The Latest On The Top Rated Northeast England Based Soap Opera
Welcome back to the latest (or, well, I guess it's the first) episode of "As The Toon Turns." In this installment we find out if one of the two villians from Newcastle United's roster of 2004/5 is going to pursue interest in another series. I'm wondering if the whole thing ends with Lee Bowyer's character being killed off.
Not that Lee Bowyer had much character to begin with. :)
Bowyer, a midfielder, is really famous for only three incidents, and while two of the three happened on the footcer pitch, none of them were for great goals or something vaguely useful.
One that happened out in society was possibly the worst when he and a teammate were involved in a scuffle outside a Leeds nightclub which may or may not have been racially motivated. But, either way, his reputation for being a racist have begun to stick with him.
Newcastle United picked him up before the start of the last Premiership season and his "winning ways" just continued when on April 2 of this year, he got into an on-field fight with teammate Kieron Dyer. And this wasn't a really shove, "get your head in the match" kind of scuffle, this was a boxing match.
Both players ended up red carded and Bowyer because he started the fight was actually charged by Northumbria police for his participation (he's currently awaiting trial).
Newcastle, already suffering through the headache of Craig Bellamy have decided it might possibly be better to shop Bowyer around.
Only a couple of teams showed interest (obviously not keen on the police interviews awaiting them in their future), Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic. Charlton being a London team must know bringing Bowyer to the city is a disaster waiting to happen so mainly Birmingham is the only one really serious.
Well, I should that the front office for Birmingham is serious because the fans don't quite want him there as muchstarting an online petition.
A counter-petition was started of fans wanting to bring Bowyer to Birmingham (and actually received five times more signatures).
I wonder how many people signing this one are in Newcaster and/or people who want to see the midlanders fail on a grand scale? :)
Either way it appears that Birmingham City is still trying to sign Bowyer despite what any set of fans say.
Co-owner of the team David Sullivan had the following to say about the whole mess:
What I wonder in the end is what is up with the English fans this spring and summer? The next thing you know, Birmingham City supporters will be standing outside wherever it is they play (did I mention that Birmingham City isn't exactly one of the glamour clubs in the EPL?) - St. Andrew's actually - with signs saying "not for buy!" and pictures of Lee Bowyer?
The whole mess couldn't happen to a nicer guy. ;)
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Today is the biggest match of the Confederations Cup for CONCACAF types who deal with CONMEBOL types on a regular basis. Mexico plays Brazil live at 1:30 p.m. United States central time on Fox Soccer Channel.
While I entirely expect Mexico to get slaughtered (the last time the two met at the Copa America last summer, the South Americans won 4-0 in the tournament quarterfinals) a win would be huge for CONCACAF. So, go El Tri!
Not that Lee Bowyer had much character to begin with. :)
Bowyer, a midfielder, is really famous for only three incidents, and while two of the three happened on the footcer pitch, none of them were for great goals or something vaguely useful.
One that happened out in society was possibly the worst when he and a teammate were involved in a scuffle outside a Leeds nightclub which may or may not have been racially motivated. But, either way, his reputation for being a racist have begun to stick with him.
Newcastle United picked him up before the start of the last Premiership season and his "winning ways" just continued when on April 2 of this year, he got into an on-field fight with teammate Kieron Dyer. And this wasn't a really shove, "get your head in the match" kind of scuffle, this was a boxing match.
Both players ended up red carded and Bowyer because he started the fight was actually charged by Northumbria police for his participation (he's currently awaiting trial).
Newcastle, already suffering through the headache of Craig Bellamy have decided it might possibly be better to shop Bowyer around.
Only a couple of teams showed interest (obviously not keen on the police interviews awaiting them in their future), Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic. Charlton being a London team must know bringing Bowyer to the city is a disaster waiting to happen so mainly Birmingham is the only one really serious.
Well, I should that the front office for Birmingham is serious because the fans don't quite want him there as muchstarting an online petition.
A counter-petition was started of fans wanting to bring Bowyer to Birmingham (and actually received five times more signatures).
I wonder how many people signing this one are in Newcaster and/or people who want to see the midlanders fail on a grand scale? :)
Either way it appears that Birmingham City is still trying to sign Bowyer despite what any set of fans say.
Co-owner of the team David Sullivan had the following to say about the whole mess:
"I accept that people are entitled to their opinions and it's lovely to see democracy, but sometimes the best intentions in the world can hurt the club."
What I wonder in the end is what is up with the English fans this spring and summer? The next thing you know, Birmingham City supporters will be standing outside wherever it is they play (did I mention that Birmingham City isn't exactly one of the glamour clubs in the EPL?) - St. Andrew's actually - with signs saying "not for buy!" and pictures of Lee Bowyer?
The whole mess couldn't happen to a nicer guy. ;)
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Today is the biggest match of the Confederations Cup for CONCACAF types who deal with CONMEBOL types on a regular basis. Mexico plays Brazil live at 1:30 p.m. United States central time on Fox Soccer Channel.
While I entirely expect Mexico to get slaughtered (the last time the two met at the Copa America last summer, the South Americans won 4-0 in the tournament quarterfinals) a win would be huge for CONCACAF. So, go El Tri!
posted by incendiarymind at 8:59 AM
2 Comments:
I'm not one to defend Bowyer's past acts, especially off of the pitch, but if he's a decent player, he should be able to play, even if he's a jerk. Hell, if Mike Tyson's allowed to box after getting out of prison for rape, why shouldn't Lee Bowyer be allowed to play football?
That said, from the interviews that Sky Sports showed last week, the folks in line at St. Andrew's, queued up for season tickets, were very supportive of getting Bowyer in a Blues kit. I don't think they counter-petition is all that many from Newcastle trying to foist Bowyer on the Blues.
Is he really that good a player though. I remember the calls from Newcastle United supporters when the incident first happened. Everybody was saying, "keep Kieron, he's class but get rid of that bum Bowyer, he sucks anyhow."
Oh, for sure he should be allowed to play if he still can, but he's gotta learn to accept the consequences and backlash.
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