I posted a version of the following article on the Newcastle and Sunderland boards yesterday and thought having had it removed from the Sunderland board, maybe I should post it on our board as a discussion topic.
I have long been a fan of Newcastle United as my 'second' club and whilst I have only watched them of late on the TV, I have been to St.James Park to follow Portsmouth there. Whilst thoroughly enjoying roundly booing Kevin Keegan whilst he was there as a player, Newcastle have always been important to me ever since the days of Micky Quinn and more recently when we demolished the Toon 4-1 on their own patch in about 1/2 an hour I think! The last time I visited their ground I left Fratton station in Portsmouth on the 5-24 am train and got there just in time for kick off, not even time for a beer and a joke or two with the friendly geordie folk.
Newcastle have of course made a very impressive start to the new Premiership season and are flying high, despite the sale of the magnificent Andy Carrol whom I rated highly. With good honest and hard working performances coming from quite frankly new and not well recognised players can their challenge at the top of the table be sustained or will they need an injection of cash from their owner to climb even higher and maybe into European contention for next season?
Their neighbours are however I fear on a downward slide , will Steve Bruce be the first of many to lose his Premiership job?
Any thoughts fellow blues?
I have long been a fan of Newcastle United as my 'second' club and whilst I have only watched them of late on the TV, I have been to St.James Park to follow Portsmouth there. Whilst thoroughly enjoying roundly booing Kevin Keegan whilst he was there as a player, Newcastle have always been important to me ever since the days of Micky Quinn and more recently when we demolished the Toon 4-1 on their own patch in about 1/2 an hour I think! The last time I visited their ground I left Fratton station in Portsmouth on the 5-24 am train and got there just in time for kick off, not even time for a beer and a joke or two with the friendly geordie folk.
Newcastle have of course made a very impressive start to the new Premiership season and are flying high, despite the sale of the magnificent Andy Carrol whom I rated highly. With good honest and hard working performances coming from quite frankly new and not well recognised players can their challenge at the top of the table be sustained or will they need an injection of cash from their owner to climb even higher and maybe into European contention for next season?
Their neighbours are however I fear on a downward slide , will Steve Bruce be the first of many to lose his Premiership job?
Any thoughts fellow blues?

