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Old 08-02-17, 07:34 AM   #1489
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At a recent Tyne Wear derby, Rafa Benitez goes into the changing room to find all his squad looking a bit glum. "What’s up?” he asks.
“Well, we’re having trouble getting motivated for this game. We know it’s important but it’s only Sunderland and we can’t be bothered, we always beat them”.
Rafa looks at them and says, “Well, I reckon I can beat these by myself, you lads go down the pub.”
So Rafa goes out to play for Newcastle by himself and the rest of the team go off for a few beers. After a few pints they wonder how the game is going, so they get the landlord to put the television on. A big cheer goes up as the screen reads “Newcastle 1-0 Sunderland (Benitez 10 minutes).” He is beating Sunderland all by himself!
Anyway, a few more pints later and the game is forgotten until someone remembers “It must be full time now, let’s see how he got on.”
They put the TV on. “Result from St James' Park: Newcastle 1 (Benitez 10 minutes) - Sunderland 1 (Cattermole 89 minutes).”
They can’t believe it; he has single-handedly gotten a draw!! They rush back to St James' Park to congratulate him. They find him in the dressing room, still in his gear, sat with his head in his hands. He refuses to look at them. He says, “I’ve let you down, I’ve let you down.”
“Don’t be daft, you got a draw, all by yourself. And they only scored at the very very end!” the players say.
To which Rafa replies: “No, No, I have, I’ve let you down… I got sent off after 12 minutes”
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