Geordies of the week

First of all thanks to IMB Roy Keane for his choice of tie on Sunday as he muttered some irish-mackem on Sky Sports that noone really understood or wanted to. The muppet clearly has a lot to learn, I wonder what the mackems themselves had to say?

Well here is an example of a message board thread on Sunday evening*:

"What a f**kin prat what's he wearing that tie for, sack him"

"You're the prat, its just a tie"

"F**kin Geordie tie" "Idiot he's got to get his act together"

A mixed reaction down at the local zoo, but it seems even after winning three games in a row, Keano still has a lot to do.

Ramage sticks his fingers up

Back to the good part of the North East, next up is Peter Ramage. He explained that keeping a clean sheet is like "sticking two fingers up" at your critics in a what I thought was a well taken and slightly passionate interview.

This was the expression Steve Harper wore for a whole interview. He explained how he didn't really want to be replacing Shay under these circumstances and genuinely found it hard to admit he 'must be delighted' about getting a run in the team. He was very honest however as listed injuries he felt comfortable Shay Given getting:

"Maybe a bent back finger or a rock to the ankle, but not this"

I agree to a certain extent because I'll be happy to see Steve get a run out. It will probably be a busy night at Anfield on Wednesday.

Finally Glenn Roeder (although not technically a Geordie) deserves a mention for being the worst liar I can remember. As he chewed gum and lean't against the wall with a massive a grin on his face, he gave a drunken sounding interview in which he tried to tell everyone it would have just as special if it was any win. Yeh right!

"Maybe its a little bit special, but any win away from home is special, but yes very special"

"You know it was a great performance, I won't single anyone out"

"But Craig Moore and Stevey Carr were fantastic, Peter Ramage, Babayaro, the whole back four - I said I wasn't going to single anyone out (drunken laugh) but Jamesy Milner, Duffer, Scotty, Emre, Shola - Shola always shows the desire to be there, we're all delighted that Oba has his first goal."

That's everyone then...

The Geordies of the week are in no particular order.

* I did my best to translate the jibberish I was faced with