Zinedine Kilbane
Midfield
It carries a lot of weight. You could have had a reasoned debate about which club was the bigger in the 80s but dear me we are accusing them of delusion and at the same time arguing that we are bigger than NUFC when no-one at all outside of our own fan base would agree. This thread would get laughed at a amongst every other set of fans in the country.
Agree with you on this.
I would be embarrassed trying to argue we were a bigger club than them up the road if I was in a reasoned debate with a fan of another club.
They would just turn around and say you're in league 1 and they're in the premier league ... end of debate and me feeling like a mug.
Only place it's acceptable to say such things is on here where some people think they are seen as bigger/more die hard MLF if you say Sunderland are a bigger club, when in reality it's just not the case, doesn't make you any less of a supporter to be a realist and not spout shite.
Majority of people who do so are bairns or keyboard warriors who get worked up by mags on their forum, I enjoy the debates and it's all banter to me, I wouldn't let it ruin my day if a mag posted something on here to wind us up, our day will come as will theirs, that's the life of a football fan you have to enjoy the highs and ride out the lows.
Ironically a lot of people are loving our lowest point in my lifetime because of the simple fact we are winning, I am too but as long as it's just this season and we make progress next year, we are playing well below the clubs potential.
Ignore the people questioning your support mate, you've been there and seen it all, your experienced enough to rise above childish digs about who's a bigger club and to prove it.
And for what it's worth, I do see Leicester as a bigger club than Newcastle, thanks to their recent league win, perhaps in another 10 years time that will change, we'l just have to wait and see