Guest BooBoo Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Just an idea to ease the boredom of this rather dull pre season (so far). Pick a season from Newcastle's PL era and discuss your own personal memories, great games, heroes and villains. Feel free to facepalm. I'll go with our second season back 94/95. We started with a few new additions from WC1994 in Hottiger and Albert and started on fire, winning I think our first six games. It was still the Keegan party era and it was a fantastic time to support the club. Rob Lee and Steve Watson in particular started the season brilliantly with Andy Cole still in his pomp. We had the brief Euro jaunt, smashing Antwerp 10-2 on aggregate and then foolishly blowing a 3-0 lead v Bilbao to go out on away goals. It seemed over just as it had begun. In the league, I remember being at a beam back for the Man Utd away game. Unfortunately we never turned up and Man Utd eased to a 2-0 win. It was the game that Keegan got a stork on for Gilliespie who scored the killer second. After that the season wobbled with Cole losing form to the point he was sold to Man Utd in January. I recall being at school when the news broke with loads of rumours that we'd actually got Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes or Gary Neville in return. Fergie being no fool, clearly ditched the black sheep in Gillespie who had has his moments for us but was never in the same calibre of the other Man Utd youngsters who would be around for years. We were left without a quality striker to play with Beardsley but Paul Kitson did okay and we got through to a quarter final in the FA Cup at Goodison. KKs sides never seemed to perform well in the cups and we bowed out 1-0 with Ruel Fox missing a late open goal. To compound the annoyance, Everton went on to lift the cup and bump us out of the UEFA qualifying slots. The season fizzled out a little bit although a fantastic 3-3 draw v Spurs late on was a highlight. Darren Anderton scoring one of the best goals by an opposing player I've seen at St James. It felt very much like a consolidation season after the first season back up and was to precede the summer of 95 that would be arguably the most exciting pre season I've ever known. KK bringing in Ferdinand, Warren Barton, Shaka Hislop and David Ginola in one of those summers that seemed to be always sunny and go on for ever. Great days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Canny thread this like. Remember Rob Lee scoring a peach at home against Liverpool in that early season run of wins. That Bilbao tie just seemed to set the tone for the rest of that season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Fun read that Otter. Wish I had been able to enjoy that era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Never forget the day we sold Andy Cole. Me dad picked me up from school, I was 7 and a half, he was my idol (Cole, not me dad). He told me straight away Was in tears and sulked in my room all night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 2006/07 - otherwise known as 'Roeder's full season' High points: Edgar's goal Martins form in the middle of the season Martins vs Spurs Roeder getting the sack The first emergence of Carroll Harper wheeling away as we won on penalties for the first time in 10000 years Doing the double over Spurs Palermo Low points: 50% of the home games The dismal home defeat to Sheffield United The even dismal-er defeat at Alkmaar Paul Huntington and his fucking gay hair Roeder losing the plot and giving that speech about failure being 'stitched into the badge' The pathetic season-closer at Watford where Martins went AWOL, N'Zogbia texted during the team talk and Pattison injured Owen 1-5 defeat to Birmingham in the cup (where Ramage and Pattison gave two of the worst performances I have ever witnessed) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 When Solano sealed the 4-3 away win against Leeds, after we was 3-1 down in 01/02 season. Probably not one of the usual ones, but it's a game i always remember from the Sir Bobby era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Can't underestimate how much of a hero Andy Cole was. After years of having fairly shitty players, we suddenly had the most explosive striker in the country. He want around for long but for many young fans, he was the first real hero for years. He made his name and won stuff for Man Utd but as a finisher I don't think he was ever better than 93-95 for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Matty Pattison deserves his own category there if Huntingdon does. Fuck was he bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Never forget the day we sold Andy Cole. Me dad picked me up from school, I was 7 and a half, he was my idol (Cole, not me dad). He told me straight away Was in tears and sulked in my room all night. Remember the caretaker at school telling me, thought he was taking the piss. Was devastated when I got home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Matty Pattison deserves his own category there if Huntingdon does. f*** was he bad. Remember he used to be quite hyped up back in the day. Then people saw him play... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Tino stole my Parker pen the cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 2006/07 - otherwise known as 'Roeder's full season' High points: Edgar's goal Martins form in the middle of the season Martins vs Spurs Roeder getting the sack The first emergence of Carroll Harper wheeling away as we won on penalties for the first time in 10000 years Doing the double over Spurs Palermo Low points: 50% of the home games The dismal home defeat to Sheffield United The even dismal-er defeat at Alkmaar Paul Huntington and his fucking gay hair Roeder losing the plot and giving that speech about failure being 'stitched into the badge' The pathetic season-closer at Watford where Martins went AWOL, N'Zogbia texted during the team talk and Pattison injured Owen 1-5 defeat to Birmingham in the cup (where Ramage and Pattison gave two of the worst performances I have ever witnessed) At the Sheffield Utd game I ended up having a slanging match with some lad who was angry that I was shouting "Shepherd Out!". Stewards ended up asking us both to leave. What a fucking horrible match that was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 06/07 was my last year with a ST. Started uni Sept '07 and couldn't afford to keep it. Honestly one of the worst seasons following NUFC, second only to the farce that was 08/09. Absolutely no high points other than European games against some utterly bizarre opposition. I remember sitting watching SSN on transfer deadline day, hoping, praying we'd get someone decent in. Ended up with Sibierski and Giuseppe Rossi on loan. Ever so underwhelming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Tino stole my Parker pen the cunt. Philippe Albert called me a silly billy when I dropped my pen down the drain whilst going to get his autograph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 That Sheff Utd match was awful. Loads of people fighting in the Gallowgate that day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Tino stole my Parker pen the cunt. Philippe Albert called me a silly billy when I dropped my pen down the drain whilst going to get his autograph. How times haven't changed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlacknWhiteArmy Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 04/05. Dreadful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 06/07 was my last year with a ST. Started uni Sept '07 and couldn't afford to keep it. Honestly one of the worst seasons following NUFC, second only to the farce that was 08/09. Absolutely no high points other than European games against some utterly bizarre opposition. I remember sitting watching SSN on transfer deadline day, hoping, praying we'd get someone decent in. Ended up with Sibierski and Giuseppe Rossi on loan. Ever so underwhelming. I was out and about with some mates that night, remember telling another lad to text us if we signed anybody. Genuinely thought it was a pisstake when he texted saying Sibierski had signed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Sheff Utd in 06/07 was on my 18th birthday. Ended up getting off my face to numb the pain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 04/05. Dreadful. 01/02 - Return of the entertainers 02/03 - Flying High 03/04 - The Year 04/05 - The Bloodening 05/06 - The Bandaging 06/07 - The Coma 07/08 - Death of the Pariah - Return of 'the Messiah' 08/09 - Rock Bottom 09/10 - The Year 10/11 - The Return 11/12 - The Awakening Or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Sibierski is one of the postives from that season for me which sums it up really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 The Sheffield United game was the day I properly turned on Scott Parker IIRC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 had a history lesson the day of the Arsenal away game in 01/02. Our teacher was a Liverpool-loving Northern Irishman. He spent the whole hour laughing at us saying that we might win, telling us we'd get thumped and had fluked our league position. It was the day before we broke up for Christmas IIRC. Told us if Newcastle won then he wouldn't give us homework over the holiday I remember about 12 of us hunting him down the following morning to gloat. The b****** was still bitter and could only muster a s*** response. Still gave us homework anarl, the c***. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Tino stole my Parker pen the cunt. Philippe Albert called me a silly billy when I dropped my pen down the drain whilst going to get his autograph. How times haven't changed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 02/03. Highlights: Beating Juventus. Beating Feyenoord in the final minutes with that Bellamy goal. Ripping Everton apart for the whole game but somehow being 1-0 down until the 87th minutes when Shearer scored that goal then Bellamy scored a goal in similar style to the Feyenoord game. Beating pretty much everyone and finishing 3rd. Coming from 2-0 behind to Liverpool to draw 2-2 and being disappointed that we didn't win. Shola scoring against Barcelona. Doing the double of Leverkusen. The Mackems. Lowlights: The Man Utd games. That night in Marsielle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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