It is if course pure coincidence that supporters and clubs could end up wanting the same thing.

The Newcastle v Sunderland matches are always special and they carry with them so many of my greatest memories, I’d like to share this classic photo – 1980.

Often I think it’s a shame I couldn’t explain more to my lad about what it was like being part of a massive supporting army that we were in the 80s with huge followings, for example 15,000 at Liverpool (Cup), 10,000 at Leeds, 12,000 at Sheffield Wednesday.

However, we did have Kevin Keegan and a dramatic fightback in the final minutes. Enjoy a bit of nostalgia and hope we have a similar result today, though not quite as last gasp…

Popular support – nine out of ten supporters back the choice to sit or stand. Every week thousands stand in seated areas supporting the team they love – they deserve proper safe standing areas.

While the views of Liverpool fans quite naturally should be respected, it is totally unbalanced to not have a pro-standing viewpoint included as well as the anti-stance of the Hillsborough Family Group.

Look behind the goal on the right. When the Hillsborough disaster happened two years later you couldn’t help looking back at this Spurs match because a combination of fences and massive overcrowding could have been fatal.

Supermac and Jimmy Smith score in front of the all-standing Leazes End terraces and the fans go suitably mental.

Watch out for the ‘new’ stand (otherwise known as the East Stand) under construction at a cost of £420,000(!!).