Long-tenured sports journalist Ian Murtagh joins Chris for a chat about his years of covering football in the North East!

• Early days of journalism career during 1980's and calling in match reports
• Talking Denis Smith, Malcolm Crosby and Terry Butcher and travelling on team coach!
• Change at Sunderland under Peter Reid...
• How north-east football changed during the 90's...
• Will Newcastle achievements have an asterisk against them?
• Will Sunderland be promoted and how important is it that we do?

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