Why do you support the Toon.

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Originally Posted by waalsendmick

i wasn't aware you had a choice?!?!

I was brought up in battle hill (council estate in wallsend) you either supported the toon or didn't like football.


mind you, if I had made a choice, it would only have been the Toon.

there's been good times and bad, but I wouldn't change a thing.

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Battlehill wasn't built when I was a kid but my daughter lives there now,when I come up her and my son in law come with me to the match.

Me dad was from Throckley, he moved to Peterborough area for work years ago, started to take me when I was nine nearly 50-years ago, he's sadly passed now but I'm still going ... home and away, ST holder travel up from Peterborough area with a mate and my son's, seen some good times and some very dire ones ... but wouldn't change a thing ... good times ahead hopefully ... mind you been saying that for years

Shearer.

there you are. it had got mixed in with FM's multiposts

born and bred in Newcastle, as were my parents and some of my grandparents :) - was there any other team to follow ??

My uncle played for newcastle youths before the war, and was offered apprenticeship forms, but my grandad refused to sign them - "there is no future in football, get a trade" - he played for his squadron and also a couple of games for west ham after the war.

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Originally Posted by toonlegend

born and bred in Newcastle, as were my parents and some of my grandparents :) - was there any other team to follow ??

My uncle played for newcastle youths before the war, and was offered apprenticeship forms, but my grandad refused to sign them - "there is no future in football, get a trade" - he played for his squadron and also a couple of games for west ham after the war.

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About time we were able to block FM's multi posts then. I would think to most posters just a waste of space.

When the Premier League started up, they had a big push internationally. In Canada we'd get 4-5 games on to watch every weekend and I'm usually up early (7:00 or 8:00) for early kickoff. Started watching for a few years without any loyalties; then saw Shearer in the black and white and the rest is history.

I lived in Wideopen. My dad was a copper so had to do the matches regularly in the 70's and early 80's. Wouldnt take me too young due to the violence. I first went with a pal from school and his dad on 20 March 1982 v Oldham. Then went with my dad to a few matches when he moved elsewhere in the force until I started going by myself with pals Jan 1986. Never looked back.

Born in Waalsend.

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Originally Posted by Kal

Born in Waalsend.

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all the good lads were