Nicky Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Half a page on this today... WTF were they drinking? Couldn't believe it as I was reading it. James Milner has told manager Sam Allardyce he wants to be Newcastle's marathon man this season, reports the Daily Star. The England Under-21 winger was surprisingly rested for their last game against Wigan, having been a fixture in the Toon starting line-up this term. He eventually came off the bench midway through the second half as the Geordies won 1-0 thanks to Michael Owen's late goal. Now Milner wants his place back against Derby tonight and has assured Allardyce he's fresh and fighting fit. “The fitness coach told me I'd played 41 games before Wigan this season,” said the former Leeds youngster. “Steven Gerrard played 60 for Liverpool last term and, if we go all the way in the UEFA Cup, I should hopefully get pretty close to that total if you throw in my Under-21 games. I'd love to play 60 games this season.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Just in case anyone missed it, this interview was done about 6 months ago. He wasn't a sub against Wigan, he hasn't played 41 games this season, and we're not in the UEFA cup What a balls up. http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcastleunited/news/tm_headline=i-can-be-united-marathon-man&method=full&objectid=18680894&siteid=50081-name_page.html Orignal story... 27th Feb! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 fuck me, did they really publish this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptoon Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Goes to show what a wank paper it is. They should be paying us (alot) to read it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonbaz Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 i'm absolutely astonished that he could write that article and not realise what he was doing, how the hell did that make it past the editor aswell. amazing! http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/15601/Milner-I-will-play-the-lot/#comments theres the link for anyone that wants to see for themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest microbar Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 At least they spellt his name correctly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 using last season's pic aswell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Sent their sports desk an email. Not rude or anything, just genuinely want to know how the hell that story appeared :D I really doubt they'll reply, somehow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howaythelads Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Proof if ever it was needed that these journalists are mainly lying tossers who will do anything to sell a rag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Fuck me, I lied. They've replied already. "Apologies for the confusion. We will take the blame. The wrong story was picked up and we have to hold our hands up. Mistakes happen, but hopefully no too frequently. Thank you for your interest and you are quite right about when it was written!" Fair play for trying to explain, anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Anyone sent it to Mediawatch on F365 yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonbaz Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 apparently the daily mail had the same story according to .com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 apparently the daily mail had the same story according to .com The Mails online section just reproduced it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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