bigfella

Who cares about the colour of the Puma ffs. Going on about it only brings us down to their level - remember the SMBs boycoutting Sugar Puffs etc, pathetic small minded nonsense.

I think you're right, had forgotten that one

New Years Day (or Boxing Day) was traditionally Derby day, along with either Good Friday or Easter Monday. I can't remember singing the song before New Years Day 1985, so it may celebrate Peter The Great's hat trick that day

I guess you didn't see Franny Lee play then?

'course we all hate Cockneys up here... ...I mean just look at that bastard Malcolm Macdonald and as for those twats Robert Lee, Warren Barton and Les Ferdinand.... Tell you what, go and make me tea luv and keep your nose out of something you know nothing about.

The photograph is later than 1971 or we wouldn't have had the East Stand which was finished in 1973. My guess is that it's between 1975 and 1980 but I couldn't do better than that, St James Hall was knocked down after 1975. Here's a photograph of St James Hall which was replaced by the Metro. http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1308/leazstjameshall1965.jpg if your certain that the wrestling hall was knocked down in 75 and its not in the pic, hen the pic is 75-78. im pretty sure the leazes end was demolished in 78. i was lead to belive the game to celebrate the opening of the east stand was a friendley agsist benfica in 1971. but i suppose it could have ben 73, however macdonald told me it was his first ever game at sjp pre season. i was defo there in the east stand. The stories dont seem to add up tho. The East Stand was fully opened for the match with West Ham in April '73. It was partially open for the Cup match with Luton just after New Year, but the completion was delayed due to a builders strike. The Leazes End was indeed knocked down in Summer '78. I got this info from the book Fortress St James by club historian Paul Joannou. Work on the Metro started in 1974, by the way, although it wasn't opened till 1980.

"Over two bids" remember?

I'm 99% sure they were in the corner of the Leazes, I was in the corner of the Gallowgate that day. i was in the e-wing paddock. the west ham fans were in that corner but i'm sure the bomb came from the east stand right next to the corner. Correct. I was stood behind the Leazes goal and can remember seeing the petrol bomb flying out of the East stand paddock. Can still visualise the Hammers fans who were pretty well packed in, all moving back as the bomb burned out on the terrace.

Count me in. By the way "guests" (ie makem bastards) can't vote in polls can they? Otherwise the sad cunts will all come on here and vote yes to deliberately skew the vote.

bloody hell! didn't think Savage was capable of that...

I've read some crap on here before, but this takes the biscuit.

Joe Harvey was our greatest post war manager, but I'd agree with virtually all of that. Top post.

Former Blackburn Carlisle player? Former Carlisle and Boro. Local lad too, he's from Gateshead, I work with his stepdad and his cousin. We could have done a lot worse. came through boro i think Thinking of someone else then. Can't remember who though. Did he play for Carlisle though (Graham) could be confusing the two clubs.

Very fair asessment mate. The atmosphere today far outshone that at the "second city" derby earlier.

Raylor!! come on!

Who's the man in your picture? frank sidebottom. living legend I've met Frank. Top bloke in a big papier mache headed way

Have they mentioned the attendance yet? Looks aboot 42, 000 I reckon.

What a fucking goal!! Well done Shola (never thought I'd say that)

That was Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd you tool. oh right sorry mate, hahaha. s'alright

That was Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd you tool.

Read yesterdays Express, it says Cisse might stop partying now all the NEWCASTLE players are banned, states how he's regular in our parts. They go on about how Cisse is a Mackem, but he's always over here. Is it true that Sunderland doesn't even have a cinema? There is one in Boldon i think, though thats more a part of washington than sunderland... Boldon is in South Tyneside, NE (Newcastle) postcode, the last outpost of sanity before the dark makem wastelands.

Absolutely spot on mate, couldn't argue with any of it especially the bit in bold. Batty was far too negative for the team we had that season. Instead of Clarky recycling the ball and passing it forward to the likes of Beardsley or Lee etc, we had Batty winning the ball and passing it sideways or back, inviting pressure on to us. And we all know how well our defence coped with pressure...

Good numbers but a high percentage of them are shit. fyp

Tames is an Arsenal fan apparantly. Makems I know think he's a Geordie and hate him as much as we do.