madras

It's like that episode of Auf Pet when Wayne had got them kicked out of the Barley Mow. They're having a break outside Thornley Manor and just as Wayne is going to reach for a sarnie, Barry dives in to take it to teach him a lesson.

I'm sure he's mentioned it in his time here as well, that we may need to sell a star if its right for the club and that the plan is to have replacements ready.

The way we're led to believe Ashworth works is that there's replacements lined up for everyone just in case that ridiculous bid comes in that we can't turn down.

Those odds will still reflect the good possibility that he won't start. I'd jump straight on that as soon as the teams are announced should he start.

15mill seems high. I wonder what needs to happen for them to be obligated.

And still probably the worst 4 strikers in my lifetime.......Rob Macdonald, Ray Clarke and Bobby Shinton and Billy Rafferty.

It's only true if you know nothing of our history.

Not sure we are so not sure we will.

I think he is parodying.

Quite a lot from all over the world who I assumed were local or at least ex local Handy to get in before you can be accused of being a glory hunter though

Just signed contracts on board you say ?

He might've wanted to know what it's like going to the dunny without the fear of being killed by a spider or a snake.

They're not like. Heplping your team win games is, although it's pretty hard to measure. It's why for all Andy Cole outscored Sir Les most would still pick Sir Les over him.

Go on.......

Dunno like, the majority class themselves as Geordies.

Aye, I'm still about 5% believing he's really a welder form Killingworth.

A lot of the glory hunter(Liverpool, Leeds, Forest) supporters from school ended up following us when they got to the age to go to games with their mates. When it became more than a match, it was a day out with mates, especially when you start doing aways.

I'll often ask why people from outside the area support us, it's not in a checking if they're legit way and the fact we've hardly been successful gets rid of the "glory hunter" idea, but some of the stories are great, family histories, pure flukes and are more interesting than "it's my hometown club and the family have for years".

Best I can find is highlights on Sportscene BBC Scotland 11pm. Probably get more on YT.

What we are wanting to do and will be able to do may not be the same thing

My favourite story was when we were going to Watford some years back (John Anderson scored)There's a group of 7 or 8 lads with decidedly southern accents but in with the Newcastle fans in the pub. Turns out they went to school in a Grays type area, a basically footballing wasteland with an exiled Geordie who one day aged 14 or so dragged them to see Newcastle at Luton or Reading or somewhere like that and they loved the experience and got hooked.

And it gets murkier with the spread of new estates, work from home and tge relative ease of commuting to years ago. I've got mates who support Sunderland who work in Newcastle so they've moved to the West End and Tyne Valley. I've got a mate who moved to some little Village in Durham from Cramlington because he works at Nissan. It's all mixing a lot more than it was.

I've had very similar experiences.

I've always thought it when people talk of teams they support in other countries, It's nearly always Real Madrid/Barcelona, rarely Tenerife or Mallorca which are probably places they have more of a connection to.

Hmm not so sure on "deserve". Did we deserve more fans than Brentford or Bournemouth 2yrs ago ? But I think I see what you're getting st.