Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest match banter!
March 29th, 2010 | 176 Comments |
Well, it’s another match at St James’s Park this evening, this time against the double European Cup winning Nottingham Forest.
The Forest of that era were one of the best teams it has ever been my privilege to see. While they may not be quite as good as they were in those halcyon days under Brian Clough, they should still pose a stern test for the lads. Indeed, they did when we played them round at their place, The City Ground, beating us narrowly by one Dexter Blackstock goal to nil. That was in the middle of a rare dip in form for the Magpies though, when goals seemed to be quite hard to come by for a few games.
As usual, you can also check out Toonsy’s excellent match preview for all the usual pre match speculation, gossip and such. The team news doesn’t seem to have changed very much since that article was written, with Shola Ameobi, Peter Lovenkrands, Alan Smith and Mike Williamson all vying for a place after spells on the sidelines through injury, with Fitz Hall probably out with a hamstring strain, and Steven Taylor oot for the rest of the season with knee and cheekbone problems. On the Forest side, defender James Perch should be returning to the squad, though Newcastle will not be mesmerised by the midfield skills of Paul McKenna in this one, and full back, Julian Bennett, will be missing too. (more…)