Issue 96 – January 1997
The unthinkable had happened, Kevin Keegan had left Newcastle United, Tyneside was ‘United’ in disbelief.
Only Kevin could decide enough was enough after watching his team knock in ten goals against Tottenham and Leeds.
The Mag Revisited
Back in 1988 ‘The Mag’ hit the streets and newsagents shelves, a monthly magazine bringing fans a snapshot of opinion and entertainment on the goings on at Newcastle United.
Hundreds of issues later and still doing what it says on the tin, we now have the opportunity via the website to bring you the very best of The Mag heritage.
We will be filling this section with an ever growing choice of the very best articles and features that have appeared in the magazine; relive the ‘so close’ days under Kevin Keegan, what did fans think of the Champions League adventures as they unfolded, plus of course relive what it felt like as the club almost fell apart in the eighties, nineties and noughties!
Above all though this will be your chance to delve into the life of Newcastle United week by week and experience once again what it meant to the people who are this football club – the fans.
If you look below you will find the most recently published reproduced articles from ‘The Mag’ revisited.
If you look to the right hand side of this page you will see the original magazine articles arranged season by season, just click on a particular season to view the ever growing selection from that year. You can also use the ‘Search’ facility and for example if you enter ‘Shearer’ this will bring up any articles featuring the great man.
Issue 153 – 12 January 2002
Going great guns on pitch and ended up Champions League qualifiers.
Halfway through the season, Deputy Editor and ‘Sweet Left Footer’ Chris Tait, felt he had to go into battle with the press, a never ending war it seems.
Issue 205 – 3 June 2006
Some football occasions stick in the memory and this one did for every reason apart from what happened in the ninety minutes.
This was truly a momentous end of an era, we sent along the cynical Billy Furious to report back, did it get under even his skin.
Issue 105 – November 1997
The Mag secured an interview with Kenny a couple of months into the season and we went into great detail about the various aspects of the club, Dalglish’s reign ended up as disastrous but the interview was anything but.
Issue 233 – 1 February 2009
As everything came crashing down around our ears, a very welcome interlude was provided by our exclusive interview with Sir Bobby Robson.
A quite remarkable story provided by the black & white knight, what a legacy.
Issue 135 – June 2000
(Later to become ‘Sir’) Bobby Robson took over from Ruud Gullit and steadied the ship, Champions League football would have to wait for another day.
Here at The Mag we caught up with United legend Peter Beardsley in advance of Euro 2000 and chatted about Newcastle and England, in that order!
To this day I will always be baffled as to how he was ever asked whether Kieron Dyer was the new Peter Beardsley!
Issue 164 – 21 December 2002
Life doesn’t get much better; Newcastle flying in the Champions League and due to head into Christmas top of the league, I said ‘top of the league…’. Then to round it off an invitation arrives to interview Ant & Dec, big Newcastle fans and they certainly didn’t let down the Mag readers when we caught up with them.
Issue 88 – April 1996
A season that had everything, apart from a happy ending! At this particular moment in time, Manchester United had just visited St.James’ Park and stolen the three points. Various columnists dealt with the aftermath of that match and result. Maybe the most pivotal game in Newcastle’s modern history.
Issue 252 – 13 November 2010
If modern technology can spurn new words accepted by proper dictionaries, why can’t we get ours adopted?
Halloween 2010 was a very happy occasion which will send shivers down many a mackem’s spine, I give you 5under1and.
Issue 1 – August 1988
In August ’88 the first ever issue of The Mag hit the streets, coinciding with a relegation season!
Three world class players had left the region they called home, it makes you cry thinking what could have been with Beardsley, Waddle and Gascoigne. The Mag’s way of dealing with it….
