Writer Brian Standen shares his Bristol City weekend, a broken shoe and home fans only pubs failed to spoil it – one highlight being…’Jack Colback could clearly be heard telling him to ‘catch the f***ing thing’.
Captain Jamaal Lascelles was recalled on Saturday and thought Newcastle showed quality at both ends of the pitch, with special praise for Dwight Gayle.
Rafa Benitez explains the particular challenges that Brostol City presented: “I said that it wasn’t easy to defend when they have three players more than one point ninety (190cm – 6ft 3), we were suffering sometimes.”
Dwight Gayle talks about his match winning goal and the Rafa Benitez tactics that brought the victory against Bristol City “These are the results you really remember – because you grind it out in a performance when you maybe don’t play too good.”