Thought of a thread where you can, if it’s true, coin and use the expression “ I was there” with either fond or sad memories of preferably football games involving the Toon but it doesn’t have to be limited to Toon games.
To get things started and to give a what I mean example I was there when “Ned Kelly” scored one of the most important goals ever for Newcastle saving us from the ignominy of what was then called the Third Division. No disrespect to other Clubs but whilst we have had plenty seasons in the Second Division we have never ever been in the Third Division. Can you imagine not being able to say that?
I can still remember the sheer delirium that erupted in the crowd that day when Ned scored. Some players such as Liam O’Brien or Emre have earned free drinks in Newcastle for life by scoring winners against the Mackems but not many others have earned that right by the scoring of just one goal not against the Mackems, Ned is one such player.
It’s hard to set the scene but the game against Portsmouth was one of those games where time stopped still but also flew by. We huffed and we puffed but we seemed incapable of blowing the Portsmouth defence down. That was until
The noise that day was unbelievable especially for a crowd of 26000; although talking to people afterwards would have suggested that the turnstile count was wrong and Health and Safety regulations breached and that the crowd was probably closer to 500,000. The noise at the goal being scored and the relief combined with joy experienced still makes this one of my favourite all time goals.
So, it’s that sort of memory that this thread is looking for, get cracking.
To get things started and to give a what I mean example I was there when “Ned Kelly” scored one of the most important goals ever for Newcastle saving us from the ignominy of what was then called the Third Division. No disrespect to other Clubs but whilst we have had plenty seasons in the Second Division we have never ever been in the Third Division. Can you imagine not being able to say that?
I can still remember the sheer delirium that erupted in the crowd that day when Ned scored. Some players such as Liam O’Brien or Emre have earned free drinks in Newcastle for life by scoring winners against the Mackems but not many others have earned that right by the scoring of just one goal not against the Mackems, Ned is one such player.
It’s hard to set the scene but the game against Portsmouth was one of those games where time stopped still but also flew by. We huffed and we puffed but we seemed incapable of blowing the Portsmouth defence down. That was until
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The noise that day was unbelievable especially for a crowd of 26000; although talking to people afterwards would have suggested that the turnstile count was wrong and Health and Safety regulations breached and that the crowd was probably closer to 500,000. The noise at the goal being scored and the relief combined with joy experienced still makes this one of my favourite all time goals.
So, it’s that sort of memory that this thread is looking for, get cracking.
