(23 Jan 2015, 10:42 am)Andreos1 wrote Got to admit, the atmosphere has got better at Gateshead over the past few seasons, noticeably over the course of the last 12/18 months.Here is a question Andreos...I am not looking for an argument or anything, just a bit of a history lesson...
Historically, they have always lived in the shadows, it is only natural, given the clubs location and league situation.
If you compare the situation to other urban areas, like Manchester, West Yorkshire etc, you can see similar patterns. The more popular clubs are the ones in the higher echelons - Leeds, Bradford, Halifax. Man Utd, Man City, Stockport etc Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead.
It is similar in London too. In all four corners of the city.
In May everybody was raving on about Gatesheads 44 year absence from the League...
My question is this
Can the Gateshead we know today be considered to be the same Gateshead who dumped out of the League back in the 60's given what has gone since, going bust in the 70's and merging with South Shields(for the 2nd time) in the mid 70's...I was just wondering what people thought about it, or is it when people refer to the years out of the league, they refer to the Town of Gateshead rather than Gateshead Football Club...
Your thoughts please