Renton

I think Cardiff is a canny city tbh. Sunderland would be moreon a level with Newport.

That's where the (factually untrue) comparison falls down like. To get to Sunderland you literally have to pass through Newcastle. And very likely have to stay in Newcastle as there are fuck all hotel rooms in Sunderland. Why would anyone want the hassle of getting the metro to travel to the SoL when they could just walk to SJP at their doorstep. Also funny how the mackems are bigging up the "Magetro" as they like to call it (seriously) when it suits. Trying to be as objective as I can about the SoL, it was a decent enough ground last time I was there, more than 10 years ago. I don't think it was the match of SJP in terms of any of its metrics though. And the less said the better about Sunderland city centre. Usually it would be a good thing for a ground to be close to the city centre, but here not so much. I saw England play Turkey and by far it was the worst experience I have had at a football match. It was just rampant racism and violence aginast the Turkish supporters, including young kids. Now to be fair this won't just have been down to the local population but also the visiting English fans. But you can just tell the place has a "Tommy Robinson" feel to it. Maybe it's improved but I doubt it.

He's a "winger" so will be a genuine mackem, but tbf I think he is being sarcastic/taking the piss. Because on a slightly more serious point, some mackems are actually just people like us, and there are some normal ones amongst them. Just as you wouldn't want to characterise all NUFC supporters as being like Steve Wraith, not all mackem are knackers. But a larger than normal proportion obviously are. Which is why I actually pity the normal ones. You don't have much choice in who you support. If you were unfortunate to be born a mackem, even if you were from the better bits (erm, Ashbrook, Seaburn?) you kind of have to support that team. So not only do you have to put up with living in a shit city (until you're old/rich enough to get out), support a fucking walking embarassment of a club, but you also have to put up with a fellow support base, a large proportion of which who are fucking rancid. That's why I say, hug a mackem today. Especially if that mackem is Lauren Laverne.

They remind me of failed contestants on the Apprentice. In the taxi interview on their way home, they always say how they're going to make it big whatever Sugar says, and he'd better watch out. Never to be heard of again*. * Except Stuart Baggs who made the news when he died.

Jinx. Anyway, for your list you could have added that SJP is an historical European ground, having hosted several dozen club games there over the years, and set to do so again. Ask compared with the SoL with *checks notes* 0 (zero) matches.

Or just playing shit. "I'm Dill Danding"......

Just keep the dog away from the plumber when he does it I would think?

Anybody got an opinion on the value of power flushing an old C/H system?

Rick's first draft Oh Felicity, Felicity You fill me with electricity. Like putting your nob in a plug socket Except you haven't got one (a nob that is, I'm sure you have a plug socket or how would you play your "Shape up and dance" aerobics record? You wouldn't that's how). Rick's second draft Oh Felicity, Felicity You fill me with electricity. Isn't that shocking? Your timeless, silken, loveliness is so smashing I want to wander through it, gorgeously naked Unashamed of the spots on my bottom. You are so nice. Without crabs or lice. Like a proper girly ought to be. Your second name is Kendal, You are like the mint cake, Cool, fresh and nice to suck If I had a tin of Alphabetti Spaghetti, I'd spell "I love you". How about a quick bonk?

Ha, no offence at all. I've stayed in both loads and think they're a similar level personally. Both are better than Bowness, that's for sure. My main place is Ullswater or if I'm flush you can't beat Grasmere. A big factor is rhe North Lakes are very close to Newcastle. I know Alex stays a lot in the the Southern Lakes including Eskdale which I mean to get round to.

Sounds like you've had a great time but not sure I know what you mean by this? Keswick's probably bigger but plenty of nice places to stay and eat there. Derwent water has some lush places too and you've got loads of options for Borrowdale, Honister, Buttermere, Newlands Valley etc. Basically everywhere in the lakes is fantastic though. I'm looking forward to a break there in May.

Fake news.

On a bit of a tangent here but has anyone with kids seen the state of this comic now? Fatty is now Freddy, Spotty is not Scotty, and half the gang are lasses. Woke gone mad it is. Grrrr.

I'm not sure if this genuine paranoia about them being ruled by black and white bastards is unique. A club and city so utterly defined by their neighbours to the extent their sole reason for existence is schadenfreude on said neighbours. Nearest I can think of is in Glasgow with Rangers and Celtic, where there was genuine masonic oppression occurring over the Catholic workforce. But that was absolutely real (historically, not so much now). And Celtic aimed to beat Rangers, not vicariously pray for their defeat by a third party. Liverpool and Manchester might be another come to think about it, with Liverpool being geographically disadvantaged and resenting the unofficial title Manchester has of capital of the North. Tbh I think they've got a point though, and anyway it's a proper rivalry at a regional level. Once you understand that a sizable amount of mackems really do believe "Never be ruled by black and white bastards" it just falls into place that we are just and righteous in calling them sad mackem bastards. They're ridiculously paranoid over everything; inward investment, infrastructure, the airport, the metro, and now even their own club. Its actually quite detrimental to the whole region. We'll never get devolution because those sad bastards simply won't accept Newcastle is the de facto regional capital and we need to play to that. And thus the resentment goes both ways, but is much more unhealthy from the mackems and this is now amplified a hundred fold by the massive gulf in the football clubs currently. What're you going to do? Me, I like just laughing at them. It's a perfect tonic and just makes our success all the more enjoyable.

I don't deny it. But they're not going to close a 10 point gap in 8 matches (for them, 9 for us) man, meaning Spurs are a greater threat (going back to Gloom's post). Howay and Rosco are right as well. Other than Spurs, they've beaten nobody of note since the WC.

So the silly twats are trying to think of possible meanings for FTM which they can use to get around this ban by the shady Tyneside cabal. Anyway, the funniest bit was when the conversation went something like this: "Whey man marra. How com its alright for TFI Fryardayys to get away with it like?" "Exactly marra. Wayait, isn't if TGI Fryardayys marra?" Thick as whale spunk. .

And while I'm at it, fuck off Unai you ridiculously named Iberian loser arse clart.

Gaan on Eddie lad.

Stochastic boot strapping. Garbage in, garbage out.

Villa? We're 9 points ahead of them (effectively 10 with GD) with a game in hand. We stuffed them at SJP. Got a whole week to rest before playing them. Brighton are a bigger concern, but really it's in our own hands and I completely have faith in Howe. We don't need to look behind our shoulders.

Now I don't want to be petty. Alright I do. We have a point more than the mackems with a massively superior GD. We've played 29 games compared with their 40 games. Hmm, what else? Oh yeah, we are third in the PREMIERSHIP whilst those losers are in the second tier.

From what I can make out on the Sky Sports App feed the officials have been atrocious against BHA. Stonewall penalty denied under VAR, nobody knows why.

My uncle's got a ST for Celtic. Because of where his seat is, the stipulation is he can't see OF games, probably the only ones worth watching. Mind, his ST is only 200 quid or something stupid. And because of this rule, he currently gets his seat for the Rangers game anyway. Result I guess.

No shit. During a time of austerity and coat of living crisis, these goons honestly believed they were going to get 20 million quid to redevlop the stadium for a couple of matches like Andorra vs. Poland. Crackers.