Now I understand why the mackems are so desperate to deny its a derby

[Erimus74]

The only growing up needs to be from the S’land supporters. It is never a derby unless they win is the reality of the matter.

For me, I have Leeds as our main Derby, they are our real Yorkshire rivals, Sunderland are just an annoying neighbour from a nearby troubled council estate, without class or a grasp of reality. They live in the shadows of Newcastle, a far bigger club up the road and us, a far bigger club from a small town in Yorkshire.

When they were chanting you are just a small town in Yorkshire a few including me sang it back too, we should be proud of it, they just don’t understand.

The old clicks they came out with, that was our cup final, our fans have come to see them, we are of little interest to them, we live in their shadow class

If only we had achieved what they have achieved in my 61 years & 11 months on this planet, or seen the players they have had playing for them

 

[coluka]

The old clicks, last was our cup final, our fans have come to see them, we are of little interest to them, we live in their shadow class

If only we had achieved what they have achieved in my 61 years & 11 months on this planet, or seen the players they have had playing for them

very soon to be 62 though, I see what you did there

 

[Boro]

They are redrawing maps too!! We are not in the North East either - I wonder where the North East actually begins....Stockton??

Although Stockton is south west of Boro...

 

[Davey_C]

Our record vs Sunderland in the last 50 years (i.e. from Sept 1972 onwards) in all competitions:

P 54 W 30 D 11 L 13 F 76 A 51

It's not much of a rivalry really is it.

I went back to 1970 and they never beat us once at Ayresome.