Welcome

As fans of Newcastle United, we get a pretty rough ride. Constantly taken the p*ss out of by the press, constantly taken the p*ss out of by the owner and constantly taken the p*ss out of by our players. The latter two were ultimately responsible for our thoroughly deserved demotion from the top flight.

We didn't slip out the trapdoor, we crashed straight out the exit. The fact that it went down to the last game, to be honest, made us look good. But, our failure to rival the questionable talents of Hull City was quite frankly disgusting. Phil Brown's on-pitch party karaoke after their defeat to Manchester United reserves finally confirmed to me that he is infact a deluded prat. After only one win in 2009, it is completely correct to say that Hull City only stayed up because we, Newcastle United, were just that little bit sh*tter. There were 13 poor teams in the Premier League last season (that's those who finished from 8th-20th) none more so than ourselves.

Mike Ashley and his pals have done a pretty horrendous job, and in some ways you can feel for the players with the departure of Keegan, the incredible arrival of Joe Kinnear and his subsequent demise. But, that 'team' display at Villa Park on the 24th May, with everything to play for against a team running in second gear, was absolutely nothing short of horrific. For those of us who live and breathe Newcastle United - it really hurt.

So what is this blog about? The answer is simple. We're at our lowest point for many years and following our relegation, the only way is up, right? Read here for celebrations of the departure of Mike Ashley, the appointment of Alan Shearer, the building of a fresh and hungry squad and finally, a title-winning season. Maybe. Here it shall be documented - the rise of the Toon!

The 'L' word ('Leeds') is banned.