Newcastle United dropped an announcement video for the ages this morning as they advertised the launch of the new Adidas away kit which is reminiscent of the first Adidas away kit of "The Entertainers" era under Kevin Keegan.
The video shows fans, current players and past heroes on a train having the time of their lives. The whole video is littered with Newcastle United and North East easter eggs, so we're going to do our best to spot them all up.
If there are any you think we've missed, let us know in the comments below.
The first big one is Jacob Murphy waving to the train passengers from the platform. Murphy is of course doing that iconic wave that he did to Duje Caleta-Car when the Southampton man was sent off in the game against the Magpies.
Then there's the fan using the double hand tap on the train's screen which reads "Howay The Lads and Lasses" as if he was walking out of the tunnel at St James' Park.
That's followed by a little montage of fans sitting on the train singing with several of the old Adidas kits on display.
The first legend to appear in the video is Rob Lee wheeling through a trolley of Newcastle Brown Ale offering refreshments to the fans before he knocks a bottle off the cart which is caught by a mystery person wearing a goalkeeper glove which turns out to be none other than Shay Given.
Next up we see Eddie Howe bedecked in the new training gear sitting in the quiet coach reading Sir Bobby Robson's biography before Jason Tindall turns to the noisy crowd to shush them before offering a cheeky wink.
One of the rowdy passengers was just about to take a bite into a Greggs sausage roll ... is there anything more Newcastle than that?
Just before the toilet door swings open to reveal Nobby Solano serenading us with his magic trumpet, there's a sign on the wall next to the door that says "Free Wi-Aye Fi Onboard NUFC" and on the other side there's a sign saying "Away we go" which is in the colours of the new kit.
The train then makes a stop off at Broondale (Broon Ale) where a passenger opts to get the next train. I've got a feeling we're meant to know who this guy is but we can't seem to pin it down, so if you know, share the knowledge.
We then zoom through to first class where a few of the current squad are enjoying a nice meal of, as one of the lasses says "Ham and pease pudding. Nee crusts". For those unware, it's nigh-on impossible to get pease pudding south of Scotch Corner - uneducated Southern heathens!
Fabian Schar, Harvey Barnes and Joelinton are enjoying a spot of afternoon tea and some away kit-inspired jelly before they're interrupted by a video call from Sean Longstaff who is on holiday with his little brother - "Matty, grab us the factor 50!". Elysia Boddy and Liv Watt as well as a couple of other of Langley's Lasses are shown also in the first-class car.
As the train goes by we see Darren Peacock, Lee Clark and Steve Watson joining in the singalong in front of a huge Pavel Is A Geordie banner as a tribute to the late, great Pavel Srnicek.
The video then ends with the cameo we were all hoping for - David Ginola, wearing the new shirt, nodding at the camera and saying "Here's to the journey" before winking at the camera making everyone who watches it instantly pregnant. The new kit is based on what has been affectionately dubbed "The Ginola Kit" so it would have been a huge misstep not to feature the enigmatic Frenchman in the promo.
Those are all the easter eggs we have spotted so far. We're sure there's more that we've missed, especially as not once have we mentioned Alan Shearer who, other than his name being on the back of a shirt, is suspiciously absent.
Let us know what we missed below.
PL | GD | PTS | ||
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1 |
Liverpool
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14 | 18 | 35 |
2 |
Chelsea
|
15 | 17 | 31 |
3 |
Arsenal
|
15 | 14 | 29 |
4 |
Manchester City
|
15 | 6 | 27 |
5 |
Nottingham Forest
|
15 | 1 | 25 |
6 |
Aston Villa
|
15 | 0 | 25 |
7 |
Brighton
|
15 | 3 | 24 |
8 |
Bournemouth
|
15 | 3 | 24 |
9 |
Brentford
|
15 | 3 | 23 |
10 |
Fulham
|
15 | 2 | 23 |
11 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
15 | 12 | 20 |
12 |
Newcastle United
|
15 | -2 | 20 |
13 |
Manchester United
|
15 | 1 | 19 |
14 |
West Ham United
|
15 | -8 | 18 |
15 |
Everton
|
14 | -7 | 14 |
16 |
Leicester
|
15 | -9 | 14 |
17 |
Crystal Palace
|
15 | -6 | 13 |
18 |
Ipswich
|
15 | -13 | 9 |
19 |
Wolves
|
15 | -15 | 9 |
20 |
Southampton
|
15 | -20 | 5 |