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Your mams a mackem

Your sister must remember

He hasn't been the best at the PR thing, he sold a club to an American billionaire then realised He may have told a few ribs to get him to sign. The potential is more than there it just needs the fans trust back after the last few relegations.

Indeed it did. Which makes it all the more amusing that they embrace it now. At the same time Geordie is a nickname you took from someone else.

To be fair it was a good thing for the fans. Not many clubs relate to the fans anymore

Is he and his attitude worth 12mil and 55k a week though? For me the money's not even the issue. It's about taking back a player who has demonstrated that his attitude is poor and shown contempt for the club. I wouldn't want Michael Owen back for nothing and a hundred quid a week. If you disrespect the club there should be no forgiving and no forgetting. I agree with you on that. As good as Bent is he left the club under very bad terms and I wouldnt want him back. If he had just told the truth (that Capello told him to move for an England place) then it would be different

Neil Warnock said he's hard work during last season.

Well use some cunt else a stepping stone you disrespectful mug. I think he made a huge mistake saying that. Arrogant prick, it's a special type of person to go from Championship to Champions League never mind thinking he can

Get a job I have, just got back from afghan so I'm enjoying a few weeks r&r

Today I done a load of house work. (so I can turn out tomorrow) while doing it I realised I hate 1. Hoovering the stairs, arkward as fuck 2. Putting the washing out on the line, i just hate it but worst of all 3. Putting the bins out, I was putting a knot on the bag and put my hand straight in ketchup then the bag split and it went all over. Half 7 at night and I'm shovelling crap back into a bin bag

Fair enough. I do think it's likely that we'll have more stayaways next season if Ashley doesn't tip the Carroll money into the transfer pot. That's more of a silent protest than taking on Ashley though. Ashley will do the same as always, leak stories to the press about a big named signing or 2 and the season tickets will sell. Only to see nobody in. Not a go at NUFC or the fans but he has a habit of doing it.

Thanks very much :-) I thought you were being ironic with your profile pic Ironic about German accents? Ironic about Barton supplying crosses? How the fuck can you have a go at Sunderland about a lack of class when you employ people like Barton and are owned by fucking Mike Ashley. Fucking Newcastle. That has fuck all to do with my avatar drawing comparisons to Joey Barton as a comical German though. You're both as thick as each other and a right couple of Walter Mittys to boot. you have Barton as your picture. Then post "class club, class fans" so I was right in what I said. I won't wait for an apology

You sure you weren't in Middlesbrough?

Thanks very much :-) I thought you were being ironic with your profile pic

Great made up story. I was out drinking in London and som homeless guy asked me for a few quid. So that means everyone in London is a scabby wanker. Quinn was moaning more about the fact people will sit in a pub (in Sunderland) watching the footy drinking and eating £40 worth. When a ticket to an A game is £35. Then them same fans claim they are sunderland till they die. I moved away for work and still travel up to as many games as possible, normally around 10 home games (costing £100 a time with travel and ticket) and I get to most away games (a bit cheaper but still around £60) If I can't make it to the games I'll be more than happy to pay £2 to watch it online. If Quinn has a drama with that he can send a helicopter to collect me if he wants

Good comeback, you should be proud

He will one day. I think he might do a southgate and step up to manage you unwashed lot. Shame because ithink he'll do well. As long as he stops that stupid fucking chicken dance Seen it 4 too many times? exactly

Really? TBF - they did get full houses for the first couple of years under the Monkey's heed - it was only after the relegations bit that they dropped a bit. That was in the initial "free ticket mackems" era though. Aye exactly. Headmasters in places like HEXHAM, BLYTH, BLAYDON, ASHINGTON, FUCKIN HAYDON BRIDGE (proper Sunderland heartlands), were getting letters - "right £50 bring the whole school doon" and that's how they filled 48,000. Newcastle have almost always had full houses for 18 year, paying top end prices (most expensive outside London). you are so full of shit

Really? TBF - they did get full houses for the first couple of years under the Monkey's heed - it was only after the relegations bit that they dropped a bit. That was in the initial "free ticket mackems" era though. For a club that has suffer back to back record breaking relegations and as long as I can remember have been up and down the league. Bringing in 38,000 is more than impressive. I go to as many games as I can but the stewarding at the SoL is terrible. A right pain in the arse so I wouldn't be suprised if that ha anything to do with it

He will one day. I think he might do a southgate and step up to manage you unwashed lot. Shame because ithink he'll do well. As long as he stops that stupid fucking chicken dance

sorry to hear that mate

Before you read this, remember its just my opinion and like you said im just a keyboard typer. I dont know how long youve been there but i was in Lashkar Gah for about 4 months last year, working under Dr Steve Pedley and Michiel Hoffman. We had a chance to meet some troops working in helmand. I have a lot of respect for you guys and the job youre doing. However, whilst working there in the hospital, you see casualties on both sides and you just wish things were avoidable. I think its important that youre out there but I dont think you can ever truly defeat the 'taliban', you can however push them out of afghanistan and into places like pakistan and iran etc, which is what has happened. Taliban isnt just a group of people carrying out terrorist attacks, its a corrupt, evil way of thinking. Since the 'Taliban' is responsible for 9/11, and you said thats why it was inevitable to attack afghanistan, why dont we now attack Iran, Uzbekistan and Pakistan, places where the Taliban admit to having a base. There was this afghani i spoke to at the hospital, who said hes glad that the troops have come but the problem is that out of 50 taliban people that are killed, if two or three inocent civilian are killed, it leads to more hatred. The family of that one innocent individual whether its his father or brother, will have no hesitancy in taking his own life as sucide bomber, if it means a few soldiers die. One innocent person dying will lead to about 20-30 people being pushed towards the ''Taliban''. Ive even heard rumours about taliban people killing afghanis and blaming it on the troops. So basically we're fighting a really tough battle. If the government is adamant on spending more money abroad, spend it on educating people in afghanistan. Thats how the taliban work, through lies and brainswashing, so why dont we counteract it by teaching their kids about Right and Wrong. When our troops leave Afghanistan, if you can honestly say that the taliban is finished and that the possibility of terrorist attacks happening in uk/us has gone or even been diminished, il say this War was justified. Having said that, One positive thing since 9/11 is that the uk has brushed up on its terrorist control. Every other week we read in the paper about how a terrorist plan has been foiled by police. Most people when talking about war, talk with their hearts and dont see the bigger picture . People see that our troops have died and therefore if any cunt makes any comment about the war not being justified, hes out of order. If Blair and Bush had decided to hold Iran responsible instead of afghanistan, and u were in Iran at the moment, would you really give a fuck about the oppression in afghanistan by the taliban? Like i said all this is just my opinion and im sorry if i offended you by any remarks. Good post mate. Honestly. Just one point I can pick up on that. Both US and British have a group that go round villages/towns trying to help build schools, dams, Bridges, Wells etc. It's more hearts and minds over brute force. It seems to be working, but like you say it does take one innocent life to ruin a lot of hard work. We didn't invade afghan we help (try) rid of the Taliban. Now we are helping them to their feet, with education, jobs, Police, armed forces etc.

I'm not saying I know more than most. Everyone has an opinion and im sure lads/lasses will be out here who do think it pointless and shit. They like me are entitled to an opinion on it. Like you say people who sit at a keyboard and work (if they do) in their comfort zone can not have a clear opinion on it. Most are media swayed. Iraq was different to Afghan, the afghan people were trapped by the Taliban and needed our help plus the Taliban attacked one of the biggest nations in the world so the invation was always gonna happen once they boarded them planes. So to say the people that put us here are to blame is wrong too. We had to come in to afghan. Iraq can be viewed different, as we invaded under blind faith and a lot of people now know it was wrong. It has however help them become a proper country now and in time will be a rich nation.

I'm not saying I know more than most. Everyone has an opinion and im sure lads/lasses will be out here who do think it pointless and shit. They like me are entitled to an opinion on it. Like you say people who sit at a keyboard and work (if they do) in their comfort zone can not have a clear opinion on it. Most are media swayed. Iraq was different to Afghan, the afghan people were trapped by the Taliban and needed our help plus the Taliban attacked one of the biggest nations in the world so the invation was always gonna happen once they boarded them planes. So to say the people that put us here are to blame is wrong too. We had to come in to afghan. Iraq can be viewed different, as we invaded under blind faith and a lot of people now know it was wrong. It has however help them become a proper country now and in time will be a rich nation.

I've spoken to a soldier who thinks it is a pointless job. He's been before and he's there now. That doesn't mean it is a pointless task out there, it's just his opinion, just as it's the opinion of some of the other people in the thread. Holding that opinion doesn't make you a coward however. Any more that it makes you a coward for saying it isn't pointless or for criticising the acts of the Taliban from the safety of your keyboard. Anyway, RIP. Terribly sad news. And there was another lad from the region who was killed out there recently that was on the local news last night. I'm out here now, and I can see how much better the country is compared to 2004 when I was last here. We have help this country back on it's feet and are helping train the people to take it on themselves