Kanj Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Maldini, Shearer, Baggio. Not sure which was the truly first- but I obviously followed Shearer to Newcastle and the rest is history. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yeah colinmk reminded me of another I loved as a kid, shirt hung out Chris Waddle style (albeit I was too young for his Toon days, remember him at Sheff Weds). http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VWGof-zXooo/THZ-8Jw1JGI/AAAAAAAAGe4/zPOvr8wN5zg/s1600/01-WADDLE+Chris+Panini+Newcastle+1985.png It's weird, I didn't have too many Newcastle ones I can remember as a kid. I had a relative playing for Toon who I looked up to and really loved some of the others but never really pretended to be them on the playground. Think I was a bit of a sucker for the continental type of winger and Waddle having been at Marseille had that extra bit of swagger. So him and Hassler. Think I always knew my left was too crap to pretend to be Ginola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Andy Cole. It was such a s*** day when we all found out in class that he'd left. He was my first :'( did he at least buy you dinner? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Maldini, Shearer, Baggio. Not sure which was the truly first- but I obviously followed Shearer to Newcastle and the rest is history. I wonder how much Shearer made for the club in money, he attracted a hell of a lot of fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Also around the same time http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46273000/jpg/_46273560_laudrup.jpg Owned that Rangers shirt cause of him. Nothing compared to his brother mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Big Dunc. Aye, that partnership had me jizzing for fucking ages. Just genuinely felt like nails as fuck superheroes at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Beardsley for sure. Still my favourite player to wear a Newcastle shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Andy Cole for me. I had a lot of childhood love for Scott Sellars too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Maldini, Shearer, Baggio. Not sure which was the truly first- but I obviously followed Shearer to Newcastle and the rest is history. I wonder how much Shearer made for the club in money, he attracted a hell of a lot of fans. £15m down the pan marra. Waste of money [/ashley] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Wyn Davies and the 1968 Fairs Cup Team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 http://www.futbolforgringos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Ronaldo_running.jpg Feel slightly sacrilegious not saying Pedro and Shearer but I worshipped Ronaldo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Andy Cole for me. Can't say I feel the same way about him today mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamesyJazz Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Going to show my age here but George Best was my first footballing hero,saw him play at SJP back in the very early seventies when I was aged around 9 years old,also witnessed my first pitch invasion that day,fekin mayhem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Warwickshire? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Warwickshire? Yes. Kenilworth ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 My favourite player to this day. Youtube: solskjaer V Newcastle It's the cunts giving him a round of applause in the background as he walks off anarl. I remember the game. Of course we applauded him for doing that man. It was one of the last games of the season and we absolutely needed something from that game to stay in the title race. We ended up losing the title by a point but what Solskjaer did was vital. Who are you all kidding like? You absolutely need a point to stay in the title race and the opposition is through on goal to knock you out of the race? Your player would hack him down and you'd be thankful for it. Saying Solskjaer is a cock though is sour grapes. He was a top player and a top man. Telling enough how even Fergie went absolute batshit mental at Solskjær in the locker room post-match saying "we don't win that way". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Kenilworth ? They both lived in Kenilworth and played for a team called Bilton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Shearer. He's the reason is support this fucking team. This, on both counts. I remember when I played football as a kid I used to smack the ball as hard as I fucking could and shot "Sheeeeaaaaarrreeerrr". Favourite non Newcastle player was Henry, the cunt, the man was majestic. All is forgiven though, how can I not love the man again when I see some of the goals he was scoring in the Prem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Kenilworth ? They both lived in Kenilworth and played for a team called Bilton. I know all of those areas, Bilton is in Rugby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I know all of those areas, Bilton is in Rugby. My Cousin lived on Leamington Road near the A46 and my uncle lived on Birches lane. My cousin and Tim played for Bilton and my uncle ran the team so he played a small part in Flowers doing well, I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I know all of those areas, Bilton is in Rugby. My Cousin lived on Leamington Road near the A46 and my uncle lived on Birches lane. My cousin and Tim played for Bilton and my uncle ran the team so he played a small part in Flowers doing well, I suppose. Bilton Ajax rings a bell for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Bilton Ajax rings a bell for some reason. You're right, it was. How do you know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Waddle/Beardsley/Gazza. I had a scrapbook when I was a bairn and had pages for us, liverpool, man united, Everton, England and 'others' and my Mam used to cut pics out of my Dads newspapers and stick the players in. Must have been around 85/86 or so because I remember the umbro v neck shirts and brown ale/greenalls logos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayola Kid Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I had a family who werent interested in football, so didnt get to go as a really young kid. I had a strip though, and a neighbour saw me in it and gave me a signed photo of KK right at the end of his playing days. KK was already big news to me, this sealed the deal. 'Shortly' afterwards, the 86 world cup, pretending to be asleep but watching the games after midnight on a 9" black and white portable. PLEASE DOES ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER?! Beardsley in one of the games taking the ball on half way out on the left (near side for the camera), nutmegging one with his first touch, playing it round the next guy one way while running around him the other way with his second, then twatting the ball just over the bar with his third? It was late, I was a kid, but this sticks with me. It is in the realms of possibility that I imagined it! I think it was the game he scored in, while Lineker got treatment. That tournament lit up the game for me, as far as watching and becoming attached to players went. I think I may have been Boniek in the playground a few times, but Beardsley was the one, from then on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 My dad supports Arsenal, but always loved Beardsley and Keegan, and he used to tell stories about both of them when I was a young lad. Brings back some good memories, even though I never got to enjoy them in their prime days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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