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Showdown At Villa Park – Will Newcastle Go Up or Down?
By Dave NU Blogger | May 22, 2009
I’ve been dreading the last match of the season since the start of the week. It’s been like a dark cloud hanging over me. The crunch match on Sunday will be a thrilling spectacle of guts and determination from Newcastle United. I’m pretty sure of it. We have some injuries on the cards namely Beye. Bassong is definitely out after an appeal on the red card received in the Fulham match on Saturday. This is my most nerve-racking experience I have had as a fan in a long well.
Anyhow, Alan Shearer doesn’t want to be despondent about Sunday’s match. Click here for an interview given at press conference today. It’s good that he remains confident on the proceedings. What any Newcastle fan wouldn’t want to see is a piss-poor effort in any half. If the players are worth their salt then they’ll give all. We can speculate as to whether he stays on after the match as manager but I’ve read that some people have been saying he can’t sit with the MOTD lot so soon after all that’s happened. Personally, I want him to stay on and tweek the side and ‘learn the trade’ as it were at Newcastle. Other worries are obviously what side Manchester United will field against Hull as their result is very much depending. I’m not worried there. I think it’ll hurt Man Utd’s prospects in their remaining competition matches if they lose against Hull.
It’s also worth pointing out that North East sides in general have been taking a battering this season. Although I don’t care less about Sunderland or Boro, it does make me stop and think what the hell’s going on.
Enough that, I’m sure I’ll await with some nervousness about the result and watch Sky from behind the sofa, through our hankies etc. whilst clutching a rabbit’s foot.
Speak to you again after the dust has settled. There’s a celebratory Newcastle Brown waiting for me if we perform the greatest of escapes.
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