Really enjoyed reading these comments from Spurs fans ahead of facing Newcastle United.
I hope Saturday’s match turns out as well as 12 months ago when this fixture was played…
Spurs fans commenting via their supporters forum TheFightingCock:
‘Difficult game but hard to know what to expect from the barcodes.
They have a rake load of injuries particularly at the back so we need to attack them to best exploit them.’
‘This is one of those games where we could win, they could win, we could lose, they could lose, or we could both draw!
Any which way, we f…ing owe them for last seasons’ anahilation!!
It can NEVER be that bad again…’
‘They’re not going to sit back and Howe will have them up for this. But we are practically at full strength.’
‘Interesting that defence aside, even with all those injuries, Newcastle can still put out an okay team.
they have a strong squad and players that wil trouble us, but yes, Good chance to get 3 points there.’
‘Shows they have a good squad doesn’t it.’
‘These will go toe to toe with us, we will score goals, the only question is, can we defend well and will we let them turn Sid James Park into a cauldron.
Hard to predict this one.’
‘With our fixtures I think we need a point at least from this game.’
‘I had two bets on last weekend and the Geordies f…d me on both, so I hope we muller them for some sweet payback. If Everton can go up there and get a point I think we’re more than capable of taking all 3, Isak is bound to get a goal with how rubbish our defending has been of late.’
‘Beating the stadium as well as the team is the key to Newcastle away…’
‘Despite their injuries, Gordon, Isak and Barnes will be a handful. A really tough game to predict, but an away point would be excellent and a win a superb outcome.’
‘Take a point and run.’
‘If they weren’t owned by trillionaires who would wharp football beyond recognition if they had the FFP leeway, I’d feel sorry for them tbh.
Tonali banned, Botman refused an op then ends up out for 9 months because he didn’t have it, etc etc
It’s a bit beyond just bad luck really, it’s almost gross negligence from their players. Who they still have to pay top whack ages to.’
‘Newcastle at home will have to attack, the fans demand it. Speed is the answer for us against them……’
‘We have a better record against them than I thought. 4-1-1 for the last 6 away games. But we have lost 2 of the last 3 and last season we lost 6-1.’
‘They have lost 5 times this year (Liverpool, City twice, Goons and Chelsea).
Last home game was 1-1 Everton but in previous 5 home games they scored 15 goals.’
‘I’d like to be more positive, but I don’t think we’re smashing anybody. If we get anything from the game it will be an improvement on last year. They may be in poorer form, but we aren’t title challengers ourselves.’
‘From the start of the season this is the game I’ve wanted us to win more than any other. Not only because they beat us heavily, but just the smugness that occured afterwards from the players and fans of a club that’s spent all of recent memory scrapping around relegation.’
‘Could be anything this. A win would be great and our record up there is good but I’m never confident in this fixture.’
‘We should be going there and winning tbh. They’re a distinctly average side.’
‘I’d love Isak at Spurs, he’d fit the bill for Ange.’
‘A draw would be a good result. We need to actually put in a first half performance though. 2-2.’
‘I haven’t watched much of Newcastle this season, reading this thread makes them world beaters.’
‘Before last seasons nightmare, our record was won 4. Drew 1. I expect us to get back to that and win. Timo will be up against Krafth. Left back is Hall, young lad on loan from Chelsea, hasn’t looked good. Only in because of injuries.
I prefer the 1230 kick offs away from home as it usually takes the first half for the game to get going. By that time we are 2-0 up. Harvey Barnes, if starting , could be a problem has scored a few against us cutting in from the left to put it in the far corner.’
‘Start with the right team, be strong and go there with belief.
Aside from Gordon they ain’t quick, do high line, press well, pass more crisply than yesterday and be clinical when chances present themselves.
A draw would be good.’
‘Newcastle were pretty poor for most of the Game against W.Ham, got lucky with the pen and took advantage, very average at the back and we should win this one.’
‘We beat them 4-1 in December with starters Vicario, Porro, Cuti, Davies, Udogie, Biss, Sarr, Kulu, Son, Richy, Johnson.
Subs we used included Gil, Skipp and Donley. They started Joelinton, Lascelles, Almiron. We’re so much stronger now and they have so many first choice missing. Ange got tactics spot on for us from the off in December I recall.
Don’t you think we should beat them comfortably?’
‘It will never cease to amaze fee that some fans think we should go to places like Fulham, West Ham and Newcastle and ‘win comfortably”
‘Last 10 games we have two more points than them.
They win most of their points at home.
Our away form one win in 6. And 3 out of our next 4 games are away from home.
This is not an easy place to go to if their fans create a good atmosphere. Maybe the early kick off will help us out.
Definitely one I’d be expecting to see in total 5 goals + anyway.’
‘I cannot see anything but goals and quite a few of them. Only problem is I am not sure how they will be shared around!’
‘We got absolutely walloped in under 15 minutes up there last time (not Ange’s fault, obviously!)
But at St James’s if we let them have a sniff, the atmosphere could get beyond us…
Having said that, if WE control the early play, that place can turn on a sixpence.
…as someone else on here said quite rightly, we have to ‘beat the crowd’ as much as the players on the pitch!’
‘If Newcastle were at full strength this looks like 3-2 home win for them.
But they’re not, so maybe 3-3 or 3-4?
Although if Eddie has an eye on shoring up top 7 or 8 to get some sort of Euro spot, then maybe he’ll set up more defensive to try to try get a valuable point – in which case 2-1 to us.’
‘They’ve quality up front but wheeling out a papier-mâché backline. Put out a stronger team at our place to be rinsed 1-4. The wing play on both sides will be a lot of fun (if Barnes and Gordon start).’
‘Barcodes are running on fumes and with lots of injuries. Last 2 home games couldn’t beat EFC and Spammers only lost because the Moyesiah went full on Moyes to “protect the lead’ when BC on the ropes.’
‘The travelling fans deserve a proper show after suffering last seasons debacle .
I’m sure they’re going to be rewarded with one.’
‘What exactly is staveleys job there?
The way she slammed steve bruce whos a geordie was a disgrace.
Think we will win 2-1 or 3-2. Eddie howe is declining as a manager there.’
‘In this game you need runners in the middle because Newcastle are a very energetic team.’
‘Maddison hasn’t been half as bad as people are making out. Might not be on fire in the way he started the season, but his general play is still good.’