Dave: "Luiz Felipe Scolari's Chelsea reign ended today after Chelsea sacked 'Big Phil' with immediate effect. The Brazilian had only been in charge since June but has been dismissed after an indifferent run of results left the Blues fourth in the Premier League table."
Hmm, I'm a little indifferent to this news myself, despite the fact that one of the biggest clubs in the world has sacked their manager.. while still having the possibility of winning the treble.
I'm much more enthused by the 'News from the North' that Aberdeen striker Darren Mackie has signed a 3 year extension to his current contract! Darren 'the Dazzler' Mackie is (to some) a legend at Pittodrie, being the club's all time leading scorer in the SPL, and having scored a number of key goals, such as his 50th for Aberdeen in the Uefa Cup tie against Dnipro last season. This netted Aberdeen a financial windfall and kick started an amazing Euro campaign that saw the Dons take on European giants Bayern Munich in the last 32. Just last season Mackie broke Rangers' hearts on the last day of the season, striking the second of two Aberdeen goals in a crushing victory against...them. He also scored the winner at Celtic Park, in the Scottish Cup quarter-final replay which sent holders Celtic crashing out.... before Aberdeen took on *deleted* in the-game-that-will-not-be-mentioned... EVER.
Moving swiftly on, in addition to these important goals, Mackie scored one of the most bizarre goals in world football. It is something that has to be seen to be believed. Luckily, it's on youtube! (See video below).
However, despite all these positives...
the forward has been plagued by injuries and inconsistencies, and some fans have expressed their displeasure at Willie Miller for offering Mackie this contract. They see it as a sign of the lack of ambition at AFC and as an unjustified reward for an 'average' player.
I on the other hand, welcome this move to repay Mackie's 10 years of service to the club, and reckon that his partnership upfront with Lee Miller will bear fruit this season ...or the next.
Chances are you, the reader, will have absolutely no idea who or what I'm talking about and will care even less than I do about rugby..but I care. :-) Well done Darren, here's to you *tips cap*.
Mackie versus Rangers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAXh0vVxekU
Mackie versus Dnipro - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY45KyYMg8o
Mackie versus Celtic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWgfWPI-iSs
And I make it to the deadline by 6 minutes! Woop
Monday, 9 February 2009
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