A more compelling theory is perhaps that the current Tyne-Wear rivalry is a relatively recent phenomenon. From this perspective, we can see that a once common identity between the two areas fractured following the decline of industry, the loss of a self-evident masculinity tied to industrial labour, the rise of football hooliganism and the urban regeneration programmes which set out to remake the North East. In the early twentieth century, football had the power to bring together once feuding groups.
Success at St. Just as popular players passed between Newcastle and Sunderland with little fanfare, diehard sporting fans attended both football games: seeing the black and white at St.
James Park one week and the red and white at Roker Park the next as my Dad used to do in the s. In , Sunderland even staged a Wear-Tees fixture at St. But this is not to say that no rivalry existed between Tyneside and Wearside. Derby fixtures were extremely popular and often attracted fifty to sixty thousand supporters to the terraces. Instead, a shared identity prevailed across the region, a sense of kinship that was celebrated when London teams visited and when Newcastle and Sunderland found success on the field.
Bobby Thompson knew the realities of life in the pits, he knew what it was like to spend years idle, he knew debt and he knew the drink. This was the material that shaped his career as a comedian. Throughout his life, during the years of fame and show biz glitz and glam, Bobby could never catch a break.
Although Payday would bring necessary respite this was only until the bars and racecourses came calling. With his millions disappearing into the hands of bookmakers, Bobby set out to prove that stardom had left him unaffected.
Aspiration and living in comfort were the real vices to be avoided; struggle was both his experience and his act. But this was part of the fun. Outside, the North East was changing, but inside, Bobby was always same. An attempt to find a national audience in the s was a sorry failure. The warmth and hospitality conjured up by his mischievous reminiscences regrettably left the rest of the country cold.
Much of the vocabulary which differentiated these dialects — words relating to coalmining, industry, food and 19 th century life — has now been lost, and so today, Mackem differs to the Geordie of Tyneside mostly through pronunciation. This urge to project modern sensibilities into the deep past — while alluring — is surely mistaken. The Oxford English Dictionary records its first use in print to the s. Few would be able to stomach this today. The region is now fundamentally divided into opposing tribal identities.
But for this to have any success, Mackems and Geordies may have to recognise what they have in common first. This was the experience of Newcastle and Sunderland in the first half of the twentieth century. In the following decades, this way of life began to unravel. The experience of decline and unemployment traumatised the region and forced it to be reborn. The post-industrial age, with its emphasis on education, services, culture and tourism, has transformed the way the North East sees itself.
Call centres have replaced the collieries; shopping malls have succeeded the shipyards. Looked nuts, proper old school atmosphere, but best bit was the Eric Gates master class! He was nearing 35, on a sodden pitch, still had the touch, scored the opener, great stuff. It's on YT if you fancy a look. Even for neutrals it was absolutely enthralling -. Best anthem singing players in the Euros? Watched Newcastle v Sunderland on - Dec 23 by Ryorry. How do you feel about the statistical and analytical side of football?
I went to the first leg at Roker Park. A fairly dull until Gabbiadini fell over in the last minute to win a penalty. Paul Hardyman took it, John Burridge saved it and Hardyman reacted by booting him in the head and getting sent off.
That was Gates last season at Sunderland, his last game being the defeat by Swindon at Wembley. England B England [Wo. Premier League M. Newcastle United. Tweets by NUFC. Newcastle's miserable season on the field sunk to a new low on Saturday as the Magpies were dumped out of the FA Cup by third-tier Cambridge, while non-league sides Kidderminster and Boreham Wood also booked their places in the fourth round England defender Kieran Trippier became Newcastle's first signing under their new Saudi owners on Friday after completing his move from Atletico Madrid, with more arrivals expected in the January transfer window Three months on since a controversial takeover by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund was given the green light by the Premier League, Newcastle have the chance to splash their new-found wealth in the January transfer window
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