Howmanheyman

Stoke 🤝 Sunderland Another special bond to go with the other 59 special bonds.

I feel for the Coventry fans but Keys can KISS MY BIG, FAT, HAIRY GEORDIE ARSE.

When Beardsley, Waddle and Gazza were doing the business for England in Italia 90 it was a bitter sweet moment knowing they weren't our players any more. Sunderland fans couldn't give a fuck about any technicalities such as the Jordans actually playing for other clubs.

I remember walking past a few of them on the long trek from Seaburn station to Roker Park, we were doing great, they'd just been beaten 6-0 v West Ham the week before on ITV. There was no fear of any Sunderland hardmen, there was no chanting at them or any 'hold me back' from the police escort shite but I vividly remember a fair few of us just pointing and laughing at them. Two fans were leaving their house and got absolutely ridiculed and were just sheepishly smiling back. It was obviously a lucky escape for us that we didn't bump into any of the mackem hardmen and one of the famed rtg MLF v Mag scenarios otherwise we could've been right in the fucking shit.

Popped to my mam and dad's. He's watching the fucking snooker, man.

When it pans out to the young'un having a fit.

'Ah met a few on holidays'

It was in synch.

The two times I've done it the ex pro has been Nevin. Both times the Commentator has been a lass, Vicki Sparks for the Argentina v Aussie game.

Another game where I took advantage of the BBC iPlayer showing you the pictures but giving you 5lives commentary instead. 👍

Don't know why it's come to mind but remember reading their programme v us around '89, the Roker Review, and every home match they'd have a fan profile where one of them would be picked to answer questions. One of the questions regularly asked was 'How do you celebrate a win against Newcastle?'* and I think about that every once in a blue moon. Their official match day programme, in at least in this small way, mentioned us every single home match. *The answer he gave? Well they hadn't beaten us for almost ten years at this point, but he said he'd head into Newcastle and buy the VHS tape of them beating us as there'd be no tapes left for sale in Sunderland. (He didn't say which shop in Newcastle he thought was going to sell a VHS tape of a non televised game where NUFC got beat but made up scenarios never seem to be a challenge for them I've noticed, and that includies their home programme in this case).

Say something like 'Change the words you reacist, inbred cunts' vibes here, mind.

What do they sing, like? (on second thoughts, it doesn't matter).

I ordered some shirts from China where these are from and some took months to arrive.

In our circumstances Rafa made the right call. That team couldn't carry someone like Mitro.

Wife's birthday the day before Sheffield Wednesday but due to work for myself and one of the daughters we were planning on going out for it on Saturday night instead. Fuuuuuuck.

Any thoughts on the xG?

Just had a look, six televised games, Spurs the only dodgy six club not picked.

I'm surprised tbh. Thought the dodgy six would just be on. Man U are almost contractually obliged to be featured and Chelsea are playing Man city. Liverpool won't not be on so looks like one or both of arsenal and Tottenham being overlooked?

Tbf I wouldn't have known either. (But then again, I've never actually watched it).

Also imagine knowing this biatch....