I quite enjoy reading the Geordie press. It relects perfectly the believe of the supporters that theirs is the greatest city with the greatest football team, except somewhere at the back of their collective minds is that little nagging doubt.Think about it. If you're a journalist, you wouldn't want to piss Newcastle United's owners off, would you?
There is a desperation for Dan Ashworth to sprinkle some of that Brighton gold dust on the Tyne. Any other set of supporters in the same position would be;
Brighton who?
Some small club who finished below us and haven't got anywhere near the financial clout that we have.
You get the impression that the Chelsea and Manu Utd psyche is we want everyone to hate us, because we are so much better than you, and always win whereas the Geordie psyche is closer to, we want everyone to recognise we are the best team in the world and to love us for it.
My attempt at the Brighton pysche would be you didn't pay us enough attention and then you underestimated us didn't you.