TOON ARMY take the R's

After securing promotion, the title and an unbeaten season at home in the Championship, Newcastle United travelled to West London to face Neil Warnock's QPR. Chasing 100 goals and 100 points, the Toon Army were down in force at Loftus Rd. Newcastle fans packed the away end though many had to be happy with tickets scattered around the home section. The game started well for us but soon QPR got a hold of the ball and stopped any reasonable attacks from United. The Newcastle fans were having a great time though and they sang with great pride songs of past players and Toon Greats. Renditions of "Walking in a Robson Wonderland" will never die at the Gallowgate and rightly so. Nobby Solano was mentioned along with Obefemi Martins and QPR old boy Gavin Peacock. The game saw plenty of drizzle which made for a slippy pitch that counted for a couple of missed chances in the first half, luckily for the Toon.


Renditions of "Walking in a Robson Wonderland"


A new song for Number 9 hopeful Andy Carroll was tested to the amusement of Carroll himself as he sat warming the bench for the start of this game; "He shoots, he scores, he'll break your fucking jaw, Andy Carroll Andy Carroll".

Second half started badly for QPR's Geordie boy Ramage as he chased Ameobi who was sent through on goal seconds into the second half. Ramage brought down Shola and received his marching orders but was visibly upset about the decision as he walked off the pitch against his old club. As the game progressed Newcastle put more and more pressure on QPR but never looked that dominant as QPR still threatened and they nearly got what they were after. As the home fans celebrated the Ref pulled the ball out the net for a United free kick. So the gods were looking down on us on our last Championship game. We soon made the sending off count as Joey Barton sent sub Lovenkrands down the left in front of the away section, He slammed the ball where it belongs and United took the lead. Threats from the Toon Army to storm the pitch were met by a wall of coppers who put a end to that but the celebrations had just started. The game finished with a 0-1 win and fans ganin wild. One supporter did manage to get on the pitch and make it to the opposite end even though 3 or 4 security chased him. All the Geordiess in the home end then showed themselves as they applauded United but the home fans got in on the act too as they gave us a standing ovation. The Home fans had been quiet in both halves with only a whimper of "cam on you R's" just like their other West London rivals. This seems to be the only song in West London. Although they did sing one more deluded song on the lines of being the greatest football team the world has ever seen?

So the 100 goals was never to be getting stuck on a cricketer's 99 but with the win we finished on 102 one of only 4 teams to have ever gone up with over 100 points to the top flight, the others being Reading, Fulham and the Mackems.

After match video