Last night was the Building Foundations Awards which celebrates Newcastle Foundation’s extraordinary community. The full list of winners can be found on NUFC.co.uk.
Hosted by SkySports’ Pete Graves and Bela Shah the awards saw Newcastle United co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi in attendance alongside CEO Darren Eales and Sporting Director, Dan Ashworth. Newcastle’s first team and Women’s team as well as former players Foundation supporters and participants.
As well as the awards celebrating the brilliant work done by the community, there were two former Magpies inducted into the Hall Of Fame. Former right-back John Beresford and former midfielder and assistant manager, Terry McDermott joined the likes of Alan Shearer and Kevin Keegan in the Hall Of Fame.
Beresford, who played under Keegan made 179 appearances for the Toon and was a key part of the “Entertainers” side which came close to glory in the 90s. While Terry McDermott was alongside Keegan in the dugout as an integral part of the backroom team.
Speaking at the event, Sean Longstaff, who is a long-time ambassador for the Foundation spoke of the project at Newcastle United and talked about how exciting the future is for the club. In an interview posted by SkySports, Longstaff said “The end goal is they’re want to going to get to the Champions League I think that’s where the club should be aiming. For us it’s about the here and now.”
"In five, ten years it's going to be a really special football club to be involved in"
Sean Longstaff says the new owners will want Newcastle to be competing for Champions League qualification in the long term ⚫⚪ pic.twitter.com/L6kasQ1Hge
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 28, 2022
It’s fantastic seeing the owners, players and community coming together under one roof. It’s a harmony that has been missing for so long, and long may it continue.
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