Anyone who understands what the Man City owners have done for huge swathes of Manchester by way of regeneration will appreciate the heartbreaking loss of investment into our weak and neglected region.
That is what the manoeuvrings of the Premier League with the connivance of the Qataris and no little encouragement from other PL clubs have cost Newcastle United and the communities around it. Understandably, Sunderland fans can laugh about the huge, historic blow this represents for Newcastle United but they should not under-estimate what they have lost too in their lives outside the race to the bottom world of NE football rivalry.
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have to admit that I’m devastated not to have the Saudis corrupting local councils and inflating city centre property prices, while turning the tossers into world beaters.
No matter what’s going on, Martin always finds space for a word about us, doesn’t he?