Newcastle United - Nottingham Forest

[Paplane]

I'm going to miss the number of games we play. 8 games less is a lot. It was good having so many midweek games. I accept the players and coaches probably dont think so, but from my vantage point i enjoyed so many games.

[Portchester Tricky]

Me too I wont miss playing Millwall or Cardiff or Luton etc though !!

[Floridared]

I’m conflicted here…enjoyed being a big fish in a little pond , the “I am’s” of the division, enjoying the expectation of winning and the feel good factor that went with it. Looking who was next and thinking “ another 3 points” the excitement of being in the top 6 and thinking about promotion and the play offs.
It a whole different ball game now, I don’t want my world to come crashing down about me.

[Paplane]

Me too  I wont miss playing Millwall or Cardiff or Luton etc though !!

No, not those 3 maybe

[Red Dog]

Reality is starting to set in for all of us. The points made on the thread are relevant, accurate and scary! This IS the Premier League, the big boys are there, we will get turned over etc etc....

HOWEVER, as supporters, WE all have a role to play. Take you back to the WFCG, 2nd leg v Blades, they have just scored to go 2-1 up, nerves are everywhere. All of a sudden "Forest are magic, on and off the pitch...", the players start to get lifted the rest is history.

The WFCG with 28k plus of us all getting behind the team whatever could get us the 6, 7, 8, 12 extea points that we need to stay up! Get behind the team, help them, support them, make it a place teams will fear coming to....?

Away from home? It seems to be a given but not always at Mecca!!!!!

I am going to enjoy this whatever. I have seen the glory days, my eldest hasn't...but will do now. COYR!!!!!!!

We are the 12th man, let's make a difference

[Username]

I’m dreading this, feel like we’re going to get an absolute shafting and a bump to earth after what happened at Wembley back in May.

4-1 I reckon, McKenna for us.

I cannot help but think the absolute buzz and feel good factor we've had since Cooper came in, is about to end. Its been nice. Enjoyed it.

Think we all have to accept that we wont see quite as many wins next season and those happy walk homes may be fewer. Realistically we will have to content ourselves with the odd win over the likes of Palace and Everton and that 17th place would be a decent finish.
The upside is the glamour and seeing the best teams in the world play at the WFCG and we get to go toe to toe with them.
Its a different type of feel good factor thats all.

I would take 17th without a doubt.

[wassy04]

Maybe I'm being rose tinted glasses here a bit but I fancy us to do better than 17th. I've watched a lot of prem football and I think the standard of the bottom half of the league isn't fantastic.

Bournemouth, Fulham, Everton, Leeds, Brentford, Southampton I'd back us to finish ahead of.

I'd expect us to be competitive against Brighton, Wolves, Villa, Leicester, West Ham, Newcastle, Palace. Plus Man Utd weren't great last year.

Just leaves the other top 6, Arsenal we've proven are beatable at the CG, probably don't expect too much off the other 4.

Still though, I wouldn't be expecting tons of hammering apart from against the top 4. Try and blank those games from your minds!

[Salvatore Matrecano]

I see out ticketing system is causing chaos again for many people, not just for this game but the Everton game too. Needs sorting out, thought we brought in someone to overhaul things? Would appear there is a lot of work to do.
Disappointed the Supporters Trust seems inactive on an issue that affects many fans again.

[wassy04]

I see out ticketing system is causing chaos again for many people, not just for this game but the Everton game too. Needs sorting out, thought we brought in someone to overhaul things? Would appear there is a lot of work to do.
Disappointed the Supporters Trust seems inactive on an issue that affects many fans again.

What's happened?

[Jsmed]

Absolute shambles. Basically said there was no tickets after they went live. Loads of people with the same issue but the ticket office isn’t bothered one bit. Making out it’s an user error. Same old stuff from the ticket office, how can they be so consistently bad?

New ticket office manager off to a flying start with this and the away memberships/loyalty points fiasco.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

My team for Newcastle:

Henderson
Williams
Worrall
Mckenna
Niakhate
Toffolo
O'Brian
Mangala
Lingard
Johnson
Awoniyi

[Username]

I see out ticketing system is causing chaos again for many people, not just for this game but the Everton game too. Needs sorting out, thought we brought in someone to overhaul things? Would appear there is a lot of work to do.
Disappointed the Supporters Trust seems inactive on an issue that affects many fans again.

Yep, it’s an absolute shitshow.