TwoForJoy

Agreed. I long for the day we keep the ball to see out a game rather than retreat to 11 behind the ball and concede late.

It was pretty much an instant success. Decent article on it if you can bear the Chronicle website https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-adidas-grandad-kit-18586343

Beating Man Utd on the 4th March 1996

Agreed, he's going nowhere until September regardless of how much they offer. Howe's comments about his knowledge of our summer plans allude to this too.

That's not the second verse, it's a different song. We had a similar version. Bring on your Rangers, Hibs and Celtic etc.

Songs were a lot more localised back then. There was hardly any football on the telly, unlike today, when every song is pinched straight away because it's been broadcast on Sky/TNT.

I started going in 1980 and it was staple. The only other team I remember signing it back then were Boro. Swapping United for Boro obviously!

Dave Beasant's wasn't it?

I can't remember where I read the link, but after a bit of YouTube scouting I remember thinking "he's the Joelinton replacement." He's the same build but a lot more skillful. Saibari at PSV.

I think they're softening us up as they've done the feasibilty study into extending St James' and it can't be done so they'll announce a new stadium and link it with us having to do it to compete financially.

I think he was later. John Barnes arrived that summer.

I would imagine it's summer window only.

Howe is still having to work with a helluva lot of other people's players. I'm sure he'd love to upgrade each and every one of these. Rafa’s team Dubravka, Schaar, Lascelles, Almiron, Longstaff, Ritchie, Dummett, Manquillo, Murphy, Hayden Bruce’s team Krafth, Willock, Joelinton, Wilson, Gillespie, Fraser, Hendrick, Lewis

Have Howe and Ashworth fallen out over this signing? No game time for Hall and Ashworth rumours to Man Utd.......

I would think any new stadium would be about 50% bigger than that. They want you in early, so the concourses will be massive. Food outlets and bars and a lot more bogs.

They've clearly had their eyes opened in pre-season out in Atlanta. Their stadium does look good to be fair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt27Li7lxvc

His "Who do you think you are" is still one the funniest things ever. His face when he finds out one of his ancestors was a white plantation owner and his Granny was a whore.

Didn't Klopp have them all on Salbutamol to enhance endurance?

That was Feyenoord years later.

Every club in the world will be after him in a year or two.

There were loads of bangers went off during that match. They even mention in the commentary that "Newcastle appear to have cornered the market in firecrackers" It was close to bonfire night IIRC.

Graeme Swann at the end of that clip too

Ashley will be on the phone to his solicitor again

I'd like Adidas to go back further than the 90's for an away strip. I'm sure Big Joe and Bruno would approve of something like this.