At castle view there were a few new nufc 'fans' in the mid 90s because of how well they were doing, the same is happening now absolutely no doubt,kids don't really know they just go with what is best at the time. You are right about dad's like, if they are Sunderland born and bred the kids should be the same. I mean my kids weren't allowed anything but safc and England kits until I was absolutely sure they weren't arseholes
Murray didn’t want the stadium where it is, he wanted a a stadium as part of a Wearside MetroCentre at Washington but was amazingly oblivious to Nissan’s JIT needs. Alistair Balls of the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation offered the ex Wearmouth Colliery site to him and the rest is history.
I agree with your comment about our marketing. We can definitely claim the moral high ground and use the Saudi situation to our advantage.
Take it you've never been to Blackpool marra?Not a problem for me. I can't even find my way in! I spent two nights there in unquestionably the worst B&B/hotel I have ever stayed in (and I have stayed in a lot in the 6 years I have been with my lass) and I couldn't find my way there from the Chester-le-Street turn-off. I was certainly turned off that day!
So are it's inhabitants. They look like zombies because there is so little there to do.
Says a lot that ! Sunderland fans live in the nice areas of Durham scruffs don't
The last part you mentioned is spot on. Couple of cheap ticket offers a season got me and a few others I know on board with Safc when we were kids. There was a real presence in the primary schools at the time, with a signed ball raffled every so often. I've gone for years now and so will my kids (if they like football and want to). This is going back to about 98 iirc.
Those “castle view mags”
They should reopen the mini club shop that used to be in the galleries
Yes, except it's becoming pretty clear that our owners are quite happy to pander to the Saudis themselves.
There were only 2 Mags in my year group at Thornhill (94-99). One was from Newcastle and moved here because his Mam married someone from Sunderland. One who decided to be a Mag because he played for Newcastle school of excellence. He didn’t live with his Dad. I say he’s a Mag, I’ve been to SJP more times than him.
You're well acquainted with the football allegiances of Durham are you, down there in Leeds?
Honestly this is gonna sound a tad little Englander which is t me in the slightest but Durham seems even more transient of a population than most given the university etc, I've not heard so many different lingos spoken in and around the Riverwalk than when I've been in London. They're bound too attract support from that temporary resident given all the hype and bullshit around then now. They probably don't even know where Sunderland is.
Mags reckon this fanzome has got us rattled... given what we've been thru over the last 8 years, think we have had bigger concerns
Will you be amazed to hear there’s loads of red and whites in Tyneside ?
Nah the ones I know born and bread Sunderland,Hylton castle actually no links to Newcastle at all, just going into comp early-mid 90s when nufc were good.
You’ll notice there are virtually no mags in Durham whose fathers were mad keen on football. All their dads either didnt like Football or had a passing interest in random clubs like Liverpool or Mufc etc.
