Wilson Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 59 minutes ago, BlueStar said: Unrelated, I like the fact they call us the Mags, wish supporters of other clubs did as well but its mostly just us and them. Never understood this either tbh, we call them sad mackem bastards (personally I prefer 'scruffs down the road' but whatever).... They call us our 'nickname'. Do they think it annoys us or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cattletrucked Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wilson said: Never understood this either tbh, we call them sad mackem bastards (personally I prefer 'scruffs down the road' but whatever).... They call us our 'nickname'. Do they think it annoys us or something? Well the fact that they even call themselves Mackems is a joke in itself. It was an underhand name that Geordies gave them. I think it’s because they lack identity, so were desperate to have a nickname…bit like the Smoggies too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 47 minutes ago, Wilson said: Never understood this either tbh, we call them sad mackem bastards (personally I prefer 'scruffs down the road' but whatever).... They call us our 'nickname'. Do they think it annoys us or something? Growing up 70s and 80s Mackem was an insult. I mean you wouldn't call a Sunderland fan a Mackem if you thought he could kick your arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 19 minutes ago, madras said: Growing up 70s and 80s Mackem was an insult. I mean you wouldn't call a Sunderland fan a Mackem if you thought he could kick your arse. Absolutely. Calling anyone a makem, whether they were red n white or black n white in 70's Boldon and you were asking for bother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcoolc157 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 That’s exactly what I can’t understand. Mackem was always a derogatory term that we used for them…. Just shows how fucked up they are when they choose it as a nickname… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlynnherrington Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Cattletrucked said: Well the fact that they even call themselves Mackems is a joke in itself. It was an underhand name that Geordies gave them. I think it’s because they lack identity, so were desperate to have a nickname…bit like the Smoggies too. People I know who support sunlun and don’t live in or near sunlun are are never happy when they’re called mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlynnherrington Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 7 hours ago, BlueStar said: Lots of Mackems on RTG and Twitter claiming they personally filled him in after the match Probably those Seaburn Casualties . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nun tumblers Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Cattletrucked said: Well the fact that they even call themselves Mackems is a joke in itself. It was an underhand name that Geordies gave them. I think it’s because they lack identity, so were desperate to have a nickname…bit like the Smoggies too. This Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cattletrucked Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 29 minutes ago, tomlynnherrington said: People I know who support sunlun and don’t live in or near sunlun are are never happy when they’re called mackems. I’m not surprised….people from sunlun have adopted it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llcoolc157 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 2 hours ago, tomlynnherrington said: People I know who support sunlun and don’t live in or near sunlun are are never happy when they’re called mackems. Another observation if I may…. appreciate some of these lunatics may originate from Newcastle but Christ, they hate us using the word Geordie don’t they…it’s like something else that makes them feel inferior… hence their adoption of the word Mackem… the older ones from Sunderland fuckin hate the word and won’t be associated with it.. Imagine the meltdown if this discussion appeared on that daft forum… exile and sofatester going head to head in a weeezyeyaside death match… Personally I blame the 1993ers… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) Mate you couldn't beat Hartlepool. Use your brain. Edit : oops I said brain. Edited July 26, 2022 by BonesJones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, BonesJones said: Mate you couldn't beat Hartlepool. Use your brain. Or Bradford and Accrington. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Can't even beat Benfica, what a bunch of no marks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE690 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I feel bad because a mackem mate of myself and WBCP keeps asking me for the lowdown on imminent new signings and...... they're just nobodies. Generally, I have good knowledge of players but these guys? Random strings of letters churned out of Premier League reserve benches Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 hours ago, JUICE690 said: Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nun tumblers Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Personally I don't think the headmistress at condy Rd junior school helped things on the diplomatic scene, when she would let the bairns sing "dirt monkey mackems your from sunderland " in assembly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 10 hours ago, BonesJones said: Mate you couldn't beat Hartlepool. Use your brain. Edit : oops I said brain. So does that mean if we'd have won last night they would have accepted it as a trophy? I somehow think not.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Pokerprince2004 said: So does that mean if we'd have won last night they would have accepted it as a trophy? I somehow think not.. Naa. And not as important as the Marramates trophy they give themselves every year for the amount of respect they have from fans across the country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 19 hours ago, llcoolc157 said: That’s exactly what I can’t understand. Mackem was always a derogatory term that we used for them…. Just shows how fucked up they are when they choose it as a nickname… Well they chose the 'official' nickname of 'Black Cats' based on the square root of sod all. It's not like they're exactly lucky! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 minute ago, gjohnson said: Well they chose the 'official' nickname of 'Black Cats' based on the square root of sod all. It's not like they're exactly lucky! Well if they chose the more apt nickname of Sad Bastards, might not have went down so well with the fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, TRon said: Well if they chose the more apt nickname of Sad Bastards, might not have went down so well with the fans. Well they literally did that with "mackems". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 The forward they're getting on loan from Everton was canny at Hearts last season. Wasn't prolific and missed a good chance to win the Final for them in normal time but he's a good outlet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Any signing that they have made this summer has not popped up on any of my social media, I literally don't know of any players they have signed, TBF I can say the same about Gateshead and Hartlepool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) They’ll finish comfortably mid to lower mid table this season imo. They have a lot of hungry young players and a manager that’s better than most of the dross near the bottom end of the league, unfortunately. Edited July 28, 2022 by McCormick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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