Newcastle (again), a moody Spaniard, Norwich and The Railwaymen
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One of the biggest stories and saga’s of the summer has been Newcastle United Football Club and their situation going from bad to worse on a weekly basis. However the loyal Toon Army received a rare piece of good news this week as Danny Simpson has joined on loan from Manchester United. The 22 year old spent an impressive season on loan at Blackburn Rovers last year and is hoping to establish himself in Newcastle’s right-back position as they battle for promotion. Also in the championship and club loyalty took another blow as West Brom’s record signing Borja Valero has stated his desire to leave The Hawthorns and instigate a move back to La Liga with Mallorca is preferred destination. “I prefer to play in Mallorca and not to be in the second division in England,” the 24-year-old said.
Moving down a notch and Norwich fresh from their 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Colchester received a welcome boost as they dismantled Yeovil Town 4-0 in the Carling Cup in midweek. Bryan Gunn’s future as boss may just be secure at the moment but defeat against Exeter on Saturday and the Norwich legend may well be joining the 2.4 million unemployed.
Finally we drop right down to League Two and Crewe Alexandria to be precise. The Railwaymen have adding some depth to their squad with the signing of defender Harry Worley on loan from Leicester. Manager Gudjon Thordarson will be hoping that the 6”3 centre back can add some steel to his defense as Crewe have lost their last 2 games.
Newcastle’s troubles, a misfiring Brazilian, City striker to League Two
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It is the eve of the new Championship season and Newcastle’s woes look set to continue for a while yet. Local businessman Barry Moat’s bid to buy the club is said to be 60-40 as Mike Ashley desperately tries to cling onto power. They still have no permanent manager and Habib Beye is on the verge of a move to Aston Villa. Could it get any worse? Staying in the Championship and misfiring Brazilian Alfonso Alves has one foot firmly out the door at The Riverside. Qatarian club Al-Ahli are on the brink of getting his signature as Gareth Southgate and Middlesbrough prepare to cut their losses with the striker who netted just 4 times last season.
Moving down a tier and the big news in League One is the MK Dons and their double swoop for Mathias Doumbe and Darren Powell. The two defenders are set to dive straight into the heart of Paul Ince’s defense in their opening game against Hartlepool on Saturday. As we dwell into the depths of League Two we find that one of Manchester City’s abundance of strikers has moved to Chesterfield on loan. No it isn’t one of their new muti-million pound signings or Craig Bellamy, but Donal McDermott. The 19 year old is tipped to have a bright future at City and will be hoping to get plenty of first team action in his three month spell in the football league’s lowest division.
Predictions for the coming season? West Brom are tipped to win the Championship, MK Dons to lift the League One trophy and Bury to find themselves at the zenith of League Two come May. Meanwhile Newcastle are 9/1 to be relegated; worth a tenner, surely?
Orient come to the aid of Newcastle United
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After Newcastle United’s match against Utrecht got cancelled, Leyton Orient came to the their rescue. Orient has agreed to host Newcastle United on Saturday the 25th of July at the Brisbane road. Leyton Orient Manager Geraint Williams confirmed the same. This all came under light because Newcastle United were left without a game. Meanwhile Orient’s friendly which was going to be played at Luton Town is not going to take place. Other than the away fixtures, this friendly fixture is the only home game the Orient is going to play now.
Tale of three Managers
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Today we talk about the incidents that happened this whole week with the managers of three different teams. They say that the job of the manager is the toughest as far as football is concerned. In the next few seconds you will be well informed with the tale of the three managers.
In the last post of Football-League.net, we informed our readers about the appointment of a new manager to the Southampton Football club. Alan Pardew has been appointed as the First team manager for an initial term of three years. We also said that he was found to meet both the track and the demanding technical record criteria set by the Club. Well he seems to be doing his job well right now and we should not trouble him. He is the manager who is new on the job.
Billy Davies of Nottingham Forest made enough signings of the close of the season on Monday, but he doesn’t seem to be satisfied and he is still pouring money to build a formidable and strong team which he thinks, will end at the top of the table in the Championship. When Davies was hired for the managerial job for the Forest, he studied that what the heck was wrong with the team and why were they in a bad patch, after which Forest saved their skin by winning the three matches at the end of the Campaign. The former Derby county manager has almost exploited his options by signing prominent players to Forest like the likes of goalkeeper Lee Camp, full back Chris Gunter, midfielder Paul McKenna, winger Paul Anderson and strikers Dele Adebola and David McGoldrick.
“I’m delighted with the manner in which we’re moving forward,” Davies says after signing so many players. Only time will tell how a side full of changes can form a real team and their teamwork can only be judged on the field, not on paper.
Here is the third manager’s tale who had to quit his playing duties due to injury and concentrate on managerial duties only. The 37 year old Barnet manager Ian Hendon has retired from his 20 year long playing career. He made the decision after following the medical advice. He was recovering from a training ground ankle injury. He made more than 500 appearances for clubs like Leyton Orient, Notts County and Sheffield Wednesday. Now since he is not gonna show up in his studs on the field, he has to be in the dugout as he will now just concentrate with the managerial job and has to look into the players every day training and fitness.”When the time is right to go you have to accept it.”, say Hendon.
Coca Cola League Two Results- April 7
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All the results and final scores from the Coca Cola League Two games played on April 7, 2009 ( Tuesday)
Chesterfield 1-1 Lincoln City ( Jack Lester 35′/Adrian Patulea 52′)
Jack Lester’s 20th goal of the season was cancelled out by Adrian Patulea’s strike as Chesterfield were held to a draw by Lincoln City.
Darlington 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers ( Jason Kennedy 60′/John Akinde 39′, Chris Zebroski 90′)
Wycombe Wanderers won for the first time in seven games as they beat Darlington 2-1. Chris Zebroski was the hero for the Chairboys, scoring a late winner after Darlington had failed to deal with Chris Goodman’s corner.
Port Vale 0-0 Aldershot Town
Port Vale failed to make their chances count, and had to be content with a point against Aldershot at home.
Barnet 2-0 Rotherham ( Paul Furlong 70′, 81′)
Barnet grabbed three vital points at Underhill thanks to Paul Furlong’s second half brace.
League Two Manager of the Month- Lee Richardson
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Chesterfield’s Lee Richardson has been named League Two Manager of the Month for March 2009. The Spireites boss lead his team to five wins in the nine games they played in the month of March. They lost only once in the month, to Rotherham on March 21.
Chesterfield results- March 2009, starting with the earliest.
Bury 1-2 Chesterfield (W)
Wycombe Wanderers 1- 1 Chesterfield (D)
Chesterfield 2-1 Grimsby Town (W)
Chesterfield 1-1 Dagenham and Redbridge (D)
Brentford 0-1 Chesterfield (W)
Rotherham 3-0 Chesterfield (L)
Chesterfield 3-0 Rochdale (W)
Chesterfield 2-1 Port Vale (W)
Aldershot 1-1 Chesterfield
Five wins, one loss and three draws for Chesterfield in March 2009- 18 points from a possible 27. They are currently ninth in the table, with 59 points from 39 games.
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