ToonArmy1892

Bugger.

Do away goals count in this?

Don't fuck it up, Lincoln.

Also none of the players he mentions are actually Geordies (in my eyes) Bryan Robson is from Durham, Bruce and Bobby Charlton are both manc plastic geordies and are clearly disgusted they are from Newcastle/Northumberland.

My dad knows Gary Pallister, sort of.

The whole world is corrupt bud.

Seems ok to me aswell.

He's always flapping his gums, ignore him.

You are getting a bit annoying in here like, like he says, just block him then.

That pic of Bruce, he's just spotted the buffet.

Fucks sake, just buy us please.

Are we talking about Keith or Wraith?

Why?

Aye, nowt to do with him being one of the best players of all time.

You could always tell him on MOTD or whatever because he starts celebrating before the ball even goes in, ahead of everyone else, that and the bright clothing. I was right behind him going into the turnstiles one game anarl.

Is that you in yellow?

We got worse when Shearer joined, doesn't make it Shearer's fault.

I will always love the club the same deep down, but i used to look at our fans with fondness. These happy clapper supporters going on like everything is fine, just happy to be back in the ground, willing to accept any old shite, it's just bloody weird. They might aswell be supporting a different club to me. Don't get me wrong, it's not all fans, most on here totally get it, but it seems we are a minority.

What has actually happened to our fanbase? Why are we so meek and easily controlled now, unwilling to protest and defend our club? I'm sure it hasn't always been that way, maybe i'm wrong. Have we just been battered down too many times?

"sit there and sing toon toon black and white army all game, what's that ganna dee?" Nailed it.

Sure, but it's not what it used to be, i've heard people saying similar about the away fans not being as good. Us being shit is a big factor like, admittedly.

It doesn't have to be a deep debate, i'm finished debating it.

You could actually see it starting to change even at away games. I started going away regularly about 2000 till about 2006, 2000 to 2004 our fans were incredible in terms of pure support for the team, it was all about NUFC, yes the odd jibe to the home fans here and there, but it was all about Newcastle. After that it just seemed to start eroding (i know we started getting worse as a team) but that's when the whole shoes off if you love the toon cringe stuff started happening, and it seemed that more and more of the away support were there just to be daft, be a nuisance and wind up the home fans, they didn't even seem to care about NUFC or what was going on on the pitch. It was more about 'the day out' than Newcastle United, and that's what we are seeing now.

Aye, we have had opportunities to make massive statements, walkout, boycoutt etc but we have too many fans who don't care enough to do it. It's sad, 20 years ago i thought we had a great fan base, not now.