Part 1: Celtic Bid For Shearer Genuine - Says Bobby
Quotes attributed to Bobby Robson in tomorrow's Sunday Mail have our
manager claiming he had a phone call from Martin O'Neill enquiring
about Alan Shearer with Bobby going to Freddy Shepherd with this enquiry.
Anyway here are the quotes as first published by Football 365:
"Martin was on the phone to me to ask about the situation with Shearer.
He wanted to know if we would let him go.
"I told Martin I would mention it to my chairman but said I thought
he had no chance of landing Alan.
"I thought it was a big enough story to tell my chairman about but
he said to forget it.
"He wasn't for selling Alan and I felt the same way. So it never got
past first base.
"Alan will want to finish his career in the black and white and retire
at the end of the season.
"He's said it is what he plans to do and once he has made a decision
he never goes back on it.
"I can understand why Martin would have wanted Alan to join Celtic.
He is a leader and a tough guy but it was just a non-starter."
3 Wins In 15: Toon Need To Get Back To Winning Ways
Conjunctivitis, Shearer, that problematic right-back pursuit and of
course mounting injuries aren't the only things that must be keeping
Bobby awake at night (and many Toon supporters no doubt) - no the
worrying fact that we have won only 3 times in the last 15
games must also be a concern ahead of the new Season that
gets underway a week today at the Riverside.
Admittedly 5 of those games in which we failed to win have come in
Pre-Season but winning breeds a winning habit yet the only habit we
have picked up in Pre-Season is that of our poor away form from last
Season with 2 defeats and 2 draws - no win. We beat Kitchee on penalties
but that doesn't count.
On paper we have an easy start to the Season, we don't play anyone
who finished above us until our 13th fixture - Manchester United at
home on the 14th of November so getting off to a winning start is
imperative.
Especially as 3 points against Middlesbrough will break a trend that
has grown since the 21st of November 2003 - our last 3 points away
from St. James' Park in the League when we come back from 2-0 down
to win 3-2 against Fulham.
A losing start to the Season doesn't bare thinking about. Lets hope
we are in for a winning trend.
Woody Injury Update
While Bobby stopped short of actually saying that Woodgate is losing
his fitness battle to be fit for the Middlesbrough game in 7 days
time as the headline reads in today's Chronicle, it doesn't look good
for our defensive kingpin.
Bobby said:
"Jonathan is desperate and determined to get back into things.
"The trouble has been that he got a bit frightened about the injury
when we had to pull him out of things for a couple of days.
"We'd like to get him bombing on again, but the problem we have is
in having to close things down for a few days for the eye infection.
"That couldn't have come at a worse time for us in terms of our preparations."
Woody frightened? A man who smashes bottles over his head...
What is it with injuries and bad luck at our club? Just when things
are running smoothly, pop goes a hamstring, or a thigh strain, or
a bout of conjunctivitis, or a strop from the Captain, or a (insert
your own cause of concern here).
Robert Challenge
Following on from Laurent Robert's claims last week that he is in
discussions with United over a new 3 year deal, today's Chronicle
has revealed, via that mysterious 'club source', that our wayward
Frenchman will have to show his worth to win himself a new deal.
Worth as in goals and assists? Worth as in 100% commitment and effort?
Or worth as in both? If he does the latter I doubt there will be many
complaining if the club handed him a new deal.
Lets hope he "shows his worth"...
Toon Army Barmy Over Nicky Butt
I have finally managed to collate all your views on the Nicky Butt
signing in response to an article hailing his signing and published
them on the site. It appears I'm not the only one who regards the
signing of a winner as an excellent purchase. Thanks to all who wrote
in.
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