Quote Originally Posted by ex_pat_magpie View Post
Great insight that Zip.
The core of the club are Geordies.

Having Longstaff's development back on track from the amazing start he made under Rafa is delightful for 2 reasons.
1 - Having a Geordie at the heart of the midfield is magic. Reminds me of Wor Clarke
2 - Once again proves Longy is class & Cabbage head is the destroyer of careers

The overall feeling about the club nowadays is that the club is family again. The city, the fans, the club whilst I was growing up danced to the same rhythm. That connection was lost for a long, long time. Probably 2 or 3 yrs before Ashley took over the root began to set in. We all endured the previous regime and how utterly divided we were, how much hatred there was between individual fans & supporters groups.

I remember being at a match away from home. I'd flown in from Qatar to the UK. I forget which match it was but I remember sections of the away support having a go at each other. It was not the united, one for all, all for one esprit de corps of the late 1990s.

The dignity the owners have brought back to the club, having Amanda & Mehrdad running the club, bringing their kids to the game, Trippier being a good family man, The Longstaffs & so on, just reinforces that feeling that we are a family club.

A United club. Long may it continue!