Positive thinking will keep Newcastle United up – Dean ‘Midas’ Maynard.
Posted on April 22nd, 2010 | 86 Comments |
Some of our long term readers may remember that we last spoke with Dean back in December, and he tipped us to lift the title way back then, even as we sat amongst a sea of what appeared to be some dissappointing results at the time. It turned out he was right all along, something I’m more than happy about as we prepare to recieve the Championship trophy in front of the home crowd at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon.
Dean has an impressive track record of predicting the fortunes of celebrities and sports teams from around the world. He was part of the ‘Bring back Beckham’ campaign that resulted in David Beckham being reinstated to the England squad in 2007 and famously predicted that Stoke City would survive and thrive in the Premier League despite many people doubting the ability of the team. Dean also enjoys a track record of success in the Grand National and has beaten a panel of professional race tipsters for the last 4 years running. He also does a lot of charity work, including association with The Meningitis Trust, Clic: Caring for Children with Cancer, Comic Relief, St Teresa’s Hospice and the one that is most personal to me being a former Prudhoe resident, The Megan Armstrong Appeal.
Here at nufcblog.org, we decided to catch up with Durham lad to see what he has been up to, and what the future holds.
Toonsy: Firstly I’d like to thank you for taking time out to speak to us here at nufcblog.org, Dean. We last spoke in December in an interview you gave to us, what have you been up to since then?
Dean: Well apart from backing Newcastle United, I have been heavily involved with Chico’s ‘It’s England Time’ World Cup record which comes out on June 7th. All the proceeds from the sale of the song are going to charity as well. I also had another reality tv winner when Hayley Tamaddon won Dancing on Ice, that means that my ‘Midas’ act has finished in the semi final/final 18 times out of 21. I have also appeared on ‘The Lakes’ TV show on national ITV.
Toonsy: So what do you have planned going forward? Do you have anything lined up for the not to distant future?
Dean: Well apart from promoting the record with Chico I will be choosing a ‘Midas’ act for ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and ‘The Lakes’ television series is being re-run at the end of May on ITV. I am also appearing in a few national magazines with regards to my work.
Toonsy: You said last time we spoke that Newcastle United would be fine, and he we sit as champions with a swift return to the Premier League in the bag. Congratulations on another success! But in your opinion how important is the influence of positive thinking?
Dean: I think it has a great influence, it’s very quick to forget how much doom and gloom there was around the club last summer, Chris Hughton himself always comments on being positive and how positive the players have been throughout the season.
Toonsy: Obviously your a Durham lad, and obviously you find it hard to support one team as you work with so many, so as a kind of local neutral, what has been your opinion of the Newcastle United fans this season?
Dean: I know most fans are sceptical about the kind of work I do but I have had a very positive response from Newcastle fans, in fact once promotion was confirmed I got a lot of messages thanking me for my support and even from a few Newcastle fans who work in the national media. Now that is a compliment because the media are the biggest sceptics of them all!
Toonsy: Fair play! So how do you think we will fare in the Premier League next season?
Dean: Well I can now exclusively reveal that I will be backing Newcastle United next season. It will be hard but I believe they will be ok and this time next year we will all be looking forward to another season in the Premier League.
Toonsy: To finish off, as it’s a World Cup year, can England win it?
Dean: I predicted back in July 2009 that we would win the World Cup and even after some of the turmoil in 2010 with some of the players, I do still beleive 100% that we can do it.
Thanks for your time Dean, and all the best for the future from nufcblog.org. Hopefully we will have another catch up soon!
Dean ‘Midas’ Maynard
Sports & Celebrity Psychic, Luck Guru, Chat it’s Fate Columnist, X-Factor Blogger for Celebburp.com & Psychic Predictor for Eclipse Racing
Website: http://www.deanmidasmaynard.com
canny post like,toonsy should have asked him if your going to win the lotto this year lol :)