Dodgy Knee's and Dodgy Books - - The official of John Beresford

Dodgy Knee's and Dodgy Books - 05/09/2002

Great Game...for the neutrals!

I’ve got my fingers crossed that I’ll be alright for the Master’s Finals at the weekend! After doing very well at the Telewest in July, we’re really looking forward to the finals in Manchester. However I’ve been having a few problems with my knee.

It’s the same knee that caused my retirement from Southampton, and hopefully it’s just a question of rest. However, I’ve been keeping quite fit this summer, playing a few games in Singapore and then getting in some pre-season training with Halifax. I knew that I couldn’t train hard and play, but I’ve tried to play it sensibly, obviously I’ve just pushed it a little too much. The temptation to play in the Masters is strong, I really enjoyed playing with the likes of Peter Beardsley again. I also think we’re a fair chance of doing well, so it’s a chance to win some silverware with Newcastle – after all these years! I’ll see how it settles down and leave a decision to the last possible moment

I see that Man Utd are talking about banning their players from publishing books whilst they’re contracted to the club – what a joke! The Keane book was read by Alex Ferguson prior to publication, so it wasn’t as if they didn’t know it was coming! What is this? Are they turning into some sort of Big Brother club?

It was great to see Big Al get the equalising goal at Anfield. It brought back memories of the classic 4-3 games. When the cross came in for Al right at the end, I really did think we'd burried the hoodoo. Nevertheless, a 1-1 draw is a better result than most think, Liverpool certainly aren't going to be far away in May.