Newcastle fans celebrate the statues of the past to make a new history in the final

Newcastle United fans gather daily to honor the statues outside the St. James Park stadium, which turned the place until it looks like the Cathedral in the city center.

The bronze statue of Jackie Melbourne has a special respect from the advanced fans and has long enough memories while younger generations know very well the statue of the historical scorer of the club Alan Shearer in his famous celebration of raising his arm to the top.

The last five -year statue spent by former coach Bobby Robson in his childhood club.

But it is the image of Melbourne, famous in the Tinside region as “Wor Jackie”, that embodies the extent of the link between the club and the city’s residents and immortalizes the time period that passed since the last time the fans celebrated a great title.

Melbourne, who broke his record number in the number of goals in 2006, opened the first minute of Newcastle’s 3-1 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final in 1955.

This is the sixth title of the club in the FA Cup and the third in five years, but since Newcastle suffered from decades of false dreams, and the only addition to the club’s cup cabinet was the European Exhibition Cup between cities and layers of dust.

There were some near attempts and some courageous failures.

The former player Kevin Kegan returned like the lost son and led the team to the second place in the English Premier League twice in a row in the mid -1990s – as Newcastle excessively advanced by 12 points in the 1995-1996 season to be out of Manchester United and won the league title.

The team was subjected to successive defeats in the FA Cup final in 1998 and 1999. Two years ago, after his ownership moved to the Saudi Public Investment Fund, he lost to Manchester United in the League Cup final.

Liverpool, the Premier League leaders and holder of the League Cup title, is a huge obstacle on Sunday, but there is a feeling that Newcastle United is the least fortunate party to win the title better than its match against United two years ago, and in the presence of Swedish Alexander Isac, they have a striker who is able to become a new legend.

It is not about that the Swedish international (25 years old), who scored 22 goals in 32 games this season, is not very familiar with Newcastle traditions.

“I didn’t have enough knowledge, but my knowledge of football in general is very weak. Alan Shearer, Babis Cisi and Dimba Ba, this is what I stopped with,” Issak told reporters on Friday.

“I think you quickly discover the legends and history of the club. Yes, I try to make my own history. I am happy with what I have achieved so far.”

The League Cup final fever spread in Newcastle, where schoolchildren were allowed not to wear school uniforms and replace it with black and white shirts. Thousands and thousands of trains heading to London will take the best in the hope of achieving the best.

Commander Bruno Guimarah says he has dreamed of raising the cup since his crying two years ago.

“I want to cry with joy this time. Everyone knows how emotionally influenced me. I always try to provide everything I have on the field, I play as a fan because I know what this means to them. I hope everything is fine for us tomorrow,” Gimaraish said.

Newcastle failed to score any goal in his last three final matches and was the last player to score for the club in Wembley Stadium, Hop Lee in the FA Cup final against Chelsea for nearly 25 years.

“I spoke with Rob Lee. I touched his feet to give me some luck. We want to make thousands and thousands of the city’s residents. We will do our best to return this cup to our city,” said Guimaraish.