Here is our third and final piece from Mitro’s terrific interview in the Telegraph today.
And maybe it’s the one where Mitro is the most outspoken and he talks about how difficult he was for his parents to raise him – because he was so aggressive.
And now he’s the father of a son he will be experiencing just how difficult being a parent can be – although the challenges of parenting increase significantly as the boy gets older.
That’s said from experience.
🙂
Aleksandar Mitrovic after scoring first goal today
Here’s some of what Mitro has said today:
“My father said I would be a criminal or a kick boxer.” “I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t play football. Maybe something where I can use my adrenalin.”
“Maybe something like boxing. I had a lot of energy when I was a child. I was difficult for my parents. I can see me in my boy now as well.”
“I know how hard it must have been for my parents. My mum always said ‘You will see’, and now I see it.”
“We have very good team spirit and we are winning lots. I have to wait for my chance and when I get my chance I have to show people I can score goals and I know how to play.
“Maybe last season I played more, but we are in good shape,”
Mitro got another very good brace today that gave Newcastle all 3 points at Deepdale and we now have 34 points from the first 15 league games and are still 3 points clear at the top.
Mitro has scored 4 goals in the last 4 days and now has 5 goals for the season.
| Pos | Team | Games | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | 45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | 34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 46 | -2 | 81 |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | 28 | 80 |
| Player | League | Cups | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gayle | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Mat Ritchie | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Ayoze Perez | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Yoan Gouffran | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Aleksandar Mitrovic | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mo Diame | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Daryl Murphy | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Christian Atsu | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ciaran Clark | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Isaac Hayden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Hanley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chancel Mbemba | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Comments welcome.
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50 comments so far
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:22 PM
Comment #1Foreign TV appears to be showing Burton v Barnsley next week so it’s radio and facebook again for the Cardiff match.
🙁
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:25 PM
Comment #2Wow,
If he finds a system to play them together we could have the best partnership since……. ?
Bambams
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:26 PM
Comment #3Great performance today !
I just love how Rafa keeps their feet on the ground with comments like ‘We still need to inprove’. He must be loving this job at the moment.
Said it after the cup match and will say it again – What a difference a great manager makes –
(By the way Mitro…It’s harder bringing up daughters )
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:27 PM
Comment #4The championship highlights on here in half an hour
http://www.filmon.tv/tv/channel-5
for those outside the UK.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:28 PM
Comment #5Jibberish,
Luckily Rafas one dimensional tactics weren’t to hampered today, I’d have been disappointed with just the one point.
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:30 PM
Comment #6Jail for Ashley // Oct 29, 2016 at 8:25 PM
Wow,
If he finds a system to play them together we could have the best partnership since…….
Laurel and Hardy
Abbot and Costello
Morecambe and Wise
Ant and Dec
Jail and Mr Tuff
WWSBRD
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:32 PM
Comment #7Top scorer Gayle vs in form Mitro neither deserve to be benched but one of them has to be
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:32 PM
Comment #8Jail
It took us until the second half and I bet you were screaming like a little girl for the whistle at the end.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:34 PM
Comment #9Jimmy Krankie and Adam Johnson
Jib and welshgeordie9
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:35 PM
Comment #10Jib,
It was never going to be an easy game but a point definitely wouldn’t have been a good result, acceptable result but definitely not good.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:36 PM
Comment #11WW…,
Bench Diame and go for the pair of them.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:38 PM
Comment #12Got absolutely no chance of a time kettle to Leeds 🙁
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:39 PM
Comment #13Time kettle wtf a ticket
WWSBRD
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:39 PM
Comment #14Jail
Won’t happen we all know it
Mister Tuff
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:40 PM
Comment #15Jib Jibberish – that is a very aggressive and vehement post directed towards another poster.
I strongly anticipate an intervention by those who do not like this type of post. Like this morning.
Well they say they do not – they’ll have no truck with selective targeting and be fair and show no signs of hypocrisy…………..
Mister Tuff
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:43 PM
Comment #16What’s this about kettles – or is it kettlebells.
Jib uses kettlebells in his training programme.
https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/funny-russians-2-42.jpg
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:48 PM
Comment #17Mr Tuff
Run along and play – there are some adults here trying to have a conversation.
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:50 PM
Comment #18Ha ha ha
I’ve just realised Mr Tuff has had his blog wrist slapped !
He he he
hibbit
Oct 29, 2016 at 8:57 PM
Comment #19first away game in over 20 years
the travelling fans are even better than i remember the noise and support was amazing total loved it
Mitro was outstanding and put in a shift on and off the ball which makes him all the more dangerous
i guess folks are voting for the 2 goals to make him MoM
my MoM would be Darlow for the best all round game he’s had since he joined us made himself big and strong controlled his area his distribution was excellent kept us in the the game with 3/4 top draw saves
a quality performance that makes him my MoM
don’t let anyone kid you this was not an easy game complete opposite to tuesday
absolutely had a great day out 3 points no kids and no driving what more can a man ask
Ron Knee
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:03 PM
Comment #20hibbit
And Sunderland lost!
beermonkey
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:10 PM
Comment #21Hibbit
Cheers fir that
Glad u had a good day
So next match will it be mitro or Gayle
It could play havoc with rafa bingo
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:11 PM
Comment #22When did Micheal Gray ever play for England? Easily Google drive Jibberish but I can’t remember it.
Average_Contents
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:12 PM
Comment #23What was that you said the other day.
That’s not banter anymore or something along those lines.
I told you it wouldn’t be long.
welshgeordie9
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:22 PM
Comment #24Jail for Ashley // Oct 29, 2016 at 8:34 PM
Jimmy Krankie and Adam Johnson
Jib and welshgeordie9
So what are trying to say, spit it out, dying to know how you going to get out of this one.
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:25 PM
Comment #25One third of the way through the season (plus one game) extrapolate our points thus far and that gives us 102 at seasons end or 105 with the extra game added.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:28 PM
Comment #26AC,
It was my polite way of trying to ask you to put a stop to that constant foul language of yours, sounds like it upset you. Get over it!
welshgeordie9
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:30 PM
Comment #27Bet this clown will get away with it.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:30 PM
Comment #28Jibberish,
I think those two freak results at the beginning should take the extrapolation utility of it. I think a better gauge is to compare us against how we done last time we got promoted. We’re winning a lot more games now than then.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:33 PM
Comment #29Anyone got a Hoots heroes vs Rafa rotators table?
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:36 PM
Comment #30Jeeezus,
Poor Blackburn, that could have been us if Rafa didn’t step in.
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:45 PM
Comment #31Jail
There will be setbacks
Jib
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:47 PM
Comment #32Jail for Ashley // Oct 29, 2016 at 9:36 PM
Jeeezus,
Poor Blackburn, that could have been us if Big Mike Ashley hadn’t stepped in.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:50 PM
Comment #33Jib,
He didn’t though did he? He dithered and let Mcardew take us down before Rafa approached us!
Average_Contents
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:53 PM
Comment #34As far as I’m concerned there’s nothing to get over.
As you never answered my question at the time how could I of possibly known what you were on about in order to get over it.
I’d suggest getting over ‘yourself’ but as the new pin up boy I’d imagine that’s a tough one.
As for my foul mouth. Hypocrisy reigns supreme. I’ll grant, I swear a lot.
But again, I’ll be sure to remind you and again, I’m sure it won’t be long.
Jail for Ashley
Oct 29, 2016 at 9:57 PM
Comment #35A_C
I have been known to mix up my ukc’f’$ but not every other post, I think you should cut it out. I will from now on.
welshgeordie9
Oct 29, 2016 at 10:01 PM
Comment #36Still awaiting for an explanation jail.
Average_Contents
Oct 29, 2016 at 10:07 PM
Comment #37I mentioned during the last international break that the blog seemed to be suffering catastrophically low numbers as all those old posters were yet to return, as well as the new ones who are reticent to post because of “those that spoil it” and was told it was because of said international break.
It’s quiet. Always is. Ok then.
Little under a year ago this blog and threads thereafter on matchday would have 500-600 comments and it’d be hard to keep up even on none matchdays.
We’re lucky if it gets over 200.
Just how they like it.
welshgeordie9
Oct 29, 2016 at 10:10 PM
Comment #38Well unfortunately Average there are still one or two clowns still on here.
welshgeordie9
Oct 29, 2016 at 10:13 PM
Comment #39Can’t be arsed to google but does anyone remember the score the last time we played Cardiff in the championship.
Average_Contents
Oct 29, 2016 at 10:15 PM
Comment #40Unless of course I’ve missed them with all the footy chat bangin about.
Good for you jfa. Wouldn’t want to tarnish that new found image.
The impression you do of our UEFA elite manager having two heads (I’m sure you get it) every other post is, shall we say, thinning.