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Travelling over from Australia for our first ever game – We were met with this Newcastle United experienceTravelling over from Australia for our first ever game – We were met with this Newcastle United experienceI feel compelled to write this article, and I apologise for the long story, after my family made a recent visit to St. James Park for the very first time.Here, when growing up in the late 70s early 80s English football coverage was limited.
As the world shrunk through exposed media and the introduction of the internet, I decided to find an English club to support in the early years of the Premier League. Before the likes of Bruno arrived, one of our favourite players was the Spaniard Joselu. The ball would fall to him in the box and as we launched out of our seats in anticipation we would see his shot, more often than not, hit the corner flag instead of the back of the net. But he always tried and effort was never an issue with him.
These guys were engaging, inclusive, warm and humorous. We talked about the lyrics to the Blaydon Races and how the city had changed. Tony brought up an old black and white photo of a row of terrace houses and pointed to the one on the end. “That’s where I grew up” he said proudly, “Those houses have all gone now”. We talked about St. James and another old black and white aerial shot of the ground was produced.
That’s when it hit me…we were total strangers and these people were welcoming, engaging, warm, strong, proud, generous and went out of their way to make us feel special. Is this the “Geordie Spirit” we can see and hear through the TV when we watch the games from home?
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