Shepherd And That Video
Last updated : 13 May 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor
... that defied belief when he tumbled out of a car drunk, shouting and swearing.
So the latest news of the video where Newcastle's Freddy Shepherd says he'd carry Michael Owen back to Liverpool so they could have him back, comes as no shock to myself or anyone who knows him.
(The video can be seen on:
http://www.celtic-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=338330 )
He was caught unaware he was being filmed, and it was all tongue-in-cheek. But the man always continues to amaze me, as to why and how he gets himself in these positions when no other chairmen find themselves on the front pages of newspapers like he does.
Does he love the fame? Is he promoting his Geordie culture? Or has he got a bigger waistband than he has an IQ?
Last night he promised that Sam Allardyce will revive the club's glory days - at home and abroad, and set a minimum target of qualifying for Europe. Under Sir Bobby and Kevin Keegan that was a formality, so it shows how far we have dropped. It is the silverware the fans crave ... not qualifying for a competition! Getting into the FA Cup or League Cup is NOT success ... winning it is!
Shepherd: "The first job for the new manager is to get Newcastle back into the top six in the Premiership and to make sure that the club is playing regularly in Europe. That is the minimum we expect.
"Where we are in the Premier League this season simply isn't acceptable to either me or our fans.
"This managerial change is about re-establishing Newcastle United as a formidable power both in the Premiership and Europe.
"Sam Allardyce knows that a club with Newcastle United's support, resources and wage bill must be challenging at the top end of the table. But you only have to look at what he achieved in transforming Bolton to know that his credentials match the job description.
"Sam knows just how badly affected we were with injuries last season. He has a lot of sympathy for Glenn Roeder. But the performance against Blackburn simply wasn't good enough and Glenn knew that. He did the honourable thing and resigned.
"I appreciate everything he did for Newcastle. He will remain a personal friend and a friend to Newcastle United."