Newcastle United News 24/7Writer: 
Date:Friday September 29 2006
Time: 2:20PM
UK time is: 07:17:47
Choose your club
Other Sites
Network Navigation
Vital Partners
'If It's Football, It's Vital'
Harper v Srnicek
It's like 'All Our Yesterdays' as Steve Harper comes up against the man he used to train with 15 years ago!
Harper and Pavel Srnicek both joined Newcastle Utd in 1991 and amazingly they will go head-to-head in the next six weeks that it takes Shay Given to return from injury.
Steve Harper heads for Manchester United on Sunday determined to erase the memory of his biggest disappointment - that Xabi Alonso goal from 60 yards at Anfield last week. And with another 'dodgy' goal against him on Thursday in the UEFA Cup, the competition from Srnicek could be stronger than he first thought.
The Czech international has signed a three-month contract.
It has been Harper's misfortune to spend much of the last nine years as understudy to one of the most consistent keepers in the Premiership.
Harper: 'If I thought there was a problem there or I did not think I was up to the task when an opportunity comes, I would not have stayed.
'I know what a great club this is and what a great opportunity it would be to play week in, week out, and I long for that opportunity.
'Week in, week out, it is tough. I love my training - I work very hard day in, day out and on a Saturday, I am like a bear with a sore head not playing.
'It is hard, but you wait at a great club for an opportunity like this and I have waited a long time, so it is up to me to make the most of it.'
Vital F1 Prediction League - Join now for Monaco
Your Comments
Why write this article when you played yesterday and had a draw at home...the gobby 'Geordie boys' are quiet....lol
Cravens
Another loss...its not going too well is it?
sammy.luke
play srnicek - hes good
Scampiero167
Have Your Say
Recent Articles
The Reality Of Newcastle United (Monday May 20 2013)
Stats: Newcastle United v Arsenal (Sunday May 19 2013)
The Weight Of The Shirt (Friday May 17 2013)
Leading By Example (Thursday May 16 2013)
Is Football More Than Just A Game? (Monday May 13 2013)
The Next NUFC Manager (Monday May 13 2013)
Stats: QPR v Newcastle United (Sunday May 12 2013)
Win or Bust (Sunday May 12 2013)
The Blame Game. (Saturday May 11 2013)
Pardew's 'Clear The Air' Talks (Friday May 10 2013)
Archived Articles
Vital Members League (view all)
| 1. | Toon_NoMatterWot | 372 |
| 2. | Toon_Demon | 289 |
| 3. | Boomboomcheiktheroom | 256 |
| 4. | Rza | 249 |
| 5. | officemonkey | 207 |
| 6. | Rexn | 205 |
| 7. | BLACKBOB | 198 |
| 8. | taffontyne | 192 |
| 9. | keggy_keagal | 179 |
| 10. | AMac | 177 |
League Results (view all)
| Latest Results | ||||
| Newcastle | 0 | - | 1 | Arsenal |
| Q.P.R. | 1 | - | 2 | Newcastle |
| West Ham | 0 | - | 0 | Newcastle |
| Newcastle | 0 | - | 6 | Liverpool |
| WBA | 1 | - | 1 | Newcastle |
| Newcastle | 0 | - | 3 | Sunderland |
League Table (view table)
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 13. Stoke | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | -11 | 42 |
| 14. Southampton | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | -11 | 41 |
| 15. Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -22 | 41 |
| 16. Newcastle | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -23 | 41 |
| 17. Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 39 |
| 18. Wigan | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -26 | 36 |
| 19. Reading | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -30 | 28 |
Breaking League News
| Saints Fans Thanked By Club
» Southampton : 20/05/2013 22:48:00
|
| Rate The Players - Swansea City 0-3 Fulham
» Swansea : 20/05/2013 22:26:00
|
| Vital Report: Liverpool 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
» Liverpool : 20/05/2013 20:38:00
|
| Simeon Jackson Released
» Norwich : 20/05/2013 19:52:00
|
| Incredible Result
» Norwich : 20/05/2013 19:25:00
|
| Clarke - It Was A Day Of Records
» WBA : 20/05/2013 17:41:00
|
| Royals bow out of Premier League with defeat
» Reading : 20/05/2013 17:37:00
|
Current Site Poll (view all polls)
|
|