Newcastle v sunderland – what price loyalty?
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Cheick Tiote’s winning mentality coming out when asked about his African Nations Cup campaign; “I didn’t want to keep that (runners-up medal) so I gave it to my friend”.
I’d hate to come from a City where I had to share it with another football club – One City, One Club, One Love!
A crackdown could see the end of Newcastle United matches shown live on foreign satellite in pubs & clubs.
The Premier League and BSkyB look to mean business as it has never been more widespread.
I can’t remember there ever being a match where I couldn’t say who I wanted to win. Naturally when I say ‘who I want to win’, I really mean in 99% of cases who I least want to get beat. Take this weekend’s FA Cup ties….
Much was made of player power after relegation and an alleged powerful group of players such as as supposedly Nolan, Barton, Harper and Smith.
However, I would argue that the likes of Coloccini, Enrique and Jonas were at least as important, if not more so.
I was thinking the other day about the worst ever eleven we’ve had, compared to their overall profile in the record books.
I reckon my ‘disappointing’ Newcastle United take some beating.
I’m all for season ticket holders having as many benefits as possible (especially when it comes to the team winning matches!) but I do find it unacceptable that if you are only able to go to just an odd match, you have to pay an extra £25 for membership.
With Steven Taylor in the team, Newcastle United conceded fifteen goals in fourteen league matches. Since his injury there have been twenty two conceded in eleven!
Can the statistics really lie that much?
However, every club he (Fraser Forster) has been at on loan have raved about him and a current record of 65 clean sheet in 129 first team matches is unbelievable, even if a canny few of them are in a league as rubbish as the Scottish Premier.
