If Fergie wants to play the kids, let him play the kids
Friday, May 22, 2009 at 11:58AM The final weekend of the season is almost upon us. Hoping we get a decent result up at Anfield, but I won't be crying if we lose. It's been a ridiculous season and I'm more than happy with our finish and looking forward already to the start of next season. The summer will no doubt be a rollercoaster with the rumours of comings and goings that will clog up the blogs and forums as we frantically await official word of where our season ticket money is being spent.
In the mean time we can all sit back and enjoy the relegation scrap and it's aftermath. You know, the one that fans of all other clubs were hoping we'd be stuck in. Except we're not. Not even two points from eight games could stop us leaving the rot behind.
Sunderland, Hull, Newcastle and Boro are the not so fortunate ones. The same ones crying (minus Hull) about Man Utd possibly looking to field a 'weakened' team and how they might sue if Ferguson does just that and Hull stay up.
Yes. Sue. Because it's Man Utd's fault that the likes of Newcastle and Sunderland have been utterly shit for months and are at the bottom of the table because of the countless games they have failed miserably to win and thus not accumulating enough points for Prem safety. They are bottom because that's as good as they deserve based on performances. Why should Utd care about Hull away when they have Barcelona in Rome next week? They have the right to do anything they want. They've earnt it. But there's the wee little FA rule about always fielding 'your strongest side'. Which is contentious because they could argue (if they play kids) it is their strongest side with the Champs League final in mind.
I hope Hull dick over Utd regardless rendering everything else insignificant.
It would mean I can settle down and bask in the knowledge that next season Match of the Day will be viewable without you know who smugging his way through the program in that ultra-bland monotone moan that has me head butting the tv.
Yes. After a prolonged 'Let's Relegate Newcastle' campaign to see them go down, not because of any hatred towards their fans or their history or anything else other than the fact that I do not like Alan Shearer. And for that matter, neither do I like people of similar ilk to Mike Ashley. A man who tries to endear himself to the Newcastle faithful by downing pints and wearing black and white when in reality he's just another ego that has failed to grasp the concept of what it means to run a football club. Two words sum it all up: Dennis Wise.
Debt clearance aside, it's been shambolic. From the Keegan debacle to leaving Chris Hughton (I wonder if he reads this blog?) in charge for so long and for the appointment of old skool Joe Kinnear before opting for someone who probably would not have taken the job if there were 15 games to play rather than 8 - as failure in that scenario would be a little more tricky to worm out of - legend or no legend.
Almost makes me forgive Levy for his indecisions and cock-ups which seem irrelevant in comparison.
Regardless of my hopes and aspirations, something tells me that Newcastle won't go down leaving me with a win-win situation. I guess in this paralysing scenario I may still come out ironically victorious as Shearer may opt to stay on as boss and thus leave me with a smugless Match of the Day without his dreary punditry which will give me time to concentrate on MotD2 and trying to understand what Adrian Chiles is saying because even with the volume turned up to full whack on a surround sound system all I hear coming out of his mouth his whispers. It's like the man has a black hole in his mouth that sucks in all sound waves leaving only lip-readers with the ability to comprehend his introductions to highlights.
If anyone can provide transcripts, I'd be grateful.
Reader Comments (18)
Spooky - explain yourself. You say it's not about Newcastle fans or the club, yet you are happy to see them go down just to appease your dislike for Shearer?
Harsh
I think Newcastle going down is a sacrifice he is willing to accept if it means no Shearer giving it large on Match of the Day.
Down with the Toon!
I think the only people that want to see NUFC stay up are the Newcastle fans themselves. It's very strange how NUFC have become one of the most hated clubs in britain but to be quite honest I've hated them for years and I'll be celebrating if they go down.
C'MON HULL!!!
Unfortunately I think they'll somehow stay up, especially with Villa being so pants lately. Hope I'm wrong though....am sick of them banging on about their support (in a one club city) and as for their latest messaih, couldn't stand him as player (however great he was), or as a pundit, and now he as a messiah. He certainly hasn't lost his ability to moan and berate every single referee decision. Complete tosser! Come on Hull!!!!
Fuck em, if I was SAF i'd put out the under 12's
Why does it suddenly matter now? Teams rest players week in week out, if you are down there now its cos you deserve to be, deal with it and win your game.
Its hilarious. It's like they are begging Utd to win their match. What if Utd played a fully strength side and still lost? Then what? I think it's all kidology (haha) and that opposing managers always say things like 'Ferguson is competitive there is no way he will field a lesser side. He's a legend, a great manager lick lick suck' which means Fergie would lose face if he did play kids. But the fact is, someone will survive and one will go down (Boro are dead already).
Would be a laugh if Hull got beaten and Newcastle still lost.
Think most fans want to see the bar codes go, just cause they think they are so great, even though they havn't won anything for over forty years. Quite a remarkable feat when you consider thay were counted as a top four team only recently as well as playing champions league football
Newcastle supporters will tell you it's all a fallacy. All the things you see (on Sky Sports News) and hear are just exaggerations and stereotypes and that Toon fans do no believe themselves to be the best there is.
Believe what you want.
It's worth nothing the two or three Newcastle supporters that stood to the right of Big Sam pointing and singing 'You don't know what you're doing'.
Patience. Priceless.
Vincenzo Iaquinta is a done deal £10 millon
Striker?
Newcastle will lose. Won't matter what Hull do.
Have to say I feel sorrier for fans of Newcastle than for any others simply because their current crop of players reminds me so much of the squad we had when Hoddle was in charge. Its one thing to have a team thats young and inexperienced (boro) or poorly assembled (Sunderland) or lucky to be there in the first place(Hull). But when its packed full of players like Duff, Owen, Smith, Butt, Viduka, Martins etc, who just dont care anymore...reminds me so much of that time when we had Redknapp, Richards, Carr, Ziege, Leonhardsen, a clearly past it Ferdinand and Sheringham...no man deserves such a fate
Mission accomplished,
Barcodes have checked out.
Spooky, have you seen Matthew Normans new photo in the Standard? Christ he is one bedragled motherfucker
I was hoping Newcastle go down only because its going to make for an absolute shitshow for the next few months and some entertainment. That's delivered. Martins, Barton, Duff, Owen, Viduka all on massive wages. What are they valued at on the books? More than they will be sold for I'd bet. Taylor and Bassong will have to get sold even though NU would prefer to keep them. Taylor interests me for Spurs because Corluka isn't a central defender and we'll need more than Dawson, King and Woodgate next year and we need plan for King's early retirement.