1908 Sunderland (h) 1-9 Division One Shepherd (pen) 56,000 A goal on his home debut for Albert Shepherd in this humiliation. However United still went on to win the title in the following April. The Football Echo commented "As to the cause of the collapse of the Newcastle team, it was quite evidently due to their being useless as a combination." Yesterday was an anniversary of us getting beaten 6-5 by Liverpool, having been up 5-2 at half time. Plus ca change...

-- Anonymous, December 05, 2000

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1908 Sunderland (h) 1-9 Division One , apparently we started well and it was 1 - 1 at half time , Jonno would be able to confirm this as he was probably there. As for going to pieces in the second half, looks like it's always been a problem.

-- Anonymous, December 05, 2000

It must be something about this time of the year.....on the anniversary of:

Yesterday 4/12(Lost 5-6) v Liverpool = 11 goals
Today 5/12 (Lost 1-9) v Makems = 10 goals
Tomorrow 6/12 (Lost 4-5) v Bristol Rovers = 9 goals
but as the final figure on each line shows WE ARE GETTING BETTER!

-- Anonymous, December 05, 2000

Dougal - I'm gob smacked. I never realised you'd remember back that far. Well done pet!

-- Anonymous, December 05, 2000

As to the cause of the collapse of the Newcastle team, it was quite evidently due to their being useless as a combination.

How that echoes down the ages...

-- Anonymous, December 05, 2000