TheBrownBottle

You’ve got Steve Cram as a celebrity fan Cause Sunderland's a massive club...fuck off! You get a season ticket with a happy meal Cause Sunderland's a massive club...fuck off! You’ve got 42 players that nee-one knaas Cause Sunderland's a massive club...fuck off! You’ve got Jonathan Stead as a number 9 Cause Sunderland's a massive club...fuck off! You’ve got the tallest floodlights in the league Cause Sunderland's a massive club...fuck off! You’ve got the worst team in history Cause Sunderland's a massive club...fuck off!

You know what I’m talking about

Have to say, I feel a bit sad about the notion of Wilson having to be jettisoned. I suspect we need to due to his injury record, but I really do think he’s the second best ‘no 9’ in B&W in my lifetime (and we know what that shirt means). He feels like a throwback; a true traditional centre forward. His injury record is just horrendous, though.

She’s awful - and all Barton is doing is simply making that less palatable to say. Her ego is out of whack with her knowledge and experience. But Barton still out-cunts her.

It’s my first derby without being able to go out with a group of mates to watch it; others to share the load with, either at the game or watching it in the Bulls or Inventions / Bar Oz etc etc. The shite KO time means it’s simply too much of a pain in the arse to head into Sydney city centre to watch it - there would be a three hour wait to get a train home (taxi would be a three-figure sum).

Yeah, definitely. Robert and Bellamy basically revived Shearer’s career in my view. If we’d signed Southgate - and later Woodgate - I think that NUFC wins a trophy (or two)

Bendtner falls victim to Dunning-Kruger effect shocker

I would’ve let it lie, I would’ve

I remember watching him at the U-21 Euros before we signed him - he scored vs England - when he was heavily linked and signed a week or so later. Me and a couple of mates watched a couple of those games in the pub. Both agreed that he looked class, both agreed that he was far too slow for English football. Another Juan Sebastian Veron (though Viana wasn’t in Veron’s class). Bobby Robson’s record in the transfer market was sketchy, in all honesty. That Viana money really should have been used on the defence.

I’ve signed all of them as wonder kids on various iterations of CM / FM

Tbf I doubt your gaffer just read in the paper that you’re thinking about joining the firm round the corner

Why? Always thought he was perfectly fine at CB.

I know an alcoholic and it's no laughing matter - particularly for his wife. She's got alopecia, so not a happy home life

23:45 kick off for me. Dogs woke me up at 4:10am. Just got back from walking them, now have 17 hours of being awake to think about it. Fuck.

Think you will need to change your name to MrRaspberryJamTomorrow Losing an FA Cup would hurt a lot more than a bog standard league defeat. We haven’t played these in the cup for nearly 70 years - it isn’t a ten-a-penny fixture. We’re levels above right now - there is zero excuse not to go there and beat the cunts.

Whey no. If he went, the money would be ploughed back in. Also, the club wouldn’t have a choice. Look at it from Bruno’s perspective - even we get back into the top four next season, Bruno would turn 29 during the group stage. And that’s if we make it. Plus a move to PSG would see him likely get a massive pay ramp and a signing on fee. He’s also not a boyhood fan or owt. None of us would’ve thought for a second that he was wrong to leave Lyon for us.

There’s nothing altruistic about what they’ve done … https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/manchester-city-council-abu-dhabi-sheikh-mansour-b2128273.html

Must’ve had some red paint left over from redecorating the Black Cats Bar

Me too. 1-3 NUFC, and I’m also predicting we don’t finish with eleven players on the pitch

Yeah, this is it like. If NUFC are to become what we’re hoping, it never seemed likely that the first batch of signings would be there for the long haul. I totally understand why people would get anxious about this happening, but we’ve experienced this before - the sale of Andy Cole. This isn’t a ‘selling club’ anymore in the sense that it’s about profit for profit’s sake. Also, he’s still here last I checked - this could all be bollocks

I don’t think we should get upset or think less of him if it happens - it’s a very short career, and he’s not getting any younger. NUFC aren’t getting CL football next season, and the drop-off in form makes us especially vulnerable. I know the support views it as a ‘project’, but ageing footballers will likely take a different view.

100%. It might even lead to a change in tactics etc - I’m sure Howe & co have plans for all scenarios.

Exactly. If Bruno was sold under Ashley I’d have been pissing blood. If Bruno is sold under the current ownership, it’s because it is simply another stepping stone on the way to further growth. No player is unsellable at any club. If PSG bid, he’s off - they wouldn’t bid without putting feelers out first on a transfer of this size.

If he does goes, let’s not have Eddie doing this:

It doesn’t, though. The entire transfer fee would land in this financial year for FFP purposes. The transfer contract isn’t hidden form the PL or UEFA. There isn’t a way to hide intent.