Toon's crazy gang turns mentally ill...

We'll get onto the soap that is North Eastenders in a minute.

But first I've got some nervous energy to get rid of.

Lancashire pride is at stake today. Preston come to Turf Moor for what should be a great game.

With Preston third in the table it’s vital we turn over North End to ensure those all important bragging rights.

I’m sat here typing away waiting for three o’clock to come...and it's taking it's time.

I've wathed this about times now...









A repeat of that night would be just the ticket.

But I cant't help thinking of last season at the Turf, when Preston came out on top after Burnley had Chris McCann sent off and we should've had a pentalty in the opening minutes.

"I thought I heard Stevie Wonder in the stands shouting for a penalty" was the response from Owen Coyle.

Lets all pray for a strong refereeing display and three points come 5 o'clock.

To take my mind off it, lets cast our minds back to yesterday...

...Is it just me or did Pat Butcher forget to put her make-up on when she took the Newcastle job?

No, of course not, Joe Kinnear’s back in football.

With Mike Ashley’s strict policy of only appointing managers who haven’t been in the game for three years or more he was the obvious choice really wasn’t he?

Rumour has it Joe fought off late bids from Frank Clark, Mike Walker and Christian Gross for the job.

It’s been revealed a total of seventeen managers have turned down the interim job of running team affairs at Newcastle.

Terry Venables revealed he said no this week, while David O'Leary, Glenn Hoddle and Alan Curbishley have all been said to have politely declined.

Apparently even Mike Basset turned it down.

Things seem to have got pretty desperate down at St. James’.

Which is in no disrespect to Mr.Kinnear but the fact that no supposed high profile figure would entertain taking it speaks volumes.

There seems to be so few managers in the frame it would not surprise me to learn that Kinnear only got the job after some strange voodoo attempts by Ashley and Wise at the grave of Brian Clough had failed to revive ol' big 'ed from the dead.

Although if they could bring Cloughy back from beyond the grave I'm not exactly sure he'd be up for working with the cockney mafia.

I hope the fans give Joe their support as he's an honest bloke who knows what he's there to do. He's not trying to fool anyone but just attempt to do what must be an incredibly difficult job.

Its a good job he's not their for long...I doubt his heart could take it. Then again, I don't think mine could either.

It just seems more and more obvious that Mike Ashley learnt how to run a football club by watching old re-runs of Dream Team on Sky One.

Maybe he should just put the linesman that gave “phantom” goal at Vicarage Road last weekend in charge of decision making.

Or perhaps he should dust off the old magic 8 ball he used when appointing Dennis Wise.

Never has the phrase “if you had a brain you’d be dangerous” been so apt than in the case of Mike Ashley.

But speaking of goals that should never have been, the ones Carlos Tevez scored for West Ham during his “ineligible” flirtation as a player at Upton Park have been hitting the headlines again.

Despite all the controversy and wrongdoing by the Hammers, I can’t help not feeling much sympathy for Sheffield United.

In all the years leading up to their year in the Premiership Neil Warnock schemed, bullied and cheated his way to promotion.

His antics in 2001 when he sent his then assistant Kevin Blackwell to listen to a half time team talk from behind the door of the Burnley dressing room is just one instance of the mans attitude.

And although ol' big ego may have gone, it’s that reputation he’s left behind. The one that still seems to remain at the club which makes me feel little sorrow for their plight.

I’m not saying they shouldn’t have their money but the way you conduct yourself in certain situations often determines the outcome.

So like most crying, screaming toddlers, they might one day get their way.

SB

P.S I've gone a bit YouTube crazy this morning...I hope you will enjoy this brilliant Sheff Utd/Hitler video as much as me.




Come on You Clarets!