Postscript... 'Another New Library'

Just read today that the singer/songwriter and Newcastle United fan Ronnie Lambert passed away in his sleep at the age of 58. Ronnie composed the 1980's local hit 'Home Newcastle', which is the foot-tapping, geordie anthem tune behind the movie on my recent post Another New Library. I'm kinda hoping that his demise is not an omen for Sundays action at Villa Park!

Darkness on the edge of Toon

A 2-1 defeat by Man Utd on Wednesday night leaves The Magpies even more deeply in the clarty stuff. A win on Saturday week is now a must if we're to drag ourselves away from the drop zone. Dark days for all Toon fans.

Through the mist

You know how it is.... you struggle to see through the mists of life to try and understand what is happening to you, to try and make some sense of it all, to wrestle with the confusion and constant questioning of why this is happening to you. Then suddenly, almost in an instant it seems, things become a little clearer. So here we are approaching the end of January and all I can say is that I FEEL that the mists are beginning to clear and that things are looking a little more sane than they have done for quite some time.

Unfortunately none of the above can currently be applied to Joe Kinnear and his colleagues at St James' Park. Things seem to be going from bad to worse... bottom half of the table, more injuries, no signings of note in the transfer window, good players leaving and an impending derby game this Sunday which is a MUST WIN. All we can hope is that Joe's particular mists clear at the end of February.