rik is reporting on his NTL site that Wor Bartinho did his groin in at training and will be out for a month.

If true we'll see a lot more of Charvet and Griffin. And possibly one of the Caldwell brothers on the bench.

The Newcastle injury jinx is sure back on form this season!

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

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If you ask any supporter, they all reckon that their team has an injury jinx. But is it me, or do we have more than our fair share? Clearly we don't show show the same interest in other clubs, but bliddy hell we do have loads

The worst thing is the fact that a good proportion don't come from games but from training!

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

With the injury records of both Charvet and Griffin, we could be seeing a fair bit of Ryan McGuffie as well! I hope Domi is fit enough to play on Saturday. Keep the back four as settled as we can.

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

The Journal seem to be suggesting that he's injured as well. He's appeared in a lot of team picks on the other thread!!

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

Metro Radio say Barton is out for a month but Domi will be playing. Rob Lee also unlikely to play tomorrow.

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

Hmmmm... Domi for Barton I can see but if Lee plays I guess Cort won't start. Best go and change the team pick!

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

Geordie, you're getting confused! Lee out, Cort in!

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

Good point Steph. I don't start my remedial reading classes until next week.
DOH!

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

Aye - and apparently Bobby Lee isn't the only one who can't make it to The Dell this weekend......!

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

Rik { NTLSPORTS.COM} is reporting that Cort will be on the bench and that Griffin will start instead of Domi. Now where's that team shirt total number predictions thread?

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000

As Grant said the other day, it makes you wonder if our physios/whoever works out the training schedules are shite.

I think we do have it pretty bad, but we're not the only ones - e.g. Leeds aren't having the best of luck either.

-- Anonymous, September 15, 2000