Toon Part Of Borat Wind-Up?

Last updated : 22 February 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor

Borat SagdiyevIt is the strangest competition in world sport. No final and, until this season, no cup!

And the story goes that Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd received a letter saying Newcastle United FC had won it, having progressed to the latter rounds of the UEFA Cup.

Not convinced ... and it takes a lot to fool our dear chaiman ... he phoned UEFA to ask if such a cup exists. "Yes", came the reply, although this person couldn't describe what the trophy looked like.

So a date was set, and the "cup" would be presented before Newcastle's UEFA Cup tie at St James' Park on February 22nd.

Sadly it has been put on hold. For what reason? Probably because Borat is away in the States plugging his film, and couldn't make it tonight.

Because this has more than a hint of a Borat Sagdiyev "the man from Kazakhstani" wind-up

And it would be just typical of "Dastardly Doug" and "Muttley Fred" to fall for it!