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I was at Uni, if I'm honest I was only an occasional match goer then and didn't really take notice until the next season when we pissed the league. Only met Keegan once, when he opened the children's cancer research wing at the RVI, maybe 94 or 95. He ran in (apparently had come straight from the gound), delivered an amazing off the cuff speech, shook some hands including mine (was doing a PhD at the RVI bu that time), and ran out again, back to SJP. I remember being blown over by his enthusiasm, optimism, charisma, and energy. Never known anything like it. And of course it personified by his team on the pitch. Its a crying shame he missed out on a trophy for us, he and we really deserved it. Almost all fans would have been happy for us (bar mackem twats and ManU). But at least we experienced it, most of us when we were still relatively young ourselves too. I do think that, even if we become as good as Man City and win everything, it won't top those few magic years. Not for me, anyway.

*so-called armchair accountants.

Remember it like it was yesterday....

Perfect result.

38k of them apparently turned up. Opened the concourse for it, an extra 10k turning up versus usual - all to see Jermain Defoe. The returning hero. Substituted on with 15 mins to go, touched the ball once. Totally worth it.

I was at school and someone told me KK had come back as manager. I didn’t believe them at first then got really fucking excited when I realised they were serious. The only thing I can compare it to is when he arrived as a player and me and my dad were in the car when it was announced on the radio and he had to pull over because he couldn’t concentrate on driving there’s something magic about the bloke

Pleasuring passing sailors for a swig of white lightning no doubt. #bamplife #russiansailorjizzstilltastesbetterthanrichenergy #arrestedforsoliciting

No other NUFC fan age group other than maybe those ten years older could've picked a better time to support us in my opinion. Ten years older would've been still young lads on the piss when Beardsley, Waddle, Terry Mac and KK were ripping it up and I'm a bit jealous of them but we still got the phenomenal football of KK, the transformation of shit to sublime, the terraces and of course the days/nights on the piss in our youth in the 90s in a buzzing town. Even NUFC fans who saw us win stuff would've lived in more austere times away from SJP. I feel sorry for the young'uns who missed out. My favourite time of supporting us without any shadow of a doubt was 92-93 promotion season and the 93-94 finishing 3rd in the shiny new PL. Talking to other fans and them saying we'd be ok to stay up and laughing in their faces before we went on to beat them was a fond memory, (Villa fans standing out for this).

probably just trying to dodge Adam Pearson

And why the fuck, whatever team he manages they suddenly change the name of the team to Frank Lampard's Everton, or Frank Lampard's Derby. They never do it with anyone else.

I was 18 but still doing a shit YTS job in Newburn. Heard it on the radio when we were having our dinner and remember being a bit gutted as I thought it would be a real shame if Keegan was the man who took us down to third division for the first time in the club's history. Oh ye of little faith! Was actually in the Milburn stand for the Bristol City game and wished I was in the Gallowgate end but I'd foolishly bought a ST when I'd been given £200 by my granny. I used to sell it to the manager of the Wolsy in walkergate half the time and either use it to stay on the piss, (I was skint) or use it for a couple of pints then try to get in the 'juvenile' turnstiles of the corner with other chancers who would have full grown taches and beer guts.

You were at school?? ... thought you were a bit older than that Think I was working in Edinburgh , got the train down to the Bristol City game...nearly got nicked at Central Station for what could be loosely termed "drunken exuberance" after the game. Got home, discovered I'd left my wallet on the train. Phoned up immediately to cancel debit card, but dear old TSB couldn't manage to do it till the following mid week, giving an individual in the Falkirk area the opportunity to make several trips to the off licence and tuck into what would appear to be an unfeasibly large Chinese takeaway

Main symptom- total lack of taste.

Yeah that makes sense. I know they’d injected cash into the club early in their ownership and was interested in the manner they did it, and would continue to do it. This is exactly the sort of high octane chat this board always needed. Glad to see it’s been met with the enthusiasm my accounting chat is usually met with.

That’s right, blame me

What's the betting that Boris is shagging her?

I think that's the core group of this forum and IMO that's why we get 'it' and get each other. I am not a full blown mag like you guys. I am from Leeds born into it. But thankfully my uncles and cousins got me into it. I grew up on a council estate in Leeds and I am not ashamed one bit about that. I am proud of my roots. I am proud I my mam is from the NE and have a great family up there. I am proud my dad is Irish and have roots there. But even better my uncle said lets go to SJP before bellend Rd Them times at school growing up telling them about a Mackem called Bracewell signing for us and them not understanding was ace. I had my own clique. It was mega.

Good post.

"The multitude of crisps bags blowing around on the pitch had more movement than their front two etc etc etc....."

That’s two inferences that he’s like Michael Jordan now ffs. They’re really laying this on thick, definitely not owners trying to deflect from the fact they’ve no clue what to do.

Didn't realise Everton were playing today too. They've also had an early injury. This was suppose to be Lovely Jubbley. I think @Monkeys Fistneeds to GIF search that

This is your MOUTH OF THE TYNE ITK by the way. He’s a fucking lunatic

Interesting, I thought FFP was driven purely off the P&L then adjusted to remove investment into things like infrastructure. I had assumed it was them putting cash back in for Bruno, glad to be wrong, they’re clearly finding the loopholes in the rules which is great as it’s really backing up other evidence to what’s coming in future. FFP is an even bigger joke than I originally thought @Tom get excited again after I (and ewerk 😉) went into buzz killington mode. Means this lot plan on spending fucking shit loads since we could already spend a lot anyway but they’re utilizing other means to spunk even more on players as well!

One for CT......

I was tempted to explain that myself but didn’t want to face the wrath of the armchair accountants. It’s basically a way of introducing money into the company without creating debt on the balance sheet. As you say, it doesn’t change our position on FFP.

The Rangers fan found something better to watch when his team were 3-0 down at HT then pretends he wasn’t bothered all along?

Whig Wham?

Terence tent Darby

planets aligning? massive game tuesday.

Strangely Brown you say?

Blatantly set this up in his Mam’s kitchen, using left over Pipers from Christmas ( look at the packs) But let’s play along with his fantasy for a minute- why is there twice as many packs of Wolf Jerky left on the (fucking tiny) shelf, compared to the other products? Hmm, is no one buying it?

Are cunty, bollock breath and Strangely Brown in the squad? 🤔

<Insert rubbish on the pitch joke here>

Frank Lampard already looking like a decorators radio from the media Bukkake on him. I am not bothered tbh. Brentford's poor form totally overlooked.

0-2 to bottom of the table Doncaster Johnson out!!

I think there's a mutual affiliation between him and the club. Surprised he hasn't come back in some form of ambassadorial capacity tbh. Mad to think he'll be 71 in a few days time.

Did you live in a shoebox in t‘middle of t’road?

Bristol City. Won 3-0. I was there and it was the best atmosphere I'd known to date at that time. Massively superseded by the small matter of a match some 2½ months later against Pompey.

My Dad picked me up from school, said nothing, just threw the Chronicle in my lap with the headline on it.

Announce M'Bappe!

I think it is rather a nice touch not to break his confidence. It’s better for him to train with equal or only slightly better technical ability than dragging the u10s down to his level.

Between 2-4ft tall according to this

Must have stumbled into one of the threads Clarko went to work in.

Oh well it was nice whilst it lasted