Stoke City Vs Newcastle United FC Third Round FA Cup Preview
January 3rd, 2008
FA Cup Third Round Preview from the team at Bodog Sportsbook
Big Sam Faces the gallows at Fortress Britannia
It will be a case of close up and personal as the meaty jowls of big Sam Allardyce are the focus of the television cameras at the Britannia Stadium when his Newcastle side takes on Stoke City in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.
A normally half empty press box at the Staffordshire ground will be at bursting point as the nation´s media gathers to administer Sam´s last rites as his struggling side fall to Championship opponents.
And the headline writers might just get what they are waiting for. In-form Stoke are unbeaten in their last 10 matches and are currently in fourth spot in the Championship table. Eric Cantona probably had it about right with his famous seagulls and sardines quote:
“When zee seagulls follow zee trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into zee sea”.
Newcastle go into the game on the back of three consecutive defeats and another failure will have the Toon Army supporters baying for Allardyce to get the sack. All this after just a matter of months in charge of club that hasn´t won a trophy since the 1969 Fairs Cup!
The Newcastle fans need to take a reality check and exhibit some much needed patience if big Sam is to turn things around.
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