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was less mags at work thats for sure
Where were ours prior to the new stadium? Stood in crowds of 12000 at roker in season we won old first division.
Our average for that season was over 17,000 so 12,000 was very much the exception rather than the rule.You are being slightly disingenuous there like, and putting in a bit of a red herring. The odd crowd of that level was in the first half of the season before we realised we were on to a good thing. To say "crowds of 12000 at roker in season we won old first division" suggests we wouldn't even turn up for a championship winning team.
Not specific to NUFC. The premier league and sky coverage gave the game the lift it needed. With the influx of money it attracted foreigners, and more exciting footballGenuine question. Were they people just not that interested in football before Sky and Keegan sexed it up for them, or were there loads of traitors from around the North East that defected?
So what you're saying is we stayed away until it picked up? But like the mags and pretty much every other team then?You are being slightly disingenuous there like, and putting in a bit of a red herring. The odd crowd of that level was in the first half of the season before we realised we were on to a good thing. To say "crowds of 12000 at roker in season we won old first division" suggests we wouldn't even turn up for a championship winning team.
They also didn't make the gate up as we did.Allegedly . When the Echo and the Football Echo used to do the back in the day articles and publish reports of games in the 60's and 70's they would often have a picture showing a fullish Roker and Clock Stand paddock and the gate will be have been recorded as 23,000. The ground was much bigger and fuller than 97 and the 22k sell outsNewcastle's gates have historically been higher than ours on average. I don't subscribe to the argument that thousands chucked out their Sunderland scarfs and were lured in by Keegan.
What Newcastle did do was cultivate an interest among young people and those who were previously uninterested. It was easy to do this with their better team, stadium, city and media image. The gap between the two clubs in the 90s was vast but we wrestled back a lot of the lost ground in terms of support with the opening of a new stadium as it made football a more attractive pass time for families here - Reid's team also helped matters.
We are probably back at our natural levels now in terms of the numbers that follow both clubs
Probably Preston in the league cup. Sub 10 k crowds are pretty normal in that competitionHe did, as did I. Can remember being part of a sub-10,000 attendance at Roker circa 94 against some shite on a freezing cold Saturday. Lee Howey scored a hat-trick. Damned if I can remember who it was against. Think it was Buxton in charge.
Vast majority were over 10k though. Sub. 10k gates very much he exception for us and the mags to be fairAnd plenty of sub 10,000 crowds before Stokoe arrived - it was bloody cold.
Okay let's put this another way.
It would be fair to say that Newcastle have more armchair gobshites fans that have never set foot in St. James', due to their relative success in the league under Keegan and Robson.
The SAFC supporters from outside Sunderland are of a more genuine class than your average Mag from outside Newcastle.
Must have been like in the Lord of the Rings where they made auksJohn hall had a clone factory up on Byker and he made them all iirc
So what you're saying is we stayed away until it picked up? But like the mags and pretty much every other team then?
We were top of the league around December time and I remember a crowd of about 12k at home to palace if I remember rightly.
Yeah, that's right. The win put us second iirc, but in mitigation it was on the telly and it was probably only after that game the fans thought we had a chance of promotion. This was after 3 straight seasons of nearly going down and no real money being spent that season.
Look I'm not knocking anyone forYeah, that's right. The win put us second iirc, but in mitigation it was on the telly and it was probably only after that game the fans thought we had a chance of promotion. This was after 3 straight seasons of nearly going down and no real money being spent that season.
Aye, I remember that one. Sunday, live on the box, and it pissed down all day. Dreadful gameSo what you're saying is we stayed away until it picked up? But like the mags and pretty much every other team then?
We were top of the league around December time and I remember a crowd of about 12k at home to palace if I remember rightly.
Yep I was in main stand. Think we won 1-0. The reverse fixture we won 1-0 through David Kelly after bracewell and Scott missed penners. Went through a right phase of missing penalties around that time.Aye, I remember that one. Sunday, live on the box, and it pissed down all day. Dreadful game