Then versus now

[sherwoodmag]

I remember the Toons first home game against Sheffield Wednesday in the second season of the Prem.The Sky commentator announcing that Newcastle had an all British eleven.

[ghostrider]

They nearly did apart from Nicky Papavasiliou.

[sherwoodmag]

They nearly did apart from Nicky Papavasiliou.

Did he play in that game,I remember him playing in some pre season friendlies then getting dropped.

[usedtobeshearer]

Did he play in that game,I remember him playing in some pre season friendlies then getting dropped.

He did play and was taken off in the 63rd minute...great memory me!

[ghostrider]

Did he play in that game,I remember him playing in some pre season friendlies then getting dropped.

Aye he played but your thoughts are still correct because him being subbed for Alex Mathie which gave us a full 11 British players for the rest of that game. 4-2 it finished with goals from Cole 2 Allen and Mathie.

[Zippity]

That Mathie one was a corker (yeah, off his shin but it looked mint!)

Was that the one where we had to wear our green away strip because they hadn't brought their change strip (or it clashed with ours...or, well, something )

[Geordie1974]

Right about strip change Zip but I am certain we played in blue that night.

[Zippity]

Right about strip change Zip but I am certain we played in blue that night.

Yup...you're spot on, Geordie. As I was typing, I thought there was a rabbit off.