"But regardless of the result, we will always have the last laugh because we can always watch our club with genuine pride at knowing that the ideals we share with our club, and the ideals with which our club represent us, are decent and honourable whilst endorsing and supporting violent criminality will seemingly always be intrinsic to loving Newcastle United."
Christ on a fucking Vespa
ASK
An occasional series of advice on the polite subject of "etiquette" for Steve Bruce.
Ask Kevin Ball what he said to Glenn Roeder on the touchline at an Academy Derby at the Academy of Shite a few years ago. Then lecture Newcastle United on "etiquette".
Ask Kevin Ball about the references he gave to the court regarding alleged football hooligans.
Ask Niall Quinn if he thinks nuggets running in the face of Shay Given and gloating after his team has scored against Newcastle United is an example of his club’s class or just “high spirits”?
Ask Niall Quinn if he thinks banning SAFC supporters from matches who have as yet been found guilty of no offence (Central Station - 2009) is an example of the class of Sunderland AFC.
Ask those in the Fulwell End in the 80s chanting “Jackie Is Dead!” shortly after the sad passing of Newcastle United legend Jackie Milburn if that is an example of Sunderland’s class.
Ask those at the Stadium of Shite during Sir Bobby Robson’s time as NUFC manager if chanting “He’s Nearly Dead” and “he’s pissed himself again” is an example of Sunderland’s class.
Ask Niall Quinn and the Sunderland marketing department if using iconic Newcastle-Tyneside landmarks on the deliberately misleading publicity material for Sunderland 2018 World Cup bid is part of Sunderland’s class.
Ask the grounds-man at the Stadium of Shite who was holding up his fingers in a 1-0 manner at HT of the 4-1 derby if that is part of Sunderland’s class? Ask him if his emotional meltdown at the end of the game when he thought he could fight the entire away end was part of Sunderland’s class.
Ask older Sunderland fans whether the “illegal payments” made in the early 60s is part of Sunderland’s class?
Ask Sunderland’s marketing department whether “Black Cats, Top Dogs” DVDs is part of Sunderland’s class.
Ask Niall Quinn if he thinks his club’s supporters trashing the Ladbrokes stall at SJP last Sunday and terrorising the teenage girls who work in the food booths is an example of his club’s class.
Ask those who have transformed FTM into a de-facto club motto if that is part of Sunderland’s class.
Ask Niall Quinn if he thinks making crank calls to Newcastle United supporters bars is part of Sunderland’s class.
Ask Sunderland supporters if their manager (Peter Reid) having to have security around the dug-out at the SoS to protect him from SAFC fans is part of their club’s class.
Ask Sunderland supporters if daubing KEVIN KILBANE RIP near to the SoS after he’d told a group of SAFC fans to fuck off after abusing him throughout a game is part of their class.
And finally, Steve Bruce ask yourself whether being part of a Man Utd team on the pitch at Wembley in 1996 having just won a League and Cup double whether chanting the exact same Daydream Believer song in the direction of Kevin Keegan (to the one you have got the childish hump with) and Newcastle United is an example of YOUR class.
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