46. The North East

The North East of England has traditionally been referred to as "the hotbed of soccer".  Yet compared to teams from Lancashire for example, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Middlesbrough have won very little in the way of trophies for decades.  Middlesbrough won the League Cup in 2004, Sunderland won the FA Cup in 1973 and Newcastle won the Inter Cities Fairs Cup in 1969.  Since then... nothing. Why then do football writers and supporters have such a respect for those teams? Colin Shindler, Jon Holmes and Paddy Barclay explore what’s so special about football in the North East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices