Aye, Steve Sutton was the young understudy at the time. When Doug Weatherall moved on (maybe to the echo), Sutton got the main job.
I never really bothered with the echo until 96ish and even then, it was a rare read.
The Tyneside routes stayed true in the paper I read
RE: 2014-15 Football Season(Who will be the best North East Team)
'Illegitimis non carborundum'