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Never known a fanbase to be so insecure.

Nothing bigger or better then ‘the toon’, Geordie nation, cathedral on the hill, the toon army, everyone’s second team etc etc etc……question any of that to any degree and watch the meltdown
 


They’ve a collective something complex. Determined to show where they’re “from” when they’re down here for matches. Most fans of London clubs don’t even laugh at them any more like they used too. There’s more of a “bless them, they’ve got nothing else in their lives” approach to them now.
 
Sadly the good folk of SR3 speak more and more like chavvy townies as the years go by.

Oh and fuck the heed choppers
 
Aye its a weird place like. We went to the one in Newcastle few years back and had loads of bits like that.

In fairness got the bairn canny Sunderland pendant the Captains swapped against some team in early 70s. Looks quality framed. The lads working there were canny enough, probs as we were buying like. Shame they have a clientele who lap up that sort of sour crack
 

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