Personally I’m not overly impressed by being owned by them. What happens in their country is barbaric. Then again, I did **** all about it beforehand, and still don’t. Certainly not ashamed to continue supporting my team.
Can you not see that it’s just a bought team with blood money though, I would certainly be ashamed if that was us and I can guarantee I would never support them again, even though it would hurt like hell.
Unfortunately they aren't your team anymore, they are the latest Franchise FC. Give it 2-3 years and the training base will be moved to the South East and the players will only visit Newcastle 19 times a year to play "home" games
I understand people not stopping supporting their team, but it's the hypocrisy of the fact that there will have been fans dressed as Saudi's who now love everything Saudi who were up in arms wanting the government to step in and remove the club from Ashley when the zero hour contracts was under the spotlight.
Exactly, pleaded for 14 years about how bad a man Mike Ashley was only to pull their collective knickers aside for the most evil human on the planet to slide in.
I would feel terrible if was us, and I'm so glad we Agree - I don't post on this thread normally as I think mags are best ignored, but I do think that Sunderland fans would react so differently than it seems a lot of mags have. I don't see how I could stop being a Sunderland fan, which something that is part of me and us all, but I would be very uncomfortable if it ever happened.
For me footy is about going to the match with my dad, being among the crowd, singing the songs new and old. I ****ing love it, it's my happy place win lose or draw. I wouldn't be able to step foot through the turnstile if the roles were reversed. It's would break my heart but it just wouldn't be the same or right.
Pretty much sums up the vast majority of our fans. The “fans” who wear headdresses are total arseholes.
I liked your post as you seem really fair minded, but really I agree with Ruiter - I seems like the opened armed welcome given at the first game and all the rest of it shows that it's not the vast majority are uncomfortable about it. Or if they are they have set such feelings aside very easily.
The question doesn't need to be asked . . . . despite our differing football allegiance, he's 'one of us' and has been for a long time (though him being here longer than you, or anybody, has no relevance)