Great post, GC.
Love the EC, me. Of all the trophies I'd want Newcastle to win, it's that one.
If Everton and Tottenham are serious about the CL, they need to be winning this trophy. You look back to the 90s/2000s and Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal either won or got to the final. They then went to have success in the CL in the following years. Success is addictive. The more you win, the more you want more.
I hope Spurs or Everton can win it but unfortunately I can see Villareal or Sevilla winning. La Liga are just too strong.
Call me a reactionary, but a nice, single-arm-aloft Shearer celebration is less likely to make you look like a front bottom, regardless of how many goals you score.
Ally McCoist scored lots of goals - see if you can find any details of the 'Ally Shuffle' celebration. There is no excuse for that.
It's football, man. These types of characters are what keep the game interesting. If everyone did the same thing, it'd be boring.
Sturridge seems like a confidence player. Some players gain confidence in different ways. This is his way. I have no problem with it.
Berahino, 21 - 10 Goals
Kane, 21 - 13 Goals
Austin 25 - 13 Goals
Ings, 22 - 9 Goals
All four in the top 10 top scorers right now. With a decent midfield and manager, England could do some damage.
Some people recognised it earlier. He's been shit for a lot longer than that.
http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,94539.75.html
"Imagine if we had Lambert, we'd actually be trying to overload other teams defences with our attacking players"