Toon Army set to roll again

[PatchGirl]

Good news last night for Magpies supporters when owner Mike Ashley announced the club was no longer for sale. Chris Hughton was also appointed permanent boss.

Ashley appears to have rekindled his love affair with the Toon and has pledged to invest another £20m to help Hughton achieve an instant return to the Premier League.

Newcastle has always seemed to be a club that never quite fulfilled their true potential. They haven't won any notable honours since their Fairs Cup win in 1969.

This must be in part due to the fact that managers do not seem to remain there for very long. In fact in the last 10 years, the club has seen 8 'permanent' managers, and the late Sir Bobby Robson occupied the role for the best part of 5 of those years.

Here's hoping that between the two of them, Ashley and Hughton can pull the club up and give us loyal Geordie's something to cheer about!

[The SMG]

Every time I read anything about the Toon Army I can't help but remember that Rodney Marsh line on the Sky Sports Football phone in.

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It was almost as uncomfortable as Big Ron's famous 'off the camera' outburst towards Marcel Desailly.

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TV Gold....

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[MichaelRose]

1st = Massive over-reaction by Sky
2nd = Idiotic thing to get caught saying when you've still got a mic attached to your lapel

[WhiteBear101]

Originally Posted by MichaelRose

1st = Massive over-reaction by Sky

I thought so. I really miss the old 'dream team' on Soccer Saturday with Marsh and George Best. Nowadays all we're left with is Paul Merson and Matt Le Tiss. Charlie Nicholas is an idiot and Phil Thompson gets right on my nerves.