Back issues are available from The Back Page, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Issue 3 - Get your Motor Runnin' |
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Gary
Speed was the cover star, with an insert for the Save Our Seats campaign (from whence came valued writer Colin Whittle) and a
full page Show Racism The Red Card showed that true faith intended to occupy territory a million miles from other club’s
publications that continued to churn through bland adverts asking
bored players whether they preferred John Smith’s or Bud. A commitment to the wider life of Newcastle
United was shown by a selection of Reserve and Junior match reports.
Frankly, punters purchasing a copy of the fanzine on the day it came
out would have been better advised on reading it than watching the
dull draw with Everton that took place that day. |
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Issue 2 - Back in the Old Routine |
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Out
for the 2-1 bea(s)ting of The Beasts in early October with Robert
Lee on the cover, it boasted such regular features as Faith of
our Fathers and Thru Black and White Eyes. Robson’s
arrival was welcomed throughout (not surprising as we’d just twatted
Sheff Wed 8-0) and articles criticising The Halls & Shepherd (away
ticket allocations being a cause of real anguish back then) rubbed
shoulders with a feature on NUFC sites on t’internet. Half a decade
ago now seems half a life time ago, in terms of technological
advances in football websites; for example, nufc.com merits only a
couple of lines. |
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Issue 1 - Come Together |
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Coming out the day we drew 3-3 with Wimbledon to provide Gullit with
his only point of that last disastrous leg of his leadership, the
cover boasted a pensive Lion of Gosforth and a strap line of Come
Together. Thankfully the other option of a certain Dutchman with
"Ruudy Can’t Fail" was nixed at the last minute. The only edition not
be strict A5 size, it boasted 32 pages of unease at summer signings
and early season stutters, mixed in with a dollop of local
historical pride. It could never last could it? |
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Issues 45 - 43 |
Issues 42 - 40 |
Issues 39 - 37 |
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Issues 36 - 34 |
Issues 33 - 31 |
Issues 30 - 28 |
Issues 27 - 25 |
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Issues 24 - 22 |
Issues 21 - 19 |
Issues 18 - 16 |
Issues 15 - 13 |
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Issues 12 - 10 |
Issues 9 - 7 |
Issues 6 - 4 |
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