The Pain of Underachievement

The epitome of Souness’s reign of abject mismanagement of the club has finally decided to leave Tyneside for the warmer climes of Turin. Newcastle announced the transfer of World Cup ’star’ defender Jean Alain Boumsong to Juventus at a price of 3.3 million pounds plus other kinds of payments. Bought by Souness at 8.5 million pounds from Rangers, the Ibrox outfit must have rubbed their eyes in disbelief at the profit they made on a player they got for free only 6 months earlier. How this transfer could have gotten through is a travesty and makes a mockery of the supporters. In 59 appearances Boumsong failed to score but helped the opposition score on many occasions. It really must be hard playing against 12 men, that’s why we could not overcome the odds on so many occasions. Anyway au revoir and please don’t ever come back.