(04 Jun 2015, 3:06 pm)Tom wrote No idea, but I can't remember them playing each other last year.

(04 Jun 2015, 8:22 pm)Andreos1 wrote Mind, when he resigned, Sunderland fans found Dick hard to swallow.

Hopefully he will rise to the occasion!

(05 Jun 2015, 4:48 pm)LeeCalder wrote Malcolm Crosby has been named as the new Gateshead manager. Much to everyone's surprise.

(04 Jun 2015, 8:31 pm)MurdnunoC wrote Imagine if Joe Kinnear was Sunderland's Director of Football. I wonder how long it would take him to mispronounce Big Dick's name as Dick Avocado?

(05 Jun 2015, 4:56 pm)MrFozz wrote My old man called him Dick Avocado from the moment he came, he is not the best when it comes to Names

(05 Jun 2015, 4:48 pm)LeeCalder wrote Malcolm Crosby has been named as the new Gateshead manager. Much to everyone's surprise.

(05 Jun 2015, 5:28 pm)MrFozz wrote Sunderland fans raise money to get flowers for Mrs Advocaat

Mrs Advocaat Flowers Fund

Brilliant

They hoped to raise 150 quid and it is now over £2k

Anything over 150 quid will be given to Charity, split between the SAFC Foundation and a Charity of Mrs Advocaats choice

(08 Jun 2015, 12:43 pm)Davie wrote Liverpool have signed Burnley striker Danny Ings to follow up their signing of Manchester City midfielder, James Milner, both on free transfers http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33046003

(08 Jun 2015, 5:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote It's not quite the 2015/16 season, but a quick look down memory lane.
It seems like yesterday.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33025121

(08 Jun 2015, 5:10 pm)Andreos1 wrote It's not quite the 2015/16 season, but a quick look down memory lane.
It seems like yesterday.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33025121

(09 Jun 2015, 12:28 pm)Davie wrote West Ham United have appointed Slaven Billic as their new manager

(08 Jun 2015, 5:15 pm)aureolin wrote You've got to hold and give, but do it at the right time...

(08 Jun 2015, 7:39 pm)MrFozz wrote Gazza was the main reason I became really interested in football...I had seen Murton and Sunderland play a few times since 1988, but Italia 90 was my first big exposure to the game...I remember Sunderland getting promoted in 1990 and one of the first home game of the 90/91 was Tottenham...As it was August and not a school night my granddad took me after I badgered him into taking me, I only went to see Gazza and Gary Lineker

Gazza was my idol, what that guy could not do with a football was probably not worth knowing and in my opinion was the most naturally gifted British Born Footballer since the likes of George Best...When he got booked and cried, I think I cried with him, in fact I think millions probably cried with him. I always said that night in Turin was the night that changed his life and he never really got over it, as we would see over the next 25 years.

I still get goosebumps when I see highlights of the 1990 World Cup and will never forget that free kick he scored at Wembley in the FA Cup semi final...Of course that goal Wembley in 1996 is still one of the best goals ever scored there, he made Colin Hendry look like a complete tit...

(09 Jun 2015, 12:41 pm)Andreos1 wrote https://youtu.be/Re4aDJL3heA

Just incase people think you have gone mad!


#fozzestales

They need a thread of their own!

Murton and Sunderland back then, weren't too many divisions apart in 88!
The World Cup would have been a massive step up!

(09 Jun 2015, 12:51 pm)MrFozz wrote The first time I saw Murton they were on there way to promotion to the Northern League 1st Division, Gretna were still an insignificant non-noteworthy team then who Murton pushed when Gretna won the Northern League , as for Sunderland the first time I took notice of them, they were nowhere near close, Northern League didn't join the pyramid till 1991 [emoji14]

1990 was a great year for football, certainly on Wearside, Sunderland got promoted, Newcastle were less than happy about it, for those who were around in 1990 will know what I mean and the greatest England team since 1966 got together, we would have won the World Cup if it was not for bastard penalties

(09 Jun 2015, 12:53 pm)Andreos1 wrote Sunderland would have been a third division team in 88 (or there abouts).
Not too many levels away

(09 Jun 2015, 12:55 pm)MrFozz wrote I started taking an interest the season after they won the 3rd Division...Again I say, Northern League was not a part of the Pyramid, so technically were not in the same league system as each other till 1991

(09 Jun 2015, 2:10 pm)Michael wrote Reading on facebook that John Carver has being sacked by Newcastle United... can't find any info on it!

(09 Jun 2015, 2:13 pm)Andreos1 wrote http://www.nufc.com/

Stone has gone too

(09 Jun 2015, 2:19 pm)Michael wrote Ah right, nothing is on the official NUFC site..  

Seems its Steve Mcclaren who's going to become manager 

(09 Jun 2015, 2:08 pm)Andreos1 wrote You are right, technically they weren't in the same system - but the equivalent divisions (who did join the system) were feeders to the conference.
I think we would both agree about the standard of play in the 3rd Division, being pretty close to whatever level the Northern League is or was at, at the same time.

(09 Jun 2015, 2:10 pm)Michael wrote Reading on facebook that John Carver has being sacked by Newcastle United... can't find any info on it!

(09 Jun 2015, 2:24 pm)Andreos1 wrote http://www.itv.com/news/2015-06-09/newcastle-part-company-with-john-carver-and-steve-stone/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/11662671/John-Carver-sacked-by-Newcastle-United.html
All over twitter too.

Aye, he will probably want his own backroom team.