Pre-Match: Newcastle Utd V Liverpool (1st Oct 2017 - 16:30)

Being a shade optimistic, going for 3  1 for the Reds !

We just need to batter a team.

Hopefully early goal tomorrow and these chumps can be the fall guys

Shame that is Rafa's team, but someone is due for a hammering, against the Reds !

Arsenal will destroy Brighton, and we'll destroy these. A shade over even money on Betfair.

If you need a bit more bang for your buck and fancy a bit more of a risk, Everton will likely beat Burnley, well probably anyway.

Arsenal will destroy Brighton, and we'll destroy these. A shade over even money on Betfair.

If you need a bit more bang for your buck and fancy a bit more of a risk, Everton will likely beat Burnley, well probably anyway.

I play draw 1st half and win in the second for Arsenal, Everton and Liverpool. 0.53£ for 41£.

I play draw 1st half and win in the second for Arsenal, Everton and Liverpool. 0.53£ for 41£.

Good luck mate, don't mind as long as us and the Arse win. I think both games though will be HT/FT for the favourites, and at least a 3 goal margin in each.

Nothing but a win will do

Our season starts here!

Important to win this one.

Don't think it will be as easy as some as saying but we'll get it done.

Love Rafa but sorry i want us to F**k his side up proper......one word will define the outcome today and that is quality...we have far too much for them to cope with so for me i can see us sticking 4 past them..... I'd be inclined to give them one for the simple reason we have Migs back between the sticks and he's bound to F**k up sometime within the 90,

Wouldn't change too much so my X1 are thus.....

                         Mignolet
      Gomez  Matip  Lovren  Moreno
              Wijnaldom  Henderson
                          Coutinho
              Salah                    Mane
                           Firmino

Bench;  Karius, Trent, Can, Aoc, Sturridge, Klavan, Milner.

Rafa as we know can organise a mediocre defense to work their nads off, however our front 4 would test the best defence possible, and will prove too much for Toon,

1-4 Mighty Reds

YNWA

I love Rafa always will but I hope we give him his worst 90 minutes football of his career

Win and we are on 2ppg a decent position to be at this stage of the season.

Mane to have a stormer

Mane to have a stormer

And then we concede a few to draw or lose :p

September was our last seasons January. Thank F**k that is over. Roll on October and back to winning ways lads.

September was our last seasons January. Thank f**k that is over. Roll on October and back to winning ways lads.

Well that's today's game well and truly jinxed!

Would 4 or 5 nil be too much to ask.
Would boost our goal difference to something a bit more respectable !

Massive for us, as corresponding results today, could see us end the day in 8th or 4th.

Aye, 8 points off the today going into this one, 7th spot in table. Burnley 1 up at Everton so they could jump us if they win.

But 3 points and we're back in front of Chavs and Arse, and level with spuds.

CMON BOYS!!!!!!!!

Games against Newcastle are usually open, high scoring affairs. This would suit us, so I don't think Rafa will play like they are the home side.

I think he will set up to sit pretty deep ( maybe wit a 4-4-2) and try and hit us on the counter. Could be one of those familiar frustrating ones where we have lots pf possession but struggle to break them down.

I'd play a 4-4-2 ourselves to maximise our goal threat in and around the box -

                           Ward

        TAA  Matip Lovren Robertson

      Salah  Hendo Gini   Coutinho

              Studge     Firmino


I did think about playing Milner in CM to give us fresh legs ( I'd have done that in midweek tbh), but didn't want to drop Gini as, while he is a "homer" he does in fact consequently have a good goal scoring record at St James Park. Quite fancy him to score.

Be interesting to see who plays in goal. I'd gamble on Ward, but it's a close call between him and Mig.

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