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Posted Mar 2nd 2007, 1:41pm
by Steve Kirby
Club versus country row
Seems this is only going to escalate over the coming weeks, with the latest arguments surrounding FIFA and their payout to Newcastle United for Michael Owen's injury.
£50,000 a week towards wages is really not bad, and although United didn't get the £6m or so they (somehow) worked out the compensation to be, £1m is still £1m more than we would have received in the old days.
The Oulmers legal case in Belgium still rumbles on also, so it will be interesting to see what develops out of even more of these cases, because for certain they will crop up again.
Posted Feb 27th 2007, 3:25pm by Steve Kirby
Bergkamp genius
As much as it pains me to see anyone score against us, this was surely one of the best to have ever ended up in the Toon net.
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Posted Feb 26th 2007, 3:25pm by Frank Grice
Taylor reports justice
Good to see the Gods of fate smiling down on the JJB yesterday.
Great atmosphere at the game and Sibierksi should be ashamed, especially since it was Ryan Taylor the apparant offender, who has a history of matches with Newcastle littered with bad luck.
Anyway, justice was done through Filan and then Taylor exacted his own with a brilliant free-kick.
Credit to the Geordies for making the noise - but a couple more wins like that and we'll be safe as houses.
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Posted Feb 26th 2007, 2:36pm by Steve Kirby
Sibierski's bad breath
As much as I was disappointed that my hero from last week - Solano - fluffed his lines from the penalty spot, I had to laugh at keeper Filan's excellent reaction to Sibierski when he confronted him for going down for what was admittedly a pretty soft penalty, infering Anto had bad breath.
If you'd seen it, you'll know what I was talking about.
At least Steven Taylor was man enough to admit the 5,000 travelling Toon army had been badly let down.
http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcastleunited/chroniclesport/tmheadline=we-let-fans-down%2D-tayls%26method=full%26objectid=18677983%26siteid=50081-namepage.html
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Posted Feb 22nd 2007, 7:41pm by Steve Kirby
300 up for Solano
300 appearances for a club is a great achievement by any player in this day and age.
But by a foreigner, it is something to be marvelled out.
That's the achievement Nobby Solano is making tonight.
Still puzzles me why we sold him to Villa - a true Toon great if there ever was one.
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Posted Feb 14th 2007, 10:05am by Steve Kirby
Hairy ride
Funny to think what retirement does for footballers' barnets.
Shearer and Southgate - great England pals of old, being a good example.
Okay, Alan never had much anyway, but did you see him on Match of the Day on Saturday?!
Whereas Southgate, a fair mullet.
Seem to remember Carlisle legend Jimmy Glass growing his upon retirement too.
Well, what else was there to do?
The best pitch invasion. Ever.
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