What Newcastle United have achieved by managing to dust the pants of Wimbledon's lower leaguers is a double header back-to-back with Chelsea, the largest collection of Pensioners in the world. United will now meet Enzo Marcesca's Blues away in the Premier League on Sunday, October 27 and home in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup the following Wednesday. Just to add spice to the cup tie we can recall that it was Chelsea who brought an immediate end to any thoughts of a swift return to Wembley in the same competition last season when they beat us on a penalty shoot-out at the quarter final stage following a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
United Tripped over their own bootlaces when Kieran set up an equaliser for them deep into injury time. Revenge would indeed be juicy. How difficult is a double header with Chelsea? Very, because they can no longer be dismissed as the joke participants in football's Supermarket Sweep.
They have somehow brought organisation and results out of chaos. Which game would you prefer United to win, the PL three-pointer or the Carabao Cup tie in the hope of landing the first domestic trophy for 69 years? You make your choice. I'm not going there.
I want to win both. They are both important. You know what I mean, shy bairns get nowt so I'm asking for everything! Chelsea's transfer strategy under new ownership has looked nothing short of reckless as they have hoovered up virtually every player of vague ability ending, for example, with no fewer than 12 ne.