Sir Bobby Back In Toon As The Circus Comes To SJP
*For those who are bothered: Bobby's team won 2-1
Sir Bobby Robson will make an emotional return to St. James' Park
tonight as a reported sell-out crowd get to see our former manager
lead out his all-star legends side, including former Magpies Paul
Gascoigne, Peter Beardsley, Robbie Lee and Phillipe Albert, against
Graeme Taylor's all-star 'celebrity' team as Sky One's 'The Match'
reality show comes to a head with a 90 minute game at the Old Gallowgate
in an 8.00pm kick-off.
Sir Bobby of course signed up for this naff none-event prior to his
sacking and as a man of his word he will lead out his team and although
he'll no doubt be pleased to be back in front of his home crowd and
fellow Geordies, I can't help feeling that he'll be cringing inside
as a team of middle aged, over-weight men still clinging onto the
past, take on a team of none entities in the name of 'entertainment'
- the Sky way.
The same Sky that delighted in making his life as Toon manager that
much harder by camping outside of SJP on a daily basis, micro-phone
in hand waiting for the latest installment of gen from Castle Leazes.
Spurred on of course by the Fat controller up in his Ivory Towers.
The circus died down after Souness' appointment and Fat Fred's month
of media abstinence but the freak show is back in Toon tonight and
Sir Bobby will be leading it...once again!
With a 52,000 sell-out those so-called celebrities will get a chance
to do what every Geordie, every Toon fan from all 4 corners of the
world, would give their right arm to sample. A kick-about on the lush
green grass of the hollowed turf we call home.
Tonight I'll be at home, in the hoose.
Enjoy your night Sir Bobby...
Toon's International Round-Up
Nicky Butt played the full 90 minutes for England
in yesterday's 2-0 win over Wales at Old Trafford and had a hand in
both goals - playing a good game. Craig Bellamy also
played the full 90 minutes but out wide on the right he had a frustrating
game for Wales and looked far from at ease. Jermaine Jenas
was an unused sub.
For the Republic of Ireland Shay Given, Andy
O'Brien and Stephen Carr all played the
full 90 minutes and all had excellent games as the Irish kept out
France in a 0-0 draw.
Aaron Hughes also played the full 90 minutes for
his Country - Northern Ireland who picked up a 0-0 draw against Azerbaijan.
Butt Enjoying Life At Newcastle
Nicky Butt quotes:
"I feel good. When you are playing week-in, week-out, you feel sharp
and you feel confident.
"If someone had told me when I was 15 I would play for ten years at
Manchester United and will all the things I did win I'd have snatched
their hand off.
"I probably knew last December that I might have to leave. Obviously
when you're not playing you're not happy.
"I'm very happy with my time at United and it was a hard thing to
leave but now I have moved to Newcastle I'm very happy and playing
with some great players.
"My football career is far from finished. I want to win a few more
things and, hopefully, we can do that at Newcastle.
"Manchester United are one of the biggest clubs in the world but at
Newcastle there is a chance to catch them.
"There's no reason we can't win something."
Sunday Papers: Toon Rumours
The News Of The World has a rather embarrassing story of Kieron
Dire looking drunk after a night down the Bigg Market with
'celebrity' pals from the naff 'Match'. Dire allegedly urinated in
the street too...
The paper also reveals that Souness is lining up a swoop for Man Utd's
Phil Neville in January with Dire being used as a
make-weight in the deal and Rangers Jean-Alain Boumsong
and Cardiff's Danny Gabbidon are both being watched
apparently.
Meanwhile the Sunday People claim Newcastle coach Dean Saunders
has emerged as the number one contender for the Wales managers job.
Elsewhere the Mirror also run with the Phil Neville in exchange for
Dire story and also have us in for Boumsong, Celtic's Bobo
Balde, Chelsea's Robert Huth and Blackburn's
Brett Emerton as well as claiming that Dyer, Laurent
Robert, Hugo Viana, Titus Bramble and Olivier Bernard could all be
on their way in the Summer. |
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