Why "Toon Army"?

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I'm looking for the answer to a question I have been unable to find Google or Wikipedia.

Why are Newcastle United fans called Toon Army?

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dmitsi said:

Back in the day when you'd get attendances upward of 100,000 fans, the town centre would be awash with black and white and I guess it looked a bit like an army. Toon is northern for town. Toon Army.

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