bhoywhonder Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 On the subject of Europe, and ever desperate to be loved (or even noticed) by anyone outside sunderland, they perennially spout this billy bullshit about SAFC fans founding Athletic Bilbao, then try to drum up some modern-day camaraderie with them. Until someone posts YT footage of us actually enjoying such camaraderie with the very same team... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692860 So to summarise… How NUFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: Play them in a competitive tie in a respected European competition, accumulating 6 goals in two displays of exciting, attacking football, while the fans mix in a trouble-free festival atmosphere. How SAFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: invent a massive fucking lie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 On the subject of Europe, and ever desperate to be loved (or even noticed) by anyone outside sunderland, they perennially spout this billy bullshit about SAFC fans founding Athletic Bilbao, then try to drum up some modern-day camaraderie with them. Until someone posts YT footage of us actually enjoying such camaraderie with the very same team... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692860 So to summarise… How NUFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: Play them in a competitive tie in a respected European competition, accumulating 6 goals in two displays of exciting, attacking football, while the fans mix in a trouble-free festival atmosphere. How SAFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: invent a massive f***ing lie. Erm, it's not really a lie. A few mackems did actually play a part in forming Athletic Bilbao. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 James McLean? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 On the subject of Europe, and ever desperate to be loved (or even noticed) by anyone outside sunderland, they perennially spout this billy bullshit about SAFC fans founding Athletic Bilbao, then try to drum up some modern-day camaraderie with them. Until someone posts YT footage of us actually enjoying such camaraderie with the very same team... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692860 So to summarise… How NUFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: Play them in a competitive tie in a respected European competition, accumulating 6 goals in two displays of exciting, attacking football, while the fans mix in a trouble-free festival atmosphere. How SAFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: invent a massive f***ing lie. Erm, it's not really a lie. A few mackems did actually play a part in forming Athletic Bilbao. Not according to the club they didn't... "One reason for being contacted was that an official approach from Sunderland AFC had left the Bilbao Club's Directors non plussed as to their links with our famous red and white stripes. In short they'd never heard of us!" http://www.rokerpark.com/navbar/bilbao.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKSC Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 The reason Bilbao play in Red and White is that they came to England to buy a set of kit. They were supposed to buy a set of Black and White stripes from Notts County but the deal couldn't be agreed and they ended up desperate so bought a set of Red and White ones on the way home, from Southampton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsted Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 On the subject of Europe, and ever desperate to be loved (or even noticed) by anyone outside sunderland, they perennially spout this billy bullshit about SAFC fans founding Athletic Bilbao, then try to drum up some modern-day camaraderie with them. Until someone posts YT footage of us actually enjoying such camaraderie with the very same team... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692860 So to summarise… How NUFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: Play them in a competitive tie in a respected European competition, accumulating 6 goals in two displays of exciting, attacking football, while the fans mix in a trouble-free festival atmosphere. How SAFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: invent a massive f***ing lie. Erm, it's not really a lie. A few mackems did actually play a part in forming Athletic Bilbao. Not according to the club they didn't... "One reason for being contacted was that an official approach from Sunderland AFC had left the Bilbao Club's Directors non plussed as to their links with our famous red and white stripes. In short they'd never heard of us!" http://www.rokerpark.com/navbar/bilbao.html Aye, they were Southampton shirts iirc, don't know if they jabber on about their links like the inbreds do. EDIT: D'oh! Too slow again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 On the subject of Europe, and ever desperate to be loved (or even noticed) by anyone outside sunderland, they perennially spout this billy bullshit about SAFC fans founding Athletic Bilbao, then try to drum up some modern-day camaraderie with them. Until someone posts YT footage of us actually enjoying such camaraderie with the very same team... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692860 So to summarise… How NUFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: Play them in a competitive tie in a respected European competition, accumulating 6 goals in two displays of exciting, attacking football, while the fans mix in a trouble-free festival atmosphere. How SAFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: invent a massive f***ing lie. Erm, it's not really a lie. A few mackems did actually play a part in forming Athletic Bilbao. Not according to the club they didn't... "One reason for being contacted was that an official approach from Sunderland AFC had left the Bilbao Club's Directors non plussed as to their links with our famous red and white stripes. In short they'd never heard of us!" http://www.rokerpark.com/navbar/bilbao.html Bilbao adopting the red and white stripes had nothing to do with the mackems, aye but a few mackems did play a part in introducing football to Bilbao (from what I've read anyway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 On the subject of Europe, and ever desperate to be loved (or even noticed) by anyone outside sunderland, they perennially spout this billy bullshit about SAFC fans founding Athletic Bilbao, then try to drum up some modern-day camaraderie with them. Until someone posts YT footage of us actually enjoying such camaraderie with the very same team... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692860 So to summarise… How NUFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: Play them in a competitive tie in a respected European competition, accumulating 6 goals in two displays of exciting, attacking football, while the fans mix in a trouble-free festival atmosphere. How SAFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: invent a massive f***ing lie. Erm, it's not really a lie. A few mackems did actually play a part in forming Athletic Bilbao. Not according to the club they didn't... "One reason for being contacted was that an official approach from Sunderland AFC had left the Bilbao Club's Directors non plussed as to their links with our famous red and white stripes. In short they'd never heard of us!" http://www.rokerpark.com/navbar/bilbao.html Bilbao adopting the red and white stripes had nothing to do with the mackems, aye but a few mackems did play a part in introducing football to Bilbao (from what I've read anyway). Their official website doesn't mention it http://www.athletic-club.net/web/main.asp?a=2&b=3&c=0&d=0&idi=2 Their wiki pages don't either http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_Bilbao http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_del_Athletic_Club Sounds to me like some retro-fit history re-write based on little more than the shirt patterns. I can believe south-coast british emigrants ending up in Northern Spain in the 19th century. But from the far NE? Nah, don't see it. Besides they would have been loving life on wearside, enjoying their most successful period in the modern game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 On the subject of Europe, and ever desperate to be loved (or even noticed) by anyone outside sunderland, they perennially spout this billy bullshit about SAFC fans founding Athletic Bilbao, then try to drum up some modern-day camaraderie with them. Until someone posts YT footage of us actually enjoying such camaraderie with the very same team... http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692860 So to summarise… How NUFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: Play them in a competitive tie in a respected European competition, accumulating 6 goals in two displays of exciting, attacking football, while the fans mix in a trouble-free festival atmosphere. How SAFC forge a relationship with a foreign team: invent a massive f***ing lie. Erm, it's not really a lie. A few mackems did actually play a part in forming Athletic Bilbao. Not according to the club they didn't... "One reason for being contacted was that an official approach from Sunderland AFC had left the Bilbao Club's Directors non plussed as to their links with our famous red and white stripes. In short they'd never heard of us!" http://www.rokerpark.com/navbar/bilbao.html Bilbao adopting the red and white stripes had nothing to do with the mackems, aye but a few mackems did play a part in introducing football to Bilbao (from what I've read anyway). Their official website doesn't mention it http://www.athletic-club.net/web/main.asp?a=2&b=3&c=0&d=0&idi=2 Their wiki pages don't either http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_Bilbao http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_del_Athletic_Club Sounds to me like some retro-fit history re-write based on little more than the shirt patterns. I can believe south-coast british emigrants ending up in Northern Spain in the 19th century. But from the far NE? Nah, don't see it. Besides they would have been loving life on wearside, enjoying their most successful period in the modern game. Hmmm, did a bit more googling and yeah, it actually looks like this is the case. My bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Bumped re Bilbao. Having watched Athletic versus Man U and Schalke recently I'd say red and white stripes are the only thing the two reams have in common. Not sure macums actually had anything to do with the origins of Athletic although the story about a shipyard worker lending them a set of R & W strips does have some credibility. I can think of no Spanish club more like Newcastle than Athletic and the two cities have a lot in common too. Proud people who embrace a regional identity, similar industrial backgrounds and stunning riverside centres - they even have a Millenium Bridge just like ours. Impressive city centres with great atmospheric bars and restaurants, stadiums with a central "cathedral" like feel and football clubs which are at the heart of the region and local culture. Athletic fans still talk very fondly of the games they played against NUFC. I'd struggle to think of any Spanish city which had anything in common with Sunderland, La Linea next to Gibraltar possibly as it has a rather "crimial frontier outpost" feel about it , but apart from that I think Albania may be a better place to compare it to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 James McLean? Classic macumism Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 The only Spanish city that has anything in common with Sunderland is on Whitley Bay seafront. And even then it's only because it's so fucking delapidated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Is it still there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Getting renovated apparently, haven't been down there in years like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoywhonder Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Nah, Spanish City is gone, it's now the site of Marine Park First School, where the inhabitants receive education up to Key Stage 2 level. So in that respect, still nothing like sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 shola has scored more goals in europe then sunderland and its entire history NUFC players to score more goals in Europe than Sunderland AFC: 30, Alan Shearer, 1996-2006 12, Shola Ameobi, 2000-date 11, Craig Bellamy, 2001-05 10, Wyn Davies, 1966-71 9, Bryan Robson, 1962-71 9, Tino Asprilla, 1996-98 7, Nobby Solano, 1998-date NUFC Players to score the same amount of goals in Europe as Sunderland AFC: 5, Jimmy Scott, 1967-70 5, Gary Speed, 1998-2004 5, Patrick Kluivert, 2004-05 5, Laurent Robert, 2001-05 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Getting renovated apparently, haven't been down there in years like. Nah, thats the done and seafront thats being renovated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I ban myself from this thread. I've lost countless hours of my life reading the shit in this thread and then jumping to RTG from some stupid link and then wasting time there on some mindless shit that makes as much sense as a mackem in Milan. Goodbye all and have fun in here, I'm done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 "An average Newcastle fan" on RTG posted a video of Newcastle fans in Bilbao btw. Not just Bilbao, either Barcelona, Milan, Marseille, Monaco and some others a great watch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniatmoko Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 admittedly Balotelli under O'Neill could be unreal he certainly managed to calm Cattermole down Read more: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692971#ixzz1sRryx24d delusional Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Getting renovated apparently, haven't been down there in years like. Nah, thats the done and seafront thats being renovated. From com; Alan Shearer 30 Shola Ameobi 12 Craig Bellamy 11 Wyn Davies 10 Tino Asprilla 9 Pop Robson 9 Nobby Solano 7 Obafemi Martins 6 Kieron Dyer 5 Tommy Gibb 5 Patrick Kluivert 5 Laurent Robert 5 Jimmy Scott 5 Gary Speed 5 Peter Beardsley 4 Titus Bramble 4 Lee Bowyer 4 Andy Cole 4 Les Ferdinand 4 Rob Lee 4 Lomana LuaLua 4 Malcolm Macdonald 4 Bobby Moncur 4 Antoine Sibierski 4 John Tudor 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 admittedly Balotelli under O'Neill could be unreal he certainly managed to calm Cattermole down Read more: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692971#ixzz1sRryx24d delusional They come out with this shit for every manager they have Keano would get the best out of him Brucey would get the best out of him MON would get the best out of him As if Balotelli would take any instructions from the speccy, scruffy little pervert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Nah, Spanish City is gone, it's now the site of Marine Park First School, where the inhabitants receive education up to Key Stage 2 level. So in that respect, still nothing like sunderland. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wTBXuiCl5z0/TNVcnwvdY-I/AAAAAAAABlM/ylexQUeDX00/s320/Screen+shot+2010-11-06+at+13.34.35.png The dome is still there but the fair ground bit is long gone. http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/4943/screenshot20101106at133.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Another jewel cleaming song http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=693095 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 admittedly Balotelli under O'Neill could be unreal he certainly managed to calm Cattermole down Read more: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=692971#ixzz1sRryx24d delusional They come out with this shit for every manager they have Keano would get the best out of him Brucey would get the best out of him MON would get the best out of him As if Balotelli would take any instructions from the speccy, scruffy little pervert If there's a worse manager than MON to handle an enigmatic and volatile young foreigner, I can't think of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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