Throughout the years, whether Newcastle was faring well or not in the league, you would hardly see a significant quantity of empty seats at St’ James’ Park. Attending a football match, and for Geordies football really matters, has been a way to express that they are behind their football club through thick and thin. However, there are many hard-die United supporters who are no longer able or willing to head to St’ James’ Park for every home game and have to make do with watching their club at their neighborhood’s pub or at their home’s TV set.
For anyone who has not been introduced into the world of football paying a visit to Newcastle provides a really good understanding of what football means to a city. It’s not a hard task to find many English cities that have a liking for football although it would be difficult to name other cities that live and breathe football the way Newcastle does.
Located in the North-East region of England, the Geordie - Land is one of a kind. Known to locals as The Toon, an ancient word for town, Newcastle is the ‘capital of the North-East. The city is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne and is surrounded by the scenic beauty of Northumbria. The Millennium Bridge that stands upright on it and the huge Baltic center on the other side are hard to miss. The Quayside is a romantic place to stroll along, especially when the sun is setting. Newcastle has been emerging for many centuries; this region was the northern frontier of the Roman Empire and the heartland of the powerful Kingdom of Northumbria.
Football in its modern form arouses passion on Tyneside like no other sport. Newcastle United has encouraging and passionate loyal supporters who have always been there for their club. The club has grown from its legends. Jackie Milburn, Alan Shearer, Malcolm Macdonald and Kevin Keegan are some of the players who forged a special relationship with supporters. Their contribution to the game and the club has been incredible and they will be cherished for a lifetime. Let us see in brief how these legends have brought pride and dignity to their very own Toon Army.
Taken from The Guardian
Written by Richard Stonehouse
At 1.30 this afternoon, about one million people in Tyne and Wear and an additional million more from the North-East's diaspora, will watch and listen to what they consider to be the most important match of the season. Yet, to the rest of the watching world, the outcome will be observed with indifference.
The Tyne-Wear derby may be perceived by the uninitiated as parochial and unsophisticated, but like the world's greatest derbies it has a historical conflict as its bedrock. And if anything, as a basis for a rivalry, the Sunderland-Newcastle derby is the most legitimate conflict anywhere.
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