsen and Charles N'Zogbia getting
a run out for the Toon.
United: Caig, Brennan, Gate, Johnsen (Cave 60), Ramage
(Howe 62), McClen, Smylie, Webster, Bates, Guy, N'Zogbia. Subs not
used: Bartlett, Walton, Britain.
Liverpool: Harrison, Smith, Raven, Whitbread, O'Donnell,
Potter, Partridge (Guthrie 46), Mannix, Mellor, Smyth, Wilkie (Peltier
71). Subs: not used: Luzi, Townley, Platt.
Souness & Robbie Savage Spat
According to today's Telegraph, Toon boss Graeme Souness and Birmingham
midfielder Robbie Savage had a war of words in the tunnel after Sunday's
2-2 draw at St. Andrews. Make of it what you will:
Newcastle United's 2-2 draw with Birmingham City at St Andrews
on Sunday ended with the visiting manager, Graeme Souness, trading
insults in the tunnel with the hosts' midfielder, Robbie Savage.
It began when Souness overheard Savage chuntering on about what a
"shit team Newcastle are". Souness interrupted Savage with the words:
"Hey, Robbie, you would know all about shit teams."
Never one to shy away from a debate, the Welshman responded: "You
were only fifth-choice for the Newcastle job." The verbal ping-pong
intensified. Souness replied sarcastically: "Oh, yeah, Robbie you
are such a good player." Savage, formerly of Leicester City and Crewe
Alexandra, countered: "I'm a better player than you were."
Drawing on the memory of three European Cups with Liverpool, Souness
retorted: "You have the trophies and medals to back that up, do you
Robbie? Sorry, what clubs have you played for? Yeah, thinking about
it Robbie, you really are a top player."
The argument continued into Birmingham's dressing room before peace
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