Final Score from St. James' Park;
Newcastle United 1
Alan Shearer (4th)

Leeds United 0

slim win, u might think. but Newcastle absolutely dominated the match, just that they couldnt convert. it would hav been madness had newcastle not got all three point. soccernet was funny, in a sense, they were like, guess who scored for newcastle? yes, shearer, yet again. 17th goal of season! still top scorer!

juz took a look at the table, its scary. forget top 3. the real highlight should b on the race for that 4th place! right now, 7 teams are in the clear running, only 5 points separatin the 4th from the 10th. anythin could happen. one loss, u might find the team droppin like 3 or 4 places down. its that tight. who would hav ever thought any team other than liverpool n newcastle might be gunnin for champs lg place? i mean who would hav thought charlton, southampton, fulham, villa and birmingham would even play in europe rite? the race's gettin real hot, the next few weeks would prove decisive, one slip, and its all gone. i juz hope that in the end, newcastle prevails. we gotta do ourselves justice for that disastrous penalty loss against mattheaus' partizan.

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ive been playin bits n pieces of CM 03-04 while doin my essays n application, and i hav been managin a strugglin div 3 side called scunthorpe united. was real bad last season when i took over, relegation threatened, excessive wage, club in debt, etc. i somehow managed to turn it around in juz 1 season, wage controlled under budget, club makin a healthy profit and doin pretty well in midtable in div 3 too. and yesterday was the icin on the cake of a wonderful turnover. i thought beatin two div 1 teams (portsmouth and bradford) comprehensively in league cup was gd enuff, guess who we beat, after a long long duel yesterday? C-h-e-l-s-k-i. yes, chelsea!!! i was like, oh my goodness. we did the unthinkable. i guess my manager ratin has gotten better, i might receive offers from some div 2 or if lucky, div 1 teams in near future. juz unbelievable.