Warming Up

[royalbarclayfan]

Out with the hound, on our promenade
My mind wandered on a few days,
To Saturday´s game here in our backyard
Where Canary muskets must blaze

A real six-pointer, if ever there was
Where an early score would ease the nerves,
Any advantage will do now, because
We´re all getting short on reserves

So no time to stand and admire the grass
Or wish those ´Mags´ a pleasant day,
And please don´t be tempted to try a back pass
From more than five metres away

And should we try to emulate of late
Another game here on our patch,
Let Chelsea or Manchester City create
The image we´d most like to match

Please never, but never, again a repeat
Of Liverpool or Spurs at home,
Where defending really did take a back seat
To leave a stunned Delia Dome

But Toon themselves aren´t exactly in key
And Benitez still new in town,
This could be a good time to take on this spree
With the loser sure to start looking down. OTBC - INIT

 

[JM Fan]

Yes RBF - an early goal (or two!!) would do wonders for calming the nerves. If we fail to pick up the 3 points on offer, then I'm afraid 'the trapdoor' looms ever closer!!!

 

[canary-dave]

Let's hope we can do to them what they did to us. It would certainly help the goal difference!

5 from me sir, a very good read!

 

[FleetCanary]

Top marks from me, RBF....though I also like Morris Dancing

Cannot wait for this game!

 

[NORKIE]

Hi skald bor, three points brilliant, I'll settle for a draw just to maintain the status quo with Newcastle. Can Rex score goals. LOL.
Family ok ?

 

[Forgot_My_Lines]

I'm so nervous about this game and Sunderland that it makes me feel sick to think about them!

 

[royalbarclayfan]

Yes RBF - an early goal (or two!!) would do wonders for calming the nerves. If we fail to pick up the 3 points on offer, then I'm afraid 'the trapdoor' looms ever closer!!!

I´m not sure about two Braveheart, think that might be pushing it a bit , but a lead would be oh so comforting.

Hi skald bor, three points brilliant, I'll settle for a draw just to maintain the status quo with Newcastle. Can Rex score goals. LOL.
Family ok ?

Haven´t tested him in the goal-scoring department NORKIE, but he´s ruddy good at stopping any balls I chuck at him - so watch out Mr. Martin.

Family ok, ta.

 

[royalbarclayfan]

I'm so nervous about this game and Sunderland that it makes me feel sick to think about them!

Never made myself ill over any game of football in 55 years of watching, and I don´t intend to start now, very sad if it does affect you that way, important games, yes, but not important enough to make yourself ill over, surely. Which reminds me of that ridiculous quote of Bill Shankley, that ´football is not life or death, it´s more important than that´ - which probably did as much as anything else in football to set a lot of young, impressionable fans, off on the wrong track.

 

[NORKIE]

FML bor, whatever the outcome of our season, we will survive to compete next season. C'est sera.

 

[Forgot_My_Lines]

You guys have taken me a little too serious, but bless you, you two are sweeties!

I do get very nervous about big games. At Wembley I was shaking and praying until the final whistle. I watched the game back, we cruised it! If it was just another Championship game I would have been really relaxed and happy!

Strange old game!

Survival would be massive though with the money involved next season. Just survive one season, and I would probably relax. Bank that money, invest it properly. Then If we go down, we have that banked. Make hay while the sun shines. Before football implodes on itself.