This question has been asked on another Newcastle forum with surprisingly most people saying they would play for Sunderland if they had the chance. Wanted to get the opinion from the other side...
If only I was that good, let me think about it???? Against.black and white shirt For...Big wage, good life, adored by thousands, short working week. Tough one that mind
If I had been good enough of course I would. Chris Waddle was a diehard Sunderland fan. If my lad gets picked up by the Newcastle scouts I'd encourage him all the way, nee bother.
Yeah but id make Ashley pay me a stupid amount of wages and declare myself injured for every game like Alberto Luque did for you!
I certainly would play for them , or anybody else willing to pay me a weekly wage it takes me two years to earn at the moment. But I wouldn't be trying too hard when playing against us
Definitely, I'd miss open goal on purpose in the derby for them like Chopra did. Or even better would to be the worst manager they ever had like we had with 'Mr Greggs'.
If I'd been good enough and the offer from Newcastle was better than anyone else, except maybe Sunderland, of course I would've signed for them. And, sorry lads, I wouldn't have bottled it if I'd had a chance of scoring the winning goal in a local derby even at the SOL. After all it would be the Mags who were paying my wages.
I'd have snapped my own testicles to play for them to be honest. To play for a local club in a city that I love infront of the best fans in the country (North east fans that is) and getting a handsome wage packet at the end of the week then I'd class myself as colour blind and make up I'm playing for Sunderland in red n white. Anyone who had one shot at being a pro footballer either from Newcastle or Sunderland would have to be an absolute clown not to want to play for the other half.
My time has been and past so if my son were to be good enough and chose the mags I suppose I'd have to cripple him. Hang on those wages could see me retired early. Go on then son, fill ya boots!
As for the Chopra moment that has been touched on, I don't blame him for not shooting, I'd have dropped my dinner through my shorts if I was through on goal playing for the Skunks. Even walking out the ground after that match I turned to my mate and said "would you have the balls to score against us".
There must be dozens of players who have crossed the divide and played for whichever club was their local rivals - not to mention managers ! The bottom line is if you're good enough to play professionally and get the chance to represent either club on the kind of money modern footballers earn you'd surely have to be professional enough to do it and give your all ! Personally for £80 grand a week I'd wear a barcode top, sing the Blaydon Races while kissing a picture of Shergar if I had to !!
It would go against all my principles, and all the money in the world would not make me compromise those..
Principles ?!! For the sort of wages professional players get these days I'd happily swallow pride and forget principles mate ! Mind you at the first opportunity to do a Judas Bent and fcuk off for more money elsewhere I'd jump ship laughing to myself !
Course I would, great set of fans, shed loads of money, discount at sports direct, perfect, still give away a couple of penalties and get sent off in the derby like
