No , I’m not a mag
I’m willing to point out a solid majority of boro and Newcastle fans couldn’t locate Saudi Arabia on a map let alone care about the atrocities .
As I said , being locally owned means nothing to me . It probably didn’t help derby either . They are most likely going to have stars playing at st James and winning trophies while we languish in league 1. But at least you still have your sense of moral superiority .
I don’t expect us to get such rich owners, we’re not a sleeping giant. I want someone F***ing competent though , which gibson isn’t
I really couldn’t give a toss about winning trophies and seeing stars.
I mean we’ve won one trophy in 130 odd years…. Has it stopped us following Boro? Has it meant we don’t really care about the club and we aren’t really invested in it and we don’t really enjoy the wins?
I’d argue we enjoy the sniffs at success, the cup semi finals and promotion seasons far more than a Man City or Chelsea fan enjoys winning the league now. I work with a ‘massive’ Chelsea fan. Talks about them all the time. But mainly he’s angry when they don’t beat inferior teams like little old us. Yet last time they were in the champions league final, he didn’t even watch them on the telly! When you expect to win stuff every season, and you expect to win every game, it must get a bit, well, mundane. The magic of a big win for us against a big team, or a cup run, is a real buzz, because they are so few and far between.
I dare say all Boro fans enjoyed beating Man Utd Last season more than most Man City fans enjoyed winning the league.
My Geordie mate knows he’ll enjoy the first few years of winning trophies but then thinks he’ll just get a bit numb to it, the magic will be diminished, and I believe he’s spot on.
Football is about so much more than being successful all the time. Just a little bit here and then, or a slim chance of success every now and then, is enough to sustain most football fans. It must be, otherwise there wouldn’t be 4 really well supported divisions of the professional stuff.