10 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Jack Colback
3. He Will Wear The Black And White Shirt With Pride
Hailing from North Tyneside and as a boyhood Newcastle fan Colback will bring a local flavour to a largely Francophile dressing room. Pride in the shirt, or a lack thereof, has been a particular gripe for supporters in recent seasons but we are assured the Killingworth boy is conscious of what it means to wear that Black and White jersey and the heightened significance it holds to the Toon faithful. "With Shola Ameobi leaving Pardews squad this summer, the dressing room was looking a little light on players possessing genuine bonds, real emotional connections, with the supporters, the city and the wider region," Louise Taylor wrote in a Guardian column. Maintaining that connection with a dyed in the wool Geordie is important for the Club during these times of discontent and detachment and we're optimistic that Colback, in time, will grow to personify the passion of our supporters and manifest that on the pitch. God knows we need a local lad to worship that isn't Steven Taylor.
