Steve McClaren claims Newcastle United have reacted positively this week to their defeat in the Wear-Tyne derby as they prepare to host Stoke City on Saturday.
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Newcastle have also admitted a from the Football Association charge of failing to control their players following the Coloccini incident, when players surrounded referee Robert Madley to complain.
Coloccini has since had his red card rescinded after the club appealed, and the club’s captain will lead the team out against Stoke, who knocked Chelsea out of the Capital One Cup this week. The referee thought so, and I have to say that if I was in Fletcher’s position I would be pretty confident I would have reached the ball and touched it past the oncoming keeper. “We finished second and I scored 14 goals and made 12 assists, or something like that”.
From the moment the fixtures were released in June, there was one game that my eyes were drawn to.
“I think we still had the better chances in the second half. We are not feeling sorry for ourselves”.
Sadly we won’t have Jack Colback in our line-up this weekend after the results of a further scan on his right knee today.
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“I have seen lots of challenges like that in the game, in every game and, outside the box, they are never given”. In three of those games, we have played with 10 men for well over 45 minutes.
“The last two games in terms of performance, we have been kind of consistent, and that’s what we need going forward”.
Be assured that in spite of the events of the past week, we go into this weekend’s game with nothing but belief, spirit and total determination to reward your loyalty and support with the three points you deserve.
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“Both have come against Newcastle so they’re obviously a team I like to score against”.
