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title: "Newcastle United: Fans reminisce over 2007 trip to Bramall Lane before Ashley regime"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-fans-reminisce-over-2007-trip-to-bramall-lane-before-ashley-regime/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2019-12-05T16:30:57Z"
modified: "2019-12-05T16:30:57Z"
---

# Newcastle United: Fans reminisce over 2007 trip to Bramall Lane before Ashley regime

**It’s been 12 years since Newcastle United last travelled to Sheffield for a Premier League game, with supporters having to cast their minds all the way back to their [2-1 win in 2007](https://twitter.com/nufc/status/1202248696844431361?s=21), a match where Steven Taylor nicked a late winner and sent the Magpies away end into raptures.**

Glenn Roeder’s Newcastle side were severely underachieving back then, falling into the bottom half of the table after partially being expected to [push for a European place](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/160686/Live/Europe-UEFA-Europa-League-2006-2007-Palermo-Newcastle-United) given their involvement in the UEFA Cup, with a moment of magic separating them from dropping even more points away to struggling Sheffield United.

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Neil Warnock’s side were bang in the middle of one of the most thrilling relegation battles in Premier League history, locked [neck in neck with fellow strugglers](https://thetwounfortunates.com/unexpected-rivalries-8-sheffield-united-and-west-ham-united/) West Ham in a bid to avoid the drop.

The rest, as they say, is history – with the Hammers beating Manchester United at Old Trafford [on the last day](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6627803.stm) and condemning the Blades to over a decade outside England’s top flight – and Taylor’s late winner at Bramall Lane for Newcastle was partially responsible.

Here’s how Magpies supporters reminisced better times without Mike Ashley’s ownership.

> A couple of months before the devil arrived at SJP.
>
> — Dean Woods (@wuds100) [December 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/wuds100/status/1202250146152665095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Limbs
>
> — David (@Ted246\_) [December 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/Ted246_/status/1202268045487607808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 12 years ago. Messy trip after that wine in the train 😂
>
> — Chris (@NUFCHeron) [December 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/NUFCHeron/status/1202337779738447872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [@markcassidy7](https://twitter.com/markcassidy7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 12 years since I nearly got my leg snapped by a chair 😂
>
> — Jonathan Jones (@cornedbeefpie) [December 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/cornedbeefpie/status/1202265159944822790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Oba is there 🙂 \<3
>
> — Ashley OUT (@bwnewcastle) [December 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/bwnewcastle/status/1202252536658268160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Oba held the ball for about an hour in midfield !!
>
> — LWP. (@Fcb1892) [December 4, 2019](https://twitter.com/Fcb1892/status/1202262451942764544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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