Sunderland v Newcastle

Advantages: Exciting, last derby for some time
Disadvantages: worrying first half, stupid Sunderland fans invading the pitch

...(first posted on my LJ, felt like sharing it here too) Went early, hoping to see some of the Newcastle players. So funny cos on the way all the signs that would normally say Stadium of Light said Stadium of S***e, lol!! Wonder if someone did that overnight or if it's been like that for ages! Anyway ended up round the the front of the stadium (by the river). After a while saw 2 Sunderland players go in but they ignored everyone. About 5 mins later looked down the left and noticed Liam Lawrence getting out his car and a crowd forming around it. I dashed down there and got pics and an autograph, saw 2 more players so got a few more pics and autographs which was nice (even though they play for Sunderland :p). Never saw the Newcastle team so they must of come really early! Unless they go in a different way. Got to about 2pm and all...

emre.nufc 30.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle United

The UNITED of the world

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...It's possible to ask yourself, why the hell he has placed under the Newcastle’s opinion something about the word “united”. Read the results of my research and you will understand why… The word "United" means that all the members of a team affirm to belong under the same “flag” and to be focused for the same purpose. The first time that this word appeared in football was the decade of 1880 in Newcastle. There were Newcastle East-end and Newcastle West-end. When East end had for home stadium the “Saint James Park” in the west part of the town in 1892, they decided to establish a name that will bring all the fans together. That’s how Newcastle United was born. In other cases, the word United was used in order to declare the purpose that a club had, as for example Newton Heath...

aek21 30.01.2002 · Read review
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Are they strong enough to beat united?

Advantages: turning season for the team
Disadvantages: still need 1 or 2 changes

...Now this season after the revival under robson can Newcastle play like they did at st.james park last season beating united 3-0 ? now newcastle seem to be even stronger than last season with carl cort and our argentinian players fumaca and bassedas. untieds first game in the charity shield showed that they are beatable quite easily! we seem to be quite confident about this season and as long as we keep our chins up and play as we should we could make the top 5 teams very easily. robson could be the next kevin keegan to newcastle but lets see if he can take us all the way? i hope so....

IMNUFC 17.08.2000 · Read review
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Newcastle ? Big things expected from them this season

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...Bobby Robson has worked miracles at the club that looked certain to get relegated before he took over. He has fixed holes in the leaky defence, sharpened up the midfield and worked hard to get the most out of Alan Shearer. This season, I?d expect to see Newcastle finish in the top 10 and possibly fight for a UEFA cup spot. They are one of the biggest clubs in the country and have fanatical support, with the old master at the helm; I?m expecting big things of Newcastle next season. I doubt they?ll let Sunderland get as many points off them next season....

robsephton 11.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle United

Choose Newcastle!!!!!!!!

Advantages: Read on and find out.
Disadvantages: It is a long way from the rest of the country.....

...I have now been a postgraduate student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Newcastle for the last two years and within this review I am going to sell you the virtues of coming here (mostly)..... So if you're interested please do read on! ***The University*** >>>>>General Info Newcastle is an old red brick University and consequently it has some of those old beautiful red brick parts that they just don't build anymore (this is where you will find architecture and the buisness school). It has a fabulous reputation and I can vouch for this personally, I think it is just great. Things round here are also changing fast, just in the last couple of years that I have been here they have built a brand new very funky looking Georgraphy department and the Northern Institute for Cancer Resarch. Things are changing fast...

nickyturnill 29.06.2005 · Read review
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Looney Toons!

Advantages: The fans
Disadvantages: The owner, the team!

...Where do i start with this club? Ive followed Newcastle United since i arrived on this planet. Born into a geordie family with black and white blood i should have realised i was in for a rollercoster ride. I was born in Good Hope Birmingham whilst my mother, father and sister all born in Newcastle General. Due to my dads work commitments and my mum looking at a house in the Midlands i came 3 weeks early. A born and bread Brummie! I never really got into football untill i was around 8, World Cup 1990, my lasting memory is always Gazza crying and i asked my mum why he was so upset, she replied " hes a passionate geordie!"....only then did i realise just how much football meant, playing in the street with my friends all wearing the claret and blue of Aston Villa, the red of Liverpool. These teams were flourishing in the top division while...

adamjk007 11.06.2009 · Read review
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Mediocre Magpies

Advantages: Good team on paper, that has been boosted by good signings. Good manager and passionate fans
Disadvantages: Bad luck with injuries. Not the team that was challenging United a few years back

...I am sure many people will agree with me that the last few seasons have been dazzling for the black and white army. More often than not they have disappointed and it seems an eternity from the days of challenging Manchester United for the Premiership crown under Keegan, even though it was only four years ago. Will the new season be any better for Newcastle fans? Last season Newcastle finished a disappointing mid-table last season in the Premiership. Admittedly they suffered a lot of injury problems, but it was still a let down for the whole team to finish such a disappointing way. That is not to say there is a lack of talent at St. James Park. On his day and free of injury Shearer is one of the best strikers in the UK, if not Europe, Peruvian international Nolberto Solano is a great midfielder, Kieron Dyer should have a good England...

Chris_Padden 02.09.2001 · Read review
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Newcastle

Advantages: The nightlife, the shopping, everything!!
Disadvantages: None!! A weekend prob isnt long enough!

...I am a student in Newcastle, and it is a brilliant city to live in. I'm from a small little town so Newcastle was a bit of a change for me, but I love it! NIGHTLIFE: Nights out in Newcastle are excellent, i tend to just go out through the week, as even tho Fridays and Saturdays are both excellent nights out, wherever you go it is really expensive (so on these nights I would just stick to the student union). On a Saturday night you could pay about £10 to get in a club. Every other night out in Newcastle is also brilliant- and cheap too! On a Monday night I would go to bars in The Gate - a big complex with the Odeon ciinema, restaurants (such as Frankie and Bennys, Pizza Hut, The Spice Cube, Nandos, Ask,M.A Potters and a new one Bannatyne) and the fantastic bars (many of which are open late, and more like clubs than bars). There...

helloiamkirsty 11.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle in general

Obafemi Martins review

Advantages: Explosive pace, power, shooting, excellent heading
Disadvantages: not the greatest passer or defender

...Obafemi Martins is a striker for Newcastle United Football Team (or soccer team depending on where you live) and is one of my favourite players. I have the privilege to watch him play every two weeks or so as I have a season ticket, and it is always an exciting game when he plays. He is explosive, he can run the 100m sprint in less than 11 seconds, and has such powerful shots that one of them is a contender for the fastest goal ever in the Premier league ( the screamer he scored against Tottenham Hotspurs). However, because of his unpredictability he sometimes misplaces passes or runs as his team mates sometimes do not always know what he is thinking. I would suggest checking him out by watching some of his old videos of when he played for Inter Milan, or watch him when Newcastle or Nigeria play (he is a Nigeria international) as he can...

Loughran 06.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle United

fans 'United'

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...(30m from Leeds United) Out Diego Forlan (undisclosed to Villareal) David Beckham (25m to Real Madrid) Fabien Barthez (free transfer to Marseille) Nicky Butt (2.5m to Newcastle) You only have to look around the club museum at Old Trafford to understand the amazing history of this club. - ranging from waiting years to win the title and now winning the Premiership 8 times in 12 years. Just to see all the trophies and understand all the events that have happened in the clubs past, makes you priveleged to be part of an organisation, a family, that will always be there for you. It makes you understand that if it wasn't for what had happened in the past, all the trophies and sucess the club had, then there may not have been a club today. The family mentality was in force in the early nineties when United brought through a collection...

MUFCboi 04.12.2004 · Read review
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