Would You Swap?

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Normally I would have included this question in one of my post match summaries. However, such has been the at times torrid nature of this past season I couldn't summon up the energy to write one after yesterday. Barring the 37th minute applause for Steve Harper it didn't live up to billing.

Yet as it happens following yesterdays game something did crop up over a few end of campaign beers. Namely would you as a Toon fan swap places with Portsmouth as a Club? Like Wigan they have won the FA Cup, are now owned by The Fans as a Community Club (something which some supporters would like to happen at Newcastle) despite just recently being relegated and will play in League 2 next season? That said, like Wigan, who have also been relegated this season to The Championship, they have given their supporters something to cheer about, albeit possibly short lived.

Some pretty mixed responses and lively discussion around the table I must admit, although most in my company said they wouldn't swap. The majority putting forward the view staying in the Premier League is an absolute essential, never mind the desire of being able to compete among the big boys. Which one or two thought would be difficult should Wor Mikey continue to run the Club as it is. The guys involved in this debate are all season ticket holders for many years by the way, some still going home and away. Not all of them live in the North East either.

I just wonder what others on here think about such a swap, would you take it or leave it and why?

Lights Oot!

[supermac]

Great question, Lights...I'll need a few days to pen my 10,000 words on the subject

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May 20, 2013 23:03:18 GMT 1 supermac said:

Great question, Lights...I'll need a few days to pen my 10,000 words on the subject

Shit.....another War and Peace.....z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-

[supermac]

If stars were based on word count instead of number of posts, I'd be a Blue Star, too

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May 20, 2013 23:48:05 GMT 1 supermac said:

If stars were based on word count instead of number of posts, I'd be a Blue Star, too

Well said sir!....Give you that.

[Fairscup]

No I wouldn't swap with anyone - REMEMBER - ASHLEY HAS A 5 YEAR PLAN !!!!

[Captain Marvel]

I cannot see the reasoning in looking at "swapping" with teams who are not comparable in attendances or income with NUFC.
Yes Wigan have won the cup as did Portsmouth but so have Chelsea, Man U., Arsenal, Liverpool, etc..
Two of those four teams have lower attendances than the toon. One of those you could argue has higher revenues than us plus they have an owner who could walk away leaving them in the mire but these are the teams we should be looking to emulate not minnows.
ATB

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The reasoning is quite straight forward as it's not about trying to swap a like for like situation. Those so called minnows (Been quite a few of them) as you put it Capt'n have won silverware recently. While Newcastle despite having higher attendances and financial clout have won jack sh*t. The comparative attendance issue you mention with the Red Scousers and Chelski is determined by current ground size. Both of them are more than capable of putting bums on seats should they increase capacity.

Regardless of that lot I'll take your answer as a no.

Lights Oot!

[Captain Marvel]

May 21, 2013 12:38:51 GMT 1 @clearwhitelight said:

The reasoning is quite straight forward as it's not about trying to swap a like for like situation. Those so called minnows (Been quite a few of them) as you put it Capt'n have won silverware recently. While Newcastle despite having higher attendances and financial clout have won jack sh*t. The comparative attendance issue you mention with the Red Scousers and Chelski is determined by current ground size. Both of them are more than capable of putting bums on seats should they increase capacity.

Regardless of that lot I'll take your answer as a no.

Lights Oot!

Given that we had the same win ratio as the latter teams it is feasible to think that the number of bums on seats would also increase at the toon (thats if there were more seats).

And yes it is a no.

[Blue Star Broon]

in re guards to Bin dippers and Chelski did you mean puttin bums in seats or did I misinterpret?

[Captain Marvel]

I see Tony Pulis has gone from Stoke who`s next for the chop?

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May 21, 2013 15:50:34 GMT 1 Captain Marvel said:

I see Tony Pulis has gone from Stoke who`s next for the chop?

Alan Pardew is now the second longest serving EPL manager......its all his fault.

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May 21, 2013 15:50:34 GMT 1 Captain Marvel said:

I see Tony Pulis has gone from Stoke who`s next for the chop?

Would that have been a pork chop?

Lights Oot!

[Captain Marvel]

May 21, 2013 19:48:58 GMT 1 @clearwhitelight said:

May 21, 2013 15:50:34 GMT 1 Captain Marvel said:

I see Tony Pulis has gone from Stoke who`s next for the chop?

Would that have been a pork chop?

Lights Oot!

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Quite possibly!! ;D ;D ;D although you could say he made a pigs ear
go a long way! 7 years he did that job for!
ATB

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Been reading some interesting stuff from Stoke supporters....Pulis divides their opinions almost as much as APee does at The Toon.

Never liked his approach to football, but I will give him credit for keeping them in the Premier League when quite a few so called experts thought he would fail. Which kind of begs the question will whoever takes over manage to do the same...?

Lights Oot!