Benwell Lad

Well put. Not heard anyone in football who comes across better.

No one should be surprised by anything that appears on the hilarious RTG but it really seems worse than ever right now. Even taken in the context of the huge chip on the shoulder Sunderland fans always have about Newcastle, it seems that every thread is either about Newcastle (particularly Rafa) or ends up with Newcastle being involved. Most also descend into bitch fighting, insults and threats quite rapidly. Having a world class manager and a general air of positivity around the club despite relegation, is driving them into paroxysms of fury and levels of jealousy not even seen during the Keegan/Robson eras.

Although we are well prepared and the squad is probably the strongest in the division, I think it will be tougher than many imagine. Everyone will up their game against us and there are about six clubs who look equipped for a challenge. Talk of an unbeaten season and points records etc is frankly ridiculous at this stage. If we show enough character and keep our feet on the ground we should do it but right now it's a 7 for me.

Strange is definitely starting to lose it like. It's taken a while but they all crack eventually. The rank insanity of claiming to live somewhere in Sunderland that compares to the better parts of Newcastle is often the tipping point.

Being a mackem means that you will probably have a chip on your shoulder about everything relating to Newcastle and NUFC. Maybe it's understandable. Amongst the many things which collectively make up their inferiority complex, the two clubs' relative attendances seems to hit the rawest nerve of all. Us having bigger crowds even when in a lower division drives this complex towards insanity levels. As always they will sell circa 30K tickets each game this season and give away another 10K through various fobbing off schemes. They will be towards the bottom of PL matchday revenues and probably have the most unsold seats again. But be assured, all numbers will be twisted and ultimately there will be mutual back slapping as they convince themselves they're the best fans in the land.

He was a disaster at Socieadad but they write it off like it never happened. He chose to go there and totally failed.

While this may be a marriage made in heaven can't really understand why it's being classed as a good appointment. Had either party had many options maybe but wasn't this more like the two ugly fuckers at 2.30 in the morning at the wedding party who really had no other options ?

Really? Do you have figures to back up that claim? Because I've spoken to quite a few fans who like our annual great escape. Among your special footballing friends and lickspittles on RTG maybe, but the reality is, you've been stinking the league out for years (just like we were) and deserve to be relegated.....even more so after your club knowingly played a child molester. Strange tells us he is from a posh place in Sunderland. Probably sees things differently to people in the real world.

About 55,000. All screaming Geordies but mainly 1992 er's. FTM.

... or even worse sell them on at a profit...

Think he'll be excellent for Liverpool like. Just as he could have been for us under different circumstances.

It has been quite some time since the England manager's job was considered the pinnacle of their profession. We know decent managers would prefer to work at a big club rather than take on a national post, but has English football REALLY sunk to this level ? Only the most deluded could mention England in the same breath as nations like Germany, France, Argentina, Spain and Italy, indeed we struggle to compete with much smaller nations like Portugal, Croatia and Belgium nowadays. At a time when a total rethink is needed to address the deep problems of our national team, the FA turn to a dinosaur who has made a career, and a lot of money, out of anti-football. Fucking unbelievable !! Little wonder that so few give a toss about the national team any more.

SMB is not really a derogatory insult but more statement of fact nowadays. There's just something inherently sad about them. The situation with their manager sums it up perfectly. They've had a succession of sub-standard, average at best, managers who they fall in love with. Along with their desire to be "friends" with fans of other clubs, they're just so thankful that someone acknowledges their existence and they get all dreamy about it. It's quite clear that Allardyce wants something else, yet as a club and a set of fans they just wait in the hope he'll be jilted and come back to them. Allardyce FFS There's hardly another set of fans in football who would tolerate him let alone fall in love and be prepared to be insulted by him.

Probably quite minor compared to some of the mistruths they've told in recent times but their fans just seem to lap it up.

Really hope he doesn't get the England post. They should be made to suffer Allardyce football for at least a couple of years as punishment for turning a blind eye to Johnson's crimes.

PLexit for their BRexit vote but..... shirley shome mishtake - don't the dirty peados think everyone likes them

Sima and Fish must have some patience to bother with the utter shite that the vast majority on there come out! they continue to call us 1992ers, even after Sima proved they are statistically more like 1997ers. What evers said, the mackem delusion shines on. Vitriolic jealousy has long been the default for most mackems, not just about NUFC but almost anything related to the city of Newcastle too. They really are wound up by this relegation thing and ironically seem more bitter than when we were quite successful

Always loved the New Radicals mix that Radio Newcastle (I think) did when we got to the cup final.

Bournemouth supporting friend who knows his stuff just told me Ritchie was his favourite player. It was good to hear.

Well done to all involved

They're currently very concerned with us "winning" things, such as we "won relegation" we "won the possession in the derby" etc. Apparently today we "won the fixtures" whatever that is supposed to mean? I think they may be getting confused with the reality which says most people would prefer a fresh start in the Championship to another painful season watching Fat Sam trying to avoid relegation. Anyway if they're obsessed with "winning" imaginary titles then they've had a great season themselves. Team who played most paedophiles, best supporters of paedophile players, most empty seats in the PL, team which gives away most free tickets in the PL, lowest gate receipts of any stadium over 30,000 capacity in the PL and so on. Their trophy cabinet will be fuller than Barcelona's.

I once asked some Feyenoord fans about this in Rotterdam and they kind of shrugged their shoulders and said words to the effect of "who the fuck are Sunderland ?" I think the affection and desire to be liked is probably one sided. They're not known as sad MB's for nowt.

If we are to avoid the cringe worthy and embarrassing behaviour that some English people display at international tournaments and cheap holiday resorts, perhaps education is the way forward? We could start with :- 1. The effect that thinking it's obligatory to drink heavily from arriving at the airport onwards will have on your mind and body. 2. Foreign cultures are often quite different to your own. It may be acceptable to drink heavily, hang tatty flags up and sing songs about "foreigners" in Blackpool and Skegness. However most people on the continent will find this offensive. 3. We didn't win the war! We were part of a broad alliance that defeated Nazi Germany. If anything "won the war" it was American money and Russian numbers.

Sounds like their normal struggle and desperation to shift tickets but it will be to no avail no matter who the opposition are. As in seasons past they'll have circa 30K paying, 10K on some sort of freebie and 10K bleached pink seats. There's only one team who ever come close to filling their ground and unfortunately they won't be playing them next season.

..... and come August they will embark once again on the miserable pursuit of gaining enough points to avoid relegation -whatever it takes - and having to watch the footballing equivalent of sticking pins in your eyes as Fat Sam sets up every game to not get beaten. The irony is that if ever a club could have benefited from a relegation clear out, a new way of thinking and a fresh start it was those sad bastards.