Newcastle Match thread 29/09/12 (H)

[leww_rfc]

Reading: McCarthy, Cummings, Mariappa, Gorkss, Shorey; Kebe, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff (c); Hunt, Pogrebnyak.
Subs: Taylor, Pearce, Guthrie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre, Roberts

Newcastle: Harper; Perch, Williamson, S.Taylor, Santon; Ben Arfa, Tiote, Bigirimana, Gutierrez (c); Ba, Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Tavernier, Ferguson, Anita, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Shola Ameobi.

[LightwaterRoyal]

Team: McCarthy; Cummings, Shorey, Mariappa, Gorkss; Karacan, Leigertwood, Kebe, McAnuff (c); Hunt, Pogrebnyak
Subs: Taylor, Pearce, Guthrie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre, Roberts

Strongest bench so far this season, mainly because most of our best players are sitting on it instead of the pitch

[E. Andrew]

Reading: McCarthy, Cummings, Mariappa, Gorkss, Shorey; Kebe, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff (c); Hunt, Pogrebnyak.
Subs: Taylor, Pearce, Guthrie, McCleary, Robson-Kanu, Le Fondre, Roberts

Newcastle: Harper; Perch, Williamson, S.Taylor, Santon; Ben Arfa, Tiote, Bigirimana, Gutierrez (c); Ba, Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Tavernier, Ferguson, Anita, Obertan, Sammy Ameobi, Shola Ameobi.

That's not tinkering... big changes. We'll see some WTFs if this gets ugly.

Is Pearce not fit? Seems a bit sudden. The others I can understand, but for Guthrie >> Hunt. But BM knows best.

[blueroyals]

Would personally have dropped Gorkks for Mariappa and Leigertwood for Karacan.

Glad McD is making changes though, got to be better than the Coppell aproach.

[royalsroyalsroyals92]

I suppose its a bit more like the championship line up that won us promotion - so i suppose there could be some reasoning to the changes, but on paper it doesnt look brilliant

[ManchesterRoyals]

OH Dear

[Royal Ginger]

What's happened to Gunter? Not even on the bench?

[southbank1871]

Happy to see Guthrie dropped tbf, not a fan.

[higher]

Urzzz

[Royal Ginger]

Gorkss flap.

[ManchesterRoyals]

Gorkss flap.

Did he just run past the ball lol

[ManchesterRoyals]

Nothings changed for Ledge from last week giving the ball away again

[old woman]

Happy to see Guthrie dropped tbf, not a fan.

Nothing against Guthrie but feel Karacan is better at the moment.

Would have preferred Pearce in the team.

[sputnik]

unlucky Pog

[ManchesterRoyals]

Good header Pog

[leww_rfc]

so close pog

[blueroyals]

good pog

[southbank1871]

Sounds like we're playing alright?

Crazy to think that of the back five today, only Gorkss started our first game of the season.

[NR_Royal]

We're not creating much, but still creating more than Newcastle. Seem to be playing with a lot more confidence and determination. Hope that's enough!

[ManchesterRoyals]

FFS

Pog should have scored