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As a fan site "The Toon Review" and its fairness and logic, is the site I am totally at home with. They do not insist that we agree with any of the four of them, but I can always understand where they (Paul, Statto, Lady Sam and Billy) are each coming from on all issues. They are like friends and family to me, with LOTS of humour!

Eddie is a great bloke, I love him to bits for what he has done for us But, you cannot waste another season after this one, and that is what it would be.

Purely and simply REVENUE. Clubs that were willing and able to build up their income prior to the PSR regulations that would have prevented them doing that, exactly as the regulations are preventing us (or slowing us down) from doing the same thing now. Of course we could have done the same as the six members of the Cartel did, at exactly the same time that they did, but our owner at the time was specifically and deliberately very much against doing that, as we all remember. So, yes, the 'Big Six' are those clubs that increased their revenue/turnover/income, when clubs were allowed to do so.

Another one would indeed be nice, though nothing will beat the first one . . .

Yes, every part of Newcastle joined the City at different times over the centuries. A few parts of the City joined us 51 years ago (the last batch so far) namely Westerhope, Gosforth, and Throckley. They were always physically part of the city, but not 'administratively' part of the City until 1974, having their own small "Urban District" councils under Northumberland.

Nothing "just" copied and pasted here young fellow!! I have been a historian of our great City my entire life so (even if you choose not to listen to me) I know what I am talking about. This "county town" thing (not just in this case but in all cases) is meaningless, it is an honorary title that has no meaning, purpose, or function. The City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne existed until 1974 when the City agreed (it had a choice) to drop the "and county" and become the City of Newcastle upon Tyne as a 'metropolitan borough' of the newly created Tyne & Wear County. Newcastle was not in Northumberland, and it really mystifies me as to why you would try to say otherwise.

No idea, but it had nothing to do with Newcastle !!!

Which "500 years" would that be then?? On May 23rd in 1400 King Henry IV granted Newcastle a charter that separated the town from the rest of Northumberland, becoming a county in itself. Roger Thornton became the Mayor, a post he held nine times. The castle remained under Northumberland’s jurisdiction, which was handy for criminals on the run from the law in the town. May 23rd 1400 King Henry IV., by a charter of this date, granted, that Newcastle, with the suburbs and precincts thereof, should be separated from the county of Northumberland, and be a county of itself, with the title of the county of Newcastle, and that the burgesses thereof, instead of bailiffs as formerly, should have a sheriff, to be chosen annually, to have the same power as other sheriffs of counties, and the privilege of holding a county court on one Wednesday in every month ; that none of the burgesses should plead or be impleaded without that town, concerning any tenements or tenures within the same, its suburbs, or the precincts thereof, or concerning any offences or other matters arising there, but that the mayor and sheriff should have cognizance of all pleas in the Guildhall of the town. That the said burgesses and their heirs should be exempt from serving on juries without the town ; that they should have power to choose six alderman, who, with the mayor, should be justices of the peace, and that the mayor and sheriff should continue to hold the annual courts heretofore held by the mayor and bailiffs. Roger Thornton was mayor, and William Redmarshall the first sheriff of Newcastle, under this charter.”

Newcastle was not in Northumberland County before Tyne & Wear was created. It was its own county, and was called the "City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne" . . .

South Newcastle is called Gateshead because it has a local authority (a 'metropolitan borough') that is called that. In absolute reality we are all one continuous city, no matter what historical names some parts go by. Parochiality by some horribly inhibits our economic development by disguising the large City that we are. London, for example, does not have that problem.

Not really, they have already sold their hotels etc, and have got their money already! The only people upset will be those that have not already done that sort of thing and want to.

It cannot be proven, but I agree that he gives us a MASSIVE number of extra points every season because of his personal coaching / player improvement, abilities.

If he is not exactly climbing on his hands and knees to come here, so I'm not sure if he will be the right choice?

Impossible.

HMRC are moving into the City Centre because that is where they want all of their "Regional Centres" to be. The Newcastle Regional Centre at BPV in North Newcastle was the only one that wasn't in a City Centre - from 2027 (and it is far and away their largest Regional Centre) Newcastle will be, at Pilgrim Quarter.

Wouldn't be the first time it has been suggested. This article is from 1996 . . .

Ha ha - the ultimate "wind-up" merchant !!!

Most sources are saying the fee is £130M

LOVE this from Eddie . . . “You have to earn the right to train with us. “We are Newcastle United. “The player has a responsibility here to be part of a team, to be part of a squad. “You have to act in the right way. “So that is also at play here. “We will make sure that any player does that, to earn the right to train with the rest of the group. “No player can expect to act poorly and train with the group as normal. “Of course I’d like him to be at training but whether he will, I don’t know at this moment in time. “We have been here (in South Korea) with the time difference, preparing for training and for games. “Other people have been dealing with that situation back at home.”

I remember as a young lad in Crown Street, Elswick, I was walking home from Westgate Hill School and had bought a small bottle of Dandelion & Burdock at the corner shop and was knocking it back as I walked. Some blokes were walking in the opposite direction and as they were going past me one said "Next best thing to Broon that lad". Always remember that!!

Who did Liverpool have to ring to place their feeble bid, I wonder. There is only ONE person they could have rung !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha . . .

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Ahem . . . N O !!!!!!!

I do, for a whole host of reasons!