pslewis

Heading towards oblivion (1989 - 1992)
The Magpies tumbled back into the Second Division in 1989 and over the next three seasons found themselves in a perilous state. They had little money, star players headed south and crowds dwindled. Several managerial changes took place - Jim Smith and Ossie Ardiles could not stop the rot. With the club hovering on the brink of a further, potentially catastrophic, relegation Newcastle United needed a saviour. They not only found one, but two, as Sir John Hall and Kevin Keegan joined forces to salvage Newcastle's reputation.

So, it seems, BORO weren't the ONLY team who needed help in the 80's!!

The TOONS talk as though they have been a top team always ... well, I have news for them - they started rotting 50 years ago and haven't stopped!!

Pete

FASTER MIKE!!

the thing is pete, keegan didnt come till the 90's so get your facts right you silly old duffer
what division were boro in in 1986? in 1986 newcastle were in the old division 1

mike

pslewis

Read the post AGAIN ... the dates given were 1989 - 1992 ... I know more about the HISTORY of NUFC (mind you, thats all they have - no future!!)

Pete

Castrol

Pete

You really post complete and utter bollocks!

In 1990 we made the playoffs! In 1992 we beat you lot 3-1 in the League Cup at Awsome Park! In 1992/3 We led Div 1 from start to finish and won the 1st Div Championship and you were relegated! In 1993/4 we ended up 3rd in the EPL - you were in the First Division! You've never been 3rd (twice), or 2nd (twice), or 4th, or 5th or 6th or 7th... I wish there was a, shaking of head in disbelief at sheer ignorance, Smilie.

Oh and 37 years ago we became one of the few British Clubs to win a major European trophy - the one you failed to win - and the only Club in the North East!

Castrol

Shooting fish in barrels again...

CrisPDuk

PMSL are you lot squabbling over the scraps again

Let me see if I've got this straight, none of your lot, Smoggies, Mackems or Barcodes (all the same thing really) has ever won anything of note?

So you're all reduced to fighting amongst yourselves over who came 2nd in this year or 3rd in that

CrisPDuk

Why don't you all club together and see if you can get one halfway decent team together

Senior_AP

Newcastle are a bigger club than Middlesbro.

They finished far higher in the league, have a better stadium and will continue to be a better and bigger club.

If both clubs finish, say, 10th in the league, it is considered a "good" season for Middlesbro, but a bad season for Newcastle. That pretty much say's it all.

I'm a fan of neither, but sorry Pete - ya full o' shoooiite.

FASTER MIKE!!

so pete your basically talking about 2 bad seasons? is thats the best you can come up with? dont have time to list all the ups and downs of boros BIG history sorry 20 years..... after all your strikers are older than the club, by a good 10 years

mike

wrxjimmy

Newcastle United have won four old first division league titles, six FA Cups, and the Fairs Cup.

Castrol

As Jimmy's already pointed out, no you haven't.

Castrol

And until last Saturday's lucky win for Liverpool, we both had the same number of wins in the FA Cup. So many Football fans in Scoobynet and so much ignorance...

CrisPDuk

Fair enough then. It was just the impression that is created by you barcodes & smoggies. You all appear to think a successful season is based on your league positions relative to each other, rather than the rest of the country


For the record I was aware that NUFC had won the league on the odd occasion, but I wasn't aware that their record in the FA Cup was as bad as ours

CrisPDuk

Apart from getting away with one of the poorest defensive performances of the season I don't understand how you can say we were 'lucky' They scored from an own goal, a goalie's blunder, and a fluke to rival Giggs' Arsenal Goal

pslewis

All 50 years ago!!

I was only 27 then!

Pete

FASTER MIKE!!

still more than you regardless of your age

Castrol

Crispy

Got to admit to not seeing the game - in the Lake District, but I made my comment based on commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live and subsequent Media reports. Apologies if I was wrong.

As for NUFC fans wanting to end a Season above The Smogs. For most in here, I'd say this is one off banter for Pete's benefit. Most Toon fans don't give a t0ss about Boro - not interested in the slightest. Boro fans of course, have an obsession about Newcastle Utd FC, built on years of jealousy, watching us usually achieve more than they could ever dream. Many Teessiders also envy the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: its architecture, shopping, status, wealth, etc.

NUFC fans want to beat everyone, but aim their sights at the likes of Liverpool, ManYu, Arsenal and Chelsea. Oh yes, and Sunderland - the only club they play derbies against. The Smogs are 50 miles and 2 counties away from Newcastle. There are also 3 League teams closer to NUFC than Middlesbrough FC (1986). Indeed, both Carlisle and Berwick-on-Tweed are almost as close to Newcastle as Middlesbrough is, and no one would call a game against either of them a Derby!

I openly admit to hating Middlesbrough.

Cheers

FASTER MIKE!!

and the mighty gretna