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Match Day Thread Villains vs Cup Winners

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Obi Wan, Aug 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM.

  1. cronemeister

    cronemeister Well-Known Member

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    Get some Bomonti down ya! Chippy put me on to it when I was over there a couple years back, cracking stuff!
     
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    My first game also against Wolves in pouring rain 1969 IMG_0115.jpeg
     
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  3. magpie290761

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  4. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    My First game was V Burnley in 1969 with my Dad
    but started on going on my own in 1973 only missing 1 game at home since
     
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  5. magpie290761

    magpie290761 Well-Known Member

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    Also went with my dad, can’t remember when I started going on my own but was around 72-73.
    Remember being in the Leazes when Frank Clark scored his first goal. 6-0 v Doncaster in the League Cup.
     
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  6. Roland Deschain

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    Yeah had that yesterday, decent. Efes is good, there’s also a brand called Belfast?!
     
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  7. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace Forum Moderator

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    Do you recall seeing ANY decent refs in that time mate?
     
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  8. Somebodys pinched my sombrero

    Somebodys pinched my sombrero Well-Known Member

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    I remember that! Ball trundled in from the edge of the box and the crowd went ballistic.
    You could see the expression on the Doncaster players like “WTF’s this about?”
     
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  9. Roland Deschain

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    Making me feel young, keep it up. Was out of the country as a kid and fatha wasn’t really into football so took until 1993 for me to get to SJP, vs Wimbledon, 4-0 with a Beardsley hattrick.
     
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  10. Hung Drawn and Quartered

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    none

    just now I can confirm how ****e they are by watching the game back
    in the past you just had to accept the cheating bastards
     
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  12. Hung Drawn and Quartered

    Hung Drawn and Quartered Well-Known Member

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    I was there that Wednesday night
    sitting in the Milburn stand
     
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  13. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace Forum Moderator

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    So are we playing in that horrid green kit for our opening match of the season?
    It's not like black and white stripes clash with claret and blue. But I suppose they'll use any excuse to showcase yet another kit.
     
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  14. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace Forum Moderator

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    Posted just now...

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  15. Gangsta Ginola

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    Urgh. I hate that strip and we have yet to win in it.

    But we will today.
     
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  16. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace Forum Moderator

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    It's horrible. And not even needed for today's game. Oh well.
     
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  19. Obi Wan

    Obi Wan keeper of the peace Forum Moderator

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    Hopefully Hall and Botman will be back to full fitness within a couple of games. Having them and Thiaw all starting, with Tripps, Schar and Burn to the bench.
     
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