EFL Cup Rovers v Newcastle

[Rockford's Love Child]

Call me defeatist but I’d take a 3-0 defeat now, some cash in the bank and move onto Colchester on the Saturday with no real damage done.

A heavy defeat similar to spurs and Man Utd could do a whole lot of damage to already fragile confidence

Yes, I just hope we put in a decent shift and stay in the game as long as possible. We need to take something positive from the game after the second half yesterday.

 

[bigmart]

They are playing City off the park 3 1

 

[bigmart]

Call me defeatist but I’d take a 3-0 defeat now, some cash in the bank and move onto Colchester on the Saturday with no real damage done.

A heavy defeat similar to spurs and Man Utd could do a whole lot of damage to already fragile confidence

I expect it will.be double that at least

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

Now 3-3.

 

[bigmart]

Newcastle starting to use subs, cracking game of football

 

[Sparky]

Great game of football. Trippiers red card changed on VAR to a yellow. Bet he was panicking he might miss the big game on Wednesday !

 

[Boz]

Think Newcastle will want to win a trophy quickly to keep the new owners happy, so expect they will play as weak a side that they think will still be capable of seeing us off. However the bench will be rammed with stars in case it doesn’t quite go to plan.

 

[Sparky]

Think Newcastle will want to win a trophy quickly to keep the new owners happy, so expect they will play as weak a side that they think will still be capable of seeing us off. However the bench will be rammed with stars in case it doesn’t quite go to plan.

Yes I agree. Top 4 is out of their reach, top seven maybe on current form but as Boz says they’ll surely have cup competitions as a priority

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

Wilson went off with a suspected hamstring injury, so almost certainly won't be in their squad.

 

[Sparky]

Wilson went off with a suspected hamstring injury, so almost certainly won't be in their squad.

We should sign him as a striker - he’s always injured so fits the bill!

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

We should sign him as a striker - he’s always injured so fits the bill!

I am sure he is on our radar. Second choice after Mumbongo.

 

[drwhoman]

I know I am a wet blanket but I cannot get excited about this game. Obviously I hope we play well but against a 'sportswashing' team? Some guy got 34 years in Saudi the other day for supporting activists and dissenters on Twitter!

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

I know I am a wet blanket but I cannot get excited about this game. Obviously I hope we play well but against a 'sportswashing' team? Some guy got 34 years in Saudi the other day for supporting activists and dissenters on Twitter!

If it was down to me the EPL in its entirety would not exist, but unfortunately we don't get to choose who we play.

I am sure Liverpool won't forfeit the points they earn against Newcastle this season.

 

[ADD]

I know I am a wet blanket but I cannot get excited about this game. Obviously I hope we play well but against a 'sportswashing' team? Some guy got 34 years in Saudi the other day for supporting activists and dissenters on Twitter!

Worse it was a lady supporting women's rights on twitter....
It's a poisoned chalice the last thing we need is Hemmings or Turnbull injured trying 110% to keep the score reasonable.
What we need is not to be embarrassed and for them to go easy once 2 or 3 up..

 

[Boz]

We haven’t even got a reserve team any more to suggest sending them out

 

[ALDO MUSSY]

I am keeping away seen the last few games against the spurs and man u so If I stay away we will win or lose 20-0

 

[ONIGP]

I'm finding the negativity towards this fixture surprising. We have the opportunity to welcome (possibly) the best fans in the world to Prenton Park and some fantastic footballers. We are massive underdogs so, should the unexpected happen, it could be one of those "were you there when...?" nights. As far as the "sportswashing" is concerned we can only play who is put in front of us; can you imagine if we had taken a stand against all corrupt/immoral/dubious opposition owners over the years? We have been really fortunate in the past few years to have had some top teams at PP and this could be the last time for years, we should embrace the occasion. We had to wait wait 4 years between the visits of Swansea and Spurs, and Swansea hardly had the allure of a Spurs, United or Newcastle!

There will be a healthy turnout and we are making good TV money. I can guarantee that every available player will want to be on the pitch on Wednesday to test themselves against the best in front of a TV audience. Their expectations will probably be similar to ours; we need to play our best, the opposition need to be poor and we probably need some luck to have even a chance. I would be astonished if even a heavy defeat would impact our confidence ahead of Colchester on Saturday.

Let's enjoy the occasion and take it for exactly what it is!

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

I would be astonished if even a heavy defeat would impact our confidence ahead of Colchester on Saturday.

I agree with most of the above post, apart from this line. I think it is a valid concern that such a young group of players could be negatively affected by a real thrashing. Even some of our experienced pros, such as Steve McNulty, never really recovered from the Spurs mauling.

However, I agree that we should try and enjoy what is a big occasion for the club (as far as is possible).

 

[Rockford's Love Child]

It is good to see that the club have turned down the offer of gambling advertising for this game.

 

[bring back the cowshed!]

Just to cheer us all up before tomorrow’s game. Despite our worst start to a season for years, we actually gained as many points in our first three games as Liverpool and Everton combined.