Can We Finish Fourth? Robson Thinks We Can!
By Matthew Jones
January 1 2004
Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson has said that his team WILL finish fourth. He is defiant following criticism from Magpies' chairman Freddy Shepherd over the club's poor first-half of the season.
CAN WE FINISH FOURTH?
Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson has said that his team WILL finish fourth. He is defiant following criticism from Magpies' chairman Freddy Shepherd over the club's poor first-half of the season.
"We do know that had we won on Sunday - we didn't - we were one point from fourth, and after our dismal start, that would have been a pretty fair achievement," he said.
"But because we lost, we've lost a little bit of ground.
"My reaction to the supporters, not to the chairman, is that 19 games have been played, 19 games are yet to play, it's halfway-house and if we can improve our second-half performance of the season compared to our first-half performance - and we think we can - then we're in a position to possibly get the fourth position.
"That seems to be the one that's remaining. Everybody seems to think numbers one, two and three are already shouted for - probably they're right.
"Who will win the championship? I don't know between those three. It looks as though it will go to the last game or the last two games."