The story goes that, back in early February, four-year old Sam Livingstone made Newcastle newbie
Papiss Cisse a 'Welcome to Newcastle' card at school (while he should have been making his Mum a
Valentine's Day card) and sent it to the Senegalese striker.
Scoring 10 goals in your first nine matches is a great way to ensure a warm welcome from the
fans of your new club, so Newcastle's Papiss Cisse went ahead and did that. But before all that, a
four-year-old Geordie named Sam sent Cisse a "Welcome to Newcastle" card shortly after he signed in
January.
I'm ready to make a Real Betis knock-off but it cannot be anywhere as entertaining as this
one...
Hey kids, you realize that our beloved Robins are in the midst of a 4 game unbeaten streak? Sure,
two of those matches were against the sub-NASL calibre Real Esteli and won both, but in a season
polluted with bad news (DeRo leaving) and worse news (I thought YOU were supposed to be centre back
tonight?
1. OTP predicted magic from Hatem Ben Arfa a couple of weeks ago and he's duly delivered. What a
goal. 2. Yesterday we concluded that Spurs' slump was indicated by their regular appearances as the
last game on Match of the Day. Harry Redknapp would have killed for that spot yesterday! 3. The
Easter [.
Greg is back. He's not putting all his eggs in one basket, nor counting his rabbits before they're
'hutched'. He's breathless from the NLD on Wednesday but eerily relaxed before the West Brom clash
on Saturday. He focuses on keepers, speedsters and managers. An original view from Kent available
almost nowhere else.
Adding to the mysterious aura surrounding the make-believe soccer club, the New York Cosmos named
Manchester United "Player of the Century" Eric Cantona their "Director of Soccer" today.
From the Cosmos' press release:
"I am very honored to join the legendary club New York Cosmos.
