SuperKev
Striker
This doesn't surprise me anymore. Its only Sunderland (the original town) which is relatively a Mag free zone.
As soon as you step out of Sunderland, north, west or south, you are guaranteed to start seeing lots of Mag tops, even in the likes of Penshaw.
From experience it does seem to be linked to how well the Mags are doing as well. I was seeing a lass (no) from Shields the summer after the Mags had went down and the number of barcode tops had plummeted. When I had visited previously the place was awash with them but I remember seeing loads more Sunderland shirts that summer.
Strangely in Newcastle City Centre (on a non match day) I've always seen very few Mag tops when I've been and worked there, yet go to the Galleries (on Wearside) and its full of them.
Hasn't been for the last few years but Cilla Black the last few months they've been dug out again.