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That shirt pic sums up the potential of this club. When we were doing well and showing ambition everyone wanted to wear one of those shirts. People were happy to put money into the club as everyone was pulling in the same direction.

FTM? This is from a bloke who hates Newcastle so much he was spending his weekends in Cosy Joes as resident DJ quite recently. Not sure how recently cos I've never been back since they threw me out for abusing him when I was full o drink. Last autumn maybe? One bar I won't rush back to post lockdown, ever in fact.

Good job they won't be playing each other in the league next season. That Jimmy Hill statue would have been getting pulled down Colston style ☺

Keep a social distance _____ stay 2 divisions apart ______

What's this i've just heard on radio Newcastle news about some video conference arranged for Monday by labours' Chi Onwura? Didn't quite catch the full story but Caulkin was mentioned and i think Kashoggis partner has been invited to speak. Chi Onwura has been anti Ashley, like most of us for years. Would be ironic if she stuck a spanner in the wheel.

Passed Blue Stars ground on my lockdown walk through Denton Dene today. Seen a dumper truck coming out and I got talking to the driver. Was saying a new stand is in its infancy. Looks like a bit of framework up. He was telling me how whoever's in charge has big plans. Couple of new stands. New access road. Bit of a 'corporate' area. Probably get pie and peas like ☺. Hoping for promotions (eventually) and a good enough ground to be able to play in the cup/vase. Was saying how players are at Morpeth/Dunston etc and hopefully they'll be able to attract them there instead. The workman was saying how he was from the east end where there's umpteen clubs, Benfield/Heaton Stan to name a couple but there's a massive area in the West end without a local club. I wish them well.

Cheers. Didn't miss it so much I would have paid to go back I hasten to add ☺

I fall into both categories, someone who rapped early season then became a 'free ticket mag'. 1st game was in 1976. Been a regular home and away over the years. Cancelled the DD on my ST of 28 years in September when failure to keep Rafa confirmed, if I didn't already know it, that we had no intention of trying to achieve any success. Just had a lack of interest and a feeling of 'what's the point'. Once I'd gone however i couldn't hack watching reports from SJP . I watched some non league stuff, did a bit of groundhopping in an attempt to do them all but there just seemed a void in life I struggled with. I was offered a freebie and I had to ask myself whether I'd be happier going to the games or not and the answer was yes, I'd feel happier going so I took the offer up. Puts tin hat on ☺. Haven't given him any more money and thought I'm knocking on a bit (52). If I had to wait another 5/10 or even more years for new owners I might be past it. I'm just praying this takeover goes through so we can wholeheartedly get behind the club we love whether we've continued to go or otherwise.

If this threads owt to go by he'll need a crash helmet on top of it if this takeover happens.

Anyone remember him who regularly went to toon games wearing mock Arab head dress? Never seemed to get any grief over it. I might be one of the 'uneducated' on here. I don't follow middle eastern politics but is it only recently the Saudis have become wrong'uns?

Says a lot about the madness of NUFC over the years when 4 of last nights top 10 'Bonkers premier league moments' featured the club. Always something big in the news with us. For anyone that didn't see it, they had the Dyer v Bowyer fight, KKs love it speech, Ketsbaia braying the hoardings after scoring and Pardews 'headbutt' on David Meyler. Enjoyed last nights episode for a change.

This is my understanding too. An agonising wait this. If they reject this Saudi bid would they then be saying there'll be no more Saudi owners welcome anywhere in the premier league?

? did say it was an old one.

Old one this and probably been seen a thousand times but posting it takes me away from the takeover page and building my hopes up. Sunderland did it in 1979. Villa did it in 1981. Who did what in 1980?

I know nufc.com have their critics, but I enjoyed the bit they did about the Gallowgate today. It's in the 'Park life' bit at the top of the page. Takes me back reading that. Such vivid memories of watching nufc in my teens. We seemed to be shite most of the time but hadn't known any different until KK arrived but it still seemed more enjoyable back then. I could almost smell the hot dogs from the little stalls, served by lads in white coats as I read it.

Jermain Jenas on 'Match of their day' last night. One of his picks of his top games was the win away at the SOS when Dabizas scored that header in front of the toon fans. Said he had underestimated the rivalry and was surprised by the atmosphere that hit him as he walked out. I didn't know that was his debut as a 19 year old.

KKs debut and winning goal v QPR must be up there when I think about it. Not a classic goal but to see the twice voted European footballer of the year, much capped by England now playing in black and white for us, an ordinary 2nd tier club was the stuff of dreams back then.

Seemed like Cantonas' 1-0 winners always came in stoppage/fergie time that year we let it slip too.

Beardsley lob v Brighton 1984 was a good one. Last league game of a promotion season and KKs last competitive appearance for us iirc. Gloriously sunny day in front of a swaying, packed SJP.

Take some beating that. Sheer relief. Big step towards avoiding relegation to the old 3rd division for the 1st time in the history of the club, maybe even extinction.

I think they should continue this season even if it means reviewing how to play out next season. As said, next season could be a different format with less games, somehow. I'm sure they could come up with something and at least every club would be starting on an even footing.

I always enjoy the big match revisited. There's a few on BT sport from 2.30 this afternoon. Circa 1976 like so I'll not remember any of it as I attended my 1st match that very year. NUFC 2-1 West Ham FWIW. BBC Scotland (virgin 162) showing old Scottish cup finals. I think it's Hearts v Hibs tonight at 7pm.

Cheers for the info. I'll bottle out but it sounds interesting. Enjoy.

How does this work then? Just answer the questions online here?

Drove past last weekend and think I seen a digger there. Work might be underway, albeit halted temporarily. I know they've got pics of a decent looking new stand on their website.