Howmanheyman

Saw someone make a great point about all the NW and Southern refs who've shafted us through the years and barely a peep from anyone, Manchester refs doing our games at old Trafford, local refs doing our game at Chelsea, Merseyside refs doing our games at Anfield and this is fine. A NE based ref does any game these days that doesn't involve NUFC at all and there's conspiracy theories flying all over the place particularly from the usual fans of the entitled clubs. Suck it fucking up.

You can add Knopfler's tune as well to that, not just a 90s invention but 90s invention by Alan 'fucking' Robson.

A bit like the same lazy London centric journalists went on about the 'toon army' like they'd just discovered the secret, magic password, I'm still suspicious to this day about any NUFC fan that calls us that seriously, it was just 'how'd the toon get on?' and that sort of stuff. 'toon army' another 90s invention like there being a different version of howay/haway if you're Geordie or mackem. Total fabrication.

They're not called the Scouse Mackems up here for nothing. Very, very similar but probably even more bitter than Sunderland if possible given Liverpool's success.

Wasn't 'britpop' just a load of made up shite like the 'big six', 'theatre of dreams' and the 'stadium of light'?

I'd have celebrated too, I forgive them but they're a funny bunch, last ever derby and it was really quiet at times, they can create a toxic atmosphere for their own team but invade the pitch for an equaliser, not just from that corner of the stadium.

MLF's would've been proud of that mini pitch invasion after the equaliser plus one of the fans grabbing the corner flag.

Thing is, down there they will.

Legendary stuff, "Aye, son, I scored a last minute equaliser against Liverpool to keep us 16th! I'll never forget it."

Jones, Doucoure and Slot I think.

He's that thick that If he was liquid you could stand a spoon up in him.

Off the top of my head the last good Merseyside derby I recall watching was that 4-4 draw which I think was one of Dalglish's last game in charge about 1991?

Missed it, put it on , last ever goodison derby and you heard a smattering of Liverpool fans singing for ten seconds then pure silencio across all four stands. Put the Celtic v Bayern on and it's obviously a bit raucous.

@Gemmill

But could still be a blessing?

This one's for you, Aimaad.

I thought my present was meant to be a surprise?

If I was on passport control and that senator who proposed this came through.... "Name?" "Buddy." "Real name?" "Earl 'buddy' Carter"

I read that in the voice of Phil Daniels before ending it in the voice of Damon Albarn shouting 'Parklife'.

https://bsky.app/profile/hhesterm.bsky.social/post/3lhwc2wltik2a

Never fancied them on penalties with the ball boy in goal.

All subs used in the man City game v Madrid, three minutes stoppage time. We get routine 6/7 minutes sometimes fucking 13! 🤔

Life's cruel when you hear news like this then you see oxygen thieves like musk and trump walking around care free.

Was just thinking similar.