Fans of Premier League clubs asked about new season levels of hope – Newcastle United interesting | OneFootball

What do fans of Premier League clubs think about what has been going on at their club and their hopes / wishes for the 2025/26 season?

Well, The Athletic have carried out a big survey of thousands of their paying subscribers.

The Athletic asking the fanbases of all 20 Premier League clubs – Are you feeling hope or fear, optimistic or pessimistic, ahead of the 2025/26 season.

The two choices given to fans – Either tick ‘Optimistic’ or ‘Pessimistic’…

First of all though, lets have a look at how The Athletic poll turned out 36, 24 and 12 months ago, gauging the sense of hope or optimism ahead of those 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 campaigns:

First August 2021, before the 2021/22 Premier League season (Newcastle United at the time having Mike Ashley and Steve Bruce still in charge):

Only Everton ‘ahead’ of Newcastle!

Then have a look at this one from The Athletic for Premier League clubs ahead of the 2022/23 season:

So Newcastle fans soaring to third top for optimism ahead of the first season that kicked off after Ashley, Arsenal and Tottenham topping the hope stakes.

What about Premier League fans looking ahead to the 2023/24 campaign, especially Newcastle United fans…

Well, Newcastle United fans dropping two places and five per cent points as a proportion of positive / negative fans.

Then the poll from The Athletic ahead of the 2024/25 season for Premier League clubs:

Newcastle United dropping two places and 2 percent (89 percent of the Newcastle United fans positive, as opposed to 91 percent 12 months ago).

Now the very latest poll from The Athletic ahead of this upcoming 2025/26 season for Premier League clubs:

As you can see, Newcastle United dropping a massive 15 places and 70 per cent (19 percent of the Newcastle United fans positive, as opposed to 89 percent 12 months ago)!

Newcastle United now at the very bottom of the positivity league table!

I don’t think I need to go into the reasons why so many Newcastle United fans have voted pessimistic rather than optimistic. This has been anything but the smoothest of summers at St James’ Park.

Things can change very quickly though and in three weeks time it would be interesting if The Athletic polled the same Newcastle United fans after the opening three matches, plus of course by when we know how the transfer window has finally ended, which players have come in AND how the Alexander Isak situation has ended up.

As you can see below, Chelsea fans 12 months ago were easily the most pessimistic, now they are the very most optimistic.

Football and fans can change very quickly.