The Fish

Mbappe to Aubameyang, Aubameyang plays the 1-2, Mbappe pulls it back to Joselu!!!! And that's 5 for the former Stoke man at Old Trafford.

It's often intangibles like "classy club", "proper people", "normal", and more often than not it's a direct comparison to us. "Not as deluded as them", "not arrogant like Geordies". Actually, speaking of "Geordie" I've seen a few on there complaining when "Geordie" is used as a blanket term for fans of Newcastle. Insisting that although they're born in Newcastle and consider themselves Geordie, they're a Sunderland fan? It's like the "all lives matter" bullshit, for me. Wouldn't they want to be distinct from us? Surely they'd prefer to be called a mackem, a Rokerite, a black cat, than a term that the wider world immediately associates with our football club? Surely they prefer to associate themselves with that club, those people, rather than their nearest rivals?

Same here, I was out with a mate after the Huddersfield game and his Man Utd supporting mates were telling me Newcastle wouldn't come back up, Benitez didn't know how to manage in the 2nd tier and would leave before Christmas, we were broke and wouldn't spend any money, and that the pressure from the fans would be too much for the players etc. Basically every talkSport/606 cliche going. The sole Man City fan was much more informed, saying we'd bought well, that the championship is a slog but a team that is well drilled defensively can do well and that Benitez' style would suit that league well. The Man Utd fans were that confident, they were happy to put a tenner down if they were wrong about promotion. £40 profit which I had no qualms about claiming the next time I saw them.

Did he really get that much stick? Sounds like most people on here were agreeing with what he claimed forced the move in the first place?

That thread about who is a more attractive prospect for a new owner is mental like. It will take at least 3 seasons for Sunderland to be a midtable club in the top flight. That's 3 years without the Premier League tv money, without the Premier League exposure. They'd need a good manager, a squad overhaul, and for those gambles to pay off. The stadium needs renovation and the club's public image needs a change too. None of that will come cheaply. Their potential isn't bigger than ours, at best it's the same, depending on the resources and ambitions of a new owner. So how could they be a more attractive proposal?

Soz, on here I assume you're all being horrid. I will find you, and I will write a ponderous essay explaining (poorly) why that isn't the case. Then try and make a shit joke. You've been warned.

Danny B, some call centre oik who thought he was a big shot.

She called you a bellend. I'm sure I saw that she wasn't one of the parties that had signed the NDA...

Not one of those that've signed the NDAs is she?

Didn't all work out though, did it Parky? Eh? Eh? No, didn't think so.

Parky made a similarly bold statement about Sissoko being a star at Newcastle. Although on second reading he got 2 predictions right.

Going to have to play the Sissoko card again here, sorry.

Can only beat what's in front of you and other teams from England struggle to put the smaller teams to the sword, not like the German/Spanish sides who seem to revel in embarrassing the minnows.

To be fair they did smash 7 past a champions League side away from home.

He was some 'keeper like. Shame it ended the way it did, don't think he was given the kind of send off a player of his loyalty and stature deserved.

everyone's got a smartphone, I'd just make it a digital programme. That's some Zuckerberg thinking right there.

Zuckerberg man, there's more chance of me buying the club.

He's stopped insisting I hold you all to account, which makes me worry for his health. A healthy Leazes would surely have sent 30 misspelled tweets my way after yesterdays news?

Gaffer, we're 2-0 down and we've only got 30 minutes left, what are we gonna do? Go warm up Massadio, it's your time to shine.

Dunno about that, Benteke, Townsend, Cabaye are all players who can score from pretty much nothing.

CT would love it, guaranteed.

Sounds like this might be right up your straza

Holy shit, that's where the video director for RUN DMC vs Jason Nevins ripped the dance off from/paid homage to. It's almost move for move at times

Would only work if the Earth was a globe.

Another one of the calamities that Gemmill's mate was in charge for.