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Speaker 1:

interviewerY07i013

Speaker 2:

informantY07i013a

Age Group:

61-70

Gender:

Male

Residence:

Wearside - Sunderland

Education:

Unknown

Occupation:

Painter and Decorator

Speaker 3:

informantY07i013b

Age Group:

61-70

Gender:

Male

Residence:

Wearside - Sunderland

Education:

Unknown

Occupation:

Factory Worker (retired)

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Speaker 2:

It's all right

Speaker 3:

I'm not interested like

Speaker 2:

I'm not

Speaker 3:

(NAME) (NAME) (NAME) (interruption) aye he's

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Into it

Speaker 3:

Right into it

Speaker 2:

Uh-huh

Speaker 3:

Course his daughter makes them

Speaker 2:

Does she?

Speaker 3:

Aye their (NAME) she makes them (pause) she knows everything about them you know if owt gans (interruption) wrong

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

She can fix it straight away

Speaker 2:

Oh well (NAME) says ye cannot do no damage you know ye can gan like that as much (interruption) as you want to the keys

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 2:

Just press a button it puts itself right

Speaker 3:

He's good at computers yes (laughter) never switched it on

Speaker 1:

Right I'm going to give you them (interruption) to hold

Speaker 2:

(interruption) R- right

Speaker 1:

Just flick through if there's anything you see that you want to talk about fine go for it if not if you see anything you don't you know you'd (interruption) rather not then just move on

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Have you got the right glasses on?

Speaker 2:

Oh you're all right I can see

Speaker 3:

(cough)

Speaker 1:

Er right that's fine so first off the first this sounds like a daft question em I need you to pick a pretend name for yourselves 'cause obviously I'm going to change you names like when I

Speaker 3:

Pr- preten- n- well I

Speaker 1:

Just any I mean

Speaker 3:

I got called (NAME) at at at school

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

You know (NAME)'ll do me

Speaker 2:

Just er (NAME)

Speaker 1:

That's fine I mean it's just yeah when I'm if anyone's typing up or reading through just so they don't

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 1:

I mean not that they'd know anyone anyway

Speaker 2:

That's right aye that's right just in case

Speaker 1:

It's ridiculous the amount of stuff you've got to

Speaker 3:

It's like secrecy isn't it?

Speaker 1:

It is makes it more exciting

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

Have I just got to pick one of these or any-

Speaker 1:

Just anyth- I mean just I mean if you see anything you want to

Speaker 3:

Talk about

Speaker 2:

Talk about

Speaker 1:

I mean I'll try and direct you like a little bit em but it's just the way we've done it in the past is like the people always start like ah I grew up you know in Castletown or wherever and went to (interruption) school there

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 1:

And moved there

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

Started work at sixteen or whatever so just whenever em

Speaker 2:

What about the football team?

Speaker 3:

Aye fine we can talk about that if you want

Speaker 2:

What football team do you support do you support any other sports teams do you follow them on TV how is your favourite team doing at the moment do you play any sport yourself do you think people used to play more sport (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Well we'll talk about the football team if you want

Speaker 2:

Well owt you like eh?

Speaker 1:

Yeah that's yeah

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Right then

Speaker 1:

So you're obviously Sunderland then I take it?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh aye Sunderland aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh aye aye (unclear) Sunderland that's right

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

Well I've just bought a season ticket this this season

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 3:

Erm (pause) I've been to a few match- well I've been to the matches that they've played this season you know up in the

Speaker 1:

Yeah yeah

Speaker 3:

And I've just bought the new Sunderland top erm

Speaker 1:

Don't I'm not a fan of the new the (interruption) new shirt

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Are you not ah right it well there's there's three different colours like there's blue white and er red and white you know

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

So

Speaker 1:

It's just the sponsor on the home shirt I just think it

Speaker 3:

Boyle

Speaker 1:

Aye (interruption) it doesn't look like a premiership (interruption) shirt

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh no (interruption) nah that's right

Speaker 3:

(interruption) No. That's what that's what (NAME) says she says 'I don't like the shirts'

Speaker 2:

Because you're used to like er

Speaker 3:

Vaux or or

Speaker 2:

That's right Vaux

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Or er what do you call them the garage

Speaker 2:

The sh- sh- sh- the motor shop erm

Speaker 1:

Er Reg Vardy

Speaker 2:

Reg (interruption) Vardy aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Reg Vardy

Speaker 2:

But Lonsdale's got something to do with it now hasn't it?

Speaker 1:

It's all yeah

Speaker 2:

Is it Lonsdale?

Speaker 1:

Lonsdale yeah it is yeah

Speaker 2:

Aye right (interruption) that's right aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Uh-huh

Speaker 2:

But er as we were talking about home u- I think they should have a er another goal scorer you know they haven't got er

Speaker 3:

Striker they need (interruption) a they need a decent striker

Speaker 2:

(interruption) S- they need a striker you know

Speaker 3:

They've got a they've got a er a plethora of strikers like but er they're not good enough you know

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 1:

No

Speaker 2:

You want a well named one you know what I mean

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Well they were trying to get that Meado

Speaker 2:

(interruption) I was saying you spent

Speaker 3:

But a- e- he's gone to (interruption) Middlesbrough hasn't he? So

Speaker 2:

(interruption) S- Aye

Speaker 2:

I mean he said they've said they spent twenty seven million but twenty seven million to me's just one player what Man United spend

Speaker 1:

They've spent it on about

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Haven't they?

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

I mean you don't expect to get a good four five players for that do you?

Speaker 3:

No but e- e- the thing is I mean they've just started out haven't they you know I mean e- u- (interruption) the new s- new er

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh aye aye

Speaker 3:

The new s- erm consortium they've just you know they're just starting out like

Speaker 1:

They're still yeah

Speaker 3:

They've given him plenty of backing if he needs a player and it's going to cost ten million they'll give him ten million you know so er

Speaker 2:

But he seems to know what he's doing like doesn't he

Speaker 3:

Oh aye he's done pretty well up to now I mean he took them out the championship and er top of the league so you cannot wish for more than that like can ye? So hopefully er things'll improve

Speaker 2:

Yep and as we were saying if it just below mid table you know what I mean this first season should be that's good good (interruption) (unclear) isn't it

Speaker 3:

(interruption) If they survive in the (interruption) if they survive in the premiership

Speaker 1:

(interruption) That's what I said we just (interruption) need to like

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 1:

Not like bottom and not we're obviously not going to get (interruption) top but mid table

Speaker 3:

(interruption) No

Speaker 2:

(interruption) No that's and if they get keep getting the support of forty-four forty-five that's bringing more p- money into the club

Speaker 3:

Money into the club (interruption) yeah

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Just keep it there for a couple of years

Speaker 2:

That's right and they might gan out and get some of these good foreign players

Speaker 3:

Well they've got my four hundred and sixty quid for this season (laughter)

Speaker 2:

Aye that's only one isn't it?

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Too expensive what I think man for a family you know what I mean?

Speaker 3:

Well it -- it -- a -- th- they cheap they're a lot cheaper than the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal and them you know th- th- they're a fortune them

Speaker 2:

Oh aye (interruption) but I'm saying

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Thousand quid a season (interruption) ticket there

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Say you

Speaker 2:

You had a family of say two boys and you took them over so you're talking about

Speaker 3:

Oh aye

Speaker 2:

Sixty seventy (interruption) quid to get in

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Seven quid aye

Speaker 2:

And there's like your break you have a drink and a sandwich you're talking about hundred quid for ninety minutes aren't you?

Speaker 1:

Easy

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Well I take I take a big flask of erm Oxo with us

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Em between the three of us me and my two friends and er we div- we never buy any grub over there 'cause it's (interruption) too expensive

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Too expensive aye

Speaker 3:

Like you say it's too expensive

Speaker 2:

That's right I (interruption) mean

Speaker 3:

(interruption) So

Speaker 2:

A pint of beer they reckons two and a half quid you know what I mean

Speaker 3:

Aye it is two pound fifty (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) But see the young'uns today that's what they're paying aren't they

Speaker 1:

That's yeah it

Speaker 3:

Down the town

Speaker 2:

When they gan down the town they expect to pay two and a half three quid

Speaker 3:

Aye you pay you pay (interruption) three quid two and a half quid for a pint

Speaker 2:

(interruption) But the likes of us when we gan we gan to the club and pay one thirty for a sham beer isn't it?

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

Aye one twenty seven I pay up the club up the comrades

Speaker 2:

In in the club where we gan on a Sunday morning (pause) I mean if we went to the town two and a half quid three quid, it's expensive isn't it for pensioners

Speaker 1:

Well I mean when I yeah it's about two fifty three pound when I go out but I'm used to I I think it's a lot but just used to (interruption) paying it

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye just used to paying it

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right aye that's it

Speaker 1:

You just dish it over

Speaker 3:

That's it aye

Speaker 2:

Because yees used to paying that aren't yous?

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Well I'm going to I'm going to York next week for a week the to the races and er we pay two pound fifty down there (interruption) two

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

Two fifty two sixty for a pint down there in York so you know but we s- I save up all the year round for that

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

You know so I don't mind like but er w- like going to the town down here I wouldn't go well I wouldn't be seen dead in the town anyway so (laughter) all these er the fights and that that keeps going on

Speaker 2:

For younguns man isn't it?

Speaker 3:

Keep keep out of it

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

And our age sixty six you're old you don't want to get into any trouble or fights and that lets have a look at them (NAME)

Speaker 2:

Not now no (pause) aye (pause) but we've been following Sunderland for years (interruption) you know what I mean?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh donkeys years aye

Speaker 2:

When they were at er Roker (interruption) Park that right?

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Roker Park yeah

Speaker 2:

That's when you could mix in with away team you couldn't do that now

Speaker 1:

You couldn't do that now

Speaker 2:

Be knifed wouldn't you

Speaker 3:

Well it says do yous play any sport yourself

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

Says do you play any sport yourself but er not now but we used to play football at one time but er we do have a game of snooker and things you know when I go to the club I have a game of

Speaker 1:

Is that down the yeah

Speaker 3:

I have a game of snooker at the club and er (pause)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye one time we used to play more sport than they do now like

Speaker 1:

Was that just football then or was it did you do anything else?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Fo-

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Ah that was my main thing football you know?

Speaker 3:

Football was his main thing and that I did play I did play football as well like but er not as not as much as (NAME) I mean you know and (NAME) was a good player em (pause) and what jobs have you done in your life I mean you he's a painter and decorator

Speaker 2:

I worked in the (interruption) Falkland Islands

Speaker 3:

(interruption) He worked

Speaker 2:

(interruption) went out there 'cause (unclear) there was a lack of work here

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

I had to gan out there and work

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 3:

And I (interruption) I

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Just after the er conflict you know?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) And I s-

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Was like ge- oh sorry

Speaker 3:

No gan on

Speaker 2:

Getting like the job ready for the troops coming out refurbishingments you know?

Speaker 1:

Yeah yeah

Speaker 2:

Good job

Speaker 1:

So were you out there for long or was it just

Speaker 2:

That was about seven month then I took bad when I was out there then (pause) I could've been still out there well I got my mate still out there he was out there about ten year (NAME)

Speaker 3:

Aye (NAME)

Speaker 2:

He died out there was only thirty nine he had a heart attack massive heart attack

Speaker 3:

(interruption) But I er

Speaker 2:

(interruption) But er was a good job

Speaker 3:

I served my time as a steel moulder at er Joblings steel foundary but that trade's dying out -- it's well died out now practically em but I've worked on a lot on the buildings and in factories you know I worked for Pyrex then I worked for Thorns Emi em I enjoyed that job like the Thorns I worked I was thirteen year there worked there thirteen year but that that closed down so I haven't worked since then

Speaker 2:

When you get older you get ill health int you? You know everything gets old

Speaker 3:

Well I've I've got diabetes and I've got a pace maker in he's had a heart attack

Speaker 2:

Last year had (pause) er stents put in you know? (pause) But you just take it as it comes now know what I mean? Everyday's a -- a bonus (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

It is

Speaker 3:

(interruption) When you wake up in the morning

Speaker 2:

(interruption) I don't worry about nowt now mind after last (interruption) year

Speaker 3:

(interruption) No

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

'Cause she didn't give me tuppence know what I mean to live I got through it and that's it just got to get on with it haven't you?

Speaker 1:

Yeah I suppose you probably like appreciate a lot more things now like

Speaker 2:

That's right a -- I -- as long as the family's happy and healthy I'm I'm happy

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

I mean I take the grandson to his football he's into football and I take him to his training on a Thursday with his dad or his mother in the car and I gan to his er footballing when it starts on a S- er Saturday morning well we play through Monkton that's where he plays Monkton

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

That side of Boldon

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Aye that's w- where he plays for team a Gateshead team he plays for Leam Rangers (pause) you know where Leam Lane is?

Speaker 1:

I do yeah yeah

Speaker 2:

Ah well they've got a the club house is at the top aye that's where he's signed for he's only eight

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

And he's just er (pause) got to get a trial for er Newcastle Academy's under eights

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

He's just waiting to gan you know? Not to say that he's going to do owt but they've asked him to gan through for it

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

And that that question there er can you tell a North East speaker when you hear one e- course you can can't ye?

Speaker 1:

It's a daft one that

Speaker 2:

Oh aye

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Outstanding aren't they?

Speaker 3:

And can you tell the difference between someone from Newcastle or e- how they speak well you can because we have got a different accent from Newcastle to Sunderland

Speaker 2:

Ah but as ye say see as you saying (NAME) there's like Newcastle Gateshead is I mean there's not how many miles in between

Speaker 1:

Few mile if that

Speaker 2:

But there's there's a difference in different in speech but I cannot notice it

Speaker 3:

Well I can

Speaker 1:

I cannot

Speaker 3:

I can

Speaker 2:

Yeah I cannot

Speaker 3:

And Northumbria is Northumbria's is different dialect all together (interruption) from us

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Twang oh aye that's right

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

You're only matter of talking about er few mile aren't you in between

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 1:

It is yeah

Speaker 3:

And em my wife comes from Gosforth anyway she comes from Newcastle you know

Speaker 2:

Ah but she's a -- sh- she talks like us now doesn't she?

Speaker 3:

Oh now aye but er

Speaker 2:

She's been here for years you know what I mean?

Speaker 3:

But you can tell you can tell certain things (interruption) she says

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh aye that's right

Speaker 3:

Like like certain th- words she says

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

You can tell that she comes from Newcastle

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

And do you ever change the way you speak no (laughter) not really

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 3:

Unless I'm on the phone and I'm speaking to somebody politely and I put my polite voice on you know but er apart from

Speaker 1:

Well everyone I mean I do that and when I'm with like my mates my accent comes out stronger that it's

Speaker 2:

Aye aye

Speaker 3:

And what do you think of the language the young people use today terrible (laughter)

Speaker 2:

But it's just part of thing life now isn't it?

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

I mean the grandson he's he's got a few weeks today for the Royal Marines that's all he does is swear but he's used to being with thousands of men isn't (interruption) he? And that's all they do swear and aye

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah it's what you hear yeah

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Where in Sunderland were you born well I was born in Hendon

Speaker 2:

I was born in Ford Estate I lived at born in one house and I lived there for fifty seven year until I got this flat I've been there nearly ten

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Er I've grew up until I was ten-year-old about ten-year-old in in Hendon and then we moved to Pennywell (pause) and then I've moved since I got married I I moved back to Hendon and then I moved over to Fulwell and then from Fulwell I've moved into this place (interruption) and I've been here forty year nearly

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Moved here?

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

In the same house or like

Speaker 3:

I've been in this house (interruption) aye I've been in this house about forty year nearly aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 2:

Yep (pause)

Speaker 3:

How do you think S- Sunderland's changed s- since your childhood well there's

Speaker 2:

Oh aye

Speaker 3:

Pulling all the b- old buildings down and building new ones and (pause) God knows what's going to happen in the future (laughter)

Speaker 1:

I mean I've got I printed something off

Speaker 2:

What's (pause) well they've pulled my old house up where I lived up there

Speaker 1:

Really?

Speaker 2:

Aye it's just been pulled down in the last five weeks

Speaker 1:

Driving down actually I saw all the cranes and the diggers (interruption) and everything

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye well well mine was up there and it's been pulled down and and they're not as old as these and it's the same area you know what I mean? They've pulled them down but I mean they were good houses but it's people just let them gan don't they? Know what I mean? A nice house I mean if they'd could've refurbished them know what I mean but

Speaker 1:

Probably cost a lot less to refurbish them than it would (interruption) to knock down

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye but as you says a new council took over didn't they and decide to pull them all down Pennywell top Pennywell all down aye

Speaker 3:

That's my budgie

Speaker 2:

What were you saying about that then?

Speaker 1:

No just I print -- I mean you can't really see them they're pretty small but it's like where the Vaux used to be (interruption) what used to be

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh aye aye aye

Speaker 1:

What the new Vaux site

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Is this what they're going to be thinking (interruption) about that's right aye

Speaker 1:

(interruption) That's what it's going to look like

Speaker 3:

Sp- supposed to be a big supermarket or something isn't it or a

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Tescos were

Speaker 1:

It was going to be a big Tescos

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 1:

I mean this one it's like hotels and casinos and

Speaker 2:

That's right aye

Speaker 3:

Aye aye

Speaker 1:

Bars and stuff

Speaker 2:

Yep

Speaker 3:

Well they don't want many more bars crikey there's plenty of bars in Sunderland

Speaker 1:

That's it

Speaker 3:

There's one on every corner you know

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

And they're building they're still building more er well not building they're converting more places into into pubs and nightclubs and things like that

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Spend a normal day usually do my crosswords and then I go out shopping or walkabouts

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

And em hobbies gardening em I like to go on daytrips aye out in the country I don't like the seaside (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

Get sand in your sandwiches

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

So (pause) do I have any family live nearby yes my son lives at Seaburn and my daughter lives at Hersewood Road at The Barnes

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 3:

Do you see them often yes my daughter especially and my grandson he's never away from me my grandson (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter) How old is he?

Speaker 3:

Nineteen

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

Not man

Speaker 3:

Have any of your family left Sunderland yes my sister lives in Carlisle and she's lived there for a lot of years

Speaker 2:

I was just talking to his sister the one in Carlisle at the (interruption) weekend

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Right

Speaker 2:

She's got a caravan where I've got ours you know? It's very rare we see her like isn't it?

Speaker 3:

Aye very rare we see her (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Course my wife's related to (NAME)

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

Know what I mean?

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

She's a full cousin but she's been brought (interruption) up with us

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Brought up with him

Speaker 3:

So sh- we class her as a sister

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

You know

Speaker 2:

'Cause her mam died when she was about (interruption) eight you know?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Her mam her mam died when she was eight year (interruption) old so

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (NAME)'s mam brought her up you know

Speaker 3:

My mother brought her up and we class her as a sister really (pause) if you could move anywhere in the world where would you go to (pause) well I like Florida I've been to Florida three times and I like that (interruption) l- I love Florida how (interruption) did you your -- your partner

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yes

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Nah I wouldn't move nowhere

Speaker 1:

Would you not?

Speaker 2:

No (pause) no

Speaker 3:

Well we're too old now like so I I don't think I would move anywhere now

Speaker 2:

No I wouldn't move

Speaker 3:

But er if I won the lottery or something I dare say I would move like you know change my l-

Speaker 2:

Well I suppose you'd have to move (interruption) know what I mean?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Wouldn't you? If you won the lottery

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

If you won the

Speaker 3:

Get all begging letters and that would f- probably force you to move you know what I mean I mean that that woman that's won all them millions of quid she'll get begging letters from all over she'll be pestered you know

Speaker 2:

But she'll not move er she'll not stop there will she?

Speaker 3:

Oh no

Speaker 1:

No

Speaker 2:

She only l- lived in a flat and (pause) aye

Speaker 2:

I would gan to Scotland that's the only place I would gan Scotland

Speaker 3:

Aye Scotland's (interruption) nice

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Scotland's nice

Speaker 3:

It is nice Scotland up in the highlands

Speaker 1:

I've never been

Speaker 2:

I've got I've got relations up there

Speaker 1:

Ah right

Speaker 2:

have got a hotel up there I would gan there that's nice Scotland

Speaker 1:

Whereabouts in Scotland?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Er

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Just side Inverness (interruption) nah they've (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Er but they moved up moved further up aye

Speaker 2:

They've been since they've been married they've had eighteen houses

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

There's two hotels in them like

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

They've had two hotels and sixteen houses and you'll never believe it they're living in a caravan now

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

They've got two houses rented out honest aye but what they do I mean they're retirement age now (pause) stop here (pause) er and help out in hotel and that and then what they do six month they gan away to Spain and France to our ideal isn't it?

Speaker 1:

That's the way to do it isn't it?

Speaker 2:

Aye that's right that's it

Speaker 3:

When your family's up like that a- and (interruption) you

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right is-

Speaker 3:

Know you've got the time to do it haven't you (interruption) know

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye that's right

Speaker 3:

If you've got the money that is you know (interruption) I mean er

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's it

Speaker 3:

That's the big er the whole back the money

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

Shut up

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

But er

Speaker 3:

You'll probably get that on the mic as well (laughter) the bird chirping

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

It's all right

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

No we used to have a budgie when I was em when I was little and he didn't last long I think he only lived about five six year but

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

You couldn't you'd go through basically you couldn't shut him up but then you'd go for days without him saying anything

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Get away aye

Speaker 1:

Then he'd just go crazy for a couple of days

Speaker 3:

We just leave his cage open all the time twenty four seven

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

He comes in and gans out when he wants he flies about you know

Speaker 1:

Ours didn't leave he went like I think the first couple of months he'd never leave like around the kitchen but he'd never leave the room

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 1:

Like he'd come in and out of his cage but he (interruption) wouldn't

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye he fl- (interruption) flies around here

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

The odd one or -- once or twice he's flew into the dining room but he cannot get out you know he cannot get out there

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

He's too fat to fly really

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

He's only a year old and all

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Aye Sunderland's playing away tonight aren't they?

Speaker 3:

Playing at Birmingham (interruption) yes

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) I'll be listening to it on the radio

Speaker 2:

(interruption) At W- Wigan aren't they?

Speaker 1:

Do you g- get to many away games or

Speaker 2:

No no I dinnae gan now

Speaker 3:

What?

Speaker 2:

Get to w- any away games

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 2:

I don't I -- I don't even gan over there now no

Speaker 3:

(interruption) No I've

Speaker 2:

(interruption) I've been th- three times to stadium

Speaker 3:

might go to the Newcastle or Middlesbrough

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

You know the local derbys but er b- any farther than that I

Speaker 1:

No we don't (pause) like my friends have got season tickets and whenever they're away we we use (interruption) them

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Well my brothers I'm I'm going away next week to to York for a week and on the Saturday n- I'm giving my brother my season ticket to go across (NAME)'s granddad

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

Aye (pause) but the football's not the same now man too much money involved isn't it?

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Just a big business now

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

It is it is and they pay they're paying far too much for players and things and that now and their wages is out of this world

Speaker 2:

John Terry on hundred and thirty thousand quid a week

Speaker 1:

Makes you sick doesn't it?

Speaker 3:

Well

Speaker 2:

Aye man here that's terrible

Speaker 3:

It is isn't it

Speaker 2:

Isn't it?

Speaker 1:

It's more than some people make in their lifetime

Speaker 3:

It's immoral it's immoral the the you know the amount of money the players is getting these days it's immoral

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

And what they've they've like had a look at football mind I'm talking years ago and the most they touch the ball in a game's two minutes know what I mean that's like getting the ball pushing it

Speaker 1:

Yeah yeah

Speaker 3:

And passing it aye

Speaker 2:

Touching the ball's two minutes hundred and thirty thousand quid a week lot of money isn't it? (pause) But as you say you cannot blame the players mind

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh no

Speaker 1:

(interruption) No

Speaker 2:

Them didn't ask for it did they?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) No no they get offered it

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Them cannot even negotiate

Speaker 3:

It's it's the it's the agents at er

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

That

Speaker 1:

It's all the suits behind it

Speaker 3:

Aye the agents is er of- you know the the want more and more and more

Speaker 2:

(interruption) But as you say once

Speaker 3:

(interruption) The players not going to argue if he's going to get three hundred and thirty thousand (interruption) quid a week

Speaker 2:

(interruption) And these clubs what's paying this well they must be making the money to pay it out

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Mustn't they?

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Aye (pause) See it's all these sponsorship deals now with televisions and know what I mean that's where they get the raking

Speaker 1:

It's all

Speaker 2:

I mean when Sunderland went up they got fourteen million

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

For just going up

Speaker 1:

Just yeah

Speaker 2:

From championship to premiership

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Aye it's money man (pause) and these n- dictate now when they play I mean Sunderland first game half past one er quarter to one or something wasn't it Saturday

Speaker 3:

Saturday

Speaker 2:

When we played football everything was Saturday three o' clock

Speaker 1:

Three o' clock yeah

Speaker 2:

Wasn't it? (interruption) Now they play

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

Sunday 'cause it's all the television them tel-

Speaker 1:

Even Friday night games and all

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

You've got to you they cater for the the sky television and that now

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

They they dictate when when the teams is going to play and where -- and you know I mean there's a there's a match on nearly night Monday night there's a match on whe- when I gan into the club every every Monday night

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

Em I play dominoes and that for the (interruption) club

Speaker 1:

(interruption) yeah yeah

Speaker 3:

And er I go there every Monday night and there's always a match on on sky

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

You know (pause) and mid week matches the likes of this one there's three matches on today there's Liverpool match and there's another two matches on later on

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Aye it's just a big business now man

Speaker 3:

And I mean the this is just come into force this Sentanta or whatever Setanta it's er a new television station (pause) but er some people have got to pay ten pound a month for it

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

But it's all in the package what I've got you know the the Sk- the cable

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

(pause) I watch all the sport like I watch you know most of the sport and I cannot get away with rugby like I dinna -- don't like rugby or motor racing I don't like that but the rest of the sports cricket and that I watch

Speaker 1:

Yeah yeah (pause) oh my little brother plays rugby

Speaker 2:

Does he?

Speaker 1:

But I'm I just can't get into it

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 1:

I don't think I real- like I don't understand the rules properly so (interruption) that's pro-

Speaker 2:

(interruption) No that's right ah that's right

Speaker 3:

I don't

Speaker 2:

Ah that's right

Speaker 1:

Like I don't understand like I don't know what

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

What's going on

Speaker 3:

I -- I cannot understand rugby properly I -- I you know I -- I never watch it like you know so

Speaker 2:

Well it's like two sets of rules League and

Speaker 1:

There's League and Union

Speaker 3:

Aye (interruption) Union

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Union isn't it?

Speaker 1:

I don't know what

Speaker 2:

I think League's a- where they just scrum and isn't it? I think so

Speaker 1:

There's one of them where they scrum and (interruption) the other one's

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right aye

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

(pause) and there's like a s- s- six ball touch or something they've got to get rid of it haven't they

Speaker 3:

Aye and forward passes if you f- pass it forward it's a foul or something I don't know I cannot er I cannot

Speaker 1:

I cannot keep up with it

Speaker 2:

I cannot

Speaker 3:

I cannot ge- I cannot get away with rugby like

Speaker 1:

No

Speaker 3:

Or motor racing just sitting going round and round (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter) Would send me to sleep just sitting watching that

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

But I like all other sports you know I mean I like tennis I like cricket

Speaker 1:

mm-mm

Speaker 3:

Athletics I love athletics I like watching that (pause) snooker I like the snooker

Speaker 2:

And how long you been doing this then?

Speaker 1:

Em couple of weeks now

Speaker 2:

Have you?

Speaker 1:

Aye not long em I mean it's only for a few weeks over the summer

Speaker 2:

Are you doing a few likes of er different pe- from different areas like?

Speaker 1:

Aye well I'm do- there's three of us I'm doing Sunderland er and then there's someone doing Gateshead someone doing Newcastle (interruption) so then

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh right compare the

Speaker 1:

And then we whack it all together and see what

Speaker 2:

Compare the s- talk like aye

Speaker 1:

I mean I don't know what all they're get is be like oh yeah they do speak different like

Speaker 2:

Aye (interruption) aye aye aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

(laughter) yeah they do but

Speaker 2:

Aye that's right

Speaker 1:

Em

Speaker 3:

It's like a thesis isn't it? Er

Speaker 1:

It's so- yeah for someone's dissertation I mean I'm not doing any of that

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 1:

But it's someone's work at the end of it

Speaker 2:

That's right aye

Speaker 3:

So what you're in a gap year or something are ye?

Speaker 1:

No I've just finished actually

Speaker 3:

Have ye?

Speaker 1:

Just er in July I finished so I'm job hunting at the minute

Speaker 2:

Are you?

Speaker 1:

And (pause) so see what happens (pause) just passing the time keeps me out of trouble

Speaker 2:

Aye would you gan away to work like would you?

Speaker 1:

Em

Speaker 2:

If you got the job

Speaker 1:

I would yeah I mean if anything came up I

Speaker 2:

That's right aye

Speaker 1:

I wouldn't sort of turn my nose up at it or anything like that

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

Have a look round

Speaker 3:

So what kind of work are you looking for like?

Speaker 1:

I don't know well (interruption) I mean

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Anything?

Speaker 1:

Well I mean I've done English

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 1:

Obviously at uni but then as soon as you say that everyone's just like ah teaching go into teaching

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye that's right

Speaker 1:

I really don't want to be a teacher

Speaker 2:

Do you not?

Speaker 1:

No I ha- I just haven't got the patience if I'm being honest with you to (interruption) deal with little kids all day

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 1:

I couldn't do it

Speaker 2:

'Cause now as you say they d- they get away with all sorts all the young'uns (interruption) don't they?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh there's a lot of (interruption) teachers frightened o-

Speaker 2:

(interruption) You cannot like discipline them really know what I mean

Speaker 3:

A lot of teachers frightened of the pupils these days you know th- I mean er the likes of us we used to get (interruption) caned

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh caning for nowt you (interruption) know what I mean

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Clipped clipped along the lug we used to get ah

Speaker 1:

Well you couldn't think about doing that now

Speaker 2:

No no no

Speaker 1:

You know

Speaker 3:

They did it now they'd get took to court and you know brought up and sacked and it's ridiculous

Speaker 2:

Aye well that upt- where we come out that school

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

There that's the school I went to

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Havelock aye

Speaker 2:

Oh it was er get a cane for owt in there

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

Was hard (pause) but as you say that's what we were brought up to do weren't we I mean you couldn't do it now (pause) that's how the young'uns today gets away with allsorts

Speaker 3:

Aye get away with murder they do they get away with murder

Speaker 1:

Yeah I mean they know how much they can get away with

Speaker 2:

Oh aye aye

Speaker 1:

They do

Speaker 3:

And the language and that that they use these (interruption) days

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Terrible man

Speaker 3:

I mean even little kids like that you hear them when they're walking past (interruption) you know the f's and c's and that rah rah rah terrible

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Swearing

Speaker 2:

But as you say like young parents use it all the time in the house and (interruption) that so obvious it's got a

Speaker 3:

(interruption) It's

Speaker 1:

And they just yeah

Speaker 3:

It's yobs bringing yobs up now you know what I mean it it the culture it's a yob culture a- and it they're bringing yobs up so you know what can ye expect?

Speaker 1:

That's it

Speaker 3:

I mean there was couple lived next door here e- it wasn't a couple it was a single mother I think with a -- one daughter but er the language and that they used -- you could hear them through the walls you know

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) And I mean they never spoke to us

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

But I wasn't worried about that but er she er got evicted for not paying her w- I don't know what it was her rent or something you know

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

She got evict- but she smashed the kitchen up (laughter) before she went

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Terrible isn't it?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Blokes blokes in there working been in there four weeks putting it right

Speaker 2:

Aye it's (pause)

Speaker 3:

Terrible these days it's (interruption) getting worse

Speaker 2:

(interruption) It's got to change though I always keep saying it's got to change it gans round in like a cycle (interruption) you know what I mean

Speaker 1:

(interruption) It's got to come full circle yeah

Speaker 3:

But all these these stabbings and that I mean that that's getting worse isn't it? You know all (interruption) these

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Terrible aye

Speaker 3:

You hear of it every day now and y- years ago you never if you heard of a murder it was shocking you know (interruption) ah

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh aye

Speaker 3:

But now there's one every day

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Ridiculous

Speaker 2:

See the likes of our age all we've seen big changes you know what I mean over the years

Speaker 3:

Aye yeah

Speaker 1:

Yeah well that's the thing 'cause like with me now sort of growing up I just I don't take it for granted but you expect it

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right aye that's right aye that's right

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 1:

You go out and you expect to see police and that em

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

Aye it's er (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) But they're not even frightened of the police now the young'uns man are they?

Speaker 1:

Police frightened of them

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 1:

It's the other way round

Speaker 2:

But see when I see police now they only look like boys to us

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Not but obvious when we were young they looked like what they were (interruption) police weren't they?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) But some o- some of them now

Speaker 2:

(unclear) geet massive

Speaker 3:

Some of them now they're only little aren't they?

Speaker 2:

Oh aye

Speaker 3:

I mean I seen a police woman down the town

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

Two of them together and they they weren't the size of two pound of copper you know they were y-

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

I mean when w- w- w- massive old one weren't they?

Speaker 3:

You had you had to be at least five foot six or something didn't you er to be a policeman er w- when we were young and there was some of them massive

Speaker 2:

I mean you used to get wrong for playing football in the street you know what I mean off the polices

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Oh aye

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

But now they're not frightened of them man

Speaker 1:

They don't care

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 3:

And er there was one called Sergeant (NAME)

Speaker 2:

Oh him (unclear) him

Speaker 3:

If he if he caught you if he caught you doing anything he s- slap you he used (interruption) crack along the lug

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh aye around the lug

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

And er and then when you went home and telled your mother she used to (laughter) give you a crack

Speaker 1:

But I bet but (interruption) I bet it worked

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Probably getting into bother

Speaker 1:

Never did it again though

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

But see as you say n- all there's no respect 'cause like when you went to doctors you looked up to a doctor didn't you and respected him but now they don't care they just march in saying 'oh I want this I want that'

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) And I -- I was getting on the bus yesterday and I -- if there's a woman in a queue I'll always let her get on first and this young lass was saying 'no gan on gan on gan on' I says 'no here get on' I says 'I've been brought up to be a gentleman' and she says 'oh well thank you' you know (interruption) and I just let her on

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

Whereas you know these days a -- kids are just walking on and (interruption) sit on the seat for the old people

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right aye they don't get up off their seats now no

Speaker 3:

And they'll not get up you know what I mean now if I if I seen old woman getting on a bus I mean I'm sixty six myself but now I seen the old woman getting on a bus and I was sitting in the seat I would get up and let her sit down you know what I mean

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

The kids these days are just sit there you know and look at you and then if you say er 'do you mind standing up and let me sit

Speaker 2:

(sigh)

Speaker 1:

They stare at you

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) They tell you to f off aye (laughter)

Speaker 2:

That's right aye aye there's no respect today or nowt man is there really

Speaker 1:

No the number of times I sit on the Metro now and they sit and they've got their phones out playing like

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh aye that's right aye

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh aye

Speaker 1:

And they're effing and blinding

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's terrible

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye (pause) aye they play -- er play on computer games and all sorts now on the on the mobiles aren't they?

Speaker 2:

Yep

Speaker 3:

And some e- some of the people that speaking on the mobiles you can you can hear all the conversation what they're talking about you know what I mean (interruption) rah rah rah

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye aye aye

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

Aye aye they don't care about nowt man

Speaker 1:

Makes you wonder what's going to happen in like twenty years time though

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right aye

Speaker 1:

When they're like running the country

Speaker 3:

Aye (pause) oh w- we ni- might we might not be here then in (laughter) twenty years time

Speaker 2:

No no not be here

Speaker 2:

Aye (pause) aye

Speaker 1:

So do you ever like I mean do you just sort of stay in Sunderland a lot or do you go through like Newcastle or Gateshead at all or

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Well

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Well as I say I gan to er Gateshead on a for his training footba- football

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

And Monkton on a Saturday

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

But er

Speaker 3:

The odd times I I been I go to em North Shields fish quay 'cause I the live crabs there you know (interruption) and I bring them back

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 3:

And er my ex daughter in law lives in Tynemouth and I've been through there a few times you know to see her and that but her second husband but er my grandson you know my grandson lives in Tynemouth he's eighteen em (pause) but really s- Newcastle Shields

Speaker 2:

Not very rare I gan out (interruption) anywhere

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye I'm out everyday but you know like I just

Speaker 1:

But yeah

Speaker 3:

Go for a bus ride or or Metro ride or you know I just do my crosswords on a morning and then I'm out

Speaker 1:

Then you're out

Speaker 2:

Have you had you any holidays have you been away or owt then?

Speaker 1:

Em I went I as I say I've been to Amsterdam

Speaker 2:

Oh aye aye

Speaker 1:

For a it was just under a fortnight I think

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

It was like Sunday to the next Friday

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

But that's it and I mean that was sort of done on the cheap I mean I was sleeping on my friends on his floor

Speaker 2:

Aye aye

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

That's right 'cause as you say it's expensive for yees isn't it students and that

Speaker 1:

Yeah em

Speaker 3:

My brother lives there Amsterdam

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 3:

My youngest brother aye (laughter) lives in a forest in a caravan (laughter)

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

He lives off the grid

Speaker 1:

No like I would it was a great city sort of when I was going around it but I was ready to come back home at the end of it s-

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

I was

Speaker 3:

I like a holiday (sigh) you know if I can afford it like to go on holiday

Speaker 1:

So have you been away this year or are you going

Speaker 3:

No I'm thinking about going up to Scotland for a you know like few days

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

The highlands up in the highlands when I come back from the races I'm going to the races next week and about September I might hope to Scotland for you know a (interruption) few days (pause)

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah

Speaker 2:

Aye (pause) (cough)

Speaker 3:

And if I if I do well at the races I might go to Crete I like Greece Greek Crete (interruption) the Greek island

Speaker 1:

(interruption) Yeah yeah

Speaker 3:

I might go somewhere like that if I if I win plenty money (laughter)

Speaker 1:

Treat yourself to it

Speaker 2:

Aye it's about five years since I was away out the country went to Benidorm you know but couldn't get away with it so I just got up we just got ourselves a caravan you know (pause) just gan up there every week well I haven't been I've only been up three times this year with the weather and that

Speaker 3:

The weather's weather's p-

Speaker 1:

The weather's been

Speaker 3:

Terrible the rain

Speaker 1:

Ridiculous

Speaker 2:

Oh it is aye

Speaker 1:

Do you think this is well like the summer's on its way out now

Speaker 2:

It is aye (interruption) that's right

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 1:

End of August

Speaker 2:

Aye I mean the (interruption) nights is closing in now aren't they?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) We usually

Speaker 3:

We usually get a canny month in September like you might you know sometimes it's a canny September's pretty good

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Ah but you're talking about they start at eight o' clock aren't you?

Speaker 3:

Oh aye

Speaker 2:

You know what I mean (pause) I've noticed at the weekend we were up there it started to come in cold about seven o' clock you know started to change

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

I've noticed at the weekend we were up there it started to come in cold about seven o' clock you know started to change

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Was a canny weekend like but started to change you know l- coming in a bit cold (pause) aye

Speaker 1:

No like I used to be like I went to college in Tynemouth with (NAME) em but there's so many nights we would be on the beach until sort of nine ten o' clock because it was still hot

Speaker 2:

Aye that's (interruption) right

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 1:

But now it's

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Yep

Speaker 1:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye e- like I say my ex daughter in law lives in Tynemouth like and er it's a nice beach like well Seaburn's a nice beach but there's

Speaker 1:

Yeah yeah yeah

Speaker 2:

It is aye

Speaker 3:

There's no er facilities for

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 3:

You know tourists there's nothing to do am- you can sit on the beach but that's about it there's no (interruption) there's no entertainment and that is there?

Speaker 1:

(interruption) It's not all yeah

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 3:

I mean it cou- they could make it nice you know

Speaker 2:

But that was our big thing u- when we were younger going to Seaburn you know what I mean

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

That was a big day out for us

Speaker 1:

Yeah (laughter)

Speaker 2:

(pause) or we used to go to South Hylton you know

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

And stop there for the day

Speaker 3:

When I when I was a kid we used to get the the ferry from Hendon across the River R- River Wear to Roker you know to Roker beach and that

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

And it was only ha'penny then you know ha'penny on the ferry across the from Hendon to to Roker and er that was a day out you know a trip out to the seaside

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

That's it

Speaker 3:

And we used to jump on the train and gan to East Boldon or West Boldon catching frogs (interruption) you know 'cause there was plenty of marsh land there

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

And we (interruption) used to

Speaker 2:

(interruption) It's still there that pond

Speaker 3:

Aye I know we used to go there and catch the frogs and newts and things you know and bring them home in a jar sort of thing now I've got them in my own pond at the back (laughter) I've got a pond out there and there's about twelve or thirteen frogs in there

Speaker 1:

No like I live about five minute walk from the station at Boldon em and when we were like when I was little we went s- down to the flats like the marsh and got a couple of frogs and stuff

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

And we didn't have a pond it was more just like a ditch in the garden we

Speaker 2:

Aye that's right aye

Speaker 3:

Uh-huh

Speaker 1:

Er and it's dried up and covered over now but any time you're out there there's always one sort of

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

(interruption) I don't know where they're living

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh aye

Speaker 2:

That's right aye

Speaker 3:

They come back every year they come you know I mean in March when they spawn there's a pond full of frog spawn you know and the tadpoles and that

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

And then you you wonder where they disappear to you know but I cleaned it out e- they'd all sort of vanished or I don't know whether the fish ate them or what like but they sort of vanished and then when I c- I went to clean it out and there was s- still a hundreds in and they were p- pretty big you know they were like grown the legs and that you know

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

So er they'll have they'll have er jumped out the pond now probably and gone somewhere but er I think they hibernate under the shed and things like that where it's damp you know

Speaker 2:

Damp that's right aye aye

Speaker 3:

Sometimes when you go out at night and the security light gans on and you see them hopping back into the pond you know

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

(laughter) Jumping in back into the pond

Speaker 2:

Aye (pause) do w- do you support then? Sunderland or Newcastle?

Speaker 1:

Sunderland

Speaker 2:

Do you?

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

He daren't say owt different (laughter)

Speaker 2:

That's it (laughter)

Speaker 1:

No I mean I don't follow them like really closely but like

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Ah

Speaker 1:

G- Yeah given the choice yeah definitely Sunderland

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 1:

But er I wasn't too sure when like they like last season when they said about Keane I was a bit was a bit funny about it at first

Speaker 2:

Aye that's right

Speaker 3:

Oh (NAME) was over the moon my wife oh yeah Roy Keane yeah great she loves him (laughter)

Speaker 1:

I mean at the time I was just worried about like 'cause he's obviously going to use us for like two seasons to get some experience (interruption) before and shift off

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye aye that's what everybody thought

Speaker 2:

That's right

Speaker 3:

He's just er serving his apprenticeship here

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

To to go to Newc- er (interruption) Manchester United

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Man united

Speaker 3:

Go somewhere like that but he's e- it looks like he's staying here for at least four year 'cause er all the signings he's made they're on a four year contract you know what I mean?

Speaker 1:

That's it yeah

Speaker 2:

But as er footballs er as on is er only short type thing (interruption) isn't it he could be out next week could be sacked know what I mean

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh aye

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

Aye I doubt it like because Quinney'll not sack him like (pause) for all they've had they've had their differences be- you know like when er when they play for Ireland and and things like that but er I think er he's got a lot of respect for him now like

Speaker 1:

Yeah (pause) em like a lot like a lot of the players now like I can't think of any other people could be getting the names well in sorry in the championship th- that he's bringing in

Speaker 3:

Ah

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 1:

Em like

Speaker 3:

He got rid of all the all the rubbish as soon as he came in didn't he? You know all them that was in that video with that young (interruption) sixteen-year-old bird

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

He got chase (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (unclear) he let Elliott gan and I thought he was a goodun (interruption) know what I mean?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye aye he was fast like pretty fast

Speaker 2:

But see he'll not have (pause) been working out er in his policy will he? He'll have er a thing to gan on (interruption) won't he? Setup

Speaker 1:

(interruption) He'll have a

Speaker 3:

He let that er Hussain gan as well that er Tobias Hussain he was a good winger

Speaker 2:

Aye

Speaker 3:

He was pretty fast but er he's let a couple of good players go but that's up to him isn't it I mean he seems to know what he's doing

Speaker 2:

Up to now

Speaker 1:

(laughter) Yeah

Speaker 2:

Up to now aye (pause) aye

Speaker 3:

I mean I watched them playing them er in Ireland them three games in Ireland and they were a load of rubbish you know and I thought (sigh) playing the likes of Ch- Chelsea and Man U and them I says (interruption) no chance

Speaker 2:

(interruption) But see as you say S- Sunderland always seem to play good when they play the best teams though don't they?

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 1:

(interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Pull something out er out don't they?

Speaker 3:

And when I seen them last Saturday the way they played last Saturday they were a different team all together you know what I mean?

Speaker 2:

Aye (pause) (cough)

Speaker 1:

No like you said as long as we can bounce around like sort of like mid just under mid table (interruption) for a couple of seasons

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Uh-huh

Speaker 1:

Get the money in and

Speaker 2:

See if you keep it that I mean the bringing money in all the time and once he gets himself established he might gan out and p- buy these big players in you know see he'll have to have some he need l- looking at on S- Saturday match of the day he wants s- some goal scorer you know

Speaker 3:

Oh he needs a he needs some a prolific goal scorer I cannot see Chopra doing much in and that em Stokes

Speaker 2:

No

Speaker 3:

He's he's

Speaker 2:

I don't rate Stokes

Speaker 3:

I don't rate him like no

Speaker 2:

And Newcastle chased Chopra didn't they?

Speaker 3:

Aye (pause) well he scored plenty for Cardiff you know he played well when he playing for Cardiff

Speaker 2:

Oh aye but as you say it's a big difference between championship and premiership

Speaker 1:

Huge

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Isn't it? Big gap (pause) fast man that premiership (pause) you haven't got time to dwell on the ball you know what I mean get in and

Speaker 3:

Well that's what that's what Sunderland did to Tottenham on Saturday they didn't give them a chance to play football they were sh- you know

Speaker 2:

That's right aye that's it what you've got to do with these players like (pause) but see these fe- foreigners and that man Italians they know their job man don't they

Speaker 1:

They're all yeah

Speaker 3:

(interruption) They know how to dive and how to fall

Speaker 2:

(interruption) {They know about the ball up front Clever with it man

Speaker 3:

They know when to dive (laughter)

Speaker 2:

Ah they're (interruption) clever

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Calling calling the referees

Speaker 1:

That's it the- they practise the I'm convinced they practise that diving more than they do actual like (interruption) football

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right oh aye that's right

Speaker 1:

Then come world cup everyone's watching the English team and being like (interruption) oh what are they going to do?

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (laughter) aye

Speaker 3:

I think it's is it next Saturday they play Germany in the friendly?

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Is it?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) England (interruption) aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye (pause) aye but to me the England team (pause) he doesn't bring no good er new players in does he (interruption) really

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Nah

Speaker 1:

No

Speaker 2:

I mean look at that team you can a -- three quarters of that team w- was there when

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Regulars

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Eriksson Eriksson was there you know what I mean I think they're frightened to bring new players in to (interruption) give them a go

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 3:

Gerrard er and (interruption) Lampard

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Lampard they don't them they're both on the s- pitch together (interruption) to me they do the same job take one out

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye (pause) same job

Speaker 1:

That's it yeah

Speaker 2:

And like keep swapping them 'cause they both like to be mid field but going in to score goals don't they you've got er one stopping back and helping out and (pause) aye

Speaker 1:

No given the choice I'd prefer Gerrard up there to to Lampard

Speaker 3:

Aye (interruption) aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Aye I would aye now

Speaker 1:

But

Speaker 3:

Good player Gerrard like

Speaker 2:

Lampard's a good er (pause) like a f- for Chelsea know what I mean

Speaker 1:

Yeah yeah yeah good Chelsea player not but (interruption) put him in an England shirt

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's right

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Good team good team player b- er but international's not very good

Speaker 2:

But he's the boy that Lampard er Gerrard

Speaker 3:

Gerrard aye

Speaker 2:

But as you say there you are they had Beckham out they done nowt they had to bring him back

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

I'll tell you what he's playing well isn't he?

Speaker 3:

Aye he's a good crosser of ball he's a good free kick dead ball situations but er

Speaker 2:

He's a -- er good crosser good free kick p- know what I mean

Speaker 3:

He's not much cop at er beating a man

Speaker 2:

Oh no but how many players is good at a -- two things

Speaker 3:

Aye

Speaker 2:

Know what I mean? (pause) He's brilliant at what he does isn't he?

Speaker 3:

Oh aye

Speaker 1:

That's it yeah he's a like you put him in a shirt (interruption) and he does what you pay him for he

Speaker 2:

(interruption) That's

Speaker 2:

Well it sh- proved it they brought him back and they got three goals out of him

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

Didn't they? Off his free kicks (pause) (interruption) aye he's a good player

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Aye

Speaker 3:

But they never last for ever do they? (interruption) {I mean he's getting on a bit now

Speaker 2:

(interruption) No no well he's thirty two now but (pause) good player

Speaker 1:

No he's d- he's moved out there to retire now 'cause I thought when he was in Spain I was like right he's not going to he's going to be there for a couple of seasons retire early but

Speaker 2:

No no no

Speaker 1:

I can see him doing the same now

Speaker 2:

See you're talking about money man hundred and twenty eight million quid he's going to get know what I mean (sigh)

Speaker 1:

(interruption) I mean what do you do with all that money?

Speaker 3:

(interruption) I mean he's all he's all ready a multi millionaire

Speaker 2:

Oh aye that's right

Speaker 3:

And so is she (pause) I'll give ye that tenner and I'll give ye it back

Speaker 2:

Oh aye

Speaker 3:

Then you can owe us two quid

Speaker 2:

I was looking I was says 'where's that tenner gone'

Speaker 3:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

I says oh I gave him the tenner man (pause) right champion

Speaker 3:

Right that's it then

Speaker 2:

Oh dear me

Speaker 3:

I paid his I put his to- doubles (interruption) and things (interruption) on

Speaker 2:

(interruption) {On a when I don't get up 'cause (interruption) I'm going to the christening on Sunday

Speaker 3:

(interruption) He's going to a party

Speaker 3:

Sunday

Speaker 1:

Right

Speaker 2:

(interruption) So I'll not get up (interruption) to put doubles on

Speaker 3:

(interruption) So I put his to- doubles on for him and I play his bingo for him

Speaker 1:

Yeah

Speaker 2:

I won sixteen quid on Sat- Sunday so you know what I mean

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 3:

W- we usually win when he's not there you know what I mean

Speaker 1:

(laughter)

Speaker 2:

Aye (pause) it's only right that

Speaker 3:

I had a share in a tote and er

Speaker 2:

What was the number?

Speaker 3:

We had thirty six

Speaker 2:

Was it?

Speaker 3:

We had (interruption) (unclear)

Speaker 2:

(interruption) It's been lucky to us like hasn't it?

Speaker 3:

Aye we had ten pound off the off the lottery we had three numbers on the (interruption) lottery

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (NAME)'s numbers were they?

Speaker 3:

No (interruption) no

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Ten eleven and

Speaker 3:

No it was only me (NAME) and (NAME)'s share

Speaker 2:

Oh

Speaker 3:

On that

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh so (NAME)'ll

Speaker 3:

(interruption) Oh no (NAME) (NAME)'s (interruption) share as well

Speaker 2:

(interruption) (NAME)'ll have had three numbers then

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 2:

Ten twenty-two and eleven

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 2:

Did he not have three?

Speaker 3:

No (interruption) we had

Speaker 2:

(interruption) S- stacks the doubles doesn't he?

Speaker 3:

We had er six six was one of the numbers six twenty two six nineteen and twenty two that was the (interruption) three numbers we won the tenner off aye

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Was it?

Speaker 2:

Aye I thought (NAME) would have had a share mind

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 2:

Ten eleven twenty-two

Speaker 3:

No

Speaker 2:

Was it not?

Speaker 3:

Well he never said anyway he never said nowt

Speaker 2:

Oh well

Speaker 3:

Put another cushion behind ye (interruption) sit back man

Speaker 2:

(interruption) Oh I'm all right

Speaker 1:

I think that'll do anyway actually

Speaker 2:

Are you sure?

Speaker 3:

Is that it son?

Speaker 1:

Yeah that's nearly an hour

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