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250 up today?

October 23rd, 2010 | 125 Comments |

Will we hit the 250 today?
Will we hit the 250 today?
Newcastle head to West Ham United for the Saturday evening kick-off in a match that will be beamed live around the globe.

I think most fans would settle for a point now, shake hands, and head back to Tyneside relatively happy. But what if we can sneak the win?

Not only would it be a fantastic boost after after a torrid week where the ‘old-style’ headlines started to rear their ugly heads again, but it would also signal the 250th win in the Premier League for Newcastle.

That’s right, a milestone awaits for whenever we can record our next victory, and we would be only the seventh club in the history of the Premier League to achieve such a feat, although admittedly a lot of those wins will have come in a couple of purple patches under Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson.

So, how did we rack up those wins then? (more…)