Newcastle United or Sunderland to be relegated and 60/40 – The pub split with Mackems in the snug
Newcastle United or Sunderland to be relegated and 60/40 – The pub split with Mackems in the snug
I’m walking up the hill to the Garden House pub, along with my big Dutch mate Maurice.
I’m not looking forward to the next few hours as I can’t see this day going well.
That’s because it is May 24th 2009 and it’s the last day of the season.
The Gods have decided that today it’s very likely either Newcastle United or Sunderland are going to be relegated .
I have an excuse for putting myself through this agony, after all, I’ve been born into NUFC.
However, why is the six foot lad from Maastricht keeping me company when he could have had the choice of all the usual English suspects.
Well, the reason is that he happened to fall in love with a girl friend of mine from Alnmouth. This was back in 1992 and his first few years coming to St James’ Park were the Keegan years. Now that was a time to be alive.
The poor lad became intoxicated by this club but here we are, seventeen years later, walking into the pub to watch us get relegated.
Of course, there is hope, because if Newcastle United win and Sunderland or Hull lose, we will stay up.
However, the reality is that we have won just two of our last 22 games. We have been awful since Xmas and my faith in this team turning up at Aston Villa and saving this season isn’t there. I am not alone, you can sense the fear all around you.
