Howmanheyman

Being vetted as we speak. Talkshite: "Name?" Essembee: "Brian" Talkshite: "Surname?" Essembee: "Damaged" Talkshite: "Specialised subject?" Essembee: "May 1970, Sunderland AFC and cowardly acts." Talkshite: "For or against the takeov...." Essembee: "I haven't finished. Attacks on Sunderland chairman, drink driving Sunderland chairman and killing threads." Talkshite: "For or against the takeov...." Essembee: "You heard it here first." Talkshite: "Security!"

Will they have to vet? Majority turning up will tick the duck egg box by virtue of their attendance.

You just know they're deliberately doing this for a certain demographic.

I've a feeling, could be wrong, that most of the NUFC fans who turn up to this talksport thing will either be social media thirsty desperados, have brains like fucking candy floss or a mixture of the two.

Well I've had the opposite where it seems they've went out of their way to be awkward and I can only imagine it's worse now. Last time I was briefly out of work, they had 'bouncers' walking around carrying invisible carpets and had a employee who was being, frankly unnecessarily unhelpful. It got to the point where I wondered were they dying for an excuse to ask for Hale and Pace to come over? I won't go into details and my missus briefly worked there herself many years ago so know there's waste of spaces out there so must be hard dealing with them but that makes it even more a shock when they get 'normal' people in and act the dick with them?

Staggering tbh.

I hope that term hasn't offended you, turn of phrase and I apologise, TP. 👍

Only time I've ever come close to topping myself was after a year on the dole when I was about 21. The feeling of guilt and shame cashing my fucking pittance giro at the post office was crushing. Hearing absolute cunts like the then Tory MP labelling anyone out of work a scrounger was hard to take, especially when I was younger and a bit more sensitive to it even though my anger at it probably helped me cope rather than the depression I was getting from it. I'll leave this topic as I know it'll work me up and I genuinely know you are good lads and I don't want to fall out with anyone.

If it's so blatantly obvious who's 'scamming' the system why do they make life awkward for those who blatantly aren't scamming it?

I've laughed more at Alan Parry.

Putting up a banner telling him they know where he lives. That's classy on a par with their wearside counterparts.

My experience is the opposite to be fair although it has been almost a decade since I've had to sign on. If you have to go through with this newpaper, taking photos of your open door, in front of a street sign etc it's just taking the piss out of people and demeaning them for the sake of it. Also seen how they go on with the pip and how they absolutely skew things and blatantly lie, hold back post etc.

It's pronounced Neck-ra-feely-ya.

Are you trying to say CT gets his information from unreliable sources? Is that what you're saying? Because if you are I'm going to have to sit down and re-evaluate everything he says from now on.

Looks like I wasn't the only one linking Elton John to Bruce.

Man U pull one back, Savage's patter.....

Unsure about him, tbh..... ..... unsure no more.

"As the man who once sang 'head over heels' would say, 'Ah'd love it, absolutely love it' if Puke Edwards gets sitting next to me for the next match, the cockney shithouse. Ah was going to get Bruce's take on his sacking but Edwards tongue was so far wedged up the Daisy Hill points shy manager's arse ah couldn't get anywhere near him! Ah'm nee Carol Vorderman but if he sits next to me it's going to be Edwards jaw + Ryder knuckle = soup drinking for a week, lol! Poor kid, he came up and tried to get the fans onside but when ya comparing following Orient with following the toon army then there's only one man the punters are going to go with. It's like comparing Joelinton with Alan Shearer and guess who's big Al and which one's big Jow? Lol. Laters. "

My thoughts exactly the dorty bassa!

Needs a tache if he's going for the Boycie look?

🎵 They're justified and they're ancient and they sit in the ice cream van stand. They're justified and they're ancient, I hope you'll understand? 🎶

I'd just like to apologise to this board and any Saudis who happen to be lurking, when I put the tea towel on my head in 1980 I was merely playing my part in the school nativity and had no idea of the pain and anguish I must have been giving to our friends in the Middle East and especially in the guardian. I'll learn from this.