On the Eve of the new Season...

[godsshoeshine]

also, i have yet to hear a compelling reason why this could possibly be bad

[lagas]

FYI Bolivia 6 - Argentina 1
ouch, what will Maradona say now....

[vansmack]

FYI Bolivia 6 - Argentina 1
ouch, what will Maradona say now....

Not very much - he's probably already snorted 6 lines by now.  Check that - there is no doubt he will say too much.

[brennser]

shearer in at newcastle

I was convinced this was an April Fools joke.

so was I but when I saw it on multiple sites figured it must be true

that club is cursed

[godsshoeshine]

don't know how this proves a curse but ok

[brennser]

don't know how this proves a curse but ok

it doesn't, it was a general statement

[godsshoeshine]

dammit i really wanted to fight about this

[vansmack]

also, i have yet to hear a compelling reason why this could possibly be bad

Roy Keane?

[godsshoeshine]

saved scumderland from relegation to league 1

[vansmack]

saved scumderland from relegation to league 1

He had a whole season to do it.  Then to avoid it this season, they replaced him.

[godsshoeshine]

so roy keane isnt a reason that this is a bad thing?

i dont expect shearer to save us

but i certainly didnt expect hughton to either. absolutely nothing to lose here

[vansmack]

OK, how about Eddie Gray at Leeds?

That's a much better example of bringing in a once favorite player (he even had managerial experience!) to save a squad that ended miserably.

[godsshoeshine]

its already miserable. the toon stands 18th, and we stand to get nothing from our next two games. i mean, the end is pretty much passed

chris hughton does not have any managerial experience either. newcastle needs to win 3/8 when he's won 1 game this year out of (i believe) 11. do you really think he would have pulled it out?

i cant speak for the geordie nation, but ive said since the window closed that i thought we were going down. maybe i will be proven wrong but i cant see 8 games killing the shearer legacy

[vansmack]

Saturday, April 4

7:40am Blackburn vs Tottenham (Set)
9:55am Arsenal vs Man City (Set)
10:00am  Newcastle vs Chelsea (FSC)
12:30pm Fulham vs Liverpool (FSC)
6:30pm West Brom vs Stoke City (FSC)
6:45pm West Ham vs Sunderland (Set)
8:30pm Hull vs Portsmouth (Set)


Sunday, April 5

9:55am Everton vs Wigan (Set)
11:00am  Manchester United    vs Aston Villa (FSC)


Do you want me to start listing Coca-Cola Championship games on Setanta too so you can get a sense of how much you might see the Toon next season?

[vansmack]

And at some point we should probably talk about this:

Ferguson and McGregor Banned for Life from Scotland Squad