cambridgeshire canary 6,742 Posted January 4 (edited) Can you imagine if Delia went and painted Carrow Road blue and white and printed "up the town" signs everywhere when the binners come to visit? I mean come on Edited January 4 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Satriales 655 Posted January 4 My twitter feed is full of this stuff this afternoon lol. The lounge looks a bit rubbish anyway, regardless of team colours. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,753 Posted January 4 You have obviously not seen the advertising all around the pitch at Carrow Road for Sekura one of the primary partners or across the outside of the Barclay for Anglian Home Improvements but then again you wouldn't would you so guess what colour ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,742 Posted January 4 1 minute ago, TIL 1010 said: You have obviously not seen the advertising all around the pitch at Carrow Road for Sekura one of the primary partners or across the outside of the Barclay for Anglian Home Improvements but then again you wouldn't would you so guess what colour ? I started a thread and complained about it when it happened. You should really have known that. Did you expect anything else? 😇 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,693 Posted January 4 31 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: You have obviously not seen the advertising all around the pitch at Carrow Road for Sekura one of the primary partners or across the outside of the Barclay for Anglian Home Improvements but then again you wouldn't would you so guess what colour ? That's not the same 😅 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,693 Posted January 4 I see the owners have apologised but it does show what actual tone deaf owners look like. It's not ours. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Satriales 655 Posted January 4 12 minutes ago, hogesar said: I see the owners have apologised but it does show what actual tone deaf owners look like. It's not ours. Apologised and changing the decor back haha. Waste of time and money! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,278 Posted January 5 (edited) It's such a bizarre decision, you can only think that that Carling have pushed some money across to brand/decorate the area in that way as there's accenting on the word 'black' which matches their branding, and their name is all over this. Wouldn't even surprise me if someone involved knew this would be a way of getting free advertising out to potentially millions, and someone within SAFC was dumb enough to sign off on it thinking it was a friendly gesture to visiting fans. I read somewhere that they've given them the home end too, haven't they? Edited January 5 by Google Bot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crispeduk 282 Posted January 5 For a while yesterday there were quite a few on both sides of the divide who thought this was all fake, a brilliant wind-up, such was the disbelief. This morphed into a concensus that workers for a subcontractors had done the deed. Gradually most have come round to a realisation that SAFC screwed up. You can kinda see where the thought process came from, but once the 'welcoming gesture' idea had been floated someone must have switched off the common sense filter. The pi**-taking on one side and anger on the other has been spectacular. It's definitely a good job that all 6,000 visiting fans are being bussed down from Tyneside and Northumbria Police will be praying there is no replay. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,288 Posted January 5 Unbelievable decision by Sunderland to sanction this… I’d be disgusted as a fan. As I still am with a massive blue and white banner above the Barclay! Looking forward to watching this game, mind. Should be a belter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Satriales 655 Posted January 5 7 hours ago, Google Bot said: I read somewhere that they've given them the home end too, haven't they? I'm not sure about the home end bit, but I've seen loads of Sunderland fans complaining Newcastle have been given such a large allocation of 6k. I've think they have to offer a certain percentage based on FA rules but no idea how that works generally. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,410 Posted January 5 9 hours ago, Google Bot said: It's such a bizarre decision, you can only think that that Carling have pushed some money across to brand/decorate the area in that way as there's accenting on the word 'black' which matches their branding, and their name is all over this. Wouldn't even surprise me if someone involved knew this would be a way of getting free advertising out to potentially millions, and someone within SAFC was dumb enough to sign off on it thinking it was a friendly gesture to visiting fans. Another BK8 moment? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,693 Posted January 5 9 minutes ago, shefcanary said: Another BK8 moment? Possibly, although Villa have done alright with them as a sponsor! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,024 Posted January 5 As others have said I was surprised Sunderland sanctioned this. The strength of animosity between Sunderland and Newcastle is universally well known, my Mackem friend reckoned the sale of Sugar Puffs plummeted on Wearside after the Honey Monster wore a Mags shirt in an advert............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,146 Posted January 5 9 hours ago, Google Bot said: It's such a bizarre decision, you can only think that that Carling have pushed some money across to brand/decorate the area in that way as there's accenting on the word 'black' which matches their branding, and their name is all over this. Wouldn't even surprise me if someone involved knew this would be a way of getting free advertising out to potentially millions, and someone within SAFC was dumb enough to sign off on it thinking it was a friendly gesture to visiting fans. I read somewhere that they've given them the home end too, haven't they? How would that work with season ticket holders? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 662 Posted January 5 This had to be have been a wind-up surely. Maybe someone on their out of the club's marketing department sanctioned it for a laugh. But I've really never seen anything like this. Bad enough for any club let alone your biggest rivals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,252 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Nuff Said said: How would that work with season ticket holders? Shouldn't be an issue with the FA Cup they will just be relocated elsewhere. I'm a ST holder but my seat isn't available for Bristol Rovers! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,278 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Nuff Said said: How would that work with season ticket holders? They just move them, it was from this post from a SAFC supporters perspective that I read: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,146 Posted January 5 33 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Shouldn't be an issue with the FA Cup they will just be relocated elsewhere. I'm a ST holder but my seat isn't available for Bristol Rovers! Doh! I hadn’t put 2 and 2 together. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nora's Ghost 157 Posted January 5 Wokeys at work with no concept of fierce rivalries between clubs. The wet behind the ears people who run football clubs these days have totally lost the plot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,410 Posted January 5 I can see some smartarse in the marketing department at Carling (probably a Magpie fan) put a daft idea out there and some wet behind the ears marketing person who has no clue about football went for it. Sunderland fans should boycott Carling. Why anyone ever drinks that stuff with all the other alternatives available beats the hell out of me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul101 93 Posted January 5 23 hours ago, hogesar said: I see the owners have apologised but it does show what actual tone deaf owners look like. It's not ours. if you read real news not the headline the owner was mortified the same as the fans condeming it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pyro Pete 1,900 Posted January 6 On 04/01/2024 at 19:01, hogesar said: I see the owners have apologised but it does show what actual tone deaf owners look like. It's not ours. Sunderland are owned by a twenty-something spoiled brat who will inherit his share of the Louis-Dreyfus family's billions. If you've seen the TV show Succession, basically he's like one of the abhorrent grown-up children in that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,288 Posted January 6 (edited) Pritchard is a great little player still. Done well to get over his injury problems. Edited January 6 by Creedence Clearwater Couto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,252 Posted January 6 11 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: Pritchard is a great little player still. Done well to get over his injury problems. Was thinking the same. Anything good from Sunderland has largely been through him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,288 Posted January 6 Cheer up Sunderland.. Derby dominance isn’t for everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,394 Posted January 6 Good result for Newcastle. If you'd offered their owner a comfortable win like that, I'm sure he would have chopped bitten your hand off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crispeduk 282 Posted January 6 Pritch apart, Sunderland caught in the headlights. That was a surprise. Their coach looking out of his depth, was that really a surprise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
