10 Reasons Why Newcastle Fans Wish It Was The 1990s Again
1. The Club Had Genuine And Defined Ambitions
If there is one tangible positive that supporters can chisel out of this unforgiving boulder of a season, it's the year the football media finally opened their eyes to the true nature of the plight endured by Newcastle fans under the obtrusive ownership of Mike Ashley.
Reality finally sank its teeth into the journalists, column writers, bloggers, presenters and pundits who have tirelessly cultivated an erroneous media-concocted portrayal of supporters demanding Newcastle should be challenging for the Premier League title every season.
This was the season when the hackneyed "unrealistic expectations" cliche was finally put to bed, nestled alongside the idea that Newcastle fans' dislike of Ashley and Lee Charnley stems from a long-standing aversion to any individual born geographically south of the North East.
Given that a large number of club idols originate from London, it's an allegation that bears no credence.
It could be considered a victory for the Ashley Out campaign, whose protests have brutally exposed the gross mismanagement that has grounded Newcastle in a battle just to sustain itself as a mediocre, mid-table Premier League club with no motivation to compete for trophies.
It's a far cry from Sir John Hall's vision in the 1990's of establishing Newcastle as one of the top three clubs in the United Kingdom and as one of the ten best in Europe. What most fans would sacrifice for Ashley to change his tune and show that level of ambition.