TheBrownBottle

KSA and PIF are utterly useless with investments - PIF has existed since the 70s and been a funnel for most of the profits of KSA oil products, yet they control a smaller fund than Norway's. Decades of mismanagement including by the present lot is the reason (and shitloads of corruption). They're business geniuses if you listen to some of our support, though.

Yep - I can't advocate for the New Monkey / Colosseum radgie 500bpm megamix that our support seems to go for when singing it, nor for that utter wank one they play over the tannoy with a stupid drum over it. Just get a fucking brass band on the pitch and play it at the correct tempo, and let the crowd do the rest.

‘Unfortunate’ suggests he had nowt to do with those results

Your prime years were your 20s, you’re only kidding yourself

Neither O Fortuna nor Local Hero predate the Sky era. Blaydon Races isn’t a song to be sang during the game, it can be sung at any time, and was sang before the game regularly for a century before Alan Robson pushed his shite tastes on everyone - and those of us who can remember it will remember that Local Hero wasn’t exactly popular when Robson started playing it. I agree though that what is played hardly makes a difference.

It’s gone down well with me. Local Hero is pap. It’s absolutely desperate of the Athletic to claim that the roar before kick off is inspired by a fucking sax solo ending. For most of the club’s history the team came out to Blaydon Races, when they came out to anything at all. Alan ‘Make Some Noise’ Robson was responsible for it Local Hero being played - the ne plus ultra of MOR DJs playing MOR music.

Except it isn’t …

I think most would expect a performance vs Man City - turning up for the big matches hasn’t been an issue. Hopefully the win and the return of our first choice FBs will mean we start looking better on a more consistent basis - starting against Everton. Most of the criticism levelled has been absolutely valid. Anyone calling for Howe to be sacked has - rightly - been in the smallest of minorities.

Whenever our medical team gives a date, it is usually best to add two months as a rule

Yes

Never liked it, I’ve never seen how it helps

Get in

I hate the crowd doing that whistle thing. Hate it.

Ho’way Pope get yourself a booking for timewasting here. Take your time

Murphy is giving me palpitations

Donnarumma needs to shave his bonce just like his gaffer

Yes. And fuck every cunt who called for VAR all those years. Saps the joy

Just take the textbook six minutes lads

Isn’t VAR fun

Fucking yes

Like a pack of cards

I know posters who use subtext and they’re all cowards

I’ve only got two smoggie mates, but both of them very much identify themselves as Yorkshiremen - and one claims Leeds is their main rival. Another case of unrequited love / hate I reckon.

They seemed to move their attentions to the mackems this century. The more realistic rivalry.

It tends to build a bit when we’re in the same division, but that’s happened once in the last decade and a half. It’s not that there is nothing to it - but it’s just so far away from being a derby with any real sentiment for it. I’d still look for the Mackems’ results in the third division from time to time - I haven’t looked for a smoggie scoreline since we were both in the same division.