TK-421

Thats brilliant... one of them even mentions the 1-9 result as a come back.

Its been said before, there are other reasons this has made headlines, but one is undoutedly that Sunderland are a higher profile club than Swindon, and top flight (for the time being). Its much like us and the Wonga deal. Not as many headlines when they sponsored Blackpool And Hearts(?).

anyone have the full quotes from when di canio said he was a fascist and was misquoted? In that press conference yesterday, i dont think he said he was 'misquoted', just complained that the media had taken that one quote ("I am a fascist, not a racist") and used it to portray him negatively. He has never denied saying it, or claimed to have been misquoted as far as i've seen.

I personally find this amazing.. You really dont care about openly fascist views being given a platform by a high profile manager within the PL? You really dont care that an openly racist viewpoint will potentially now be given some credence and time? Have we sunk so far, become so de-politacized as a society that a "blind eye" can be turned to these vile, pernicious and abhorent views? I know its sport, and for many the two shouldnt mix. I disagree, I remember the same arguements around sport and the openly racist South Africa during the apartheid years. The apeasers and apologists making the same noises... Its a sad day for sport that this man is allowed anywhere near our national game. Yes its the mackems, but some things are actually more important than football,,this is one of em. He isnt a misguided young un, one of the skin heads selling the bulldog ouside SJP from the 70s and 80s that we had to contend with. A youngster feeling marginalised by society, easy prey for the base arguements of "3 million blacks, 3 million on the dole"et al.... Hes a certified, self confessed ideological fascist and by that ideological link a racist, anti semite, anti trade unionist, anti sexual freedom... it wasnt just the heat of the moment rash fascist salute in 2005/6..This guys a committed racist. Lets laugh at the Mackems eh? I wonder if any of their Jewish, Bangaladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or other ethnic minority supporters are laughing. I wonder if any of the elderly population, who fought against fascism in the 30s and 40s are laughing? We should actually be uniting with any of their support who are rightly disgusted at this appointment by showing some solidarity with them. I see there was actually an Anti Fascist Action event on in Wearside this weekend...ironic. Take a chill pill man FFS. It doesn't matter whether he's pink, green, fascist, communist, Mormon, Taliban or Fenian, all that matters is he makes a right hash of managing them and gets them relegated. Aye it does though. No it doesn't. What he says and thinks about the world are irrelavent man. He's manager of the mackems FFS, that's the only reason you need to either hate or laugh at him. The rest doesn't matter. So you would be happy for him to be our manager? If it doesn't matter what his views are It wouldn't get us the three points against Wigan back, would it?

The Sun website has nailed it, like... http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag126/TK-421-NUFC/Paolo_zpsed86c460.jpg

And I bet the Mackem typed that without a hint of Irony, either.

Some brilliant comments on the TotalSport FB page today.... https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewcastletotalsport?fref=ts "It was the Roman salute NOT the nazi salute." "Haave you heard those words from his lips Ian or is it just what you have read in the media and from mischief makers who will print anything?... ...Well I will go with the words he said in his interview rather than made up ones by the Press or ghost writers in a biography." "This is a football & sports show not bloody politics...I don't give two hoots that he's accused of being a fascist" "Comment on your own thug of a manager." Love the fact they still get a random Pardew dig in there, too.

Di Canio: "For sure the fans should know they have a manager who will work 26 hours per day, not 24, because this is my mission." Mackematics has kicked in already.

Mackems liking the statement... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=770856 No, really - they seem to think its great and the right thing to have been done.

So, In all of that, he doesn't actually deny saying 'I am a fascist' - just claims that quote has been taken and used negatively? Wonder why? I also noticed the 'I'm not racist... two of my best friends are black' argument, too.

Looking forward to Total Sport this evening.... Gabbiadini made enough excuses for O'Neill in the last few months, be interesting to hear his take on DiCanio. Or maybe they'll get Gawy Bennett in for this one??

You started it ! (Now where have I heard that before ?) Of course - it's what Ive been saying for past 20 pages ! Just been in shower and decided one last look in to deal with another shower....(sorry, couldn't resist) In fact lets get off the subject and actually talk about what it will be like when DiCanio arrives at SJP. Going by these pages, ranting amongst ourselves (Why FFS ?) God knows what will happen when the subject of the ranting is there in person. The feller is getting built up by the very people screaming to do him down ! Was thinking about that myself when watching some clips on the news about him earlier. Showed him arms aloft with a scarf in the centre of the pitch at Swindon's ground. It wouldn't surprise me to see him pull some kind of stunt like that at St James' on derby day to get their fans onside, moreso if they lose/get humped at Chelsea.

"He's got Passion" Just on SSN... that seems to be all anyone can say about him... be it Swindon fans, and Mackems alike. No mention of Experience, tactical knowledge, or owt... just 'Passion'. If 'boyhood Sunderland fan' Martin O'Neill didn't have the passion required to inspire the players, then what makes them think DiCanio will?

Aye, there are loads of ex-mackem players crawling out of the woodwork for 5 more minutes of fame. Gordon Armstrong was on SSN this morning??!!

Just back in after a day out and turned SSN on.... Dear me... Paulo DiCanio??? This will go well, then.

If it is McClaren, I wonder if he'll put a Mackem Accent on, for his first Press Conference??!!

'Bally to take them down again..... hopefully.

Hehe... just seen this on SSN. 'Partin with Martin', indeedy.

Meh, its fine. We've learned how to win from behind, now man!

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Here is the proper shirt... Looks like the yellow was in the adidas sleeve stripes (very fineline), along with their name.

Tbf we would still have the same white border even if we had sticked with Adidas. Why? Sunderland have theirs with a white border too. Not sure about the away shirt, but I'm sure I saw pics of the home shirt when it was launched, and the badge was clearly embroidered into the shirt, as ours with Adidas used to be.

Hehe, just seen someone share these images from a Facebook page, claiming these are apparently the new 2nd and 3rd kits. https://www.facebook.com/NUSWW?ref=stream

Aye, Dekka wrote in to 'DIY SOS'.

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-united-unveil-300000-development-1982181 Chronicle article about the new bar at St James' park, but scroll down to the gallery, and there are some excellent pics of the ground changing over the years.