Weekly football post #32.

Time for another edition of the weekly football post, and things aren't really looking up for Tommy's favorite EPL squad. 

A hugely important match against the Totts didn't go very well this weekend for 'Castle, as Darren Brent nailed a golden goal to push Newcastle to a 0-1 loss, and give even Alan Shearer a serious lack of confidence when it comes to staying into the EPL. With the loss, the Magpies are now 4 points from safety with just five matches to go to save themselves. Manager Alan Shearer has come out in a statement that Newcastle will need to win their final three home matches to have any chance of staying in England's best soccer league. It is kind of tough to listen to the Newcastle media giving Shearer all kinds of crap for this situation, calling the role of the dice to hire Alan a "gamble that has backfired." Of course, this situation was put into effect long before #9 put on a suit for the Mags, and he's just the new face that is piloting this subpar team. With just 30 points in 33 games, Newcastle is just 5 points up on last place West Brom, and as was stated sit 4 points back from Blackburn, the #17 team. If we stand any kind of chance, an upset against Portsmouth next week is really, really needed. This is just bad.

Celtic blanked Aberdeen 2-0 in the SPL match of the weekend, the first of a home in home that continues on May 2. If you can believe it, Jan Vennergoor of Hesselink scored his fourth goal in fourth games to help the Hoops top Aberdeen and briefly stretch their win over Rangers to four points atop the SPL (the Rangers actually won later, and now the difference is back at one). With Jan scoring just before the break, and super stud Scottie McDonald scoring just nine minutes into the second half, the Bhoys had the game locked down against Aberdeen, and let's not forget the amazing effort by Boruc, getting just another clean sheet for the Green & White. As I wrote, Celtic will face Aberdeen again in two weekends, as the continue to work toward keeping their lead atop the SPL. A 1 point lead with 5 points to go is promising an exciting finish. 

Meanwhile, somewhere in Mexico, the boys from Guadalajara bested Club America in the biggest rivalry in all of North America. A 1-0 win against the Yellow & Blue will have Chivas fans buzzing all week long. Leave it to Sergio Amaury Ponce to getting the big goal in the 67th minute, the golden goal that pushed Chivas all the way to the big win in the FMF Clasico. Luis Michel was in control between the pipes, earning the clean sheet against the Goats' fiercest rivals. America put 9 shots on goal, 3 more than the Red & White, and Michel stood tall, turning them all away. What a sweet win. I'm not sure how it can get much better for Chivas, but they'll try and bring more joy to the Goat side against UNAM next weekend. At 5-5-4 (19 points), Chivas is all alone in 2nd place in their group, but UNAM is 5 points up in first place, so next weekend may be just as important as this weekend busting of America. 

Meanwhile, Chivas USA played a huge game at home against the new Seattle Sounders with a large 2-0 triumph. It was billed as a top of the table clash between two of the best of the West, and it ended with the Red & White coming out hard and continuing the never-lose season. If the game was hockey, and not soccer, Jonathan Bornstein would have earned the first goal of the match. Borns sent a pass across the goalie area and Seattle's Jame Riley bumped the ball into his own net. Top of the table clash, indeed. Chukwudi Chijindu came in as a second half sub for Chivas and scored his first ever MLS goal to push Chivas to the easy 2-0 win against the XBox sponsored squad. The surprising thing about Chivas' amazing start to the season is the fact that the injuries continue to pile up. If only the Angels could follow the Goats' example over on the baseball field. Don't let the clean sheet by Zach "The Bear" Thorton go without mention either. The giant beast was up to his old tricks again, making fans of the Red & White damned proud. At 4-0-1 (13 points), Chivas is the only team in the MLS with double digit points so far this season, and one of just three teams playing without a loss so far (Chicago and New England being the other two). It has just looked too easy this season, eh? Wednesday we have a mid-week match against Toronto (1-2-2) before welcoming FC Dallas (1-3-1) to the HDC for the big match next weekend. Keep up the good work. 

Seriously, what is the problem with the San Jose Sharks?