Looney Toon
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- Created: Tuesday, 31 March 2009 00:33
- Written by Ian Shine
As if Newcastle United weren’t making fools enough of themselves already by signing Kevin Nolan and sitting 18th in the Premiership, they’ve now decided to ban a reporter dubbed “Mr Newcastle” from St James’ Park.
According to Hold the Front Page Alan Oliver was banned for saying that Joe Kinnear suffered a health setback after undergoing heart bypass surgery last month.
As if that weren’t ridiculous enough it also transpires that Oliver had just days before received a lifetime achievement award for his coverage of the club over the past 30 years.
What’s wrong with a bit of trivia? Sure, it’s shallow, baseless knowledge. Sure, it’s often imparted by self-aggrandising people with a satisfied nod, as if to say ‘Aren’t I f**king smart’. 
The 90Minutes team had their shot at picking an England team, but it appears Fabio Capello isn’t a regular reader. The England manager’s side was different to that put forward by every one of our writers.
Watching Enzo Zidane 
White Hart Lane has long been a source of humour to the impartial observer, but the late 90s was a high watermark.