This typifies how many of my Newcastle United friends and associates are currently feeling | OneFootball

I had a day with my feet up yesterday, couldn’t be bothered with a trip to the boozer.

The First Test between England and India was kicking off at Headingley and I had some refreshments tucked away in the fridge.

After absorbing some mid-morning rays in the garden I began looking at what was on The Mag.

What caught my attention was an article titled ‘Why haven’t Newcastle made a single bid for a player yet?’ and when I read it, this typifies how many of my Newcastle United friends and associates are currently feeling.

I personally am totally switched off and have put all transfer speculation to the back of my mind, my thoughts and ideas of incomings and outgoings at United on the back-burner, a case of don’t let the long hot summer just pass you by, worrying when Eddie’s first signing will be coming in.

I enjoyed another article by David Tiplady about the Celtic side that won the 1967 European Cup being the greatest club side ever. The Bhoys of course famously won the trophy with a full team of players who came from within a 30 mile radius of Glasgow.

It made me think of the best side that I have ever seen. Domestically, the Liverpool side of the late 1970s and early 80s was undoubtedly the best of the lot.

As time went on they played less and less with traditional wingers, especially once Steve Heighway was no longer a regular. Terry McDermott was deployed on the right hand side of their midfield with Ray Kennedy on the left.

Jimmy Case and Graeme Souness took care of the business in the middle of the park.

McDermott and Kennedy would bag loads of goals between them by drifting late into the box, as full-backs Phil Neal and Alan Kennedy relentlessly ploughed forward to take over attacking duties.

Kenny Dalglish was the master with his back to goal, holding the ball up and pulling defenders out of position. His original strike partner was the reliable David Johnson, before the formidable Ian Rush came on the scene.

Alan Hansen and Phil Thompson complemented each other perfectly in defence and in goal there was firstly Ray Clemence and then Bruce Grobbelar.

By 1981 the nucleus of the aforementioned line-up had won three European Cups in five seasons.

They had an uncanny knack of replacing players at the right time. The likes of Sammy Lee, Ronnie Whelan and Craig Johnston being integrated as Ray Kennedy, Terry Mac and Jimmy Case were phased out.

Even though I cannot stand the scouse Reds and their supporters, I acknowledge them as the greatest and most successful club in England, greater than Manchester United.

Also, I’d like to say thank you for some for the lovely responses to my own article that featured the likes of Supermac, Jinky Smith and Ron ‘Cassius’ McGarry.

There’s nothing like a piece of good old nostalgia and I have always been completely fascinated in the history of our club.

It’s still hard to think that the season only finished a month ago, but in the meantime we should just enjoy what we’ve recently achieved. We are finally winners and will be playing in Europe’s elite competition this coming campaign.

So as I said earlier, don’t let the long hot summer just pass you by, worrying when Eddie’s first Newcastle United signings will be coming in.