NJS

Much like Stokoe - played for and captained us, was born and lived all his life on Tyneside but somehow is synonymous with them? Not knocking his record as their manager but still... I've mentioned before I read Milburn's autobiography years ago and can't remember him mentioning them in any context other than in relation to us. As you suggest he may have been one of those blokes from that era (my Dad and Uncles among them) who went to both but always favoured one or the other when it came to a choice. Then again I'm usually cynical when player's support for a team is discussed as usually they simply don't have the time as playing is their life. It may have been slightly easier years ago compared with the modern way of being associated with a club from 8 or younger but still.

I think James O'brien said it best when he talks about how part of the education/culture of the UK is that we're deliberately ingrained with the notion that anyone who's that posh is automatically intelligent and worthy of being thought of as our "better" with the right to rule and be looked up to. Hilariously it applies to Johnson as well but Rees-Mogg epitomises it. It's all emperor's new clothes of course.

None of them can get past the camel through the eye of a needle line - it's a silver bullet for just about every tory/republican/vaguely right winger who claims Christianity and is rich by any stretch of the imagination - especially biblical. Compounded by the lie I and everyone else was taught about city gates.

I have it as the wallpaper on my tablet. I'll see if I can figure out how to share it.

I can dream but if they contrive to lose to West Ham and Brighton we could be top next Tuesday....

Ah - truth bomb - "in form" Leicester haven't beaten anyone above them... Neither have we but....

You are unlucky Alf from the fast show and I claim my five pounds.

The white Shola.

One of those moments that make me think I'd happily see the place nuked.

But they now have a pen..

Comical og puts Blackburn ahead...

When they beat us 2-1 when Richardson scored the winner they started using the score as some kind of final word taunt when the two previous games with a result had literally been 2-1 to us. Thick bastards.

There was a suggestion on there that as their council invested in the airport it should be renamed Newcastle and Sunderland Airport like Leeds/Bradford I suppose but that's sort of inbetween rather than where Newcastle Airport is. Also I'm not sure whether the suggestion had much chance but the idea of renaming Darlington/Tees to Newcastle South made them lose their shit on a nuclear level. I've said before that I'm not sure whether it's the place in general or just RTG but you could set up a psychological study of their insanity that would last for decades.

We had a thing before lockdown in our broader team where once a month someone could give a talk on anything they wanted. One lad did astral photography where you connect the telescope to a proper camera and also to a pc so you can drive a motor to track stuff as well as to process the images. More outlay needed but some of the images he showed were fantastic.

I had to research that reference - fair play for mild obscurity.

I think in 81 we had a couple of home ties before Exeter in the fifth (which was at home first match as well) - Preston and Luton maybe? Fading memory is a pisser.

Our Xmas do was on a boat on the Thames. In December. Fuck. That.

Absolute fucking donkey who inevitably scored against us for Sheff Wed when they beat us that time in the championship under Rafa.

Same here - I have a sort of Smiths fan/morrisey's a cunt vibe with Beardsley. I think the mackems are full on Garry Glitter's still a good thing with Johnson.

Bill Hicks was pancreatic cancer as well.

It was Roker Road and Sunlun' aces. The other team I've heard sing Wise men say as much as them is Hull. Blackburn did /do sing a rip off of "Busby aces" as well as a few other Lancashire clubs - I think it's part of that weird thing where clubs in that area sort of supoort Man Utd as well as their own club - see also Oldham and Bolton.

Bit of a cliche but they're definitely rusty.

One footed cunt.

The Arabic bloke on Bein at least has an enthusiastic tone...

I think he flagged Willock off even though Wilson carried it through - var would probably have sorted it.