One For Sorrow
‘HOW Newcastle directors must be patting themselves on the back for getting rid of Sir Bobby Robson and bringing in Graeme Souness.
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Now, at least, the fans will have something to get excited about right up to the last day of the season as they battle against relegation.
Whether Souness will still be there then is another matter he admits in this mornings Mail that his neck is in a noose after only three months at the club.
And there are no doubt many Magpies fans who would happily kick away the chair after a dismal run that has seen the club slip to 13th in the Premier League.
As usual, he is asking for time and money to spend.
In an ideal world, he says, my performance at Newcastle would not be held up to serious judgement until the end of next season, but I realise this is probably not a club where you have that luxury.
Perhaps not, but it is at least a club with some money and the Star says Souness is trying to scupper Liverpools bid for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes.
It claims he will step in and offer £5m for the 28-year-old during the January transfer window in a move that will infuriate his old club, Liverpool, who have bid £3.5m.
Why Newcastle need another striker we dont know. We would think that bringing in a couple of new defenders is far more pressing.
And as for Sounesss plea for more time, there are plenty of managers who would be more than happy with the resources at his disposal.
David Moyes, at Everton, would love to have some of the talent that is currently underperforming at St Jamess but news in the Mirror is that he is looking south to strengthen his team.
The Goodison club, riding high in third place in the Premier League, are apparently lining up a £5m bid for Southamptons James Beattie.
Meanwhile, Arsenal and Manchester United are looking even further south as they prepare to battle each other for the signature of Sevilles new whizzkid Sergio Ramos.
The 18-year-old, who starred in last nights 1-0 victory at Real Madrid, has been watched by scouts for both clubs and the Sun foresees a bust-up between Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson over the £8m-rated player.
England cricketer Andrew Strauss may not be worth £8m, but he has made history by being on the winning side in his first eight Test matches.
No England player has managed that before, and the Express has his recipe for success clearing the brain.
The opener says he tries to make sure he is thinking about nothing when he is in the middle a recipe that seem to come rather too naturally to many footballers…’
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