Category Archives: Football

Looking Back, Over My Shola

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Neil

  …Or my team of the year 2010/2011… It’s hard to be happy today. We were 3-0 up at home, looking at ninth in the league, but this meltdown (not our first of the season) dropped us to twelfth, behind … Continue reading →

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Sho(la)down

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Neil

  … Or how to use statistics to prove any point you want, no matter how ridiculous… Welcome to the first in what could become a regular feature, where I compare Shola to some of the world’s leading strikers. Round … Continue reading →

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AmeobiOverload

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Neil

  …Or how to solve a problem like Shola… Shola. Shola Ameobi. The Fenham Eusebio. The Pendower Pele. What is it about the man who has divided the opinions of Newcastle fans ever since his debut in 2000? 182 starts … Continue reading →

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