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WHD said:
My cousins from Durham "chose" to support the mags with absolutely no family links to Newcastle (and lots to Sunderland), albeit they were highly impressionable kids in the 90s. I'm sure they weren't the only ones back then.
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I'm not disagreeing that these turncoats exist but these turncoats aren't exclusive to Durham yet there's a special turncoat label reserved for Durham mags despite the fact the vast majority probably weren't living in Durham 20 years ago.
 
Doberman said:
born and bred in Ashington. I still don't understand why every mag in Durham is generally considered a turncoat because of something that happened over 20 years ago.
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what happened over 20 years ago?

Doberman said:
I'm not disagreeing that these turncoats exist but these turncoats aren't exclusive to Durham yet there's a special turncoat label reserved for Durham mags despite the fact the vast majority probably weren't living in Durham 20 years ago.
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Oh no, Washington mags are just as bad, if not worse.
 
No. 1 is Gary Rowell said:
what happened over 20 years ago?
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The English Civil War was over 20 years ago...

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"The political differences between the two culminated with the battle of Boldon Hill. A loyalist army from Newcastle and County Durham gathered to fight an anti-monarchist Sunderland and Scottish army at a field equidistant between the two towns."
 
Doberman said:
the "relative" success of Newcastle that led to many "choosing" Newcastle over Sunderland.



does that include @Randy Savage's brother who's had a season ticket since 1982?
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Have you resided in either of these places? Regardless of the answer (you appear to want to argue/disagree anyway), Durham is (and as my map has shown) will always be Sunderland. Washington is part of the City of Sunderland. So, unless you follow non-league football and support Gateshead (don't even go there for how the mags screwed them) or South Shields why you be a durham mag?

super ally said:
The English Civil War was over 20 years ago...

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"The political differences between the two culminated with the battle of Boldon Hill. A loyalist army from Newcastle and County Durham gathered to fight an anti-monarchist Sunderland and Scottish army at a field equidistant between the two towns."
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and that's crap. That just gives them the title of geordie, many safc lads are geordies.
 
Doberman said:
the "relative" success of Newcastle that led to many "choosing" Newcastle over Sunderland.



does that include @Randy Savage's brother who's had a season ticket since 1982?
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To be fair, he hasn’t had a season ticket that long! 82 was his first game. It was in the old second division I think!

My other brother supports Newcastle as well, though nowhere near as fervently. To be fair, he isn’t as well off as my eldest brother so can’t afford to go often.
 
super ally said:
The English Civil War was over 20 years ago...

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"The political differences between the two culminated with the battle of Boldon Hill. A loyalist army from Newcastle and County Durham gathered to fight an anti-monarchist Sunderland and Scottish army at a field equidistant between the two towns."
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Should have just booted the twats over the border (and apologised to the scots).
 
No. 1 is Gary Rowell said:
Have you resided in either of these places? Regardless of the answer (you appear to want to argue/disagree anyway), Durham is (and as my map has shown) will always be Sunderland. Washington is part of the City of Sunderland. So, unless you follow non-league football and support Gateshead (don't even go there for how the mags screwed them) or South Shields why you be a durham mag?



and that's crap. That just gives them the title of geordie, many safc lads are geordies.
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I understand your point re. the historic geography of the region, but my brother would probably point out that his gaff is as close to SJP and Newcastle City Centre as it is to the SOL/RP and Sunderland City Centre. On that basis, and given he was born in Newcastle, I’d say supporting NUFC (which he has his entire life) was fair game.

My dad, a Washington lad and a lifelong red and white, is the one to be questioned!!!
 
No. 1 is Gary Rowell said:
Have you resided in either of these places? Regardless of the answer (you appear to want to argue/disagree anyway), Durham is (and as my map has shown) will always be Sunderland. Washington is part of the City of Sunderland. So, unless you follow non-league football and support Gateshead (don't even go there for how the mags screwed them) or South Shields why you be a durham mag?



and that's crap. That just gives them the title of geordie, many safc lads are geordies.
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You heard it here first. Many SAFC lads are Geordies! You couldn't make it up. (Smiley face).
 
Woddy said:
You heard it here first. Many SAFC lads are Geordies! You couldn't make it up. (Smiley face).
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Yep. Proud of it. :D

Conversely, my nephew was born in Sunderland and supports Newcastle because of his dad. Plenty non-geordies at SJP on a match day I’d wager, including those ones that feel the need to pretend to sound a bit more geordie. ;)
 
Randy Savage said:
I understand your point re. the historic geography of the region, but my brother would probably point out that his gaff is as close to SJP and Newcastle City Centre as it is to the SOL/RP and Sunderland City Centre. On that basis, and given he was born in Newcastle, I’d say supporting NUFC (which he has his entire life) was fair game.

My dad, a Washington lad and a lifelong red and white, is the one to be questioned!!!
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Randy I can totally relate to that and probably better it - one of my grandas played for SAFC, I was brought up in Boldon/Washington, my eldest was born in RVI (supported Man U cos her family were from walker - didn't go to games but he thought it would keep the peace), my second was born in Sunderland but by then we'd moved back over the water and he was the only kid in school (North Shields) who didn't support the mags so he decided to be a mag, my 3rd always said she'd support SAFC. 10 years later and my 2 lads have had season cards at the SoL and love SAFC. Because their dad does and their granda does and their great granda did

I know the map thing is historic but you don't pick teams because they're doing well, yet it seems a lot of mags have - especially durham and washington mags otherwise they'd be SAFC.

Woddy said:
You heard it here first. Many SAFC lads are Geordies! You couldn't make it up. (Smiley face).
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Eh? Do you know the difference between a mag and a geordie?
 
No. 1 is Gary Rowell said:
Randy I can totally relate to that and probably better it - one of my grandas played for SAFC, I was brought up in Boldon/Washington, my eldest was born in RVI (supported Man U cos her family were from walker - didn't go to games but he thought it would keep the peace), my second was born in Sunderland but by then we'd moved back over the water and he was the only kid in school (North Shields) who didn't support the mags so he decided to be a mag, my 3rd always said she'd support SAFC. 10 years later and my 2 lads have had season cards at the SoL and love SAFC. Because their dad does and their granda does and their great granda did

I know the map thing is historic but you don't pick teams because they're doing well, yet it seems a lot of mags have - especially durham and washington mags otherwise they'd be SAFC.
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I don’t doubt it, but I’m pretty certain that when our kid first went to watch the mags they were in division 2 and SAFC were division 1. What with that and being born in Newcastle, his reasons were entirely legitimate imo.
 
You can get on a train at Durham and be in the centre of Newcastle in 10 minutes. It's far more of a fuck on to get through to Sunderland due to poor transport links so I can understand why any matchgoing fan in Durham would go and watch them as it's far less hassle.

Not something that's ever bothered me particularly. We'll have fans spread across the region as well because people can support who they like.
 
clockstandpaddock said:
You can get on a train at Durham and be in the centre of Newcastle in 10 minutes. It's far more of a fuck on to get through to Sunderland due to poor transport links so I can understand why any matchgoing fan in Durham would go and watch them as it's far less hassle.

Not something that's ever bothered me particularly. We'll have fans spread across the region as well because people can support who they like.
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Alreet mag
 
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