Krul surprised by Newcastle trophy drought

Fri, 27 Jan 13:22:11 2012

Tim Krul admits he cannot believe how Newcastle have gone 43 years without winning a major trophy.

The 23-year-old Holland international has spent the last six and a half years on Tyneside watching a club he regards as one of the biggest in English football fail to end a drought which dates back to the 1969 European Fairs Cup triumph.

They will resume their quest for silverware when they head for npower Championship Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round with Krul convinced they can make an impact in the competition.

Asked if he was surprised at the Magpies lack of silverware in recent years, he said: "Yes, because it's got all the attributes - the stadium, the fans...

"If you see the clubs who have won prizes, I can't see why we can't get to the FA Cup final or push on as a top-six team. I have said it for years now, that Newcastle has got everything to be one of the top teams, and we are showing that this season."

 

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  1. WELL HE'S THE ONLY FCUKKER WHO IS!! LOL

    From Den Baa, on Sat 28 Jan 4:32PM

  2. Hey guys. Spare a thought for poor Darlington. It's­ truly awful what's happening down there. But you­ know. They've moved into a stadium that's­ really too big for the club, and they've been­ living beyond their means for a long time. So now­ they're in real trouble. I fear it could be little­ Sunderland next

    From SHAUN, on Fri 27 Jan 6:58PM

  3. John, led by who then. ???

    From Peter...toon army, on Fri 27 Jan 6:48PM
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    Don't be surpriesd Tim............Newcasshole are­ Shyte!!!!!!!!

    From arrogant_oldcastle_fan, on Fri 27 Jan 5:34PM
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    come on brighton

    From tonysadmag, on Fri 27 Jan 4:24PM
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    43 years since the fairs cup more like an egg cup that­ one
    Its More Like nearly sixty years since the­ toonies won a real trophy
    Not Many teams can boast back­ to back defeats in the FA CUP like that lot
    Led by U NO­ HU !!!!!

    From JOHN, on Fri 27 Jan 4:18PM
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    Andrew, your players who can defend have a worse goals­ against than SAFC, who your pals usually call shyte !!!­ Another deluded mag!!!

    From Joseph, on Fri 27 Jan 3:59PM
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    Er Tim, no real surprise here - I think it may have­ something to do with them being rubbish

    From Sports, on Fri 27 Jan 3:16PM

  9. Our club has always had the potential to be challenging­ but through poor running of the club and a succession­ of bad managers we fell away!!

    The rot started when­ Dalglish took over he took a team that should have been­ champions that just needed a centre back who could­ actually defend instead he got rid of the flair players­ and replaced them with garbage and more defenders who­ could not defend!!!Hope he brings Liverpool down as­ well!!

    But this is the first time ever i can remember­ us having a sound business model and players who want­ to play for the club and players who can defend(barring­ last week at Fulham before the Mackems get on here­ whining!!)

    I actually enjoy watching the Toon play­ every week !!

    From andrew, on Fri 27 Jan 3:16PM
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