Back in 1995, Sir John Hall, Newcastle United chairman at the time, said of his club: “We are like the Basques, we are fighting for a nation, the Geordie nation. Football is tribalism and we are the Mohicans.”
Perhaps Sir John was getting a bit carried away but it might explain why Newcastle fans are excited about taking on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup (League Cup) final at Wembley tomorrow.
You can understand the enthusiasm of the Magpies’ long-suffering supporters.
Newcastle are in desperate need of silverware and their club hasn’t achieved any for a very long time.
The League Cup might seem a relatively minor trophy and in the past has even been termed “worthless.”
But it’s definitely not worthless if you win it — ask Pep Guardiola who was happy enough to claim the…
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