Serious takeover talk

I worked at Wearmouth colliery any one else worked there
We had to work 12 hr shifts cause it took that long to get to the coal face

 

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Aye just opposite quayside spoons mate, it’s decent. Keep saying I’m gonna move but I love it and it’s paid for in 6 year so **** it.

There’s a fair few of us like, no question.

 

We'd played Hull at the SOL and I was flying back to Nice from Newcastle on Sunday evening. The Mags were at Spurs on the Sunday so I popped into the Union on the way to the airport.

It was all a bit tame so I walked up to the Strawberry at half time. At the final whistle they'd lost 1-0 and looked doomed. I didn't say much tbh but there was a table of lads laughing it up and clinking glasses which raised a few eyebrows.

Some big shot asked if they were Mackems and they just laughed and said, 'well yeah, isn't it obvious'. Mr Big shot sat down and no one said another word.

Absolutely surreal.

To be fair I left soon after so have no idea what happened when they left but ffs man, what goes on.

 

Ah right!

I think I know where you mean.
That's handy for post session full english like, my partners son would be very jealous of your proximity to a 'Spoons' as he calls them.

Unfortunately I got to him late so he was already a dyed in the wool Chelsea fan like his dad - though we're his second team.

 

I’ve said it for the last 20 years we need a new set of legends,hopefully that day will one day come .

 

This but replace the ship with a keyboard

 

When the supporters of a club all have a bank card PIN from 1973 you know there's a problem

 

Its a place never to re-visit.

 

Lidl songs not allowed on this board mind so behave yourself!!!!

 

Can remember being at StJames's for one Derby when it all kicked off The Sunday Sun titled it the battle of Strawberry Place and it certainly was , luckily I got away unscathed .

 

Well I'm alright then as I use 1879
Oh ****...

 

Never liked that ship, could be classic 55p.

 

I've always thought the current badge was a crap attempt at copying other clubs that had perceived classier badges.

I have zero attachment to it.

However, I'd been annoyed if we get some modern zany ****.

 

My father-in-law did.....Stan Pearce.

 

I’ve always thought this badge was a rip off of the mags badge .Never liked it and never will sooner it goes the better .

 

I had a relation there Jack Burns who was a safety officer at Monkwearmouth in the 70,s and 80's and recently have been reading up on the history of the Durham coalfield. Pemberton Main as Monkwearmouth Colliery used to be called is quite famous in 1826 the owners the Pemberton family sank the main shaft, the deepest in the world at the time, penetrating the magnesium limestone layer, at a cost of £100,000 a huge sum in those days, and the problems were many, but the gamble paid off, and the seams found went far out into the North Sea of course, which accounted for your long journeys. I went to Grange Park School and half of the class I was in ended up working at Monkwearmouth the other half like me went into the Yards, happy days.

 

The Mag badge

It looks like 2 hideous half maggot/half donkey creatures and some midget, in a wheely bin, waving a red & white flag.

And, of course, the Mag fanzine calls it iconic

 

As most know I’m a builder ,when working in people’s house I’d say 9/10 there code for the alarm is 1973

 

The current badge would look far better if it was just the shield part without the scrolls and everything else.