"I know being a Sunderland fan it must be easy to assume that every club has cheap tickets and gives them away for free."
You were either taking the piss, being ignorant, or you're thick as fuck. I gave you the benefit of doubt and went with the lighter choice.
Not sure what the obsession is over who'd have more. All the North East's support is some of the best in the country. It's objectively true.
25,000 at Boro most weeks despite lack of top level football for almost a decade, and just one season in the Premier League in almost 2 decades.
50,000+ sell outs at Newcastle despite winning fuck all for well over half a century.
40,000+ every other week at Sunderland despite recently spending half a decade in League One, and not being in the top flight for almost a decade.
All three sell out every away game, if not the vast majority despite having some of the furthest distances to travel. We're also surrounded by a handful of lower league clubs: Darlo, Spennymoor, Hartlepool, Gateshead, South Shields.
There's not an area of the country with the levels of support the North East has for their football teams.
Why obsess over who'd have more support? Why take the piss over cheaper tickets when you'd want a similar pricing structure at Boro, and what's the point in lying over giving free tickets out?