(27 Apr 2015, 7:59 pm)leestransportphotos It's very emotional you know 
(27 Apr 2015, 8:14 pm)MrFozz Oh yes, it is my friend
It doesn't have to be if you're prepared to take a dispassionate, rational view of the game.
I don't support any particular team, I like to see all North Eastern teams do well, but I think supporters, especially around the North East, tend to have an unrealistic view about what their team can feasibly achieve.
Newcastle and Sunderland are, at best, mid-table Premiership teams. Middlesbrough, at best, are either Championship promotion contenders or Premiership relegation candidates. And so on and so on. Supporters accuse the boards Newcastle and Sunderland of lacking ambition. Ideally, they would like some Sheikh sugar daddy or Russian oligarch to come along and bankroll the club to glory, however, even if this did happen, I reckon they'd still struggle to crack the top five.
Not everyone can be number one!
