The Tyne and Wear derby - The most passionate derby in England - Video

Sunderland wasn't a city until recently. So the different cities is out the window. It was a town. Many Derbies have teams that are in the same city but are different towns. When Sunderland were not playing us, even Leeds and Boro were classed as derbies for us. It is a perception, a feeling of rivalry that creates a derby, geographical proximity is subjective. You could just say arch enemies.

 

What game were you watching? Sessegnon was one of the best players hes very tricky and skillful, everything seems to go through him and we need to keep him out of the game on Saturday.

 

It's a ****ing derby game ffs. Sunderland's population is around 180k and Newcastle's is around 150k. Birmingham's population is around 1 million and there are 4 major clubs there, which means each club should get bigger attendances then ours on average, but they don't.

The Geordie and Mackem rivalry goes back in history to the 1700's when the geordies supported Charles the 1st and the Mackems supported Oliver Cromwell, and both cities developed hatred of each other. This got carried forward in generations and is now taken out on the pitch.

Our rivalry has more history than any of the other rivalries in football today. We want to beat each other because it's in our blood and has been for around 300 years, the other clubs hate each other simply because they are close together.

 

I hope that this might come back to haunt you as he bangs a couple of goals in on Saturday.......If it does happen, you can spare a thought for Mr RA White grinning like a 'black' Cheshire cat...

 

Well i was watching MOTD because i was at our game :S

But the highlights didn't make Sessgnon look that great. Sorry.

Did he play against us in January?

 

I'd be ****ing devastated!
Hopefully Karma doesn't come for me.

 

Hopefully you have set the wheels of fate in motion....

 

They'll be a Toon not606 witch hunt for me if that's the case!

 

I've started printing the "Burn Him! Burn Him Good!!" banner as we speak.

 

Well said that man!

Have some rep, oh no wait?

Well have a beer on me then.

 

Tash, this is the best thread you have ever started, keep it up my man.

Very balanced & objective views too, what ever has come over you?

Hats off to you lad.

 

Someone hacked his account havent they this isnt the same Tash. What have you done with him

 

Maybe he has been taken over by a higher being?

I find this mass love in between us mighty strange during derby week yet I can't tear myself away?

 

All will change come Saturday

 

I was thinking along the same lines myself, and have come to the conclusion that it is merely the calm which precedes a storm...It will only take a slight change in the 'atmospheric' conditions for the storm to kick into place...

 

Sunderland fans have monomoobs!

 

if I knew what the hell they were, I might be offended..

 

we've had an influx of miserable ****ers which actually made us realise tash was actually ok (unless you're called chappaz like)

 

Somehow I think you might both be correct!