Newcastle [Relegation] Watch
After 60 days or so the man's finally done it. Finally. A victory. While the whole Geordie nation has been waiting for this since he first poked his head out in the crowd during that glorious FA Cup match, Kevin Keegan's had quite a bit of ground work to lay, and although it hasn't been a very fashionable or inspiring campaign as of yet, I truly believe that he's made wise and almost responsible decisions since coming. Not spending his 1-million pound treasure chest in January to keep it for the summer where the true talent awaits, having courage to move from cowardly, defensive football, to controlled, attractive, attacking football, giving Michael Owen the captain's armband and re-igniting his career to the point where I actually WANT him to stay on Tyneside. But this is just one man. Let's get down to the Relegation watch.
Newcastle, as I said, finally won a game, against a struggling Fulham side, 2-0. Fulham look favorites to go down for sure now, although it really pains me to say that. It's a team full of Americans, who my cousins support, with a great little stadium in London. I fear that none of the Americans on the team have the clout to automatically switch clubs to stay in the Premiership, so that means a lot fewer of us will be representing the highest level of English football. But such is life. Newcastle look a LOT safer at this point. Although other teams around us such as Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Reading, the bottom three didn't fare to well, with Derby losing (obviously), Fulham losing to NUFC, and Bolton only picking up a point at home. So they, in effect, all spaced themselves out farther from everyone, securing everybody's place by just that much more. But there are still plenty of matches to go.
On the opposite end of the table, Manchester United played a great victory over Liverpool 3-0, showing how sub-par Rafa's men really are compared to true Champion contenders. Chelsea came back at the end to beat Arsenal, in effect leapfrogging their opponents to take over second spot. Now, Chelsea really look like a more likely team to swipe the title away from Man U if anyone is. Keep in mind - Man U still have Arsenal at Old Trafford and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. And of course - Chelsea still have Newcastle - an automatic win for the Blues. So these final weeks will be exciting.
Now to something a bit more red, white, and blue: March Madness has engulfed us. If anyone has predicted this group of 16 teams in the entire county, I would be very impressed. A lot of good teams who have always had the potential to win more games than predicted - but this many of them? I mean - a 7 seed, a 10 seed and two 12 SEEDS?? This makes the FA Cup look like a run of the mill situation comedy. After a couple of my sleeper picks - Arizona and USC - both went out in the first round, I figured my bracket was busted and I was effectively OUT of the office pool - oh how I couldn't be more wrong. I'm currently tied for second with Mrs. Architectureandfootball! So we'll see if this brings out some hidden bad feelings if it stays close much longer.....until then, enjoy the matchups and GO DAVIDSON (And Kansas)!! (AND NEWCASTLE.)
Newcastle, as I said, finally won a game, against a struggling Fulham side, 2-0. Fulham look favorites to go down for sure now, although it really pains me to say that. It's a team full of Americans, who my cousins support, with a great little stadium in London. I fear that none of the Americans on the team have the clout to automatically switch clubs to stay in the Premiership, so that means a lot fewer of us will be representing the highest level of English football. But such is life. Newcastle look a LOT safer at this point. Although other teams around us such as Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Reading, the bottom three didn't fare to well, with Derby losing (obviously), Fulham losing to NUFC, and Bolton only picking up a point at home. So they, in effect, all spaced themselves out farther from everyone, securing everybody's place by just that much more. But there are still plenty of matches to go.
On the opposite end of the table, Manchester United played a great victory over Liverpool 3-0, showing how sub-par Rafa's men really are compared to true Champion contenders. Chelsea came back at the end to beat Arsenal, in effect leapfrogging their opponents to take over second spot. Now, Chelsea really look like a more likely team to swipe the title away from Man U if anyone is. Keep in mind - Man U still have Arsenal at Old Trafford and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. And of course - Chelsea still have Newcastle - an automatic win for the Blues. So these final weeks will be exciting.
Now to something a bit more red, white, and blue: March Madness has engulfed us. If anyone has predicted this group of 16 teams in the entire county, I would be very impressed. A lot of good teams who have always had the potential to win more games than predicted - but this many of them? I mean - a 7 seed, a 10 seed and two 12 SEEDS?? This makes the FA Cup look like a run of the mill situation comedy. After a couple of my sleeper picks - Arizona and USC - both went out in the first round, I figured my bracket was busted and I was effectively OUT of the office pool - oh how I couldn't be more wrong. I'm currently tied for second with Mrs. Architectureandfootball! So we'll see if this brings out some hidden bad feelings if it stays close much longer.....until then, enjoy the matchups and GO DAVIDSON (And Kansas)!! (AND NEWCASTLE.)
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