I always say this to one of my best mates who is a Mackem. They always overrate their players when they are doing well but turn on them quickly when results start drifting. They have only seen poor players in their lifetimes and think people like Julio Arca and Allan ‘Magic’ Johnston were tremendously skilled players when they were bang average and the only skill Arca had was a drag-back.
This season alone, I have been told by my mackem mate that having Diallo is like having a “cheat code” to win this division. Ross Stewart could easily play for a Champions League side, Dan Ballard is the best defender by far in the division, Michut is the biggest steal in English football as he has a huge future ahead, and that the mackems have the best scouting team as they have signed youngsters Alese, Michut, Ba, and Ekwah who will play at the very top. And then they lose to Rotherham and then I see mackems on Twitter saying Rotherham raised their game as it is a cup-final for teams in this division to be playing Sunderland. Honestly couldn’t make it up.