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Toon are the 8th best team EVER in the Premiership!

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  1. Albert's Chip Shop

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    From nufcblog.

    Newcastle are officially the eight best team in the Premier League since the top English league was formed back in 1992.

    Newcastle missed the very first season, when Kevin Keegan was getting Newcastle promoted from the second division,and we also missed the 2009-2010 season, when we were again finishing at the very top of England’s second division, under the leadership of Chris Hughton.

    So in the two seasons Newcastle have not competed in the Premier League we have won the Championship, both by a massive number of points.

    In 1993 we won the league by 8 points with 96 total points under Kevin, and in 2010 we won the league by 11 points, with 102 points from the 46 games under Chris – not too bad at all.

    The Premier League have put together a league table based on the number of total games each club has played over the 20 seasons, and the points they have recieved in total over that time period.

    Manchester United are at the top of the table, followed by Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool – so there are no surprises there.

    Aston Villa, Tottenham and Everton are the clubs just above Newcastle in the table, and we are only 17 points short of Everton’s total in 7th place – maybe we can catch them next season.

    There are still only five clubs who have ever won the Premier League – Manchester United (12), Blackburn Rovers (1), Arsenal (3), Chelsea (3) and last season for the first time – moneybags Manchester City – the best team money can buy.

    We want to see Newcastle in that list sometime soon, but it will have to be really soon if I am going to ever see that*happen.
     
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  2. Stuart Blanc

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    Even Boro have more points than the mackems ha ha 3rd biggest north east team
     
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  3. Tino's Machine Gun

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    Mackems ahead of us in the all-time table mind.
     
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  4. Darth Plagueis

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    I don't really give two ****s about overall points... but it's funny seeing the mackems with the worst ever goal difference rofl.
     
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  5. MrRAWhite

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    As one of your lads rightly pointed out: the top league was not just formed in 1992, and Sunderland are the top all-time North East team...
     
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    And the 9 - 1 drubbing still burns in our memories . . .
     
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  7. Jesus Was A Geordie

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    It's fair enough but Preston NE are 4th and Lincoln City are above Tottenham...Just saying!
     
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  8. Sidthemackem

    Sidthemackem Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United
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    Maybe those of us who were there when the old first division was the top tier are old farts, but this "football was invented in 1992" routine is a bit tedious TBH.

    The Beeb have just done a series of "Best of the Premier League" in various categories and to those of us who are older than, say, 30 it seems a bit odd having them without the greats of the pre-BskyB era.

    It wasn't that long ago...
     
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  9. Darth Plagueis

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    No one gives a **** about all time football.

    Liverpool are top of all time football, but no one cares. ****ing over your history is stupid.

    Newcastle > Middlesbrough > Sunderland :D :D : :D :DD:D:
     
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  10. Sidthemackem

    Sidthemackem Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United
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    Says Tash, aged 11 3/4's <laugh>
     
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  11. Darth Plagueis

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    please log in to view this image
     
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  12. Sidthemackem

    Sidthemackem Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United
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    Hmm. Nice animation though.
     
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  13. Durham_Mag

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    If we are looking at the top flight throughout history Newcastle United have amassed 3,668 from their 3,236 top flight games while Sunderland*have taken 'only' 3,327 from 3,150 top flight matches.
     
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    I prefer 5th best right now
     
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  15. Rafa's Championship Party

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    What is it with Sunderland fans and this pathetic 1992 comment, think it shows how pathetic a lot of them are.
     
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  16. Roland Deschain

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    NUFC are the 5th best team ever in the Prem. Just go to the BBC website and check the league table.
     
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    That's just this year.
     
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  18. Roland Deschain

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    Football's fickle - everything we do is for next season, so it stands to reason that the only stat that matters is the latest. Are Villa going to get better players this Summer than NUFC because they're the 7th best team ever? I'm not convinced. How about Man City struggling to bring in top class because they're below us? Unlikely. So you're only as good as your last season, ergo we are currently the 5th best ever team in the Prem.
     
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  19. Albert's Chip Shop

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    :laugh:
     
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  20. Sidthemackem

    Sidthemackem Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United
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    When the Prem started you were six. People who are older than that remember further back, but the focus always seems to be on the Premiership era. It's not a difficult concept to grasp, but if you think that makes me pathetic, so be it.
     
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