Zatman Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Genuinely dont get the praise or hate for Newcastle. They arent world beaters but never actually claim to be just shitty media hype. Great entertainment though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 10 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: Exactly. They are a well supported club i’ll give them that, but way overhyped. As stated beforehand they only really have Sunderland and boro as teams around them who are half big clubs. It’s not like the midlands where you have like ten clubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa4europe Posted June 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2019 I did a maths project at school probably 20 years ago where I worked out distances between football clubs as the crow flies (before excel and google maps) the nearest club to them this season is huddersfield, 200km and nearly 3 hours away 3 hours from villa is 75% of the league, 2 hours from Birmingham are all 5 of the countries biggest clubs our city leaks like a sieve when it comes to supporting other teams, and that's before you throw in the fact we have 5 teams in our region, Newcastle as a city simply doesn't do it in the same way, you can throw in demographics and immigration and all sorts of factors as to why but it is factual, they are an island in football terms 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 On 11/06/2019 at 21:04, Zatman said: Genuinely dont get the praise or hate for Newcastle. They arent world beaters but never actually claim to be just shitty media hype. Great entertainment though I don't really mind them to be honest, except for this bizarre suggestion you get every now and then that they are the only club in the country who enjoy a goal-scoring number 9 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted June 12, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: I don't really mind them to be honest, except for this bizarre suggestion you get every now and then that they are the only club in the country who enjoy a goal-scoring number 9 Don’t forget the suggestion that Newcastle supporters also “pay good money” to see their team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: Don’t forget the suggestion that Newcastle supporters also “pay good money” to see their team. Ha! I haven't heard that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 14 hours ago, villa4europe said: I did a maths project at school probably 20 years ago where I worked out distances between football clubs as the crow flies (before excel and google maps) the nearest club to them this season is huddersfield, 200km and nearly 3 hours away 3 hours from villa is 75% of the league, 2 hours from Birmingham are all 5 of the countries biggest clubs our city leaks like a sieve when it comes to supporting other teams, and that's before you throw in the fact we have 5 teams in our region, Newcastle as a city simply doesn't do it in the same way, you can throw in demographics and immigration and all sorts of factors as to why but it is factual, they are an island in football terms They've got the best catchment area in British football. The only other club which comes close is Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 With the exception of Walsall, Every Midlands team , going by the Argus 6, have won a major trophy since Newcastle last did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 What’s going on with their takeover ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 17 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: What’s going on with their takeover ? They reached the desired number of season ticket sales and knocked it on the head for another year 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Demitri_C said: What’s going on with their takeover ? As I said at the time. Was never a takeover option Rafe has 2 weeks left of his contract. Dont be surprised if they in the shit next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Zatman said: As I said at the time. Was never a takeover option Rafe has 2 weeks left of his contract. Dont be surprised if they in the shit next season Makes you wonder the rumoured psg takeover for Leeds are not looking at Newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtend4life Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 It’s for a percentage of Leeds, not a full takeover isn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 13/06/2019 at 00:48, The_Rev said: the best catchment area "Largest"? , Catching anything there ? Crabs and Aids most likely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2019 15 hours ago, villa4europe said: They reached the desired number of season ticket sales and knocked it on the head for another year Yep, like I said earlier in the thread, it's an almost annual occurrence now. Expect the same stories in May 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 along with gold and Sullivan leaking stories to the media that they're going to buy messi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 12/06/2019 at 23:48, The_Rev said: They've got the best catchment area in British football. The only other club which comes close is Sunderland. Exactly, Similar distance between us and Coventry City. Imagine no Wolves, WBA, Blues or Walsall (they'd all be Villa fans) - We'd need the biggest stadium in the world if we had a catchment area like Newcastle have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted June 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, Junxs said: Exactly, Similar distance between us and Coventry City. Imagine no Wolves, WBA, Blues or Walsall (they'd all be Villa fans) - We'd need the biggest stadium in the world if we had a catchment area like Newcastle have It really surprised me when I found out that the distance between Newcastle and Boro, the club most would say are the Geordie’s “other derby” is nearly 40 miles. It would be like saying that our other local derby would be...well, Derby County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 More than that really. Liverpool is a three and a half hour drive. Manchester is a three hour drive. It's closer to Edinburgh than it is to Leeds. Even Middlesbrough is fully an hour down the road. If you live up there and you want to go to the football it really is Newcastle, Sunderland or spending six to eight hours in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 02/06/2019 at 08:06, Rugeley Villa said: You have to get back to the 50s to when they last won a major honour. Hyped up club. Up there with West Ham as probably the most overrated club in English football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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