Newcastle United

Buying a present for a Newcastle fan is different to buying for any other football supporter. They run deep. Not in a ‘ya’ knows when you wanna wear the shirt on match day’ sort of way. We’re talking in your bones, passed down from generation to generation, woven into the very fabric of the city itself deep. Supporting Newcastle United feels more like a statement of fact than a choice for a lot of fans. When you’re shopping for someone like that you know a bog standard mug or fished-a-keyring-out-of-the-service-station-bin present won’t cut it. They’ll know. And you’ll know. We curated this collection because we couldn’t find what we wanted to buy. We wanted wonderful gifts that felt worthy of Newcastle supporters. Gifts that say you know who they are and you understand just how important this club is to them. Not stuff that you buy because you’ve gone to the official club shop and it feels like you ought too. Every single product featured here is something we’d hand over wrapped ourselves. That meant saying no to loads of stuff. We didn’t want to compile a catalogue. We wanted to pick things that a real Geordie would actually use, or display proudly on their wall and not just to say they have. A lot of official merchandise falls into the novelty category. Here we’re only looking at products that celebrate the history of the club and cherish who we are. The last couple of years have seen a Tifos worthy explosion for Newcastle. The Saudi takeover has reignited hopes and beliefs that genuine glory could return to St James’ Park. That buzz has attracted a new wave of supporters and given longstanding fans something to truly believe in. Gift buying for Newcastle feels different for that reason. When you see something that you know a Geordie will actually love, there’s an emotion behind it. Whether that Geordie is spending their birthday a lifelong fan who saw Shearer kick about as a kid, a youngun who fell under the spell of the black and white this year or someone who supports Newcastle United because it’s installed in their DNA; we’ve tried to find gifts that are worthy of them. Because there’s no half measures when it comes to buying for a Newcastle fan. Everything here has been carefully considered.