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Tino wants Toon to aim for Europe

January 19th, 2011 | 24 Comments |

Faustino Asprilla, Newcastle United
Old rubber legs himself
Newcastle United legend Faustino Asprilla thinks Newcastle should be aiming for Europe this season.

Tino seems a bit more ambitious than Alan Pardew’s ‘eventual top 10’ aims and wants us to aim for Europe this season.

Asprilla, who was at the derby game on Sunday, had this to say:

“I know that Newcastle’s main aim at the beginning of the season was to stay up

“It was very sad and tearful to see the club get relegated a couple of years ago, but I always knew that they would be back with all of those fans behind them. They are in a difficult league at the moment and there are only a few points between the teams.

“That means anything can happen. You can go on a bad run and slide down the league, but if you have a good run in the next six or seven matches you are in with a chance for the last 10 or so games, which is when the season really counts.

“And as far as Europe is concerned, why not? If you aim high, you can achieve it, it would be fantastic to see. (more…)