Some things are just written in the stars and Sir Bobby Robson coming home to manage his beloved Newcastle United was definitely one of those that was written in very large letters.
It shows that clearly this group of players have real depth of character but have also had to rely on top drawer pieces of inspiration from Ben Arfa and Ba to dig us out of sticky situations.
Maybe the answer is that a bit like giving clubs involved in Europe a bye in the early round of the Capital One (League) Cup, could teams involved in the Europa League get some kind of ‘Get Out Of Jail’ card?
It is a disgrace that the authorities have allowed this to happen, next thing you know the people running football will award the World Cup to somewhere in the middle of a desert where nobody lives….