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Was before my time too mate. My Mam was definitely at the Bastia game and got the folklore about it around the centenary when all the books came out. Same with Supermac. It all seemed like halcyon days compared to what I was experiencing and expected to experience. Seemed unbelieavable that we could have been in Europe only 13years earlier at that point. Dutch internationals at St James and stuff. (Before I even knew how good the Dutch were in the 70s)

Bastia and Palermo Double Dutch, the great Johnny Rep and Tim Krul (found by the then unemployed Joe Kinnear, two years before Kinenar was at the club)

Last time Milan were 3-0 up against Salzburg in the Champions League. The Austrian's keeper (Otto Konrad) got hit with a bottle and the game was voided. So its not ever yet.

Worse than that, some were saying we've appropriated the name Geordie and they refuse to acknowledge it. Its one step away from saying we should just be called Castle because the castle isn't new. Seen someone on there say its getting impossible to get back to Gateshead after a game when the Metro's are off. He'd be no good on the Crystal Maze.

I don't mind people having issues just so long, as pointed out previously, its consistent. You cant reasonably be hopping mad and obsessed in some cases with this one piece of Saudi investment and be much milder to not caring at all about other investments from them and countries with similar charges against them. That's what gets up people noses. Personally I don't feel any different about things now as before. I don't approve of their and many other countries practices and wish they'd change but wasn't at activist levels so there's no contradiction. Who boycotted the last World cup because of Putin's nuclear murders in our own country for example.

Patrice Cateron scored in a draw at first team level. Wasn't aware he was as esteemed in folklore as Robin Hood, which he must be, logically.

Houthi the lads Houthi, Houthi the lads, Houthi the lads, Houthi the lads Houthi

Beating them the following season when we finished 3rd, towards the end of the season might be a case in point. At least to me its an after thought dwarfed by bigger things and has barely been mentioned since. (The Solano penalty game). The Dabizas game cemented the end of their brief period of being on top so that did mean more to me too, that was the only period both teams were above a topflight relegation battle in about half a century which helped I think. Anyway everyone' probably different based on the status during their formative years with the club. No right or wrong in it.

I wonder what we'll do if say Leicester wont sell Maddison in Jan but he's the guy we want. Operationally we don't seem like we'd go for alternatives now but we now have the added temptation of an extra push maybe being the difference between Europe and not. There's also the risk of not getting him anyway down the line. First world problems though.

From when I got into football, with the exception of two years under Sir Bobby/Peter Reid, pre Ashley there was always bigger fish to fry so I pitied the younger generation becoming like them, reasonably, because all we had now, was all they had ever had. Being better than them. None of the games I class as the biggest and the best atmosphere's involve them. Was just about us. They could never say the same. I liken it to Man United's biggest games not being against Man City pre their takeover. A local disupte/distraction but nowhere near their biggest game. Think this is where the term 'local rivals' comes in.

Jo great story

boooo's We're right in the thick of 2years of hurt mind

tee-hee never minded Leeds, never liked Liverpool

I heard the anecdote about his winner and performance against Liverpool. The humility of saying he had a mare and knew it as is own worst critic was very impressive. And a nice bit of salad dressing to that great time. My mother used to teach him at Highfield/Thomas Hepburn.

craic on the Villa forum (couldn't help myself on account of their c*ntliness of the past). *the television makes our ground look massive and never shows the tiny stand that makes up 1/3 of SJP (despite the hard camera literally pointing at that stand and to get 52,000 we must have some sort of tardis effect). *also cheering every won challenge in neanderthalic, people in the ground without the benefit of replays were supposed to know that was a concussion and not time wasting (after the Villa manager literally stated his intent was to frustrate). Are they not familiar with creating an atmosphere and pressuring refs and the opposition? *Southgate (their former player, former Boro manager and Londoner) loves us as do the media. *nobody would time waste after 20minutes (have that watched football the last 10years?)

Used to be somewhat of a curse but they so deserve it, I'll take the hit.

Beaten us twice in the PL era at SJP, twice since 1989. And they were the farce when we had three men sent-off and when Shearer was sent-off by Rennie for absolutely nothing. Sob on the Tyne they say.

Next Villa game perhaps something like 'Sob on the Tyne' with our record against them underneath it Sob on the Tyne 2022/23 Lost 4-0 2021/22 Lost 1-0 2020/21 Drew 1-1 2019/20 Drew 1-1 2016/17 Lost 2-0 2015/16 Drew 1-1 2014/15 Lost 1-0 2013/14 Lost 1-0 2012/13 Drew 1-1 2011/12 Lost 2-1 2010/11 Lost 6-0 2008/09 Lost 2-0 2007/08 Drew 0-0 2006/07 Lost 3-1 2005/06 Drew 1-1 2004/05 Won 0-3 2003/04 Drew 1-1 2002/03 Drew 1-1 2001/02 Lost 3-0 2000/01 Lost 3-0 2000/01 Drew 1-1 1999/00 Won 0-1 1998/99 Lost 2-1 1997/98 Lost 1-0 1996/97 Lost 4-3 1995/96 Lost 1-0 1994/95 Lost 3-1 1993/94 Lost 5-1

...and Eilidh Barbour was glowing about us. If she's happy I'm happy.

Burridge played at Blackpool in the FA Cup for Blyth 26years later too (4-3)

I think we're interested in Mudryk and have an outside chance because a case can be made that we'd throw a lot at signing young players with a view to the future given our recent transfer market activity. Being more shrewd with older players to blend in with them. Happy enough with it just being plausible.

Knowing that McKeag signed Pav, Clark, Elliott, Howey, Watson, Peacock and O'Brien ruined the best times I ever had as a fan under KK mind.

Was on again tonight with a Sunderland based remark, cunningly throwing people off the scent.

Getting a feeling that other clubs may try and replicate our tactics of pressing high and heavy now our successes are being highlighted and from the snippits flagged up on MOTD it looks like it. Think we've a manager that has a lot more than the ideas currently being highlighted in the locker though and can successfully change the style.

Yes, I thought it had to be one of you guys but nobody was claiming responsibility or even mentioning it. Playing him at his own game, nice. He doesn't seem interested in football or sunderland (mind he's not interested in Ukraine or the world cup either as a great activist) so I'm not sure he'd listen to that show but it might have been a candid confession.