I am always saying that we play better when we attack the Gallowgate in the first half. Is this the sort of thing that your wee database of info could clear up?

-- Anonymous, March 11, 2002

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You're wrong. We always score more in the Gallowgate end, has been so for ever. Particularly in the mid 70s when I believe we went 6 months with no goals in the Leazes End, (where Geordies never score) where I was standing. West Ham 2-0 (2-0 HT)

Carlisle 1-0 (0-0 HT)

Ipswich 1-0 (0-0 HT)

Stoke 2-2 (2-1 HT)

Wolves 0-0

Leicester 0-1

Luton 1-0 (0-0 HT)

Chelsea 5-0 (0-0 HT !!)

Man City 2-1 (1-1 HT one goal Leazes)

Leeds 3-0 (0-0 HT)

Spurs 2-5 (0-4 HT)

Boro 2-1 (0-1 HT)

also cup: Fulham 3-0 (0-0 HT)

Chester 0-0

sad

-- Anonymous, March 11, 2002

A couple of famous ones.

Promotion season - last game Leicester 7-1 (6-0) at half time.

Fairs Cup Final - Ujpest Dozsa 3-0 (0-0) at half time.

To redress the balance slightly the 5-0 was 3-2 to the Leazes end.

I don't know if Softie holds the info as to which direction we were kicking. I'm surprised no-one's asked him about socks yet - or white shorts. :-)

-- Anonymous, March 11, 2002

Bastards. I was really quite happy with my database and yet now I can feel the chill fingers of a cold wind whistling through the cracks....:-)

-- Anonymous, March 11, 2002

Which brings up a good point: wind direction. I'm sure you can find the met office archives and find out whether we are better playing into the wind or not....

-- Anonymous, March 11, 2002

Softie, I was asking the question quite seriously!

-- Anonymous, March 11, 2002