Well our cup fighting spirit now looks set to be put well and truly to the test when we travel to Birmingham City in the FA Cup third round next month.
St Andrews is of course the home of Steve Bruce and their isn't much love lost between the two sides.
Some League Cup victories for the Blues a few years back make this an awkward venue for United but Glenn Roeder's side did send them down to the Championship on the penultimate game of last season.
It also means a return to the Midlands for Nicky Butt who would have been wearing a blue shirt had Newcastle not inflicted relegation on them last term.
And it also gives Geordie, well that fella from Corbridge, Steve Bruce the chance of ending hopes of Newcastle adding to their six strong FA Cup tally.
There haven't been too many talking points for Newcastle but John Motson didn't get the tie he wanted in the cup with the Beeb star keeping his fingers crossed for a re-run of Hereford-Newcastle.
But play fair Motty we've had a belly full of that tie and we get it rammed down our throats every year on third round day or when we play inferior opponents, Stevenage, Yeading and Cheltenham certainly come to mind.
Even Ricky George turned up at Whaddon Road hoping for a shock last year against the Robins!
Go and pick on somebody else!
Talking of having a pop at Newcastle, what about Jose Mourinho moaning at the postponement of the game the other day.
Mourinho is actually good for the game in my view.
He's stopped the dominance of the title between Arsenal and Man United and although he has spent a lot of money at the Bridge he did prove he could win trophies with less coin at Porto a few years only winning the Champions League no less.
But the fact the Premiership clash was postponed is by the by.
We never win at Chelsea anyway!
And with the Blues playing Levski Sofia on Tuesday it benefits them just as much.
He didn't moan at the time so why is he moaning now?
Perhaps he should have done some Christmas shopping instead like the rest of us did!
- Post to:
del.icio.us
Digg
Newsvine
Nowpublic
Reddit
« Previous | Home | Next »