Boredom and singleton has set in so I'm tracking the performances of the 'Big 3 North East Clubs throughout the years as my knowledge/memory only goes back to the late 80s (being 47)
Anyhow upon Googling who knew ...
The FA Cup had a 3rd Place Play-off (like the World Cup does)
and without googling what on earth was the Watney Cup!! (I certainly wouldn't know the answer to this in a pub quiz)
A generation of Boro fans have now missed out on seeing a Tyne-Tees Derby (the last competitive 1st team game being played 2009/10) and wouldn't have a clue what to expect next time the fixture is played with it almost been 13 years/seasons since the Geordies last came to town (I'm sure Cleveland Police are happy with this statistic)
(League Games Only) Prior to that we went 9 seasons without the fixture from 1965/66 until Jack Charlton brought top flight football back to Boro in 1974/75
Between 1995/96 and 2009/10 (the last time we played them) only one season didn't see a Tyne-Tees Derby (I guess the boom spell for us)
Is rivalry always there or the longer a fixture doesn't take place does it become a distant memory? I'm sure I'd be buzzing if we were to be playing Newcastle again next season (even if we got tonked on both occasions)
Darlington and Hartlepool haven't played each other now since 2007, but if one team was to get promoted and the other relegated that derby would come round again next season and I'm sure would generate plenty of interest in both towns
There's the old chestnut that it isn't a Derby for neither of our locals rivals when we play them, but I think Northumbira Police beg to differ on that matter
The longest spell I can see without a Tees-Wear Derby (league only) is also as recent as 2009/10 until 2016/17 when we did our 7 consecutive seasons in the Championship (but I do remember drawing them in both the FA and League Cups during this period so the gap doesn't seem as long)
back to the Snooker haha ...
Anyhow upon Googling who knew ...
The FA Cup had a 3rd Place Play-off (like the World Cup does)
and without googling what on earth was the Watney Cup!! (I certainly wouldn't know the answer to this in a pub quiz)
A generation of Boro fans have now missed out on seeing a Tyne-Tees Derby (the last competitive 1st team game being played 2009/10) and wouldn't have a clue what to expect next time the fixture is played with it almost been 13 years/seasons since the Geordies last came to town (I'm sure Cleveland Police are happy with this statistic)
(League Games Only) Prior to that we went 9 seasons without the fixture from 1965/66 until Jack Charlton brought top flight football back to Boro in 1974/75
Between 1995/96 and 2009/10 (the last time we played them) only one season didn't see a Tyne-Tees Derby (I guess the boom spell for us)
Is rivalry always there or the longer a fixture doesn't take place does it become a distant memory? I'm sure I'd be buzzing if we were to be playing Newcastle again next season (even if we got tonked on both occasions)
Darlington and Hartlepool haven't played each other now since 2007, but if one team was to get promoted and the other relegated that derby would come round again next season and I'm sure would generate plenty of interest in both towns
There's the old chestnut that it isn't a Derby for neither of our locals rivals when we play them, but I think Northumbira Police beg to differ on that matter
The longest spell I can see without a Tees-Wear Derby (league only) is also as recent as 2009/10 until 2016/17 when we did our 7 consecutive seasons in the Championship (but I do remember drawing them in both the FA and League Cups during this period so the gap doesn't seem as long)
back to the Snooker haha ...