The Fish
Winger
I wouldn't throw stones about "banging on" about events being small time, if I were you.
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June to July 2020 - NUFC
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Fitzgerald
Full Back
We've never been low enough to play in such a tinpot lower league cup.
Exactly the johnstones paint trophy is about as small time as it gets!
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Clean Bristow
Guest
You managed the European version though after we turned it down.
Fitzgerald
Full Back
No it's not. Only top flight clubs featured in that. Not kids and third and fourth division clubs. It also led to several more euro trips on our record too. Trips that you lot would kill just to have 1 of. Which now looks like it will never happen.
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Clean Bristow
Guest
The current Premier league champions have been where we are. Forest, two times proper European cup winners too. Leicester recent cup and league winners. It happens. Nufc avoided this fate by the skin of their teeth the season before they were properly formed.
ferryhill mackem
Striker
Didn’t stop you getting excited about it though and wanting more tickets for it
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Clean Bristow
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A Spanish team pulled out cos they couldn't get babysitters.
Aye you lot constantly bring up your 6 league titles and I am always happy to concede back in the 1800's you were giants.
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Clean Bristow
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You have a special relationship with the cup, as long as coloured telly isn't a factor.
Binxy
Striker
When have you been giants like?
The Ghost of Arca
Midfield
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This post sums up everything about them. It never happened recently so it dont count. Unbelievable
Bit like Newcastle fans lecturing Sunderland fans about free tickets then giving ten thousand away themselves
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Clean Bristow
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I was at Nufc versus Bastia in the late 70s so I know all about it.
The Ghost of Arca
Midfield
Yet you wanted 8000 tickets for it
Blue_Monday
Central Defender
Newcastle fans just saw it as a joke and a day out to go watch the kids play against Sunderland.
I was genuinely surprised at how giddy Sunderland fans got when they got to the final of that cup, like it was some sort of big trophy and achievement.
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Clean Bristow
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It was, I want us to win anything. I haven't seen it. I remember NUFC winning the Japan cup in 1983 and that was treated like a World cup win. There was a crowd at the airport when the team returned.
I agree but then again I never mention them.
my dad does, he still talks about the 50's when we were a great FA cup side, he was there, he remembers them so to him they are a big thing.
I wasn't born so while they are part of the heritage of the club they mean very little to me.
As far as I'm concerned I can't remember either Newcastle or Sunderland winning anything , we have both been dog shit in terms of winning trophies which is why I never bring them up.
You might have a point if the former happened after the latter. Alas...
You keep banging that drum criticising our European record though when Shola Ameobi has scored three times as many in European competition as Sunderland have in their entire history.
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The Ghost of Arca
Midfield
I give two shites about it like.
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