- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Parrs Wood Press (1 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903158702
- ISBN-13: 978-1903158708
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 884,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fanatical support for Newcastle United remains a bankrupt enterprise in the hard currency of silverware. But at least the experience is considerably more comfortable than it used to be! In Standing In The Corner, Pete McParlin recounts the days when three quarters of St. James' Park was windswept uncovered terracing, the football was, at best, average and when the people running Newcastle United were as ascetic as the conditions they expected their fanatical followers to endure.
The story unfolds amid the harrowing backdrop of the 1974 FA Cup Final. As the author's school and junior's football career fades into mediocrity, so too do The Magpies, suffering relegation to Division Two. His passion for the game is re-awakened when Newcastle sign Kevin Keegan, the Messiah's first game for United coinciding with the teenager's first visit to the hallowed Gallowgate End. From that day on, his footballing obsession is realised from standing on the terraces rather than playing on the pitch.
The book recounts, in detail, the times from Newcastle's glorious promotion in 1984 to their second full season as an established Premiership force in 1995. The sale of Waddle, Beardsley and Gascoigne, relegation again in 1989 and the protracted take-over and revitalisation of the club by The Magpie Group are all covered. And throughout the roller coaster ride, there are the author's experiences of the hundreds of matches he attended, home and away. In short, this is a tale of a childhood fanatic and committed Magpies fan from the early eighties to mid nineties, a story that will probably seem familiar to thousands of others now fast approaching their fortieth birthdays!
The story unfolds amid the harrowing backdrop of the 1974 FA Cup Final. As the author's school and junior's football career fades into mediocrity, so too do The Magpies, suffering relegation to Division Two. His passion for the game is re-awakened when Newcastle sign Kevin Keegan, the Messiah's first game for United coinciding with the teenager's first visit to the hallowed Gallowgate End. From that day on, his footballing obsession is realised from standing on the terraces rather than playing on the pitch.
The book recounts, in detail, the times from Newcastle's glorious promotion in 1984 to their second full season as an established Premiership force in 1995. The sale of Waddle, Beardsley and Gascoigne, relegation again in 1989 and the protracted take-over and revitalisation of the club by The Magpie Group are all covered. And throughout the roller coaster ride, there are the author's experiences of the hundreds of matches he attended, home and away. In short, this is a tale of a childhood fanatic and committed Magpies fan from the early eighties to mid nineties, a story that will probably seem familiar to thousands of others now fast approaching their fortieth birthdays!
About the Author
Pete McParlin has been a faithful worshiper in the parish of St. James' Park for more than twenty years. He has attended over 500 games and visited numerous away grounds, including five painful pilgrimages to Wembley! During the formative years of his vocation, he was an almost constant feature in the part of the Gallowgate End known affectionately as "The Corner". Apart from one season on the East Stand benches, he remained a devotee of the standing areas at St. James' until they were completely replaced by seats in 1994. He is now a season ticket holder in the area of the Gallowgate formerly known as "the Scoreboard".
The author's other interests include fishing - he has written for the angling magazine Waterlog - and running, having completed the London Marathon once and nearly twenty half marathons. He works as a Technician at Newcastle University, is married to Cath and lives on the outskirts of Gateshead.
The author's other interests include fishing - he has written for the angling magazine Waterlog - and running, having completed the London Marathon once and nearly twenty half marathons. He works as a Technician at Newcastle University, is married to Cath and lives on the outskirts of Gateshead.
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Nostalgia that harks back to some dark days indeed in Newcastle's history. If you were a regular at SJP in the 70's, the 80s in particular, & then into the 90's this book will be a real walk down memory lane. There is a quite a large chunk of the book which is given up to the '80s, which is quite brilliant (you'll be re living those Chrissy Waddle perms,the fun of standing at the match in a what was a vastly different stadium, cheap beer,harsh policing & then to top it all off, re visiting the disbelief you felt that we sold a generation of genius in the space of a few years,in Gascoigne,Waddle & Beardsley)
If you missed this period in Newcastle's past,it will still resonate (for McKeag & Seymour, read Shepherd & Hall)
Well written ,with some great anecdotes & stories about following Newcastle, Pete McParlin describes the pain, boredom,frustration & somewhat limited joy of the "Wilderness Years", brilliantly & with some excellent wit & humour.
I know we moan now (& why not ?) but sometimes you forget how bad it used to be & how easy pleased we were then !! - a great read, well done Pete !!
If you missed this period in Newcastle's past,it will still resonate (for McKeag & Seymour, read Shepherd & Hall)
Well written ,with some great anecdotes & stories about following Newcastle, Pete McParlin describes the pain, boredom,frustration & somewhat limited joy of the "Wilderness Years", brilliantly & with some excellent wit & humour.
I know we moan now (& why not ?) but sometimes you forget how bad it used to be & how easy pleased we were then !! - a great read, well done Pete !!
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