Morning All Please feel free to post your opinions on Saturdays game. It should be an absolute corker!!! http://www.not606.com/threads/sunderland-v-leeds-utd-match-thread-breakfast-debate.351525/
Sorry guys, just read that the term Mackems is an insulting word. Absolutely not intending to insult anyone. Apologies!
People from Tyneside are Geordies and a lot of them support Sunderland.. The term mackem was originally given as an insult by Mags, but I don't know anyone from Sunderland who is offended by the term.
It's a word which comes from their fine heritage of industry. Just cause somebody who doesn't like makems, says it's derogatory doesn't make it so. I've met like two Sunderland fans in my life who genuinely feel it's insulting. Everyone else is completely fine with it.
Cause it's an 'insult' that actually complements the cities heritage. Trust the dim mags to make an insult complementary.
As a former man of the realm (the great county of Yorkshire and indeed it's very capital) I can confirm that it's not derogatory. It's a fact! We all hate them too