Newcastle Thread - 2022/23

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Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Newcastle do something. Same for Sunderland, Toffees, Sheffield and Brum clubs, Hammers too.

The more clubs competing breeds interest in the game. If new clubs like say Bristol City/ Rovers made their way up, its great for the game, somewhere new to visit.

We win potentially from extra visiting gate and tv revenues, just like other clubs did when Segio scored...TV revenues went through the roof for all.

Personally, and this may be controversial, I don't mind City not making the CL on the odd occasion.

It's about re-tooling, adjusting and refreshing.

For me, as long as we're competing favourably, i'm happy. And if others can experience some of what we've seen, fair do's.
 
More than happy for an inoffensive  club to be given the chance to experience what we have.

The fans will become dislikeable far quicker than we did. In that sense I can't help but think of it as giving a lifetime supply of matches to the village pyromaniac. The poster on here seems reasonable and I hope he can stay for good debate, pretty much every other Newcastle fan I've met has been an absolute throbber unfortunately.
 
bennyboy said:
It will be interesting to see how Howe treats the cups.If i was a Newcastle fan i would be hoping he plays strong teams.
A far better chance of winning a cup than the league.
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Howe does play strong teams in the cups, we'll put out the best teams that we can.
 
HelloCity said:
Not sure if you remember but you guys were on for the League Cup in the 94/95 season. You’d started well and were unbeaten at home with a Manchester City side who were awful away to come in the 5th round.

You absolutely leathered us but we somehow beat you 2-0 against all odds. We got hammered 4-0 at Palace in the next round a game you’d probably have won.

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One of my rare (in those days) visits to Maine Road was for this win over Newcastle.

It’s a collector’s item, as it was the only occasion that David Brightwell scored for City:

 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
More than happy for an inoffensive  club to be given the chance to experience what we have.

The fans will become dislikeable far quicker than we did. In that sense I can't help but think of it as giving a lifetime supply of matches to the village pyromaniac. The poster on here seems reasonable and I hope he can stay for good debate, pretty much every other Newcastle fan I've met has been an absolute throbber unfortunately.
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I remember chatting with Newcastle supporters in the Whitworth. I think it was the day Michael fucking Owen found his scoring boots and hit a hat-trick, after a barren spell.

They were reasonable and knowledgeable lads.
 
Nebuchadnezzar said:
More than happy for an inoffensive  club to be given the chance to experience what we have.

The fans will become dislikeable far quicker than we did. In that sense I can't help but think of it as giving a lifetime supply of matches to the village pyromaniac. The poster on here seems reasonable and I hope he can stay for good debate, pretty much every other Newcastle fan I've met has been an absolute throbber unfortunately.
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I find Newcastle fans to be alright in general. They've been through a very long tough spell of it, but they keep going and supporting the team and fair play if they get carried away by this, why shouldn't they!
 
mexico1970 said:
Geordies and Mancs get on don't they? I haven't met a bad Geordie yet.
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My Nan was a geordie so I'm a bit biased, but even though she spent nearly 60 years living in Manchester you wouldn't have known it. Always longed for the Tyne. Liked the simple things in life and loved a whinge. I find that with a lot of geordies - love moaning! She didn't really care, just needed to have a rant. I've always found them to be good fun and up for a laugh. Don't take themselves too seriously. Work hard during the week and live for the weekends which is usually a drink and the football. Sounds familiar.
 
supercity88 said:
My Nan was a geordie so I'm a bit biased, but even though she spent nearly 60 years living in Manchester you wouldn't have known it. Always longed for the Tyne. Liked the simple things in life and loved a whinge. I find that with a lot of geordies - love moaning! She didn't really care, just needed to have a rant. I've always found them to be good fun and up for a laugh. Don't take themselves too seriously. Work hard during the week and live for the weekends which is usually a drink and the football. Sounds familiar.
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My two best friends in the service were Geordies and you could rely on them to have your back in any given situation. My Daughter married one and lives in the wilds of that there Geordie land and has even started a family.
 
mexico1970 said:
My two best friends in the service were Geordies and you could rely on them to have your back in any given situation. My Daughter married one and lives in the wilds of that there Geordie land and has even started a family.
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Yeah they're decent folk. I realise I've talked about how much they moan and how they're good fun in the same sentence! I love a whinge too I think!
 
I've got on with most Geordies I've met over the years and they tend to like us but not United. There are though some absolute tools of the first order who give new meaning to the words, Big Time Charlie's. The sort who are phone-in loudmouth e.g one the other day who arrogantly proclaimed "We should take both Everton centre halves..." on some phone-in. While not every Blue is a saint, I don't recall the same behaviour when were in for Joleon or indeed. Those sorts are a minority in my experience as I've really enjoyed friendly chat with the most that I've met. I find Geordies and Mackems generally really friendly and good sports.
 
mexico1970 said:
My two best friends in the service were Geordies and you could rely on them to have your back in any given situation. My Daughter married one and lives in the wilds of that there Geordie land and has even started a family.
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Generally like them, their away fans were mouthy cunts last season.

Singing about how they are bigger than us, based on a purple patch in the 1990s I’m guessing, where they won sweet fuck all.
 
Octavian said:
Generally like them, their away fans were mouthy cunts last season.

Singing about how they are bigger than us, based on a purple patch in the 1990s I’m guessing, where they won sweet fuck all.
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They are not perfect, I am however basing my opinion on the real ones I have met in my life not the odd roid headed fuckwit with an axe to grind.

Football banter is one thing, being a real life arse is another (That's to any dippers watching).
 
supercity88 said:
I find Newcastle fans to be alright in general. They've been through a very long tough spell of it, but they keep going and supporting the team and fair play if they get carried away by this, why shouldn't they!
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I didn't keep going, I gave up my season ticket the year before the takeover and can't get near a season ticket now. I started supporting the club decades ago, got my first season ticket when Gazza was playing for us and never gave up until towards the end of the Ashley era.

It was so pointless going as I would spend hours in traffic before and after the game. It would be freezing cold in winter and the game would offer absolutely nothing as we were surviving to survive rather than surviving to compete. By compete, I mean trying to be the best that we could be.

I would be working 5 or 6 days a week and couldn’t justify wasting the little time I had away from work on what the club had become. 90 minutes of wondering why I was putting myself through that just became too much.
 
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