Our long-planned and much awaited Premiership weekend didn't go quite as smoothly as planned - at least not for me. I was a very late withdrawal on Saturday morning, so, as it was supposed to be my car we were taking, Ken and Colin had to do a bit of scuttling around as daylight broke. They managed OK in the end, although roadworks in Manchester meant they were a bit later than planned in meeting Dave, who had taken the train up from Reading, and they only caught the last 10 minutes of the lunchtime televised Liverpool - Man Utd match.
They did, however, make it safely to the Etihad Stadium in good time for the Man City - Aston Villa match, which, by all accounts, was a rather sterile, uninspiring match - apart from Milner's superb goal. Not being present at this match, I have no photos to add to this blog, nor the Stadia file on Yahoo - perhaps Dave will do the honours later?
On Sunday, I felt a bit better, so I jumped on the train and met up with the guys in Newcastle. We had a few pints in the Strawberry opposite the stadium, where the blackboard displayed a caricature of a former local hero:
The Arsenal - Sunderland match was on TV and there was an almighty roar when Van Persie's late free kick soared in to the net to beat the "Scum" 2-1!
The Newcastle - Spurs match was great - fantastic atmosphere - a complete contrast to the previous day's entertainment, according to Dave, Ken and Colin, photographed here at the start:
We had great seats, at a good height near the halfway line, but, as you can see, we weren't in the same row.
My abiding memory of the match, apart from two superbly taken goals by Defoe and Ameobi, was the midfield battle between two ball artists - Modric and Tiote - they were terrific to watch.
Here's a shot from inside the stadium before kick-off:
So, our stadia count, after a rather inactive period, is now up to 68. how long before we make the magic ton? Your assistance is required.
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