Benwell Lad

Just read this derby preview - "the goalkeeper who plays on the wing" - ;D and that was before his latest missed blatant hand ball. http://www.nufcthreatlevel.com/

Shame he had to be sacrificed on Sunday. I think he had a huge performance in him that would have cemented his place in Geordie folklore for eternity.

They won't get rid but wouldn't be at all surprised if he walks before end of season. He just doesn't look or sound happy despite the blarney. They're playing the worst football in the PL and looks like he's wasted a fortune on a dud in Johnson. Not a lot of positives in marty world right now.

Yes, every inch of last season's 20 point difference and just how far they've gone back in the last couple of years while we've moved forward was plain to see on Sunday.

From Wearside's least favourite fanzine website. "For derby veterans, the chanting from Sunderland fans about wanting Stevie Taylor to be dead comes as no surprise. As one who witnessed the “Jackie Is Dead!” chanting at Joker Park as well as the “he’s nearly dead!” sick-headed chanting directed at Sir Bobby Robson, a cancer survivor as well as Newcastle United manager … none of this latest nastiness from this small time mob surprises me. The stuff last season at the derby at SJP regarding Gary Speed from that crew was swept under the carpet too. Last week a Sunderland fan was arrested for racially abusing Shola Ameobi in social media. There was a similar case with Sammy Ameobi earlier this year. Another one of their buffoons had a racist rant on Twitter about Newcastle United’s black players. This only a couple of years after Darren Bent’s mother was racially abused by Sunderland fans at an away game. There is now a whole body of recent evidence to suggest Sunderland doesn’t have the salt of the earth following its deluded followers imagine it does. Far from it! They need to sort themselves out and quick." Classy ?

I couldn't name a better defender than Coloccini since I've watched us. Same here. Moncur, Albert, Venison, Woodgate and a few others who didn't hang around too long were all top players but Colo is just in a different class.

My mates a red and whiter through and through and he fucking hates O'Neill. He says the football is shit and they are no better off than under Bruce. He says that when he airs his views at work/pub etc he gets shot down immediately. No doubt that if O'Neil had even the slightest Newcastle link he'd be getting hounded out by now just like they went after Brucey. Results are no better than Brucey's and the quality of their play has gone back significantly. Not surprised some of them are still fawning all over him though. Macums are a strange lot when it comes to manager/chairman/owner adulation. FFS they had a golden opportunity to become the north-east's leading club for a while, which they royally fucked up due to Niall Quinn's incompetence and flawed decision making and he's regarded as a club legend loved by all of them.

Dunno, but I bet it would have been something none of us would ever forget

I really think it's time that Pardew worked on toning down the "warrior" image and the hype that surrounds Tiote. It's become counter productive and has most refs just waiting to card him. Take examples like Scott Parker, excellent and effective in that role but with the appearance of a 14 year old schoolboy. Even Cattermole who really is a dirty player, and frankly I've never seen him play a game where he would have stayed on the pitch if it was refereed properly, is quite cute with referees. Tiote needs to wisen up a bit.

sunderland.

Good article. The kid's an excellent footballer. Geordie girlfriend ?

What colour is the macum's European kit and do they wear it very often ?

Have to say our fans were superb yesterday (normally are of course). Absolutely booming out but hardly heard a squeak from the macums.

That strip looks so good.

That really is just hilarious, no other word to describe it. What have we done to deserve those inbred halfwits as our closest (geographical) rivals.

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showpost.php?p=13669932&postcount=12 Classical class! Surely if someone did have every bone in their body broken they would die? I'm no doctor like, but I'm guessing evening if it didn't kill you, death would be a better option? Yep, Same as having to watch Sunderland on a regular basis I guess.

Apparently they'd set up a temporary tee box in the stand and were using a 3 wood to try and hit Cabaye with the golf balls.

It was a blonde kid, think he had glasses. Probably only about 16. Confirmed then. That's just how I imagined he'd look and sound.

Rapidly becoming one of my favourite players with the attitude he displays. A very tidy player too and a strong mindset after the way things started for him here.

McLean looks like a non-league footballer but with the fitness levels of a pro. Amazing that the macums looked on him as the great new hope. wasn't so long ago they were discussing if they should sell if a £20million bid came in in the summer. Actually laughed aloud reading this post.

considering how quiet he was after being doubled up on and how sunderland took absolutely no advantage of the free space that would have been created elsewhere even at 10 men it won't be long until everyones doing it He's lost it, has a bad attitude and Man City did well to offload him at a huge price. You'd think he macums would have learned about buying boyhood Newcastle fans by now after the antics of Chopra and Lee Clark.

McLean looks like a non-league footballer but with the fitness levels of a pro. Amazing that the macums looked on him as the great new hope.

Is masterplan/wireside the hard kid with the lithp ?

I've stopped trusting old men who wear shell suits. Seriously though I think O'Neils actions and words look somewhat orchestrated and fake. I'm not sure he's really happy down there and his enthusiasm is more of an act than an inner passion. He probably just wants the lumper to finish off his pension plan before fucking off back to the Caribbean to enjoy a life of drinking and gambling in the sun.

Brilliant post !