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If the Saudi Arabian government offered to buy your house tomorrow,at twice it’s value ,would you sell it?
If they’d offered that deal 3 years ago would you have accepted it?
 
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cosmicchris00 said:
This whole business is likely to come back to haunt us (mags and the UK in general).

The Saudis are unlikely to change their ways cos they now own a footy club in a place most will doubtless struggle to pick out on a map.

The next time somebody disappears or some director of a UK business, proxy or otherwise, is implicated in a Saudi state sponsored murder there'll be uproar.

As it stands, the human rights groups are preparing their responses and its unlikely to be pretty viewing for the mags.

There are some powerful people involved with the likes of Amnesty International and they can make trouble in some rather subtle ways.
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It’s coming mate.
 
Fitzgerald said:
Genuine question I have always wondered. If you lot had the seasons, players and profile we had in the 90s and 00s and grew up supporting sunderland then in the champions league and breaking world transfer records do you not think you lot would have different attitudes and a superiority complex and want to at least try to get back to that level?
You have only really known 3 top half finishes since the 50s. We are bound to have different mentalities as a fanbase with what we grew up with compared to you.
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you really are deluded, World transfer record! was that Micheal Owen, cos if it was I wouldn't brag about it.
 
genewolf said:
SJP is a rancid shit tip. They'll knock it down.
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The new bits were built on the cheap and they are deteriorating quickly. Probably cheaper long term than trying to fix it up and make it bigger. I’m sure the Reubens agree. They can rebuild the ground at corbridge.
 
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Slim999 said:
The Government?

They sell fuc**g arms to the Saudis

I hope you showed this much moral fibre when you had a known fascist Manager?

If you did, well done

If you didn't, stop being a hypercrite
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The difference being the press absolutely berated our appointment of PDC who, incidentally as far as I recall, hadn’t ordered and carried out murder.
Yet the same press that vilified us for appointing PDC are creaming themselves over a takeover by a murderous regime.
If you can’t see the difference …
 
Gill1000 said:
You would make a good politician I'll give you that. Firstly you are right 8 top six finishes. The rest were on the back getting to cup finals and a semi final or the intertoto domino effect What helped was the previous seasons involvement which built up the uefa points standing or whatever it was called. So some were a bit jammy but other teams done the same on to the inter toto We had argument s up here in the north east should safc actually apply to go in as it was such a long winded road. Sunderland never bothered but could have one year for sure if not more if they had got there the people going on the trips would not have given a flying f#£_. The amount of people saying I wish safc were Europe but none admit to to ever wanting to get in the back door as you so expertly announced 🤔

Regarding the toons money spent. It stopped after the initial Keegan years then levelled out. Newcastle were then behind Arsenal man utd and then Chelsea came. By then it was largely gone.


Anyway Say what you want but Sunderland fans would have loved them trips. Some of the home games were against teams most hadn't heard of too but the away trips will be what's remembered even the ones when only 100 went to the ukraine etc But these were the rules and everyone knew them.

Going back to the money. I'd rather have spent it and had a go than not. The signings we're exciting times if you think not then sorry like but you must be a miserable person and I am not sure apart from beating Newcastle must make you smile. I don't see the point in supporting a team if you can't get happy over some of the things that happened in that spell for nufc then I fear for you. Trying to rewrite history and say they were not good times I suppose is your view but it's referenced as positive so many times on here as success to make safc long suffering supporters much more loyal appreciative and if you had been through what we have. If we had had European nights etc

The 90 period was generally good if nufc were not in the top 6 then either in Europe or on long cup runs. Would not swap it. It's been said that football for Newcastle was 92 onwards so is it success or not

Regarding Blackburn it's categorically one of the worst comparisons I've ever seen I have no idea what Blackburn's fans think but your I LL bow to your superior knowledge
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Another one out of the sewer
 
janey said:
I’m sickened, I’m sickened at people I like and who are friends, who are Mags, rejecting their usual principles and doing mental gymnastics, to defend it.
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I’ve got a few mag mates who are actually deliberately gloating in what has happened 😳

Couldn’t give a toss about anything other than they think they will buy the league.

Pretty sickening in all honesty, and these are what I thought were quite middle of the road not you’re usual mag knackers😡😞
 
Gill1000 said:
You would make a good politician I'll give you that. Firstly you are right 8 top six finishes. The rest were on the back getting to cup finals and a semi final or the intertoto domino effect What helped was the previous seasons involvement which built up the uefa points standing or whatever it was called. So some were a bit jammy but other teams done the same on to the inter toto We had argument s up here in the north east should safc actually apply to go in as it was such a long winded road. Sunderland never bothered but could have one year for sure if not more if they had got there the people going on the trips would not have given a flying f#£_. The amount of people saying I wish safc were Europe but none admit to to ever wanting to get in the back door as you so expertly announced 🤔

Regarding the toons money spent. It stopped after the initial Keegan years then levelled out. Newcastle were then behind Arsenal man utd and then Chelsea came. By then it was largely gone.


Anyway Say what you want but Sunderland fans would have loved them trips. Some of the home games were against teams most hadn't heard of too but the away trips will be what's remembered even the ones when only 100 went to the ukraine etc But these were the rules and everyone knew them.

Going back to the money. I'd rather have spent it and had a go than not. The signings we're exciting times if you think not then sorry like but you must be a miserable person and I am not sure apart from beating Newcastle must make you smile. I don't see the point in supporting a team if you can't get happy over some of the things that happened in that spell for nufc then I fear for you. Trying to rewrite history and say they were not good times I suppose is your view but it's referenced as positive so many times on here as success to make safc long suffering supporters much more loyal appreciative and if you had been through what we have. If we had had European nights etc

The 90 period was generally good if nufc were not in the top 6 then either in Europe or on long cup runs. Would not swap it. It's been said that football for Newcastle was 92 onwards so is it success or not

Regarding Blackburn it's categorically one of the worst comparisons I've ever seen I have no idea what Blackburn's fans think but your I LL bow to your superior knowledge
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Oh I forgot this is @Fitzgerald and
@Wolfbeard other login
 
janey said:
The difference being the press absolutely berated our appointment of PDC who, incidentally as far as I recall, hadn’t ordered and carried out murder.
Yet the same press that vilified us for appointing PDC are creaming themselves over a takeover by a murderous regime.
If you can’t see the difference …
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And I'm not sure SAFC fans went goosestepping down Roker Avenue giving fascist salutes when PDC was appointed, unlike our friends up the road who are waving the Saudi flag about whilst wearing tea towels on their heads in respect of their new lovely owners.
 
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