Paul Kannell
Vital 1st Team Regular
Great memories of the match at Joker Park, was in with the mackems as well, not so great memories of the 2nd leg.
RIP Jim
RIP Jim
You beat me to it, PK. Some of us had been reminiscing about that only a month or so ago.
Although he was at the club in turbulent times, he did a lot of good.
He brought in Micky Quinn, Geordie Pav, Budgie, Gavin Peacock among others.
He also introduced some local lads; Steve Howey, Steve Watson, Lee Clark, Kevin Scott, Robbie Elliott and a few more besides.
He may not go down as one of the greats but his contribution makes him one of the definite goods.
If Jim can look down from wherever he may be, thanks for the effort. There are plenty of happy memories.
Thoughts are with his family.
Newcastle played 10 away games (11 if inc playoff) after Aitken was signed and only won 2 of them Mc. Back to back defeats at firstly Bradford, particularly, and then Blackburn, as you say, were in March and ultimately proved fatal to the promotion bid.He Signed Roy Aitken in January 1990 and we were unbeaten away from home till about April when we lost 2-0 at Blackburn
No worries marra. The Bradford one stuck in my mind as earlier that’s all but had to check the rest. I remembered a lot of draws. Kevin Scott at Wolves was a win that put Newcastle back in the hunt - primarily cos Leeds and Sheff Utd had each other to play and obviously both couldn’t win. Yeah that was a shocker at Boro - was at that one as well (bizarrely in the boro 100 club- but that’s another story). Slaven on the holgate end gates. Jeez what a crap hole that ground was. Well, the whole place actually.Thanks Finn for correcting my lapse, I was working away from home in those days and remember after Aitken was signed we went 10 games undefeated in the League and after the 2 consecutive defeats we had another spell of 9 games undefeated until the final day of the season and a bad defeat at Boro.
It's strange how much you can remember from 30 years ago. We lost 1-2 at Stoke on Boxing Day when I took my lads. Chris Kamara was playing that day and I'm sure they were relegated the same season.
Stoke. Enough said. ‘95 league cup immediately comes to mind.Kicked off big time behind the away end just before the proper kick off at the Victoria Ground. Not very festive of them. Kamara not only played, he swayed the game, if not scoring.
Excellent recollections Finn, I probably went to as many away games that season as any other. And, without forgetting the thread title, when Jim Smith was manager
You got me thinking about living away. I had thought it was about the time of Smith but was in fact some months before. I was in London as was my sister. Now that I have had the time to check, it was actually September 1988, only a few months after I moved down.Thanks Finn for correcting my lapse, I was working away from home in those days and remember after Aitken was signed we went 10 games undefeated in the League and after the 2 consecutive defeats we had another spell of 9 games undefeated until the final day of the season and a bad defeat at Boro.