Newcastle United - Opposition Views

[Steve 10,227]

Jenky88 from NewcastleUnited-Mad.co.uk has been kind enough to answer some questions on this afternoons Premier League class with Newcastle United!

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions, we will start with a simple question. How long have you supported Newcastle for? 24 Years.

Are you expecting to have another good season and do you think you can push for another top 6 finish? Provided our squad doesn't spectacularly implode in the remainder of the transfer window, aye I think we can push for a top 6 finish again. We haven't lost anybody significant to our starting 11, only added potential starters, so I don't see why not.

The transfer window is not quite closed yet, would you like to see any new faces come in and would you like to see anyone leave? Don't want to see anybody leave. With the prospect of the UEFA cup, we need as big a squad as we can get. We ideally need another full back and another striker. Mathieu Debuchy and a young striker would keep me more than happy.

Which players should we look out for this weekend and who has impressed you so far? The usual suspects. Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Ba. Ben Arfa looked in the mood against Spurs and got a goal so he'll go into the game with confidence, as will Ba who immediately opened his account and ended his drought. If Vurnon Anita gets game time, he also looked tidy in his debut for us last week and of course, the wonder that is Pap Cisse.

Tell us about your opening game in the Europa league. It's been a while since you played in a European Competition so it must be exciting times? It is exciting, albeit a little daunting given the size of our squad. Either way, we came away with a 1-1 draw whilst fielding a vastly inexperienced team and that's all we can ask for. If we can win quite comfortably at home whilst using as few of our "key starters" as possible and qualify, then that's job done.

Who is your favourite Chelsea player and why? I would have said Drogba (on footballing abilities, wasn't a massive fan of his whinging as good as he was) but now I think i'll say Essien. I like a box to box midfielder who's pretty good at everything, with a tireless engine and that's exactly what Essien is. As much as I hate to say it I also think Ashley Cole is excellent.

Finally, what do you think the score will be and who will be the scorer/s? Final score, an optimistic 2-2. Hazard and Mata for you, Cisse and Ba for us. Cisse's might not be AS spectacular as last time! Haha!