In memoriam

[gdm]

awful news. RIP

[Kaizero]

I feel like there's been a remarkable rise in supporters dying from sudden cardiac arrest at sporting events in the last few years   RIP

[Miggys First Goal]

Makes you think. 
 

 

 

Edited January 21 by Miggys First Goal

[Coffee_Johnny]

On 17/01/2025 at 19:55, Dr.Spaceman said:

Sad times, looked a great player and was supposed to be an incredible bloke.

Met him once. About 2009 in the bar of Northenden Golf Club. I had just played a round with a young lad from work (scratch golfer) who was a Man Utd fan. 
Denis was good company and very good with his clearly awe struck fan boy. RIP. 

[Disco]

RIP Alan Shoulder

[The Butcher]

shit the bed there. jesus.

[Ronaldo]

On 22/01/2025 at 07:07, Coffee_Johnny said:

Met him once. About 2009 in the bar of Northenden Golf Club. I had just played a round with a young lad from work (scratch golfer) who was a Man Utd fan. 
Denis was good company and very good with his clearly awe struck fan boy. RIP. 

Northenden GC? That’s my local course. What were you doing there?

[frankpingel]

Remember the Blyth cup match at St James's against Wrexham and subsequently buying their striker Alan Shoulder. RIP.

[Big Geordie]

RIP Alan. Before my time, but a great servant to North East football.

[KennyUtd]

30 minutes ago, frankpingel said:

Remember the Blyth cup match at St James's against Wrexham and subsequently buying their striker Alan Shoulder. RIP.

What a night that was. I must have been about 10. The atmosphere was something else.

[frankpingel]

1 minute ago, KennyUtd said:

What a night that was. I must have been about 10. The atmosphere was something else.

Remember queuing up to get into East Stand paddock and someone opened fire doors and everyone dived in for a freebie. I was 13. 

[KennyUtd]

6 minutes ago, frankpingel said:

Remember queuing up to get into East Stand paddock and someone opened fire doors and everyone dived in for a freebie. I was 13. 

Haha I do remember it was absolutely rammed like. Alan Shoulder was great for us too. Worked his socks off and had an eye for goal. Probably the start of my love/hate relationship with Newcastle. 

[Scoreboard82]

55 minutes ago, frankpingel said:

Remember the Blyth cup match at St James's against Wrexham and subsequently buying their striker Alan Shoulder. RIP.

42K for Blyth v Wrexham! Mad. And mad to think Blyth were so close to the FA cup quarter finals. I couldn't get in that night and was gutted.

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Scoreboard82

[frankpingel]

2 minutes ago, Scoreboard82 said:

42K for Blyth v Wrexham! Mad. And mad to think Blyth were so close to the FA cup quarter finals. I couldn't get in that night and was 

Think we were getting circa 24k crowds and that was by far the biggest at SJP that year.

[llcoolc157]

Penalty against the Mackams on New Year’s Day…. Class…

[bigfella]

As a young lad of 12, I entered a competition in the programme to name your favourite player and why, in thirty words or less.

I wrote a gushing eulogy to Alan Shoulder and got part of my entry printed in the next edition.

Still pisses me off that the winner used "1000" as one word, where "one thousand" would have taken their entry to thirty one words and therefore would have been disqualified.

Robbed. 

RIP Alan.

[Coffee_Johnny]

2 hours ago, Ronaldo said:

Northenden GC? That’s my local course. What were you doing there?

I was a member for a few years; two spells, last ending 2020. My former garden backed into what used to be the  second tee (…before they built the M60!) 

 

 

Edited 16 hours ago by Coffee_Johnny

[The Fountain]

RIP Alan, the scorer of the first goal I saw Newcastle score live. First game if the season home to Oldham 79/80.

[ScottishMagpie]

3 hours ago, Big Geordie said:

RIP Alan. Before my time, but a great servant to North East football.

Was Alan the player that was 'discovered' whilst he was working down the pit?

[frankpingel]

1 minute ago, ScottishMagpie said:

Was Alan the player that was 'discovered' whilst he was working down the pit?

Yes he was a pitman and footballer for Blyth Spartans at the time.

[ScottishMagpie]

3 minutes ago, frankpingel said:

Yes he was a pitman and footballer for Blyth Spartans at the time.

Thanks.  I think I remember seeing an interview with him, might have been on the official history dvd or something, where he was talking about getting signed by us and travelling up to St James on the bus with the fans on match days or such like.  Changed times......

[Doc]

Remember getting his autograph when he was watching a game at Blackhall Welfare, I must have been about 10 so pretty much at the time he joined us, no recollection of the game but he had a canny sheepskin on. 🙂

RIP Alan. 

[Ronaldo]

1 hour ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

I was a member for a few years; two spells, last ending 2020. My former garden backed into what used to be the  second tee (…before they built the M60!) 

 

 

 

Blowing my mind here, brother. I very nearly owned a house on Chretien Road a couple of years back which I assume once backed onto it before the sellers pulled out and we had to go with our second choice a few hundred yards away.
 

Oh and if it was you, I no longer think you’re a twat. 

[Choppy Chop Chop]

RIP Alan. thanks or the memories 

[Coffee_Johnny]

5 hours ago, Ronaldo said:

Blowing my mind here, brother. I very nearly owned a house on Chretien Road a couple of years back which I assume once backed onto it before the sellers pulled out and we had to go with our second choice a few hundred yards away.
 

Oh and if it was you, I no longer think you’re a twat. 

I really liked living there (wasn’t me by the way!). Kids all born there and went to NCS.

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Coffee_Johnny