This series will take a look back at some of the original Newcastle United legends. With all the doom and gloom around our current crop of so called management and players, it seems a look back at some our old guard is in order. A little reminder of what makes this club a great one. A club with a tradition of having sublime players amongst its ranks. A club that has tasted success on multiple occasions and is engrained in English football’s history as one of the Giants. Maybe a little reminder of our proud history and past heroes will spur our current club representatives to have a little pride in the shirt and even try to emulate these Newcastle United legends. Maybe it will help convince Ashley to invest in some genuine talent for a change – and build a team round that talent instead of flogging it off. Or maybe the club will continue to be run like some cheap tat shop used as a giant mannequin to showcase Ashley’s personal business interests instead…
Hughie Gallagher was born in February 1903 in Belshill, Scotland. To give a little perspective to how much the world has changed since then, On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane.
Hughie would play locally for Tannockside Athletic and Hattonrigg Thistle before signing his first professional contract with Queen of the South in 1920, the same year traffic lights, plasters and the washing machine were introduced to the world. He married the same year and had 2 children. The following year he joined Airdrieonians, scoring 91 goals in 111 games over a 4-year period and securing the Scottish Cup. By now he had split from his wife in the first of many personal problems in his life.
In March 1924 Hughie represented Scotland for the first time. He scored 5 goals in his first 4 games including twice in a 2-0 victory over England in front of 92,000 fans at Hampden Park. Imagine the atmosphere back then… Hughie’s form was so prolific that Newcastle United broke their transfer record when they shelled out £6,500 to land him in 1925 – the same year the humble television came alive. Gallagher would spend 5 years with the Toon and he was a screaming success.
In his first season Hughie netted 23 times in only 19 appearances, including 2 on his debut against Everton. He was made Captain the following season, scoring 36 times in 38 games helping Newcastle United to secure the First Division Title for the last time to date in 1926-1927. He would go on to score an impressive 74 goals in 103 appearances throughout the following 3 seasons. To date, no Toon striker has managed to match Hughie’s potency in front of goal when you compare his strike rate to his number of appearances – 82%. Total Toon stats: 174 games, 143 goals.
He continued to do well for his Country, securing a hat-trick against Northern Ireland in 1926 and being part of the team that thrashed England 5-1 in 1928. That Scotland team would forever be known as the ‘Wembley Wizards’ as a result of that game. You can see some of the footage here The link in the 1st Comment. As if that was not enough, Hughie would score all 4 goals the following season in a 4-2 win over Northern Ireland. He’d only represent Scotland 20 times, but he scored 23 goals and only lost one game.
Hughie is described as being two footed with a powerful and accurate shot. At only 5’5’’ tall, he was surprisingly good in the air and he was a grafter – getting stuck in for the cause. Despite his talent, he was also a hot head. He would fall victim to the referee’s wrath on a regular basis and got himself a 2-month ban whilst in Toon colours, something the Newcastle hierarchy and new coach Andy Cunningham were not impressed about. What had he done? Pushed the referee Mr. Fogg into the team bath of course! He was a heavy drinker off the pitch and got involved with a local Inn keeper’s daughter. This resulted in Court action against Hughie, who had assaulted the young lady’s brother who was not happy with a still married Hughie besmirching his little sister’s honour. Hughie would right this wrong, by divorcing the mother of his 2 children and wedding the young lady. Unfortunately, his divorce cost him in the region of £4,000 (over £200 grand in today’s money during a time that footballers earnt less than the equivalent of £25,000-a-year). He was in financial ruin.
By now penicillin and liquid rocket fuel had been invented. In 1930 Hughie was sold to Chelsea for a record £10,000. A £3,500 profit for the club. Mike Ashley would be proud. Toon fans were gutted to lose Hughie and set a crowd record of 68,386 when he returned to St.James’ Park with the Blues later that year. 20,000 fans had to make do with being locked out of the stadium.
Hughie still liked the drink and was actually accused of being Drunk & Disorderly whilst on the pitch. He claimed he had used whiskey as a mouth wash! He failed to land any silverware with Chelsea, but still managed a tidy return of 81 goals in 144 games for the club, was their top scorer for 3 years and saved them from relegation in 1933 – the year the electron microscope was invented. Gallagher was moved on to Derby County after this. At the time of the move, Hughie was in financial dire-straits and part of his move to Derby included the Rams clearing his debts. He found the back of the net 38 times in 51 appearances. He was now on the decline and turned out for clubs such as Notts County, Grimsby Town and Gateshead.
Hughie finished up his career just prior to World War 2 with 624 senior appearances, netting 463 times. His life would end in tragedy in 1957. He had thrown an ashtray at his misbehaving 14-year-old son Matthew and clipped him with it, drawing blood. He was in drink at the time and in the throes of depression. His wife had died in 1950 and Hughie had never gotten over it. Gallagher’s eldest son Hughie junior had just returned from a tour with the RAF and was not impressed with what his Dad had done. He took Matthew to a friend’s house and turned his Dad away the following day, telling him he never wanted to see him again. That was the last time the two Hughie’s ever saw each other and Hughie junior has regretted it ever since, insisting his Dad had never raised a hand against any of his kids on any other occasion.The day before he was due to appear at Court he threw himself in front of the York to Edinburgh train, losing his head in the process. At his inquest a letter of apology penned by Gallagher was read out. Part of that letter read: ‘I’ll never forgive myself for having struck Matthew, even if I live to be a hundred.’
Hughie is a true Newcastle United Icon. A record purchase, highest return in goals to games and the man that began the Cult status of the famed number 9 shirt. In the 1926-1927 season Hughie sealed no less than 5 hat-tricks in that famous black and white #9 shirt and his 36 league goals that year is a record that still stands today. Hughie is considered as one of the first true football celebrities. He liked the social scene, was popular with fans and was up-to-date in the fashion stakes. He’d walk around Tyneside dressed like a gangster in a broad-brimmed hat, double breasted suits and spats. On top of that, he had bag loads of skill and knew how to put a shift in. A true legend of the game.
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ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
the team carnt play in front of a full house,so fans staying away has made no difference.
dont buy into the propaganda coming out of the club,jabba got us into this mess let him get us out of it.
hitman(Quote)
I wasnt buying the propaganda hitman. all my own thoughts 😉
great! the bloke that gave us a bit of hope is now injured. De Jong… 🙄
Gashley(Quote)
HITMAN
Why the hell should he? He’s a businessman, not a football fan as anyone keeps saying. As long as the club survive in the PL, he’ll be happy enough and if we get relegated, he’ll just wait for us to get back and it will take longer to pay off the loans he gave the club.
Do you care if NUFC stay in the Premier League?
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
troy you asked for stardust,you got him.
hitman(Quote)
i dont care if we go down,il still be here and il still be here when jabba is long gone,its in my blood.
hitman(Quote)
TDS – You still can’t answer my question like nobody else can;
What happens when we’re in the same position this time next season? Is it for Ashley to treat us like **** and let the club fall into a pit of mediocrity for 35 games of the season but we ride to the rescue for the final 3 Games?
Stuart79(Quote)
HITMAN
So what do you suggest the fans do? Realistically…
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
I’m just concerned we are going to lose Carver now in the summer to one of the giants like Barca or Real ! Carver better start keeping his mouth shut or they’ll come poaching! Fortunately he’s a Geordie who loves the toon and I would like to think he’d knock them back anyway!
Got to love Carvers craic like! 😛
Troy Stavers(Quote)
What does Ashley have to do to the club that makes it acceptable for supporters to actually make a standb? I get the feeling he can do whatever he likes to some and they’ll still be happy to turn up and support him. And yes, supporting the team is supporting him. Each time we turn up, we are condoning his way of running the club. Just where is his incentive to change?
Stuart79(Quote)
STUART
So what’s your point? We boycott now and the club get relegated? That just means it will take longer for Ashley to get his money back. You think he’s going to take a loss on selling the club when he knows he can get us back into the PL easily and then get all that lovely TV money?
If the fans want to show their displeasure and try to force Ashley out, they shouldn’t buy season tickets or any NUFC merchandise, entirely boycott the pre-season friendlies and not turn up at all for match 1 of next season.
But can you really see Ashley willing to be beaten by the fans? He’s too stubborn for that and he doesn’t need to sell. He’ll sell when he’s good and ready, and for that, it’s best that we’re in the PL.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
i would love to see sjp totaly empty,its time we took our club back from this southern parasite.
answer stus question
hitman(Quote)
why do all southerners think they know whats best for newcastle united,and us geordies dont,is this just typical southern arrogance. 😉
reet late shift,catch ya later tds/stardust.
hitman(Quote)
@Stu.
it take time for fans to realise the blokes a ****. you only realised this year. Troy last…
I havent been for 2yrs. Wouldnt give him my money until he show he cares about the club.
I’m all for protests but I’d also like us to retain our Premiership status.
Are you renewing your ticket next year?
Gashley(Quote)
STUART
Get yourself in Ashley’s head (greedy stubborn weirdo) and imagine what it would take to get yourself to sell NUFC. We talk about him treating fans like **** because they’re only a relatively small percentage of his revenue and he’s not a football man. So again, why should he give a **** that a relatively small percentage of his relatively small percentage of revenue stream are protesting fans?
HE DOESN’T CARE!
If fans want him to care, they need to do a lot more. But we also need to stay up…tricky…
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
Cya HITMAN. Take it easy.
Seeing SJP totally empty would be a fantastic statement and show real fan commitment. Especially if it could be done so that the next match it was full and the fans were roaring, then empty again.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
TDS
Are you assuming that if we have a full house against West Brom and get behind the team that we are going to win.?
What if we are 2 goals behind , playing badly, and the crowd are leaving SJP in their thousands well before full time. Would you hold out any hope for the final two games? – I wouldn’t.
sidekick(Quote)
I say show the TEAM some support and try to give them the drive to secure our great clubs status as one of the elite. Once safety is secured or the drop is confirmed, we stage massive protests and bring those protests to his SD stores. Hit him where it hurts. In all likelihood our going down will save Sunderland. You happy to live with that? F%%k that. Lets stay up and see the Scum go down. Like others have said, don’t renew your season tickets. Don’t buy the shirts and protest properly once we know where we are next season. If you want to make scapegoats of the players and call them mercenaries, you can’t boycott them before they have had a chance to save us. This is the same squad (give or take a couple of international fecking defenders) that was mid table a few months ago and beat the League Champions. They have the talent, they just need us to give them the belief. Can’t be easy when you have Jabba for a chairman and the deluded Carver as the Gaffer.
Shamrock(Quote)
Shamrock – Thoroughly enjoyed the article which was enhanced by the comments from Tom Page.
Just realised I am the same age as Ice, going to SJP aged 7 in 1955 , my older brother being made to take me .
Spent many seasons watching us play in the old second division. Like Tom I also remember a 3-0 home defeat to Leeds.(not the same game Tom mentioned) It was the early 60’s ,last game of the season , and Leeds under Don Revie had to win to avoid relegation to the third division. We gifted them the game. The following season Leeds were promoted to the first division.
We remained a mediocre mid table ( second division ) team . 😀
sidekick(Quote)
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32627362
Carvers interview proclaiming himself as the greatest in the league. Mad bast@@d. I dint know what upsets me more, his delusional words, or the fact Aseys brand is plastered all along the background of that interview. Again, how much money is his brand contributing to our club in return for all the free advertising?
Shamrock(Quote)
TDS
Why should it matter to the players if there’s a boycott? I don’t get it. The fans don’t win games.
Bournemouth play in front of 12k fans. Only two clubs play in front of more fans than us and we never win anyway.
People must getaway from this ridiculous thinking that a boycott will affect the players. The players should try and win no matter how many turn up.
If they win then fans will return. Simples.
Troy Stavers(Quote)
Cheers sidekick. It’s nice to hear about the old days, when players were in it for the glory and not the money – and chairmen were more often than not local and gave a ****.
Shamrock(Quote)
A boycott won’t affect them because the boycott will only be a few thousand. But a stadium full of supportive fans in full voice can only have a positive effect.
Shamrock(Quote)
Shamrock my previous post is to you as well. I don’t get this delusional reasoning that has crept into the toon fans minds.
We played in front of 40k fans in the championship and we won the league. Go figure.
Troy Stavers(Quote)
See post 98 Troy.
Shamrock(Quote)
I do think attacking his shops with protest would have a good effect. I would like to see’ SD out of our club’ banners in the ground as I think that would **** him off more than’ Ashley out’ . He’s too thick skinned to take notice of Ashley out, but SD shareholders would give him awful grief if we were targeting them.
kimtoon(Quote)
That’s his baby at the end of the day and he won’t want it getting bad press.
kimtoon(Quote)
Agreed Kim. Box clever.
Shamrock(Quote)
Shamrock – I’ve just watched that video of his interview, and I kinda get where he’s coming from. When I get up on the karaoke & bang out a rendition of America Pie, auld Don McClean doesn’t come close – the thing is, I’m generally that pissed I can’t see the words & im singing into the wrong end of the microphone 😆
Most people would have the humility to acknowledge THEIR OWN failings by now, and admit that the job has been a lot more difficult than he envisage – he won’t though, because I think he genuinely believes he’s still in with a chance of the job.
Sharpy17(Quote)
**** sake Carver. And people thought Pardew was arrogant! **** me.
Newkie(Quote)
Nice article Shamrock. Thanks 🙂
Jill(Quote)
Thanks for the article Shamrock, good read. Nice to have something else to read about like
Newkie(Quote)
BBC exit poll looking grim, can’t stand the thought of another 5 years of that ****. If Toon lose too I’ll be totally ****** off.
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim – yup, just another crushing victory I didn’t want to see. Completely predictable though, just like any toon surrender these days.
Dark days ahead!
Sour note on my fucking birthday as well like 😆
Newkie(Quote)
Happy b-day Newkie. All the best birthdays are on 7th May! Cheers for the comments everyone. Been good to do a bit of writing again 🙂
Shamrock(Quote)
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-fans-not-heeding-calls-9200342
Here was an interesting take on the protests
Big Dave(Quote)
Good read Dave. I won’t blame anyone that stays away this weekend, can see it from both sides.
Shamrock(Quote)
Cheers Shamrock! Keep the writing up fella 😛
Newkie(Quote)
Newkie, Happy birthday mate and don’t let the buggers get ya down 😀
kimtoon(Quote)
NEWKIE all the best mate
icedog(Quote)
Well, just got into Chicago from Amsterdam to see that Carver proclaimed himself best coach in the premier league. I thought I must have flown in from fucking Mars 🙂 and must have missed the last 8 games.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
And if that quote from Carvs today isn’t deserving of one of Troytsta’s acronyms (YCMIU) I don’t know what is 🙂 Now Troysta, do you agree with what I said from the start that Carver is an ugly, deluded fool? You said you needed more time to judge him.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
good link that Dave. whatever happens between now and the end of the season action must be taken by Ashley.
These protests wont end on the last game. I hope people refuse to buy season tickets until he show hes listening
Gashley(Quote)
I wonder if Tony Pulis , Chris Ramsey and Sam Allardyce are excited at the challenge to outwit the best coach in the league.
sidekick(Quote)
Own up who voted for them ******* ?
CC(Quote)
The closer the game is getting the more I think we get behind the team – for 90mins anyway. Protest before & after, maybe even show the red cards on 34mins, but if we see the effort from the players, we should get behind them. That’s my opinion anyway.
That doesn’t mean I’m happy to accept the ***** that’s going on, but the more real relegation gets the more my love of NUFC overtakes my hatred of Ashley.
Sharpy17(Quote)
The bestest coach in the Premier League now has a winning % of 11%. Hidden by his stupid assertion that he is the best coach is that he says he was trying to “stir a hornets nest” by saying Wiliamson tried to get himself sent off. He is NOW acting like it was some planned motivational move and is saying the same thing about his falling out with Jonas. He has said he had a good two-way chat with both and implies it was all a cunning plan. No it fucking wasn’t, he blurted out the Williamson thing (which may or may not be true, but who cares because he shouldn’t have said it publicly) and now he is trying to cover his tracks. It is exactly like when he swore at the fans and asked them outside and then after a few days reflection said he only wanted to have tea and scones with them. Then the idiot said something about telling Williamson not to hoof it and is surprised when Williamson is not happy that his manager is slagging him off to fans who will obviously tweet the conversation.
Carver is a clown. Under normal circumstances Carver saying he has 100% backing from Ashley would be the kiss of death. However, with Ashley who knows?
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Sharpy @121: if that’s your opinion, I presume you are going to the match 🙂
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Eric – unfortunately I’m at work til 8pm so will be depending on the folk on here to keep me update. I’m not saying to people that they should go to the game or not, I’m just saying how I feel about the situation. I’m also not for one second suggesting that those who decide to boycott don’t love the club too, because I’ve been fully supportive of it from day one. I just really don’t want to see us disappear into the championship for however many years it will be.
Sharpy17(Quote)
Sharpy: I feel exactly the same way as you do. I had the chance to see a couple of games when I was in Newcastle for the past month but chose not to. It wasn’t as much the boycott, although that was a small part of it, I just had no faith that we would play anything resembling decent football and didn’t want to rile myself up and kick my mother’s cat.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
I see the Ashleyout.com group have left it up to fans themselves to make the decision on boycotting or turning up.
I am glad in a way as I think that could have lead to a split and after all their success it would have been sad to see the group lose support.
IMO I think a boycott is the way to go , because as it is now the Regime knows that the fans can huff and puff all the want but when it comes down to it the fans will turn up when needed.
But at the sametime I can understand others opinions that they need to go and try to rally the players. But I do hope that the fans dont just put their *** on their seat but actually make the ground come to life with lots of noise, otherwise it was a waste of time turning up.
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave – totally agree. If we could possibly pick up the points that meant we were safe going into the WH game, then I would gladly see every seat in SJP empty against the Hammers.
That to me would be the fans way of saying ‘we’ve done our bit, over to you’.
Sharpy17(Quote)
spot on Big Dave.
I was just going to put the link to that up, and say the same thing.
Those that feel they need to go, must make a bloody noise for a change, stop the moaning and whingeing and give it large for 90+ mins.
Even more so if/when we go 1-0 down.
Those that feel they just cant go, should not be castigated either.
My initial thought was that the AO group had bottled it, but their statement is reasonable enough.
Clearly they don’t want to become the focus of the blame should we go down.
Over to you Carver
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
http://ashleyout.com/articles/west-brom-h-an-infamous-number-9/
Beardsleys Boots(Quote)
Brilliant. Not only are we signing Mitrovic, we are getting Podolski too! Thats the forward line sorted, now for the midfield, wings, full backs, central defenders, coaches, manager, chairman, owner, stewards and tea lady.
Shamrock(Quote)
Shamrock – oh ye of little faith 🙄 😆
Sharpy17(Quote)
SIDEKICK
I don’t assume anything. But I’m saying that having passionate fans roaring the team on can motivate the players to performing to their best. If the fans aren’t supportive, then it’s just a job to them.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
TROY
As I just posted. Of course fans can help to win games! Are you saying that legends like Lee, Shearer, Speed etc. were lying when they said how amazing it was to have 50,000 fans roaring them on every week?
It’s irrelevant what the players ‘should’ do. Everyone SHOULD do their job to 100% of their ability and try their hardest 100% of the time, but they don’t. They’re human beings, they’re super-rich and they can go to another club, have a more enjoyable experience and still rake the money in. If we want them to put their bodies on the line and play to 100%, then we have to remind them that they are part of this wonderful club and we are all in it together. Or at least the fans, the players (whatever their level – as long as they put the effort in), the manager (likewise – even though he’s ****) and the coaches. The owner is a different story as he’s clearly not there for football reasons.
It works both ways. Sure, we know the fans will return if the players do well, but why don’t the fans show the players what they’re missing? Show massive support for the 3 games left and make it clear that it could be like that every single match if the players put in a proper shift every game.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
Simple for me. Turn up and roar the team to PL survival. If we’re safe by the final game, boycott is 100% and stage a protest with 10s of thousands outside the ground against Ashley. If we’re not safe, turn up to roar the team to safety and then protest against Ashley once the season is over.
I think it’s small-minded and petty to protest and boycott now when there’s no clear benefit to the club. Don’t buy season tickets, boycott the first match of next season, protest against Ashley at the end of the season, but why try and hurt the club when it’s already virtually on its knees?
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
And another thing. Carver says he doesn’t care about what other teams do because it is in our own hands. What happens if we get beat tomorrow, will it not matter what Hull or Leicester do? He didn’t watch Arsenal and Hull because it is in our own hands, but surely it matters what Arsenal do against Sunderland and how the Mackems do against Leicester and Chelsea? Will he not be watching them because he is so myopic that he cant see that other results matter?
It is a cliche to say it is in our own hands and nothing else matters. It is all that I expect from Carver though because he is an idiot. The one thing that actually may save us is Hull and Sunderland’s run-ins and yet Ugly John won’t bother watching – cretin.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
ERIC
What is the point in watching those games? He is a useless manager but he’s right there. The whole club just needs to focus on getting the results and not give a **** about what other teams do. Assume every club below us is going to get maximum points and work from there. Apart from QPR because we can actually affect that result.
He should be watching QPR’s and West Ham’s games because we’re playing them next, but he shouldn’t be caring about the other matches. Just try and get 9 points for the Toon.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
Eric – no mate. He’ll be sat in managers office pretending the phone is ringing ‘hello John Carver, Newcastle manager and best coach in the premier league speaking’. 😆
Just realised WBAs last 2 games are Chelsea & Arsenal, so they will likely see us as their last chance of points this season. I hope they’ve already got their flip flops on 😕
Sharpy17(Quote)
I don’t get why people on here seem to want to be so extreme in their criticism of people at our club. Isn’t it enough to say that Carver is a useless manager rather than resorting to further insults? He’s clearly a very proud man and a proud Geordie and if any of you felt that you were the best man for the job at the time, I’d expect you to stick it out until someone better came along. I give him credit for that at least.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
TDS: he should be watching the other teams because he says that he is a fan of NUFC and their results could make the difference whether we stay up or not. It is a total cliche to say it is in our own hands when we have lost 8 in a row and have 9 out of 45 points under the best coach in the Premier League. I would suggest that the other teams’ results matter a hell of a lot because I have so little faith in Carver. Hopefully, we can sneak a point or two like last time when an away win at QPR saved us.
I, for one, will be watching the other results very closely as I want us to be in the Premier League next year, and without that moron Ugly John anywhere near the team.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
ERIC
But that’s not his job. Why waste time watching other clubs? I’d rather he was analysing the teams we are playing, coaching his players or doing something else constructive.
It is totally in our hands. We should be focussing on winning 3 totally winnable games and staying up comfortably. I’m not saying we’re going to win all 3, but that should definitely be the message and the ONLY focus.
I’m a NUFC fan and I won’t be watching those games at all. I might follow them a little, as I follow most matches, but I want NUFC to win and earn the right to stay up and I want everyone at NUFC to be focussing on those matches 100%. Would Mourinho or Ferguson be watching those games? No.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
TDS: Carver is a proud man with nothing to be proud of over the past couple of years and in this current stint as head coach. He is spouting utter ***** and strutting around like a blind peacock. Why shouldn’t he be called on it? Pride comes before a fall and Carver is probably the definition of that phrase at the moment. If there was ever a reason to pile on when someone is utterly useless then Carver is it. Why should I hold back on the ugly, useless ****? He’s a Geordie, he’s one of us, he bleeds black and white? He is still anugly, useless **** who should never have got the job in the first place and proves it every day by word and deed.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
Sunderland and Hulls games are of massive importance to us especially Scum v Leicester. I won’t be watching but definitely following results. Anyone think Carver and the players won’t be? This line of it’s down to us and it’s in our hands is bollocks.
georgio(Quote)
Here’s a recent example TDS. Imagine you are a Man U fan and you just beat Sunderland away to go top of the league. City are drawing against QPR and the title seems to be yours. City score in the last second and win the title. Are you not interested in that game FFS? The same sort of scenario could happen with us except it is relegation that is at stake.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
I see the club are advertising tickets a little more vibrantly than normal for tomorrow’s game. Ticket sales down by the sounds of things. GOOD!
Stuart79(Quote)
Poldolski is another player we have been linked with. 100 grand a week. Not going to happen in a million years.
Terry(Quote)
ERIC
Sure, I’d watch the last few seconds of the last match because by that point it’s not in the hands of NUFC! Bad example! Right now, the players and staff should be 100% focussed on results for NUFC.
ToonDarnSarf(Quote)
The Sunderland and Leicester game could define our season and a fair few seasons to come. It could see us relegated or stay up. But Ugly John, the NUFC fan, won’t be watching because it is of no consequence, because our destiny is in our own hands (or his, God help us). **** it, these other results matter and if him giving 110% makes a difference then why hasn’t it mattered so far? We would do better if he stuck to his real job of putting out the traffic cones.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
I used to think that most people on here knew something about footballers and the game. 🙄
georgio(Quote)
TDS: How is that a bad example? It had a massive impact on both clubs just like ours, Mackems’, Hull’s and Leicester’s results will have a massive impact on all concerned.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
TDS They don’t play good football when they have 52,000 fan’s cheering them on mate. They really can’t defend or create clear cut chances. Perez isn’t ready to be are main striker. Riviere has been a big disappointment. It’s not fun watching your team get beat every and the owner just stays away.
Terry(Quote)