Bramble Fails To Face Magpies

17 November 2011 15:10
There was no sign of "shamed" footballer Titus Bramble in the Reserve's Tyne-Wear derby at the Stadium Of Shite last night.

SUNDERLAND RESERVES: Trevor Carson; Louis Laing, Michael Liddle (Liam Marrs 82), John Egan, Matthew Kilgallon; Craig Lynch (Roarie Deacon 70), David Meyler, Billy Knott (Adam Reed 57), James McClean; Ryan Noble, Jordan Cook. Subs (not used): Lewis King, Brett ElliottNEWCASTLE UNITED RESERVES: Jak Alnwick; Alex Nicholson, Patrick Nzuzi, Remie Streete, James Tavernier; Samuel Adjei (JJ Hooper 61), Michael Richardson, Bradden Inman, Joan Edmundsson; Adam Campbell; Dan Taylor. Subs (not used): Jonathan Mitchell, Louis Storey, Lee Toland, Ryan McGorrigan

Steve Bruce said he would play him, and the women ran for cover ... but for some reason he didn't show.

The Mackems won 3-0 with a Ryan Noble hat-trick - as the Magpies lost their unbeaten tag in the FA Premier Reserve League.

His first came on 36 minutes when he burst down the right channel and curled one past visiting goalkeeper Jak Alnwick.Three minutes before the break, Chris Lynch hit one at Alnwick with the young Toon goalie saving with his feet, but Noble applied the finish from the rebound.If Newcastle had ended the first half badly, they started the second period in equally poor fashion.Michael Liddle slipped in Noble again and he despatched a third past Alnwick.

Toon boss Wille Donachie said his younsters "froze on the night".

Willie Donachie: “The strongest team won on the night.“We didn’t really have any experienced players out there.“They had three or four first-team players in there, players like Greg McDermott and Jeff Henderson were missing for us.“We were badly hit and I don’t want to make excuses but the game is about good players, and they were better than us on the night.“We knew about him (Noble) and that he was a good player, but our lads will learn from the experience.“A few of our lads froze, which was disappointing.“They didn’t take the responsibility on and they are better players than they showed.“But it’s a great experience for them. It’s much better than playing at the Academy with nobody there.“The only way to learn is sometimes by losing.“In fact, you always learn more from losing.”

Source: FOOTYMAD