Just flicking through posts from the end of last Jan's transfer window, and found this epic bit of foresight amongst the doom and gloom of AC's sale. We all know what he did 4 days later...
Interesting bit From The Mirror: Found on NUFC.com Cheick Tiote has enlisted the help of his favourite witch doctor in a bizarre bid to regain full fitness for Newcastle. The Toon want him fit as soon as possible after a knee injury, so the Ivory Coast star was given permission by club owner Mike Ashley to fly back to his homeland to see the shaman*. The 25-year-old has fluid on his right knee which is causing pain and restricting his movement when twisting and turning. The injury is taking too long to heal, in Tiote’s opinion. So with Ashley’s blessing he flew back to Yamoussoukro, capital of the Ivory Coast, for his bizarre treatment. The shaman – wearing a leafy head-dress – performed a ritual involving mysterious chanting, singing and prayers so that Tiote’s injury curse would be broken. * That's a local witchdoctor, not the 1990s chart band, whose remedy would presumably have been to repeat the chorus from one of their hits - all together, "knees are good, knees are good, it's Ebeneezer Goode...." Well it certainly beats going to Lilleshall for rehab. Will Steven Taylor now be enlisting the help of the Pet Shop Boys to break his injury curse?
Well it certainly beats going to Lilleshall for rehab. Will Steven Taylor now be enlisting the help of the Pet Shop Boys to break his injury curse? Maybe Doctor and The Medics
