The referee later said he would have called the match off if it had been anything other than such a high profile derby match, just as well he didn’t or it would have deprived us of this piece of ‘Salty’ magic.
Cheick Tiote is off on his travels again as the Ivory Coast play a friendly against Guinea on Wednesday night. A bit bizarre that meaningless friendlies are being organised only a couple of weeks after the African Cup of Nations ended.
Alan Pardew made it clear after Wolves who are his first choice pairing in midfield, “We need both of them because they are top players….they will be much better for this”.
Do you visit the same pre-match boozer, have a certain number of drinks and stick to the same beer? Extra alcohol before any 5under1and game seems to help in my experience!!
Get along and support the kids tonight (7pm kick-off) as Newcastle United under 18s continue their quest for the FA Youth Cup as they take on Blackburn Rovers at St.James’ Park for a place in the semi-finals.
