By Nick Raynor
July 18 2005

If Nicolas Anelka decides to leave Fenerbahce, he has quite an easy choice when deciding between Newcastle and Spurs.

Now this article isn’t meant to start off a big war of words between Spurs and Newcastle fans, but I have heard a few Spurs fans (I am talking about a minority here) INSISTING that Anelka will choose them over Newcastle. The more sensible ones that possess more than 3 brain cells seem to be keeping a little more quiet the matter as it is by no means a sure thing that Spurs will sign Anelka. It’s unlikely to be honest.

 

Now it isn’t yet clear whether Anelka would leave Fenerbahce, but Spurs and Newcastle clearly think there is a chance as they are trying to lure him back.

 

I’m going to state it plain and simple: Anelka would pick Newcastle.

 

Look at facts; He’s actually got some competition at Spurs, with Defoe, Keane and Kanoute, whereas Newcastle are short on forwards after off-loading Kluivert and Bellamy.

 

He will also have the chance to play with one of the greatest forwards of this time, Alan Shearer, who has to be one of the best, if not the best, English striker the Premiership has seen.

 

Newcastle have one bad year, and suddenly Spurs are a bigger club? You’re having a laugh.

 

Last year, despite our worst Premiership finish ever, we still had the 3^rd highest attendances in Britain, because we’re a big club; bigger than Spurs.

 

That’s why Emre and Parker, who some of you thought you’d sign, picked us over Spurs, and also picked us over Everton who have Champions League football. Why? Because we’re a big club; bigger than Spurs.

 

We’re a bigger club because we have more money, because we have more and better fans that put money into the club in the form of gate receipts and merchandise.

 

Wigan announced the games which would be category A, and category B. Do you even need me to explain where Newcastle were, and where Spurs were?

 

I also heard these mentally-challenged Spurs fans laughing when they heard we might sign Anelka, saying he wasn’t that good. Now they might sign him, these same morons are laughing at us because they are getting him instead.

 

Why have the few of you Londoners who have an IQ larger than your age not forced these idiots into exile where they can’t bother us, OR you again?

 

I’m not going to claim Spurs are a small club, because they are a consistent Premiership team, but they can hardly be classed as a big club after years of mediocrity.

 

Will they ever learn?

 

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