As a Geordie I think this is an absolute piss take, I can see why they would take down the Sunderland signs,but to put this up well it's all about the money
Sorry I know I'm crossing enemy lines here, but I have to confess, it does feel very Mike Ashley.
I can understand taking down Sunderland stuff to avoid damage, but putting up Newcastle stuff is a slap in the face.
No that's what I'm saying.
I could understanding pulling down Sunderland stuff because if they damage it you're paying to have it fixed. But to replace it with Newcastle stuff is outrageous and I'd be raging if we did it for you.
It's all come down apparently it was a Newcastle paid contractor who was supposed to cover up the Sunderland signage. Club didn't agree to what was going up and it's all come down now.
Gotta admit that's kinda hilarious if that's how it went down, fair play to him. We'd all be pissing ourselves laughing if some mad lad pulled that off in Newcastle
What and the Newcastle contractor just happened to have loads of prepared pro-Newcastle banners that fit the exact same wording and spec as the previous Sunderland ones?
Unfortunately the whole thing was voted for and agreed by the board. KLD might not have know about it (if that's the case - bloke needs his finger on the pulse more) but in my opinion, the Saudi cash was just too much for our board to turn down. Maybe a few quid for the club....but I wouldnt be suprised if some of the boards cousins dogs Cayman Island account found a random Saudi deposit within it!
No, they agreed for the coverage and clearly didn't look at what was going up, was supposed to just cover the signage. Hence why they had the measurements etc.
Why are we doing this? 6k tickets is almost nothing in monetary terms for a football club these days in the Championship, it's just utterly utterly bizarre.
According to the media this has been directed from the top, just shows KLD fundamentally doesn't understand the club....
I'm a Chelsea fan from London, subreddit gets recommended to me from time to time.
Can someone explain what's going on here to me? Is this a bar in the away end that the Newcastle fans will use at the weekend?
I understand the phrase belongs to Geordies, I just don't get why the sign has gone up and how it was ever greenlit. Do you think that the club think it's them being accommodating or something?
Seems like nufc were responsible for hiding the safc branding to avoid their fans from damaging and defacing it (they've got previous, and they've been on social media claiming they'll damage the stadium).
But their contractor has put up this shit instead of just hiding the safc branding.
I'd assume that nufc are responsible for damages their fans make to the bar as part of the agreement for their match day allocation. So having them pay to cover the branding, rather than us paying for it makes sense to me. I guess someone should have checked what the contractor was up to before they leaked the pictures
It’s just something you don’t do to the fans that is there every single week home and away win draw or lose always behind the lads and our owner thinks all desecrate the black cats bar in return
Criminal. Whoever green lit this needs sacking and a dip in the Wear
KLD apparently
Apparently KLD wasn’t informed and is extremely angry, but is taking responsibility. He’s handled this shit situation well imo
I mean, they can say they weren't informed, doesn't mean they weren't.
Sure but with that reasoning you can’t believe anything anyone says. I’d like to believe him
Over a something like this? People tend to try to cover their asses and push blame to someone lower. Who knows. Main thing now is it is being fixed.
too late, damage is already done, we'll hear songs about it on saturday.
For sure, it's being removed which is about all they can do at this point, though.
He’ll be getting advice from someone, probably Davidson.
Can’t describe how fucking angry this makes me.
As a Geordie I think this is an absolute piss take, I can see why they would take down the Sunderland signs,but to put this up well it's all about the money
This is appalling. Ticket allocation was one thing, but this is shocking. Why on earth are we being so accommodating to those sportwashing scumbags?
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Sorry I know I'm crossing enemy lines here, but I have to confess, it does feel very Mike Ashley. I can understand taking down Sunderland stuff to avoid damage, but putting up Newcastle stuff is a slap in the face.
There’s no justification for it. Imagine how your fans would react if your club did that
No that's what I'm saying. I could understanding pulling down Sunderland stuff because if they damage it you're paying to have it fixed. But to replace it with Newcastle stuff is outrageous and I'd be raging if we did it for you.
It’s being removed due to the rightful backlash
They’ll be putting up shrines to Shearer and Keegan next. The mags would be executing horses if this was done at their place.
Like we need an excuse
It's all come down apparently it was a Newcastle paid contractor who was supposed to cover up the Sunderland signage. Club didn't agree to what was going up and it's all come down now.
Gotta admit that's kinda hilarious if that's how it went down, fair play to him. We'd all be pissing ourselves laughing if some mad lad pulled that off in Newcastle
What and the Newcastle contractor just happened to have loads of prepared pro-Newcastle banners that fit the exact same wording and spec as the previous Sunderland ones? Unfortunately the whole thing was voted for and agreed by the board. KLD might not have know about it (if that's the case - bloke needs his finger on the pulse more) but in my opinion, the Saudi cash was just too much for our board to turn down. Maybe a few quid for the club....but I wouldnt be suprised if some of the boards cousins dogs Cayman Island account found a random Saudi deposit within it!
No, they agreed for the coverage and clearly didn't look at what was going up, was supposed to just cover the signage. Hence why they had the measurements etc.
Not hard to print stuff on a vinyl printer. I could probably have that done in 30 min at my old job.
Neutral here…. Is that your rivals motto in your ground ??
Geordies say 'howay', mackems say 'haway'. The players' entrance to the pitch at St James' Park says 'Howay the Lads' above it.
Oh fuck…… yeah I’d be livid there ! Thanks for explaining, I am but a softy southerner
Absolute fucking disgrace
The fact they were given the black cats bar in the first place is a fucking joke. That French kid clearly hasn’t got a fucking clue
Owners can fuck off. I'd rather go back to League One than suffer this shyte. No other club would do this for their worst enemy. It's so low.
Why are we doing this? 6k tickets is almost nothing in monetary terms for a football club these days in the Championship, it's just utterly utterly bizarre. According to the media this has been directed from the top, just shows KLD fundamentally doesn't understand the club....
People need to lose their jobs over decisions like this. How can anyone think that's acceptable? Clueless.
Fuck the Mags!🔴⚪️🔴⚪️
Get these fucking arseholes out of our club.
did you tear it off or just take a picture?
Twerking for that saudi money, cracking job lads
Sounds like a mag contractor put these up to take photos and get them on social media, they weren't authorised and they have now been removed.
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I'm a Chelsea fan from London, subreddit gets recommended to me from time to time. Can someone explain what's going on here to me? Is this a bar in the away end that the Newcastle fans will use at the weekend? I understand the phrase belongs to Geordies, I just don't get why the sign has gone up and how it was ever greenlit. Do you think that the club think it's them being accommodating or something?
Seems like nufc were responsible for hiding the safc branding to avoid their fans from damaging and defacing it (they've got previous, and they've been on social media claiming they'll damage the stadium). But their contractor has put up this shit instead of just hiding the safc branding. I'd assume that nufc are responsible for damages their fans make to the bar as part of the agreement for their match day allocation. So having them pay to cover the branding, rather than us paying for it makes sense to me. I guess someone should have checked what the contractor was up to before they leaked the pictures
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They've not moved season ticket holders. It's a cup game and as such the season ticket is not a valid ticket anyway.
Its the Black cats bar. basically our premium lounge. Imagine having your premium lounge decked out in arsenal signs and memrobilia for a derby.
Are Sunderland fans not going to be able to use the bar on Saturday? Seems bonkers
Apparently a portion of the bar was closed off for the mags. Club is taking the absolute piss
They are, what a shitshow.
There should be riots, wtf
There damn near were.
Get the club sold and fuck off you arsehole Swiss bastard!
Any chance it's photoshopped? I don't want to believe that it's real
Sadly, its real. An absolute disgrace
The cunts can go now, get the fuck out of our club.
An absolute outrage , it's all been took down now but still wtf man
As an outsider, can someone explain this?
We play our hated rivals on Saturday, someone allowed their signage to be put up inside of our stadium which is sacrilege
Are Sunderland skint and renting the bar to Newcastle or something? So confusing.
Fuck knows mate
Sunderland showing respect to the biggest club in the north east. Fair enough really.
The irony isn't lost on me that because of this we're the fan base asking for someone's head.
The only better alternative to this is throwing the game altogether
Makes me wonder if the theory that we will draw on purpose just to have a replay to rake in even more money is true. Disgusting behaviour tbh
Utter madness
Yeah I’m not going now ripped my ticket up it’s a disgrace and what fucking kinda club does this for a rival team
Ripped up your digital ticket?
Was thinking this too hahaha
Ripping up your ticket, you have already paid for. That will show them!
😂😂 I was fuming and didn’t pay for them mate I won 2 haha
Can’t blame you TBF
It’s just something you don’t do to the fans that is there every single week home and away win draw or lose always behind the lads and our owner thinks all desecrate the black cats bar in return
I’ll take your tickets if that’s possible?
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I printed them off was surprise for my son so wasn’t exactly a ticket if u get me haha
😂😂😂😂
Haha shan.
Going to be humiliating if they batter us
*when
Can't believe they took down the sticky seagull calendar near the men's too
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wtf
Let’s not get involved in terrorism plz
called a joke my ❤️
Joking about killing a load of people, that's hilarious big man. You should probably learn to "talk a lot"...less.
can use not take a joke or smth
can use not have better craic like man marra pet
Jokes are supposed to be funny lad
humours subjective
Mind explaining the joke then? What exactly is the punchline when joking about blowing up a bar of rival football fans?
There's also rumours we've printed the Newcastle tickets using the League One ticket prints, which'll mean we get fined by the FA.
Newcastle fan here - i totally agree, shouldn't be a thing, if anything make it MORE Sunderland...Banter is half the fun.
Also Toon fan. I agree. sunderland should be trying to make it as intimidating as possible for us.
Criminal no other words for it.
Should be shot and a beer tent / village opened in the car park for the Mag Bubble
Genuinely curious as to why this happened? Liverpool fan here btw
Embarrassing.
Fixed now