Aye, and in the '60s I sat down on the terraces at half time at both grounds. Rule No1 in a pissing contest is check which way the wind is blowing.
SKunks got lucky today...Hopefully their saviour will be in charge of them from the start next season..
I think the Alan Shearer advert says it all about why other supporters dislike them - "the best fans in the world" then "the best pies in the north east" deluded but encouraged by the media - and they believe it
I honestly don`t understand why they think they`re so popular. Why so special? It`s beyond me. Probably because I`m a Mackem and `divvent understaand` Absolutely right. I don`t.
A lot of them are 92'ers Grandpops - they only started supporting them when sky came along and it was "the thing to do"
No doubt they will all be coming out with the we are the top dogs routine again..They say top dogs, we say 5 in a row, 5 in a row..