Fighting Talker

I figure I should recognize Sir Bobby Robson like everyone else even I though I've never had hugely strong feelings either way about the guy. I am too young to have seen him manage at his peak such as with Ipswich, England, or Barcelona. I am most familiar with him from his most recent tenure at Newcastle and also from the seminal book All Played Out by Pete Davies. In that book, he comes of as extremely smart and extremely kind. That kindness stands out most.
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Coming to a lower-division stadium near you!

Big club or not, I want Newcastle to be relegated so, so badly. With Arsenal collapsing like FILL-IN-YOUR-OWN-SYNONYM-FOR-LILY-LIVERED GIRLY-MEN, my end of season has been totally focused on hoping that Newcastle, its buffoon owner, idiotic xenophobic fans, its current hopelessly outclassed manager, its troupe of former hopelessly-outclassed incompetant managers, its brigade of annoying and hideously pompadoured former players, and its roster full...

... For a Saturday morning, let's lighten the mood just a little bit.

I had a chance to watch a bit of the Tottenham-Wigan FA Cup match yesterday (which Spurs won, 3-1) on Setanta Broadband. Spurs are on to the fourth round, keeping them alive in both domestic Cup competitions with their upcoming Carling Cup two-legged semifinal vs. Burnley.

Early in the game, Spurs appeared to suffer an injury blow when Didier Zokora was struck in an unfortunate place (the produce section, the jigglies, the demilitarized zone - however you care to refer to the region) at close range...