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I'd imagine (and seriously hope) that there would be significant push-back against this kind of bollocks, as there was with the super-league idea. No doubt fuckwits like Boehly, who have no regard whatsoever for the traditions and supporters of the game they have bought into, would fight hard...

I like Sunderland. I lived there for a bit and never had the slightest issue (or even comment) about football. More than a weird fanbase, that's a weird message board, I think.

I don't like it when we have stripes generally. I know our greatest moment came in them, but still.

There is a Swansea!

Birmingham City! Sheffield United! Cardiff!

No, not until you know who is going to be in it. Bristol City. Preston. Lincoln. Wolves. Others. Portsmouth!

It goes without saying that the recruitment has to be good. But it will be very hard to strengthen to the necessary degree only spending £35m, even with good recruitment.

Nope, either name is valid. And, of course, the Union Jack is the flag of the United Kingdom, of which Saint George is not the patron saint. So whether it was St George's Day or not was neither here nor there.

Yay! Goals! Simms v Middlesbrough. The assist coupled with the finish. BTA's has superb technique, though, and probably the hardest of the lot to do. I forgot how good a goal that was.

I completely agree. I'm not sure how entertaining it must be to sing the same monotonous song for 90 minutes, though. Tbf, it's probably fully intended to be bloody-minded.

I assume it was like when they played us? They fully complemented the frustration and monotony on the pitch. It's fair enough to keep going, but fucking hell, mix it up a bit.

I get the back slaps and whatnot, but that bloke grabbing his wrist was just weird, and a bit creepy. People, grown people, can be a bit strange around footballers, can't they.

The world needs more grotesques on football crests.

Middlesbrough away game. A scintillating game of football of true quality. Learning about the stadium. It's been a fair old season, in honesty.

There's no conspiracy, but they are very good at conning the referee, and do seem to get an inordinate amount go in the favour; it seems acting like whiny little piss-ants really does pay. In both of our games, just for example, they got massive game-changing decisions that went in their...

Don't know, but didn't we give away 11 in our first season back up?

The Leicester game they looked committed but limited. That's what you have to do in their position, though; that's what we did towards the end of our first season back. Fuck pretty football, just give it everything you've got.

Anyone who wants the parachute teams to go up is weird.

I'm not sure anyone's a good fit for Stoke. Bit of a basket case, generally impatient owners, labouring under the impression that they're a 'big' club. I was surprised he went for it, tbh. It strikes me as a poisoned chalice.