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Wembley distraction thread Haway or Howay

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probay been done to death this and I’d always had a go at Niall for signing his book Howay the lads rather than Haway. I’d always thought howay was from them up the road but as it turns out Howay is actually on our programs from the late 40s and 50s
So what’s right? Haway or Howay? (Cue replacement seats thread)
Haway always.. Bar a few red n white geordies who spell howay but they still lads fans pends how you speak but most of us its haway
 
probay been done to death this and I’d always had a go at Niall for signing his book Howay the lads rather than Haway. I’d always thought howay was from them up the road but as it turns out Howay is actually on our programs from the late 40s and 50s
So what’s right? Haway or Howay? (Cue replacement seats thread)
Ha’way ffs!
 
probay been done to death this and I’d always had a go at Niall for signing his book Howay the lads rather than Haway. I’d always thought howay was from them up the road but as it turns out Howay is actually on our programs from the late 40s and 50s
So what’s right? Haway or Howay? (Cue replacement seats thread)

It's always been Ha'way. That lot were the same (there is photographic evidence from the 70's). Just like everything else (John Hall era) they have attempted to distort history. Fuck them. We are Sunderland. We know.
 
Ha'way for the lads
Howay for the mags

Although i suspect only the latter will be in the dictionary
 
In 1979 at Swan Hunters as an apprentice when the vitriolic poison started coming out from that lot it was always Howay for them and Haway from us. Look at 1973.
 
So all my programmes from the 50s are wrong then. Look it up gents

Everyone knows its

Haway - sunderland
Howay - newcastle

However you’re making a legitimate point, why is it on the 1940’s programmes . Shame no one gives a fcuk to take you serious :lol:

I bet there is an interesting story behind it somewhere, you’d need people in their 80’s to tel you this one
 
I'd be more interested in finding out how "haway/howay" means "come on". I bet there's an interesting story behind it.

Apparently in the Phillipines "haway" means exposed/become visible. I wonder if it's somehow derived from that.

Become visible lads!
 
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