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Every football fan must dare to dream big!

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Vincent
Published date17 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
I guess in the case of Geordies we are talking about when Newcastle United, having fought against crippling injuries after soaring to great heights, can make their permanent breakthrough since a takeover produced hope instead of fear and stand shoulder to shoulder with the Premier League giants

I will always argue that shy bairns get nowt.

When United avoided relegation shortly after the arrival of new owners and a new manager would it have been called over-ambitious to say the next season aim was a top four finish, Champions League qualification, and a Wembley cup final? Yet we made it on all accounts.

Was it too ambitious for Leicester to dream of winning the Premier League title even during their momentous season?

For Wigan Athletic to dare contemplate beating Manchester City having made the FA Cup final? Show me self-imposed restrictions and I will show you failure. Aim low and you finish low.

I wrote a book, The Impossible

Dream, with Sunderland's goal hero Ian Porterfield when he won the FA Cup at Wembley from the platform of the Second Division against the mightiest of sides Leeds United in 1973.

For every club it is not a matter of merely dreaming but of going after the ultimate prize with utter determination, with detailed planning, and with unshakable belief that nought is impossible. Then the impossible can just become possible. Dreams are the fresh air that fills the lungs of every football fan.

We must believe Newcastle can win silverware and Gateshead can make it back to the Football League if we support. Take that away and what is the point?

The belief in aiming for the stars ought to be across the broad spectrum of a club from the boardroom to manager's office, dressing-room, and on to the terraces.

If it is not I have only one question: why?

Of course amid a relentless drive for success it is still necessary to retain a sense of reality, to not expect the unexpected as a matter of course, but that does not mean you cannot go beyond dreaming and actually plot.

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