Is this: a) comment from Alan Hansen b) official statement from the Premier League c) a quote from a deluded Toon fan on Setanta
Absolutely detest Newcastle and the more the look like getting relegated the more I hate them. Is there any club where the fans are more deluded about their sense of entitlement to win trophies and league titles just because they turn up every week? Can't stand to hear even one more Geordie go on about the fecking "Toon" and "loyalty" and "greatest fans in the world" and "don't deserve this" etc etc. Newcastle are sh*te and have been mediocre for over a decade. It's nigh on 15 years since they even looked like qualifying for the Champions League let alone actually winning anything and yet everyone still pedals this myth about their loyal fans deserving success. Hope they finish bottom. Rant over.
2 or 3 seasons in championship and the greatest fans in the world would be fleeing like rats off a sinking ship (N)
It's all a fallacy anyway When they were in t'second division (about 1990) their crowds weren't much bigger than ours are now.
The Premiership IS largely dull But the prospect of Newcastle going down might make tonight's game worth watching.
Gaz has gone down hill these last few years. he's now only as funny as Dreamboy talking about Chris Taylor and everything Oldham.</p>