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The Leicester game is tattooed on my memory. What a day! And I was just watching it on the idiot box as well!!! Amazing how music can bring up memories (and vice versa I suppose). That match on the season review video and the song that was played over it (Little Angels - Too Much Too Young) go together in my head like Keegan and Terry Mac. Ps. got to agree.... classic strip!!!
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Newcastle United promoted back to the Premier League
ScottishMagpie replied to Figures 1-0 Football's topic in Football
I see the Chron are doing a 24 page pull-out of the season tomorrow. Does anyone know if a copy of the paper can be purchased online? -
Quality!!! Also many congrats.
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Newcastle United lose Judicial Review against HMRC
ScottishMagpie replied to ChrisMcQuillan's topic in Football
just imagine the scum are saved once again by our fuck ups. Highly unlikely but...... -
Newcastle United lose Judicial Review against HMRC
ScottishMagpie replied to ChrisMcQuillan's topic in Football
From Wikipedia regarding Swindon Town in 1990: Although they won the promotion play-offs, Swindon Town did not compete in the First Division during the following season. The 1989–90 season had seen the club charged with 36 breaches of Football League regulations[2] – 35 of which related to illegal payments made to players between 1985 and 1989. A hearing to decide the club's fate was scheduled for 4 May – before the play-offs began – but this was postponed on legal advice just days before it was due when Swindon chairman Brian Hillier, club accountant Vince Farrar and former team manager Lou Macari were all charged by police for "intent to defraud Inland Revenue by making payments without deducting tax or NI". (In July 1992 both Hillier and Farrar were found guilty of these charges, while Macari was cleared). Hillier and Macari had already been punished by the FA in February 1990 for their involvement in a £6,500 bet being placed on Swindon losing to Newcastle United in a tie during the 1987–88 FA Cup. The bet was successful and netted £4,000 winnings. As this activity ran counter to FA rules that forbid any bets by club officials or players on their own team, both were found guilty. Hillier was given a six-month suspension from football, but after he (unsuccessfully) appealed, the FA increased it to three years. Macari was fined £1,000 (upheld after his own appeal), and Swindon Town given a £7,500 fine. At a Football League hearing on 7 June, Swindon pleaded guilty to all 36 charges against them and admitted a further twenty. The league decreed that the club would be denied promotion and instead demoted to the Third Division. Six days later, it was announced that losing play-off finalists Sunderland would be instead promoted to the First Division. This was controversial as Newcastle felt that as they had finished third, three places above bitter rivals Sunderland, they should have been promoted instead. The FA's decision stood and Sunderland were promoted. Swindon launched a High Court appeal against the Football League's double demotion, claiming it to be "harsh, oppressive and disproportionate to previous penalties". However, within days they dropped this action and instead appealed directly to the FA. On 2 July an FA Appeal Panel reduced the punishment to the club simply remaining in the Second Division; Tranmere Rovers – the losing play-off finalists in the Third Division – who were to have replaced Swindon in the second level were therefore denied promotion. My arse is officially in 'twitch' mode. -
Brilliant!!!
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Newcastle United promoted back to the Premier League
ScottishMagpie replied to Figures 1-0 Football's topic in Football
Just seen this on the Chron. What a guy!! Chris Hughton text Chris, we love you. Texted Chris Hughton to congratulate him. He praised his players (nothing about himself) & added "now waiting for Newcastle". What a man. — George Caulkin (@CaulkinTheTimes) April 19, 2017 -
Newcastle United vs Preston North End - 24/04/2017 @ 19:45 - Live on Sky
ScottishMagpie replied to 54's topic in Football
Just bought tickets so heading down for this match. Hope it's a night to remember for all the right reasons. Hope to God Clark is fit again. Think his return is more important to us for this match than Gayle's. -
Why would you want this? Because I was a right arsehole to her right after the match. Now i've calmed down might be able to calm her down! Sorry, not laughing at the grief you'll be getting. Laughing cos I thought it was only me this happened to. Haven't said a word since full-time up until I channel hopped to SSN and saw the Huddersfield score. Now I'm talking and she ain't!
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Newcastle United promoted back to the Premier League
ScottishMagpie replied to Figures 1-0 Football's topic in Football
Keep telling myself this but not helping right now. -
Newcastle United promoted back to the Premier League
ScottishMagpie replied to Figures 1-0 Football's topic in Football
Ta! -
Newcastle United promoted back to the Premier League
ScottishMagpie replied to Figures 1-0 Football's topic in Football
Promotion is all that really matters. Only thing that would piss me off coming second will be the press wank-fest over Brighton and making them sound like some kind of Leicester in beating us to first place. Fuck em! How are the matches for the play-off semi's picked? Is it 3v6 and 4v5 or names out of a hat? Just wondering when/if those teams below will stop chasing 2nd place and concentrate about trying to arrange suitable match-up in the play-offs. -
Lowering ourselves to their level is not cool. This 100%.