ohhh_yeah 2056 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 2 minutes ago, The Fish said: You hang on my every words, sunshine. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamTaylor5 310 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 2 hours ago, Alex said: Their desire to rewrite history etc., man. I don’t know if you’ve seen all that Durham thread but they make a few references to The Battle of Boldon Hill. I’m not sure but I’d bet the Wikipedia page (which it definitely doesn’t warrant) was created by a Mackem. Almost all the citations come from one source. It was basically a minor skirmish in the English Civil War. It was part of a much wider series of battles etc between the Royalists based in Newcastle and the Scots. The Scots were allied to the Parliamentarians in convenient ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’ arrangement. The Scots wanted religious autonomy following the Act of Union and there’d been a war even before the English Civil War over it. I did that period in a-level history and we had a local historian who came in and told us all about the Battle of Marston Moor and the Siege of Newcastle and so on (no mention of Boldon Hill btw). The Scots being victorious in the siege was significant because Newcastle was a crucial coal port (as well as it diverting Royalist soldiers from fighting the Parliamentarians). The mackems have interwoven their supporting the Scots in this skirmish at Boldon Hill, despite there not being much evidence of any Parliamentarian forces in Sunderland at that time. Possibly because Sunderland barely existed. But the Scots did garrison in the area that is now Sunderland. Anyway, and I apologise for the waffle, this (possibly fictitious) mackem involvement (in an insignificant event in the context of that conflict) is what forms the entire basis of this ‘the Sunderland v Newcastle rivalry goes back to the English Civil War’ bollocks I checked on that chat GPT about this as I had not heard of the Battle of Boldon Hill. This is what I got: I couldn't find any information about a battle specifically called the Battle of Boldon Hill during the English Civil War. It's possible that the name is either incorrect or refers to a smaller skirmish or engagement that may not be widely recorded or known. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 6633 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 42 minutes ago, The Fish said: You hang on my every words, sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 6633 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 4 hours ago, Alex said: The local press are on to it now: https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/opinion/why-sunderland-should-rejoin-county-durham-4146591 I read it twice in case I’d missed something but no, that’s it Has anyone asked County Durham whether they want them? 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 31125 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 County Durham doesn’t speak to the likes of plebs like Tyne and Wear. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 27103 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 About to lewse a sewperstar. I'm sure they'll get £40m for him though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4566 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 The great thing about that is, the mackems absolutely will not be able to accept losing him to those clubs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 2106 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 So its not Sunderland's top 4 EPL rivals gunning for their star player? Just mid table, relegation fodder looking to bolster their reserves? Magedia conspiracy all over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 21271 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 1 hour ago, Rayvin said: The great thing about that is, the mackems absolutely will not be able to accept losing him to those clubs. Why? You'd think they'd be yewsed to losing their absolute, beloved favourite evah star strikers to Palace. Pretty sure Gabbiadini and Sewpa Kev left them for selhurst park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 11216 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 Will they live vicariously through this one’s mild successes as well? 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4566 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 6 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Will they live vicariously through this one’s mild successes as well? I thought this too "Dunno what the mags are talking about marra, there's mackems in the PL" "Gerrin, that goal against the mags went in off Clarke's arse, 7 in a row that" "Always loved Palace me, proper club. They love us down there an all" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 24843 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I’m surprised we aren’t in for the next Chris Waddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v.old 76 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 9 hours ago, RobinRobin said: Has anyone asked County Durham whether they want them? 🙂 The SR postcode will be consigned to the litter bin of municipal history and Washington can be free once more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 4933 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 7 hours ago, Rayvin said: The great thing about that is, the mackems absolutely will not be able to accept losing him to those clubs. He'd be mad to leave the project at Sunderland when they're at the doorsteps of returning to their former glory. Especially if it's to go to one of those nothing clubs, in particular Brentford who stole their strip without the necessary reciprocal BFF agreement in place. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2167 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Another Wearside Jack, how nice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddyRuxspin 31 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Imagine living in a so called city where a massive part of ya city supports the toon 😂 Washington ……they are worse than tragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddyRuxspin 31 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Most of Co Durham hate the mackem bastards unfortunately for the marra an endangered species…..you’re fucking toast, ya got the upper tiers closed ya dozy cunts,ya got big tony from the tees as a gaffa most of Washington fucking hate sunlun….get ta fuck ya morons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 24843 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Aye, the reason why they have such a problem with ‘Washy mags’ and ‘East Durham mags’ is because they know there’s fucking loads of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 12512 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 aye carumba!!! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 24843 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I told you lot that should be a parody site. Also unsure how well it fits in with their stated editorial aim of “promoting the city’s image and profile on the world stage.” Unless they’re agent provocateurs installed by the magedia 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 22163 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 7 minutes ago, Alex said: I told you lot that should be a parody site. I assumed it was. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 11238 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 2 hours ago, Tom said: aye carumba!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 21271 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 7 hours ago, Tom said: aye carumba!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 31125 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 8 hours ago, Tom said: aye carumba!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 13063 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Mackem fewm about the forthcoming Sam Fender concerts is starting. Over 100 posts of fewm after the thread started this morning, still with a week to go. Will it make a thousand posts by then? This MLF is getting upset about a picture intended for a toilet wall. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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