Summary
TWO years ago, Newcastle's post-season lap of honour descended into farce when Sir Bobby Robson's side, who had finished fifth in the Premiership, were greeted by a mixture of indifference and jeers because of their failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Yesterday, after a 1-0 win over Chelsea had secured entry into next season's Intertoto Cup, the club's players were cheered as if they, and not their opponents, had won the Premiership title.See the full content of this document
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Cheers Greet Intertoto Qualification
A sign of diminished expectations perhaps? Or simply recognition that after a wretched start to the season, the Magpies had successfully salvaged their dignity and pride? After all, it is not too long ago that Newcastle had looked like going into yesterday's game with their Premiership status on the line.
A season that started last July with an Intertoto Cup game against FK Dubnica ended wit...See the full content of this document
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