LionOfGosforth

Can only comment on what I personally saw. We only played Leeds a couple of times in the cup that I recall in the 80s, missed the 89 game. Elland Road a different story. West Ham brought some tiny followings, rarely saw anything with them. Didn't see any bother with Liverpool at home but saw a fair bit at Anfield in April 85. Cunts with Stanleys. Aware of the Farmers Rest thing with Chelsea around 86. Man Utd certainly caused plenty of bother at a couple of home games and brought a fair following. Got hit with coins and a pie at Old Trafford in 87 when Mirandinha scored but i'd not count that

Talking about running battles with Spurs down Seven Sisters and utter mayhem outside before during and after that game. Running scraps with Man Utd in town at Easter. It was more a comment on the frequency of serious bother, I never saw all that much (probably attended 30ish games a season 83 onwards), never mind at every single home game. Not counting the posturing and yelling at opposing fans that certainly went on most games.

Started going to Toon games in the early 80s and honestly, can count on the fingers of one hand the amount of times I saw any serious disorder at a game, main one being Spurs in the cup in 87 and maybe at Liverpool in 85 and once in town against Man Utd around Easter 87. For it to be happening, even on a small scale, at basically every home game, I mean makes Sunderland look like the land that time forgot. Maybe it's a thing that's on the rise generally? I've read about a couple of incidents on Barrack Rd at recent Toon games with Chelsea in particular acting themselves.

Now there's an intelligent lad who clearly gets how to keep the fans onside

Hope Gakpo enjoyed his debut and being part of what Klopp described as "Brighton beating a bad team"

"We've chased Millwall a few times. They don't even travel up here" Read more fascinating Walter Mitty style tales here: https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/trouble-again.1598018/page-6

"Undercover coppers all over today outside the ground like". In their sad empty lives/heads, every home game is Millwall vs West Ham at Cold Blow Lane in 1985

Like clockwork the thick lying scruffs

Toney the hero with his class tatts and impressive off the field escapades

What a useless game.

Chelsea are so dense like. It's amazing to watch. You see the relative success that clubs like us, Brighton (who utterly humiliated Chelsea in Potter's first game) and Arsenal have had this season, it's literally right there and quite obvious if you aren't thick as pig shit and pay attention. Chelsea will never ever learn. A lot of the ingredients are basically identical...a clear plan, team spirit, good coaching, players who care and believe. Chelsea have none of that. They lose a game, they just go out and spend more. They're fucking idiotic.

Yep, smart move by Shaktar and any other club that has a player that Chelsea express an interest in. Just sit tight and wait for them to come along and overpay ridiculously.

All it took was Arsenal dithering a bit thinking that they had a free run at him and the vile twats swooped in to buy a player they didn't need, for a fee that's too much and wages that will no doubt be exorbitant. Arsenal will be seething no doubt which is kind of funny in it's own way. Hate Chelsea though, disgustingly run club.

There must be so much squad harmony and unity of purpose at Chelsea these days

Sunderland Youth must have more than held their own today

Wonder if there was hell on outside today, there usually is

A hideous attempt to replicate that daft shite they do in the NFL, where they always have exactly 2 questions lined up before saying "thanks coach" afterwards

Wouldn't be shocked if those vile cunts, given their obsession with spending and wingers, hoy 150m at Napoli for Kvaradona

Hopefully it's not "after the lord mayor's show" of Tuesday. Coming from that there's a chance for a flat atmosphere in comparison, Joe potentially missing, Fulham coming to frustrate us. Not the ingredients for a sparkling home win like, feels like a draw, but hope i'm wrong.

Bournemouth are a right boring waste of time like

Surely there has to be some limit to Chelsea's spending and some limit to players' desire to joining their (hideously well paid) shit show? I mean they're completely shite, 10th in the league and they just come along and sign every player that other clubs want with what looks to be no thought to how it will work out, except to be seen to be flexing their financial muscles at every problem. Badiashile, Felix and now seemingly Mudryk in the space of about a week after spending nearly a quarter billion in the summer. After Abramovich and the possibility they were all done as a big spending club, fair sickens the stomach like.

Still not sure which smug journalist prick was funniest. The one who said we missed a trick appointing Howe over Gerrard or the others who claimed Lampard was a better bet.

Lamps for me. The stakes with money and their stadium are just too high to not act soon. God knows who they get though, you'd have to be mental to take that shit show on.

Think they're probably fucked this season like, they're absolutely atrocious. You'd have to be on the level of someone like Carlo Ance....oh wait a minute

The more times I see those Man Utd goals, the funnier City's defending gets. Fucking statues while Garnacho crosses for Rashford. Pep will be furious, worst and laziest piece of defending i've seen in ages.