This article argues that focusing on historical statistics, particularly those dating back to Mike Ashley's ownership of Newcastle United, is irrelevant to the current match against Manchester United. It emphasizes that the current squad and ownership are vastly different, rendering past performance largely insignificant.
Submitting your details indicates your consent for The Mag to send you email marketing messages and process personal data. Please read our privacy policy.An intensive build up in the media to this Premier League match.Manchester United fans and Newcastle United fans with plenty to ponder and say, ahead of kick-off.The thing for me is, some stats are bigger than others.
It always makes me laugh for example, when ahead of any Newcastle United match, you get stats covering the last couple of decades. Those NUFC stats covering the last 20 or so years, include 15 seasons when United kicked off under Mike Ashley ownership. What on earth have those 15 seasons got in terms of relevance to these past three seasons that have kicked off under the current owners? Ashley was only interested in benefiting himself and his retail empire at the expense of the football club. It is the exact opposite of almost every other Premier League club, where the club owners look to use the rest of their business empire/wealth to benefit the football club that they also own.These stats have no value whatsoever. It is like comparing the top speed your car is capable of, from when it was sitting on your drive totally knackered, to getting a new engine put in and able to hit the road again.Yes, of course we have a terrible record at Old Trafford down the decades, only one win since February 1972, but what relevance does it really have to this match on Monday night? None of our current NUFC players were around back in the 1970s, indeed, most of their parents wouldn’t have been born back in 1972! In many/most cases I am guessing their grandparents were still at school back when United won 2-0 at Old Trafford, seven days after managing to lose to Hereford in the FA Cu
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