There has been a lot of talk about Alan Pardew wanting to keep Andy Carroll at Newcastle.  My own thought is that it is only to increase the player’s value.  I can’t see Carroll staying beyond the end of this month.  His so called injury has taken far too long to heal, for what was originally calimed to be a knock.  I won’t be surprised if Mike Ashley takes the £30 million for a guy, who cost him absolutly nothing.  No  businessman would turn down that kind of deal.  After all, Ashley is not a sports enthusiast, he is a businessman.

Newcastle came back from 1-0 down to beat West Ham 2-1 at Upton Park.  The result sends the toon up to 9th in the premiership table.

Coloccini scored in the dying seconds of the match to avoid the blushes of the toon, in a game in which the ex-newcastle player Charles Nzogbia scored twice in two minutes in the first half.  This was a game that Newcastle had surely expected to win at home.  In the end, given the circumstances, the draw felt like a fantastic win

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Ben Arfa is now going to be out for most of this season, after breaking his leg in two places, curtosy of Mr De Jong’s needless and vicious tackle.  Get well soon, Benny….

At last, we have a magpie winner of a cup, albeit an Ozzi one!  Collingwood beat St Kilda at the MCG to raise the premier cup.

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Grand Final ends in a draw on Saturday 25 Sept.  The two teams have to replay the game in a week, with most fans rightlly thinking this to be a joke!

Newcastle went to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 22 September and knocked Chelsea out of Carling Cup.

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Ben Arfa Magic, gives Newcastle a well deserved win over Everton at Goodison Park.

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My other black and white team, Collingwood beat Geelong to book their place in the Grand Final of the AFL, next weekend.

Saturday at 3pm, the geordies will be at Goodison Park to try and get their second win of the season.  Currently only 4 points from 4 games is a relegation form, which needs to be addressed as soon as possible!!