I see on here so many guys having to deal with so much stuff, day in day out, from very close to home, to the 4 corners of the globe, so much so that the football sometimes becomes pretty much irrelevant. And yet it still brings us together. You guys have a lot to be proud of. I saw this place a while ago and it still humbles me. This is a great place!
It's interesting because football is the common link between us all but apart from that we're all very different. I like the fact that as long as this site exists we'll still be here posting on it because even though friendships die your love for the club never will. I hope that more people like yourself will continue to join and add to the board, I know there are technical issues about joining but people like Tel are trying to do something about it so good on him.
I see the passions and the emotions. The love and hate. I see a world of Mackems. God I hope we stay up but if we do end being relegated I see this place being still as lively. At least I hope so. It seems to be important to a lot of people.
It is to me because I don't live in the area, people I work with don't really give a **** about football, neither do my friends particularly and my wife is a geordie who doesn't like football, so this is the main place I get to talk about one of the biggest loves of my life with like minded people.
Yer nar what gets me? No matter what **** is going on in your life there's always some poor bastard worse off than you. I mean, ffs, there's me with my epilepsy & brain haemorrhage looking after my poor old mam now due to her being riddled with arthritis. In pain all the time. Bri with his own & his lasses bother, Marcus with his diabetes, Quentin having trouble. Joe & his lass. Sometimes I just feel guilty for having a moan. Everyone has problems just some are more open than others & are willing to discuss it on a public forum. I find it easier to talk to you lot than the shrinks.
Stan laurel in his armchair in hospital , said to his nurse " I wish I was skiing " the nurse replied " I did not know you could ski " Stan replied " I can't but I would rather be doing that than this " minutes later he was dead, he also said " if anyone is sad at my funeral I will never speak to them again". Genius.
