posted Oct 25, 2008

althought my name suggests im a boro supporter im
a northeastern football supporter

Sunderland played with a more dominating force and it was an excellent freekick that ended up in the back of the net.

horrendous conditions...i think ive got a cold...
good luck for the rest of the season!

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posted Oct 25, 2008

Well done Sunderland. What's this debate about who's better???? It's patently obvious that one club knows where it's going and everyone is pulling together in the same direction while the other continue to play like they've never met beforehand are only a fraction better than Spurs. A club which persists in keeping a scumbag like Barton doesn't deserve to get any sympathy. Sunderland need to hang on to Keane as the difference he's made since he arrived is massive. Well done.

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posted Oct 25, 2008

Despite the wind killing what would have been a better contest had skills been able to be displayed, Sunderland were worthy winners. You have been robbed a heck of a lot lately, and especially last time at your place from Milner's cross-shot. I really like/respect Quinny and Keane and am genuinely pleased to see your club and great fans getting some payback after years of selfless sacrifice. We Mags also deserve something for decades of the same, albeit not today. We are in a sad position but we won't go down. Good players are still to come back and Joe Kinnear's turning the confidence back up. New owners will hopefully address the squad size in January, though the season's knackered again this year. But, once again I congratulate your team and supporters for a good win. If the reports are correct about a female steward getting punched, and an old man outside, then I'm truly ashamed of the miniscule minority of mindless idiots which blight both of our clubs.

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posted Oct 25, 2008

But at the end of the day, its took them 28 year to beat us. There season is basically complete because of that win. They have mexican waves because they beat us. There fans get on the pitch like they were some small team beating man united in the 3rd round of the cup. There players will be go around the city in a open top bus because of this victory the are sad sad people and have been waiting years for the victory. They think there now the best team in the world. Roll on janurary when the we hammer them and put them back in there place

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posted Oct 26, 2008

28 years?

Forgotten Ruud Gullit have you?

Thanks to the Mags who have been gracious in defeat - believe me I know it's hard we have had plenty of practice with these wins against the old Royalist foe being few and far between

I think the difference a lot of us Makems are feeling is that we feel like a club that has got things together.

The board and their support, a passionate chairman, and a manager who seems like he's got what it takes to become great. Even when we were flying high under Peter Reid I didn't feel we were on such solid ground.

To those who are finding solace in 'it's been 28 years since you beat us in Sunderland when the wind blew from the East' I simply say that from here on in it feels like it won't be another win drought for us. It feels like we're becoming what we've aspired to for a long time... solid Premier League club who are no longer anyone's whipping boy.

Hope that Newcastle stay up - not because I have any particular sentiment about NE teams but because I do love a derby game and that's really the only one that matters.

Like most folks from both sets of supporters I don't condone any of the knobbers who threw things (not even when it's at JB) nor the violence at the end. The club needs to sort policing out for games where trouble is likley.

I hope the CCT catches each and every one of those folks whatever colours they were waring and bans them for life.

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posted Oct 26, 2008

p.s. ryanthemadgeordie - want some cheese with that whine?

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posted Oct 26, 2008

We won, we were the better side, as for "Skill" mentioned by Gatesheed - your "Skill" is as apparent as Wimbledon's was in the 80's
The Fans are delighted as we all should be but we know we've got 2 games this week where 3 points is a requirement (Stoke and Chelsea) - anything against chelsea at the bridge is a bonus...

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posted Oct 26, 2008

Marcusblackcat, I meant the skill of everyone on the pitch. I hope you saw our 10 men Herculean battle against man. city. Second half we ran them and ourselves ragged, and Gutierrez is very skilled when he's match-fit, so is Owen and Duff who showed his old class and speed. But without the wind we would've seen a better game, not detracting from your worthy win though. peace

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posted Oct 27, 2008

I get really sick of all this not won for 8 years stats when 4 of those years were spent in the championship. It's like saying Man U haven't beaten Doncaster in 40 years (a bit exaggerated but I'm sure you get my meaning).

I think Roy Keane is spot on though, one win doesn't make us anything special but I'm sure all the North East fans can say there's a feeling that something can be happening here at Sunderland, and it's been a long time since we've been able to say that.

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posted Oct 27, 2008

What a winner! Disappointed we couldn't scrape another battling point from the Mackems, but that shot from Richardson was unstoppable. You won't see Given beaten too often by a shot that was well within arms length.

Grats to the Mackems, see at St. James's

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