An Inflated Sense Of Self Fuels Sunderland’s Derby Dominance
One thing’s for certain, Newcastle’s misplaced arrogance and inflated sense of self will be here longer than you or I — and it’s what makes days like Sunday all the more sweet.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 30: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Clare Balding attends a memorial service for Dame Jilly Cooper at Southwark Cathedral on January 30, 2026 in London, England. Author Dame Jilly Cooper died aged 88 in October 2025. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images) | Getty Images “The frustrating thing is, in my opinion, they’re not a very good team compared to us.
We shouldn’t lose to them. ” The words of the philosopher Claire Balding, sorry, Anthony Gordon, after Sunderland’s second win over his team in the space of four months. Which came, incidentally, four years after the now Richest Club In The World™ sold their soul to the Saudis in exchange for the assumption of eternal footballing glory.
Since the takeover, they’ve spent more than £730m to assemble this team. As it turns out, they’re less Real Madrid and more the footballing equivalent of 90s lottery winner Mikey Carroll. Money most definitely doesn’t buy class.
The ‘king of the chavs’ proved 30 years ago. And if we ever needed further proof, the behaviour of certain people of black and white persuasion before, during and after the game delivered it. It seems that even the Saudis are looking nervously for the exit.
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