The Fountain

With Pep and Silva leaving and Harrogate leaving the league Howe is 6th in the longest serving manager list. We probably haven't had anybody higher

Did Sunderland fans laugh at us during that time? They'd have been daft dickheads if they did as they were in the 3rd Div.

Is second season syndrome really a thing? I'll have to do a bit research later

The UEFA cup in the 70s and 80s was a harder competition than the European Cup. Having the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams from the best leagues made it incredibly difficult

TV companies are not gonna pay much for an Arsenal v Brondby semi final

74 pts last season

If they win tonight, we'll win on Sunday

McGhee along with Andy Carroll and John Craggs are the only players to play for us in 3 different decades. I think. Speaking of returnees Pavel, RIP, missed out by a couple of years of being another one.

Mark McGhee was probably the most improved returnee

Hope he goes and damages it further.

Hope he stays.

This is a good weekend.

Always thought gazzas debut was against QPR a week after he was unused sub against the mackems on Easter Monday

Chelsea stabbed a bloke outstanding the Farmers Rest at Haymarket

I stand corrected, Wednesday 21st January. Must have been rearranged.

No, Saturday sure of it.

2-2 draw Mirandinha and Pingel in the pissing rain. A good game in a miserable season.

George Reilly rising like a phoenix from the flames to score the only goal against Liverpool at the Gallowgate in August 85. It was the first time I'd seen us beat Liverpool who were the dominant team all my footballing life at that stage.

Steve Foster wanting to kill Kenny Wharton when Kenny sat on the ball. 4-0 win Also played Luton the first game after the Hillsborough disaster. They took the Leazes and Gallowgate fences down mid week. 0-0 draw

A great finish, lobbed his keeper, Paul Cooper iirc

Northampton and Preston filling the Leazes for FA Cup games in the mid 80s

In the next home game v Ipswich Jack Charlton wrote about it in programme along with condemning Newcastle fans waiting at Central Station for West Ham fans. There was a few arguments amongst fans in the scoreboard when Romeo Zondervan (I think) was booed.

First game Aug 79 with dad and his mates. Started going with my mates in 82. Spent the next 8 years having spells in different terraced areas, Leazes, flag/corner and scoreboard. First season ticket was for the Millburn paddock in 1990, upgraded to East Stand Gallowgate wing in 1991.

Ah right, hopefully last years league cup win will be his last.

No doubt he'll be offered out for a straightener before the week is out