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Newcastle United vs Brighton F.A. Cup match banter!

January 5th, 2013 | 159 Comments |

Brighton v Newcastle United in the FA Cup.
Seagulls and Magpies battle for cup glory!
Venue: Falmer Stadium, Brighton.
Date: Sat 5th January, 2013.
Kick off: 12.30pm.
Referee: Lee Probert (Wilts).
UK TV: ITV1.

It’s time for Newcastle to forget their Premiership trials and tribulations and take a trip to the seaside, to London by the Sea to be precise, or as it’s also known, Brighton.

This third round FA cup match sees Newcastle United facing a Brighton and Hove Albion who are currently 9th in the Championship, with a recent record which reads (most recent first) W|L|D|D|D|L. In last season of course, it was Brighton who knocked Newcastle United out of the competition. Like this afternoon, it was at their place, with the Seasgulls narrowly defeating us 1-0 with an own goal by Mike Williamson separating the two sides. Let’s hope that there isn’t a repeat this time.

Speaking in the run-up to the game, Brighton manager Gus Poyet certainly seems to be taking the game seriously. He said:

“This one is tricky because it’s against a very good team and on TV, but we won’t be silly and not play our best team.” (more…)

Seagulls and Magpies – Brighton vs Newcastle United FA Cup match banter!

January 28th, 2012 | 98 Comments |

Brighton v Newcastle United in the FA Cup.
Seagulls and Magpies battle for cup glory!
This afternoon sees Newcastle United cruising down to the UK’s “LGBT” (Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgendered) capital, Brighton.

However I shall reftain from indulging in the practically limitless opportunities for cheap, tacky innuendo about Poyet’s men getting Newcastle United “round the back” and giving them a good pounding and so on… Instead I will just rise above all that, behave myself abd concentrate on telling you that for an in depth look forward to this FA Cup clash, you can do far worse than checking out UTD111’s excellent preview of the game, which has all the team news, pre match gossip and lots of other stuff too. I will also be publishing the official teamsheets for the game below when they become available. If I may borrow a little from the preview mentioned above, here’s what Alan Pardew and Gus Poyet have been saying about the forthcoming game: (more…)