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| Big Al and Belgo celebratin gooin oop!!! An' Belgo's got the better legs |
Weel, it were a close run thing! Aye yer canna argue aboot the points and goal difference boot were this a canny team? Or were it the gaffer getting' oos over line despite yon gobshite Ashley stitching oos oop in January. Then there were the tax thingey looking' like it might piss on our parade afore it got started. Aye there is a price to pay for investment in French players involving dodgy agents an' Nuke FC. Wide boy Mikey honest? Rangers anyone? But the Toon of 2016-17, it were at least, a team that played as a team instead of mismatched show ponies of season afore. Those who sent us down showing undue haste to head out the door. Which makes Rafa the man he is- decent to the core! And on the whole, building a team proud to pull on the shirt and match the passion of the supporters. Boot consistency, getting better as season went on, looking like a premiership side - it were not. An' struggling on home turf but playing like lions away! Aye, there are players who will step oop, or look like they belong like Jonjo Shelvey, Chris Gayle, Ciaran Clark, Deandre Yedlin, Isaac Hayden, Matt Ritchie, Daryl Murphy an two cracking shot-stoppers in Rob Elliot and Karl Darlow. Others have showed talent but may be exposed by likes of the bigger teams. Time and money will tell. As long as they don't buy John Terry- boot runnin' bar code over wee Jamie Milner at Co-Op check out would be a bargain. Big mention for Mister Beardsley's minnows. Looks like a good crop of upcoming talent and same with those sent off to trade their craft in the lower divisions to build up experience. The ledger is healthy. But all credit to the people, those that turned oop an' bellowed out their lungs, groaned "Shite" each time the fat boy Ashley sang, flew the flags and did the miles away and showed off their bellies (nowt on vintage once baked fur St James-todays pies are crust and gravy.) Ahhhweeel, it were a good outcome and two good managers deserving to be top of the championship table. Aye, he's a reet canny lad that Chris Hughton*! Back ter polishin' me pidgeons.
*https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/28/chris-hughton-brighton-thirst-knowledge-manager
Aye an our first game oop is against the lads from Tottenham. Fair crack! Boot here we are middle of June and no new signings! End of June and still no blurry signings. - starting to feel like January sales all over again.
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