Jonas

Its such a disappointing attitude. Were punching well above our weight. Had we been where Villa are, which most thought we would be, that would have been a very satisfying result and performance. People who went on like that during the last such unbeaten run (I'm guessing under KK?!) would have stood out as right nuggets.

Totally need a signing or two. Cant ask anymore from some of these players but we cant get anymore out of them either. The team is sound, we'll have the better of most games. Just need to take some of the pressure off the stretched small squad

Mag coppers and Mag stewards at their games, the Magedia, wasn't there a Mag in the ticket office story when there was some problems there? and now there's a Mag safety inspector! all working against their interests. I love how we've infultrated every area somehow without actually doing anything. Especially their minds.

Our dominance is seldom reflected in a flow of goals. Forest on day one was no different, took a Schar worldy. Were punching above our weight and this is a symptom of a mix or purples and Ashley players. The team covers for individual limits. When was unbeaten run we've just beat?

I am seeing other clubs signing players they've been linked to earlier than us which negates scouring their forums to learn this. Not complaining about not getting Carlos but it didn't take Villa a quarter as long to crack for example.

Not having a go, one of the defenders generally, but it still often takes us ages to get players over the line - at least from first link to confirmation.

First one I can remember was against Brighton in 2016!!! Its good of the current regime to pay for the flags over 5years before they owned the club and several before they were even interested. They know the details of how much money Wor Flags get and that they get any money at all yet can't research how long its been going for which would have took seconds. Must be great to delude yourself like that but from the look of them its obviously painful, may as well just accept the reality of it.

Messi v Ronaldo, Spanish Super Cup, Italian Super Coppa, Ronaldo - all in Saudi. Is this behind Exile's vow to redouble his obsessive disingenuousness? Nah, its because there's 'too much football talk' around us. If I didn't know better I'd swear this wasn't about the Saudi's at all but about us and ultimately just about that broken c**ts life being made worse by us passed off as faux compassion.

What an interesting read all this is. Only by the mackem definition can I contribute, Gateshead born, Washington raised. Started going as we were being relegated, second full season was our lowest post-war average, third our worst ever season So it was glory hunting with me. Dad's a 'Durham Mag' too. Predating not just Keegan the player, nevermind manager, with us, but Keegan actually being a player.

That's not going to work for them either. From .com in 2009 - and its only grown since "Newcastle's aggregate League attendance at St James' Park totals 58,500,000. Approaching TEN MILLION more than Sunderland's aggregate attendance."

Miseryside

I've already been minority reported for my reaction to a terrible refereeing decision towards them

My PTSD from the ripping off of 96 has been reawoken.

Ginola at 2.54. Should have been singing Don't Look Back In Anger instead after missing the dressing room and having to check back.

Last gate before the takeoever - 50,407 v Leeds average gates before boycott covering giveaway 47,000

They'd do Munchman as their style is to copy somebody out of envy but change it just enough to pretend to themselves they didn't. Like the whole badge etc. Suppose its a homage to the fallen territory of Penshaw RTG was on about a few month back.

Seems right. Defences are a lot deeper now than they were and the back-pass rule changing negate some of the reasoning for keepers being off the line and the chances of one on ones from a distance where a chip would be on. The more professional percentages too - someone tries an Albert and is doesn't come off they' be chastised now, perhaps even if the game was in the bag, for future reference. So stylish though. Kitson against Swansea,Peacock against Swindon, O'Brien the first at the mackems, Quinn against Derby are sumptuous to watch.

Not the least bit envious if 90% of those finalists like. Would require playing at a lower level than we've ever played at for most of them and only three times in 40years would a Championship play-off final be considered a success

Spender (when we get the commercial deals in)

Love how non-attending Mags is their new thing, whilst discussing the virtues of extending their stadium that's been filled 1% of the time since it opened to house the non-attending/existing MLFs to get some sort of bragging rights despite stadium size and gates not counting anyway....at least since 2000 and before 1999.

I might have got your ticket in 1999. I didn't get one for 98. Me and a mate who went to games against Barnsley an Watford in 13k crowds together sat at home whist our other mates who didn't go until Keegan and not a handful of away games between them got tickets. Had a bond, a season ticket, went to all the home cup games and about 7-9 away games that year. (Two of the lads that got tickets didn't go to any) Even applied for Southampton away to keep my points/credit up as we were on a run by then. 99 - went to two cup games and let someone else have my ticket for the second half of the season. No away games. But got a ticket. Seems like it was just pot luck. Or guilty conscience on the ticket offices part second time around.

Cant ask for much more but smiling and drooling urge modesty so as not to tempt fate.

When I seen that score just before half-time.... Like when Max sees the hole in the wall on Midnight Express, daren't get too excited but can't fully stifle it

So happy for him, more than anything else, watching the highlights back and the roar he got when his name was announced. His dance reminded me of Bateman's little wiggle to 'Hip to be Square' in American Psycho

Alan Robson used to go "May the best team win....and we all know who that is" Remember wondering if he'd do it against the mackems, being part of his audience, to his credit he only did.