It’s payback time in the Premier League!
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 | 74 Comments |
A lot of those things that stick in my mind stem from our relagation season, bubbling away under the surface as I knew we couldn’t pay certain people back in any way, shape, or form. Payback is hard to administer when you’re not playing against them afterall! Now, of course, we are back. And we also know what the fixtures are, so I have been going through them looking for particular matches throughout the season that interest me, well they all interest me obviously, but I mean the matches where retribution is a must for me.
First off, I apologise if this turns into a rant, like I said, I’m not generally a bitter person. But sometimes some things require a good old rant. Sometimes a bad memory of something is enough to spur people on to try harder to reverse it, and in fact it helped spur the players on last season, with the constant criticism being cited as having been used as a motivational tool for the players. So with that in mind, I have hand picked a few fixtures in which the fans would like to see justice done, well in my opinion anyway.
First up is Sunderland. They truly are a vile bunch, but then I guess that is to be expected from your local rivals. For years we have held the upper hand against them in the Tyne/Wear derby matches, and that unfortunately ended in our relegation season. They hadn’t beaten us at their ground for about 22,345 years, and boy did they milk the celebrations after their 2-1 win. It’s more than just that which has bugged me though, take a look at this video and watch how they revel in our demise on the last day of the season, it’s almost as if they had just won the FA Cup or something.
Putting them firmly back in their place is a must in my book!
Next, how about Aston Villa? To the best of my knowledge we have never really had a history with them or their fans, which is why the behaviour of their fans after the final whistle blew at Villa Park still irks me to this day. Don’t get me wrong, I am pretty certain that if we had the misfortune of relegating someone then there would be some banter, maybe a few songs etc. But can anyone say that they would turn up to the ground with a plethora of props to aid in the celebration of another teams demise? Well Villa did (as pictured), and quite why they felt the need to go to such an extreme for a ‘poxy club up north’ is beyond me. For those who have forgotten, here is a quick refresher.
There are a few others that also need putting in their place next season. Howard Webb, the referee who chalked off Mark Viduka’s perfectly legitimate goal against Fulham at St James’ Park, is another I would like to see us get one over on, although I am struggling to see how we can without opting for violence or sending dog turds though the post to him continuously.
Phil Brown would be another, that is if he manages to get another job. Just the sight of the perma-tanned filty mackem irritates me, and his little version of Sloop John B didn’t sit to well with me either, but then I guess he was only celebrating staying up. It doesn’t matter, he is still on my list.
How about Andy Gray? You know, that bloke of Sky who almost reaches the point of orgasm when talking about any of the Sky 4. He isn’t a new entry on the list, he has been there a while so he deserves another mention.
That’ll do for now. Join in, have a moan, get it off your chest.
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C’mon you cant fault Sunderland for going crazy when they beat us. We’d do the same if it had been that long. We also mostly pray for a Sunderland relegation when ever they pop back up. It’s a fantastic rivalry btwn the two teams and is shown by the fact that it is always one of the most loved fixtures of the season. That being said, paybacks a bitch so lets go get some :)