Howay 12496 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Aye, why would we want to build a statue of a lifelong Newcastle fan who represented the region impeccably as manager of sides like Barcelona, and Porto. Came back home to manage one of the most exciting sides in NUFC history, leading them into being regular participants in the Champions League, before founding a fantastic charity that has impacted the lives of my family and many more throughout the region. Yes there was booing and frustration towards the end of his management of us, I remember many being mostly pissed off at the likes of Dyer and Bellamy being disrespectful towards him. Either way it is regrettable and was linked to the inflated standards the fan base had at the time thanks massively to how highly we had been established during his tenure (and of course Keegan before him). It’s obviously nothing like what the mackems portray it was though, and it must be really nice to have a fan base where you can’t look back with hindsight and point out anything regrettable from a section of the fan base eh. He did attend some mackem games as a kid, from what I’ve heard he did so even later in his life as well. He did this as he loved football and he loved the North East, not because he was a fan of Sunderland but they’re using this to try and twist it into their weird little agenda. They’re welcome to do so, I personally find it pathetic and a little sad that they’re trying to point score in an area they could just appreciate a true legend of our region but I am not shocked at all, it’s exactly what I expect from them. The fact the absolute wretch who posted that put “seemed like a good bloke” sums them up tbh. Sir Bobby Robson “seemed like a good bloke” grow up for fuck sake, the man was phenomenal, had time for everyone by all accounts, and was respected by anyone that knew of him. I can speak to how brilliant his charity is for our region, and I’m so glad that he got his wish to leave that as his legacy. Legend. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42066 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Alex said: If there’s one thing they know about it’s mediocre achievements And supporting paedos. Did I mention that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34846 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Howay said: Aye, why would we want to build a statue of a lifelong Newcastle fan who represented the region impeccably as manager of sides like Barcelona, and Porto. Came back home to manage one of the most exciting sides in NUFC history, leading them into being regular participants in the Champions League, before founding a fantastic charity that has impacted the lives of my family and many more throughout the region. Yes there was booing and frustration towards the end of his management of us, I remember many being mostly pissed off at the likes of Dyer and Bellamy being disrespectful towards him. Either way it is regrettable and was linked to the inflated standards the fan base had at the time thanks massively to how highly we had been established during his tenure (and of course Keegan before him). It’s obviously nothing like what the mackems portray it was though, and it must be really nice to have a fan base where you can’t look back with hindsight and point out anything regrettable from a section of the fan base eh. He did attend some mackem games as a kid, from what I’ve heard he did so even later in his life as well. He did this as he loved football and he loved the North East, not because he was a fan of Sunderland but they’re using this to try and twist it into their weird little agenda. They’re welcome to do so, I personally find it pathetic and a little sad that they’re trying to point score in an area they could just appreciate a true legend of our region but I am not shocked at all, it’s exactly what I expect from them. The fact the absolute wretch who posted that put “seemed like a good bloke” sums them up tbh. Sir Bobby Robson “seemed like a good bloke” grow up for fuck sake, the man was phenomenal, had time for everyone by all accounts, and was respected by anyone that knew of him. I can speak to how brilliant his charity is for our region, and I’m so glad that he got his wish to leave that as his legacy. Legend. Your anti-mackem diatribes are great 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4371 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 You could add that they built a statue to a man who was born and lived his entire life on Tyneside and captained Newcastle United with distinction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32728 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Alex said: Your anti-mackem diatribes are great Seconded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9107 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 15 hours ago, Howay said: Aye, why would we want to build a statue of a lifelong Newcastle fan who represented the region impeccably as manager of sides like Barcelona, and Porto. Came back home to manage one of the most exciting sides in NUFC history, leading them into being regular participants in the Champions League, before founding a fantastic charity that has impacted the lives of my family and many more throughout the region. Yes there was booing and frustration towards the end of his management of us, I remember many being mostly pissed off at the likes of Dyer and Bellamy being disrespectful towards him. Either way it is regrettable and was linked to the inflated standards the fan base had at the time thanks massively to how highly we had been established during his tenure (and of course Keegan before him). It’s obviously nothing like what the mackems portray it was though, and it must be really nice to have a fan base where you can’t look back with hindsight and point out anything regrettable from a section of the fan base eh. He did attend some mackem games as a kid, from what I’ve heard he did so even later in his life as well. He did this as he loved football and he loved the North East, not because he was a fan of Sunderland but they’re using this to try and twist it into their weird little agenda. They’re welcome to do so, I personally find it pathetic and a little sad that they’re trying to point score in an area they could just appreciate a true legend of our region but I am not shocked at all, it’s exactly what I expect from them. The fact the absolute wretch who posted that put “seemed like a good bloke” sums them up tbh. Sir Bobby Robson “seemed like a good bloke” grow up for fuck sake, the man was phenomenal, had time for everyone by all accounts, and was respected by anyone that knew of him. I can speak to how brilliant his charity is for our region, and I’m so glad that he got his wish to leave that as his legacy. Legend. good post sir. it was indeed sad the way bobby robson's time with us ended. all the more tragic when you think what was about to happen to the club less than 3 years later in the form of ashley. it's almost unthinkable now, such have expectations been lowered that finishing 5th would be viewed as a major disappointment. that said, we were declining as a team. our peak under bobby was the 4th place finish, not the 3rd a year later. the 03/04 season 'failed' by comparison to those before it and the semi final ties against marseille proved a disappointing flop. dyer, despite being a little cunt, managed to stand head and shoulders above everyone else in his disrespect for robson, but as you say there was a general air of lack of discipline, probably reaching a head with whatever shite went on in the grosvenor hotel in london. i do recall there was a lot of puzzled/bemused frustration towards robson's attitude towards solano who he appeared to have issues with after he reversed his decision to retire from playing for peru. nobby, if i recall right, was always hauled off, it became very predictable. it had reached a head in a lot of supporters eyes, we needed a clear out of undoubtedly talented 'bad apples' or a manager who could pull them back in to line. shepherd mindbogglingly opted for the latter with souness in the role. within a few weeks dyer was caught pissing in a doorway on the quayside, souness opting to paint over this, but by then i think souness had already targeted bellamy as his scapegoat. our demise was gathering speed and the rest is history. as for the mackems.... my time on this flawed but beautiful planet of ours is getting ever shorter, it's probably bordering on the impossible that i and many others will get to see the embarrassment of the mainly pardew inspired six in a row righted. for this, i hope the horrible cunts disappear in to footballing obscurity. they can then collectively stand and scratch their thick skulls pondering where all their many percevied football 'friends' have disappeared to as it dawns on them nobody gives a fuck. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 14 hours ago, NJS said: You could add that they built a statue to a man who was born and lived his entire life on Tyneside and captained Newcastle United with distinction. And took them into the third tier of English football 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, essembeeofsunderland said: And took them into the third tier of English football He was born in Sacriston which isn't on Wearside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42066 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 55 minutes ago, essembeeofsunderland said: He was born in Sacriston which isn't on Wearside Stokoe was from Prudhoe iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34846 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: Stokoe was from Prudhoe iirc. He means SBR. As for the mackems, I thought we were all deluded, yet getting us challenging for honours and into the champions league equates to mediocrity? Make your minds up ffs. And they’re only trying to claim Robson because they’re such an irrelevant nonentity. To quote man himself “What is a club in any case? Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it. It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes. It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city. It’s a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the very first time, gripping his father’s hand, gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and, without being able to do a thing about it, falling in love.” Which highlights a big difference between the two clubs. Virtually every Newcastle fan seems to have a deep affection for the place regardless of whether they’re from there or live there. Sunderland fans, on the other hand, often have no sense of connection to the place beyond the club itself. Which is understandable given it looks like Vladivostok 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9107 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 5 hours ago, Alex said: He means SBR. As for the mackems, I thought we were all deluded, yet getting us challenging for honours and into the champions league equates to mediocrity? Make your minds up ffs. And they’re only trying to claim Robson because they’re such an irrelevant nonentity. To quote man himself “What is a club in any case? Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it. It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes. It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city. It’s a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the very first time, gripping his father’s hand, gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and, without being able to do a thing about it, falling in love.” Which highlights a big difference between the two clubs. Virtually every Newcastle fan seems to have a deep affection for the place regardless of whether they’re from there or live there. Sunderland fans, on the other hand, often have no sense of connection to the place beyond the club itself. Which is understandable given it looks like Vladivostok i spent a week working a while back at a town called bacau in the north east of romania, very close to the moldovian border. utter, utter depressing shithole. uncannily like sunderland, apart from bacau had some incredibly minxy maidens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Good news. Season 2 of the mackem documentary is getting aired. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibernian/jack-ross-i-was-reluctant-netflix-star-at-sunderland-1-5048341?fbclid=IwAR2Jjc9EycW7XYRrY3BtCMB_-EKcoBqMkJF0dy9HfsQCVJge6wCJ7TTsRu0 Looking forward to the behind the scenes reaction to the last second playoff final loss Edited November 19, 2019 by Kid Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 “To try to convince me to help them with it, they showed me little bits of the first series. And for some reason they decided to show me the clip where Chris comes out the stadium after being relegated. I’ve no idea why they showed me that” Another man leaving with high opinions of Sunderland. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 It was a tough choice between the clip of the ex-manager getting harangued, the camera crew getting attacked or the young 'un taking a shit in his seat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4181 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 The bit where Coleman got called a wanker and lost it saying he had 6 kids or something doubled me up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, strawb said: The bit where Coleman got called a wanker and lost it saying he had 6 kids or something doubled me up The rapid descent from him laying on the “charm” with all of the training ground staff, banging on about his great coaching methods and being full of confidence to looking truly miserable following defeat after defeat was easily better than anything Netflix’s scripted shows have come up with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 In fairness to Coleman he was able to think on his feet in order to save himself a fiver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4181 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: The rapid descent from him laying on the “charm” with all of the training ground staff, banging on about his great coaching methods and being full of confidence to looking truly miserable following defeat after defeat was easily better than anything Netflix’s scripted shows have come up with. It was more the get called something shit, respond with something completely irrelevant but really angrily part that got me. “You are a complete prick!”, “fuck you! I’ve got all my own hair!” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30266 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Out of the FA Cup in the first round for the first time in their history. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6986 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I'm looking forward to Season 3 already 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) sunlun fc from Tyne and Wear,not Co Durham. Edited November 20, 2019 by essembeeofsunderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3809 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/phil-parkinson.1494549/ So was Jack Ross the longest serving manager in living memory of your average Sunderland fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3809 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Since 1976 when Stokoe left only 4 managers have managed for more than 100 games. edit* I got this from Wikipedia so it might be wrong. Edited November 20, 2019 by Kevin Carr's Gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32728 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Sunderland 0-1 Coventry City 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13794 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) Have they made RTG hidden for guests? Spoilsports. wait no, I was just pressing the wrong link. Mini heart attack over. Edited November 23, 2019 by Ayatollah Hermione 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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