[Archived] Loony Toons: Newcastle Preview

[imy9]

Lets keep a clean sheet and this will be a PERFECT day!!

[1864roverite]

I am mightily impresed

Rovers look a solid side right throughout the team.

Only downside are the bookings for Rovers players.

[thenodrog]

Superb 1st half from the sound of it. Newcastle sound demoralised and the crowd have booed them off. Kevin Gallagher just said it could have been 0-5! Kiss of death if ever there was one!

We must beware of letting them back in 2nd half. 1-2 with time left on the clock will be uncomfortable with that crowd behind em.

[Ossydave]

Anyone who didn't put cash on us at 2/1 must be feeling a little sorry for themselves, needless to say my wallet will be bulging tonight

[Mr. E]

Beautiful. Newcstle are so utterly, utterly sh*t even we can't screw it up. But we will if we go at it easy in the 2nd half like many times like last season. Now is the time to rip them apart from pillar to post. We need to attack, not defend. Big job for Ince to get this right. C'mon Rovers

[imy9]

Hopefully that comment from Gally wont come back to haunt us.

I am really impressed with the entire team but especially Olsson, Carlos and Emerton.

[Amo]

Anyone who didn't put cash on us at 2/1 must be feeling a little sorry for themselves, needless to say my wallet will be bulging tonight

Spread the love?

Things are going great. Let's hope the team don't lose their heads and let Newcastle back into the game.

[Lurid Coat]

Anyone who didn't put cash on us at 2/1 must be feeling a little sorry for themselves, needless to say my wallet will be bulging tonight

Trying your best to jinx this result, I see

[joey_big_nose]

Hats off to Ince. Not only has he mixed and matched the personnel from the last two games but he has also completely changed the tactical system. We are playing 4231:

-------------------Cruz

------Derbs------Carlos-----Emerton

-----------Warnock----Tugay

--Olsson---Nelsen----Samba----Simpson

-------------------Brown

The man has obviously gone for this to deal with the Newcastle threat down the flanks, retain the ball and use Carlos. Tugay has been told to stroll it to save his energy but with the others around him that is working well.

Ince might say y'know 17 times a minute but he is proving to be an adventurous and astute tactician.

We are so secure at the back with the pace of Samba, Nelsen and Olsson with Warnock screening. I am very impressed - although obviously Newcastle are in a bad way at the moment.

[tonyoz]

Watching live. Playing well throughout...........Carlos puts in great corners and free kicks.

Samba may have been offside for the first goal....

Santa's goal was brilliant........

..........gotta go.................they are showing robbie's super quick hat trick for liverpool against arsenal!!!

[joey_big_nose]

Beautiful. Newcstle are so utterly, utterly sh*t even we can't screw it up. But we will if we go at it easy in the 2nd half like many times like last season. Now is the time to rip them apart from pillar to post. We need to attack, not defend. Big job for Ince to get this right. C'mon Rovers

Your such a negative miserable so and so!

[Nelsta]

Just keep it together now, We know what we're like...we have one good half and a poor one.

Who says Rovers fans are pessimistic?

[RoverRich]

I am really enjoying watching this game on the internet. To see us dominating with our passing, moving and overally creativity really is a joy. Against West Ham and Arsenal our midfield looked poor and lacked creativty but today, with different personnel, it is running the show.

At the moment Ince is a hero but if Newcastle get so much as a sniff, he could go from hero to zero. Hold it together lads and remember attack is the best form of defence!

[tonyoz]

Yes. Newcastle are the worst team I have seen this season:

Goal attempts on target 0-7

Possession 54% to Rovers

Duff was tricky for the first 15 min but subsided.

First to the ball everywhere on the pitch. Very impressive. Not quite clicking up front yet..........but it sure is an attacking line-up.

[Ossydave]

Trying your best to jinx this result, I see

Nah, I've been watching the game and Newcastle are awful.

Joe has made his way to the bench now, expect a hopeless long-ball game from them 2nd half.

[Wolverine]

Is there something i am missing, as i cant find the game anywhere...

[rovers1993]

oh great... they have a penalty and own has just fell like being shot...

1-2 now... owen smacked in center.

should not have been a penalty.

[1864roverite]

penalty nelsen

[cn_barlow]

Nelsen! He is turning into a liability

[modes98]

What a surprise Nelsen gives away a penalty!

[Lurid Coat]

Obviously a direct result of all the jinxing that went on during the break.

[Mr. E]

Ryan Nelsen murders us again. How many times.

[cn_barlow]

under the cosh now...going to be a nervous 45 minutes

[rovers1993]

their looking like scoring every second now.... we have to settle down and take control of the game.

[Exiled_Rover]

Disgusting decision, but it's Prince Michael and he never cheats does he. Chalk that one up to the ref.