Newcastle Red Bulls
Newcastle v Sale, 07/01/2011 – A big one
By Leipziger
January 6 2011
OK so it’s not Leeds, but if we lose to Sale tomorrow night then, depending on bonus points, a win for the Cardigans at Bath on Saturday could leave us bottom for over a month at least. A Leeds victory may be unlikely but we can’t take that risk.
Although we have not beaten Sale at home since September 2007 (the last time we got a try bonus point at home in the league), following a draw last season and a loss the previous one, the Sharks have never doubled us in the Premiership and indeed their victory in September 2008 is their only one at KP in the league.
Sale are only one place ahead of us in the table, though eight points better off, and so are not completely out of danger themselves, and are certainly beatable. In fact the bottom four are all playing each other this weekend with Bath in ninth place.
Euan Murray will have a second go at making his Falcons debut in the front row, and Jon Golding is back on the bench. Charlie Amesbury has also recovered from an eye injury and starts on the wing:
15 Jeremy Manning
14 Luke Fielden
13 Gcobani Bobo
12 Tane Tu’ipulotu
11 Charlie Amesbury
10 Jimmy Gopperth
9 Micky Young
1 Grant Shiells
2 Matt Thompson
3 Euan Murray
4c James Hudson
5 Tim Swinson
6 Brent Wilson
7 Will Welch
8 Ally Hogg
16 Joe Graham
17 Jon Golding
18 Kieran Brookes
19 Filipo Levi
20 Redford Pennycook
21 Jason Spice
22 Luke Eves
23 Danny Williams
Mathew Tait is on the wing in Pete Anglesea’ XV, who are missing Mark Cueto but still include a few other England internationals:
15 Nick MacLeod
14 Paul Williams
13 Chris Bell
12 Kyle Tonetti
11 Mathew Tait
10 Charlie Hodgson
9 Dwayne Peel
1 Andrew Sheridan
2 Marc Jones
3 Karena Wihongi
4 Chris Jones
5 Kristian Ormsby
6c James Gaskell
7 Carl Fearns
8 Sisa Koyamaibole
16 Ben Roberts
17 Lee Imiolek
18 Henry Thomas
19 Sean Cox
20 Neil McMillan
21 Will Cliff
22 Rob Miller
23 Iain Thornley
Zackary has posted on the message board asking for 100 per cent support tomorrow night, and I can only echo that. If things start to go wrong, we miss the odd tackle, lose a lineout or drop a pass, don’t get on individual players’ backs as that will not help. Moan after the game if you must, but for the 80 minutes please give your full support and it will hopefully be rewarded.
It would be tense but personally I’d be chuffed with a 3-0 win.
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Still, he got back to his correct position eventually. Bring it on.
West stand it is time to wake up and get behind the lads. Let us outshout the South Stand and send a clear message to the rest of the league that we are a ood side and the fans will always be behind the team>
Why do Tigers get so many decisions going their way? Easy line officials have so many voices at their back that they are swayed into believing they have seen what the fans have seen.
At KP the West Stand is quiet, apart from around me, and that doesn't sway officials. We have got to get it right, and become more vocal, so giving me a rest, but the noise we fans make will go well with the team.
SUPPORT YOUR TEAM NOW! Before it is too late and that starts Friday.
In some ways if you have a voice Saturday morning then you must ask yourself - "Have I supported my side enough?"
Do not let yourself be thinking I could have done more.
THERE IS ONLY ONE TEAM TO BE SUPPORTED - NEWCASTLE FALCONS!!!
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