The above says it all doesn't it. The Toon Army once fought for UEFA qualification in the heydays of the 90s, Kevin Keegan had even led them to challenge for the BPL title with the likes of Man Utd. How drastic the drop has been in the past few seasons... the Toon Army is fighting relegation, no thanks to the departure of influential Keegan and the entrance of a clueless fan and owner Mike Ashley.
I like The "carToon" Army. They entertain, quite literally. Some "cartoonic" players don the black and white of Newcastle and remain as "legends" of the BPL today. Who can forget the fumbling defensive duo, "Own goal king" Titus Bramble and "Two left feet" Alain Boumsong? St James Park gave us some forgettable names and big flops like "Overrated" Albert Luque and the "Way past his prime" Patrick Kluivert. Oh yes, how about the current "I have an anger management problem" Joey Barton... ...
But good news for Toon fans, the Geordie Messiah and cult hero Alan Shearer led his team to the first victory in his managerial tenure so far. I don't regard Shearer as much of a manger yet, even though he had been Captain Fantastic when he was with the Magpies as a player. But I like him. He was the typical English striker who takes no nonsense in his play and I pretty much expect him to be the same with his management style. Congratulations to Newcastle United on their first win in many games now... the relegation danger is certainly not over but a win is always nice for the team morale.
Don't get me wrong, I will hate to see the Magpies go down. Afterall, who will entertain us like they do?
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