View From The Away End: Another Season Over

Thursday, May 18, 2006
I should be a betting man given what I said back in August:

"It's not an ideal start to the season really. Sixth or seventh and a good cup run is the best I can foresee, which is unlikely to keep Souness his job, but frankly that's a good thing".

Newcastle's season was simply about the two Gs: Graeme and Glenn. Under Graeme, they looked a miserable team, frequently lacking in inspiration and morale, while under Glenn they won 10 of their 16 Premiership and cup matches, which frankly speaks for itself. Exactly why there was such a turnaround in fortunes is beyond me, but I think it was something to do with the new manager not being Graeme Souness and playing Jean-Alain Boumsong less often.

The rest of this post and Lord Bargain's opinion of the Magpies season is up at Black And White And Read All Over.

Post-Final Blues

You can argue about decisions going one team's way or another, but there's nothing like a good loser who bows out gracefully eh? Thierry Henry on last night's Champions League final referee: "Some of his calls were strange. Maybe next time I'll learn how to dive."

Well, judging by Emmanuele Eboue's performance yesterday he'd make an outstanding teacher.