Wiggy's World

Well what a weekend it was in regards to the football fixtures of my teams.  It was also a weekend in which it was decided to head over to IKEA on  Saturday AFTERNOON of all places   What a bloody nightmare that was trying to get out of the car park! Had started the day by doing the birthday rounds, visiting Maddsy with a card, which I think he liked and we were gonna nip over to my sisters, altho she had decided that Meadow-Hell was a better place to go visit (She got her card and bottle of wine in the end tho) I was buzzing when, sat assembling a new table, BBC final score presenter Gabby Logan alerting us to yet another goal at St James’s Park.  Certainly seemed like party time, once the first goal had gone in.  That took 44 minutes in it’s self, and was a contentious decision, with Lovenkrands claiming after the game, that the keeper hadn’t touched him altho he “had to go down”  He despatched that and we went in at half-time 1-0 up.  Then for the next 25 minutes it seemed like everything we did resulted in a goal.  By the 70th minute we were 6-0 up Including a rare goal from Joans “Spiderman” Guttierez which then led to the best celebration ever witnessed at the home of the Toon since Alan Shearer’s “trail away with one arm in the air” celebration. (See pictures below)

Shearer wheels away after scoring yet another goal

Jonas celebrates his wonder goal against Barnsley

According to what I’ve read before, Premier League rules state that you’re not allowed to cover up your face when you score a goal, so he was never allowed to celebrate like this last season.  stags also won 4-2 altho that result was overshadowed a little by a “supporter” throwing his season ticket at the manager as he walked off at half-time, with Stags winning Some people   That afternoon we booked tickets for Doncaster vs Newcastle United away on 23rd March.  Another chance to sample the atmosphere of The Toon Army away from home, and I can’t wait!

Sunday morning came and I was a little more apprehensive as normal about the forthcoming game, with it being against the club I played for over the last 2 years.  R & K had been on an amazing run, which has taken them to Semi-Finals in both League and County cup, and unbeaten in the league so far.  In a way I was gutted to be on the bench, but it was a fantastic performance by our lads, as we ran out 4-0 winners.  The lads never stopped running and hassling the opposition and it seemed after beating us 6-2 at our place, that maybe they were expecting it to be an easier game.  Sean and John had amazing games, and I think John just pipped Sean for MOM.  Claire was gutted as her game was called off YET AGAIN! So she called into the pub after the game with me and some of the lads.