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Yes, in fact mainly only "administratively" via the very artificial merged borough. When I worked in Washington in the 1990s, judging by the number of shirts worn, it seemed to be about 80 percent a Newcastle United town.

Washington New Town is indeed officially part of Sunderland, but it is really a very independent town with very few links to Sunderland. In 1974 when the two towns of Washington and Sunderland were brought together under Local Government re-organisation (principally to make enough population to form a credible-sized borough of Tyne & Wear, no other reason) it surprised many of us. The reason for the surprise was that Washington is more a part of Gateshead really. I mean, if you are driving along the Felling Bypass in Gateshead (I used to work there) and you turn right where the large 'Black Bull' pub was until recently (I used to drink there) then within 100 yards you passed the entrance sign and were in Washington New Town !!! Then, after the strange decision to artificially add Washington to Sunderland, we had the great debate as to what the new 'merged borough' should be called . . . Washington was the 'older' name (the original home of the first president of the USA, etc) and the new merged borough was very nearly called 'Washington' rather than Sunderland. That would have been a laugh.

The victorious 1955 Newcastle United FA Cup Winning Team Victory Parade - going past the back entrance to Fenwicks Department Store on Blackett Street . . .

Those three results (including ours) are not certain to happen. However, I have to say they are all quite likely to happen (particularly ours)

Yes, exactly.

I know a lot of supporters who feel like that !!! I can never even begin to understand this, as I (and many others) do not rate Sunderland as even the 'beginnings' of real opposition. We DO represent the region in many non-local peoples eyes around the UK and the world. Most people have never heard of the words 'Tyne & Wear', they only know Newcastle, and so (for football) they really do see us as the North East Club. Our City is seen like that for many things, it is the only famous name-place for the region, and football is no different to anything else.

This is something I have repeatedly said on here. I have never considered Sunderland as real rivals, just because they are nearby. They have always been very inferior. We represent the North East Region, and so our actual rivals must come from outside the region and that is how I have always felt. If we were Liverpool and had the Manchester clubs and Everton as 'local' rivals, that would be different, but Sunderland, nah, never.

Yes, I feel that I don't know enough about him, his strengths and weaknesses etc, yet. Also, at his age it can (and will) change from what he is now . . hopefully in an 'upwards' direction. However, I am optimistic that he could save the club quite a few £millions in transfer fees, in fact I am pretty sure he will. It will be a year or two yet though, before we will know precisely, but the current signs are very good though!

Good stuff, I used some similar diagrams and photos on Skyscraper City - See this LINK . . . https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/newcastle-as-it-might-have-been.1009531/post-53665235

It did . . the "ultimate" in modernity !!

I know what you mean, but all teams are very different, the players are very different, and the quality of players here (and still to arrive) are very different from anything Eddie Howe has managed before. So, even if what you say is historically accurate, this is a brand NEW situation here, and 'the past' has no real relevance at all.

Interesting article . . . "Newcastle United have the money to buy a floor…there’s only so far they can fall now and that’s what separates the elite from the rest." https://www.football365.com/news/how-soon-will-newcastle-united-force-talk-of-a-big-seven-in-the-premier-league

What, the brand new East Stand from 1972/1973?

All the world's top teams will be and are interested in signing him for huge money all of the time. We will not sell him, why would we? He does not want to move and . . er . . we don't need the money !! Stories will always persist.

We will win relatively comfortably.

I don't, but I do like any excuse (even caused by the Morons on RTG) to talk about my first season going to matches as a young-un at St James supporting NUFC in 1969. Our Fabulous F A I R S C U P !!!

AND this recent one from the 50th Anniversary in 2019 . . .

Yes indeed it is very good. I like this one which was published by NUFC and the players themselves, in 1969 . . .

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/fairs-cup-newcastle-united-the-1969-fairs-cup-win-and-the-50th-anniversary-in-2019-etc.2177948/unread

Good result, we were the better team throughout, apart from a few quick breakaways Spurs had in the first ten minutes. H A P P Y

This is a new Newcastle United, we have a squad. I have a preference of which players from our squad are not injured and may then start the match, but I am happy with any members of our squad playing today. We are not 'guaranteed' a win today (or any day) but it is likely that we will win today

Unlikely

No

Yes, we are likely to finish M U C H higher. There is actually quite a strong possibility (they have been lucky a few times this season so far) that they will be relegated back to the Third Division at the end of this season, a strong possibility.

They would say exactly the same if we had just won the Champions League ten years in a row. They are very funny to read and listen to though - for me, in my life they have completely replaced Tommy Cooper !!! Far and away the most and deepest laughs I have had since Tommy Cooper sadly passed away. "Juss like that" . . .