By John Christie
June 1 2009

As a Liverpool fan I’ve always been puzzled at the attitude of Newcastle fans. Not their own belief that their team is ranked somewhere between Real Madrid and the Brazil 70 team (blind loyalty) but that no one else can see it.

I have no axe to grind with Newcastle fans; on the whole I've always found them very much akin to Scousers, on holiday by the pool, they do like a pint and will talk all day long.

But.....

Why do they though have this arrogant, grandiose impression of their team? Why do they think the football world revolves around them?  I won't start debunking them with honours lists, that's far too easy. There must be a reason for their belief in the standing of their team though, but what is it?

Is it their geographic location? The Geordie Nation! Tucked away in the far north east corner, practically in Scotland. Are they fed biased propaganda by local media bigging up their importance akin to what's going on in North Korea?

You could say the same of the Liverpool Echo or the Manchester Evening News. Difference is, we are constantly looking over each others shoulder.

Is it they are a one team town, unlike ourselves, always good to bring your Evertonians world down to earth, and vice versa?

To me as an outsider looking in, this attitude is their worst enemy.

Weak leadership pandering to the masses for quick fixes. No ones ever good enough a manager. Even Sir Bobby Robson was shown the door after fans declared he could not take them any further, not to mention Dalglish, he didn't know what he was doing ?  There's plenty more, but IMO this is their Achilles.

The day they realise their place in the real world, is were they are right now, is the day they will move forward.

Geordies, Their Own Worst Enemies? An Outsiders View

Discussion started by Mighty Reds , 01/06/2009 11:53

Mighty Reds
01/06/2009 11:53

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Steve
01/06/2009 12:22

Good shout!

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appyammer
01/06/2009 12:28

they think they deserve a trophy for attendances.

down to 16 thou at one time.

shi8t fans who boo more than cheer

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Casey's boots
01/06/2009 15:53

Souness said there are 15,000 Newcastle fans and 30,000 spectators at their games.

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Thackley white
01/06/2009 19:57

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Casey's boots
Souness said there are 15,000 Newcastle fans and 30,000 spectators at their games.

Must be 60,000 spectators at old trafford then!

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cheerycherry
03/06/2009 01:07

Spot on. Until the fans are realistic the club will go nowhere under that weight of unrealistic expectation. Mind you the club has not been helped by successive managers buying in more ***** than genuine talent.

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