This recent Obsession calling Sunderland "Marras"

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  1. fir

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    Why Marras all of a sudden?

    They've always been the Mackems.

    It's like someone heard something on social media and everyone thinks they have to repeat it.
     
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    They say it, i think it's their version of "mate" or "pal"...
     
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    It's bant a
     
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    It's 'dorkish'
     
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    Common saying for them in exchange for mate.

    “Now then Marra” etc etc
     
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    Yes, I get that, but why are we all referring to them as that? Makes no
    Know what it means, but why are our fans suddenly calling them that? Makes no sense. "the friends have lost 2-1 to Peterborough".

    Mackems (a person from Sunderland) makes sense at least.
     
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    Well, we're not 6 fingered, flat cap wearing, whippet training Dingles, but it doesn't stop other teams calling us that...
     
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    Aye, still a bit daft though. ....maybe they'll start calling us The Cocks on the same pronicple. "Ey up ****".
     
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    I truly hope so.
     
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    It's only like calling Sheffield folk "Dee Daa's", isn't it?
     
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    I guess. It's just that up until about 6 weeks ago, we were calling them Mackems. Now for some reason, everyone in Barnsley is calling them Marras. Just find it odd.
     
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    It was when we started to read their forum I think.
     
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    When we started reading their forum and noticed the " teams like Barnsley" "tin pot" I think, could be worse you could be referred to as a Fritzl or Pikey..... oh wait a min, Dingle, it's just good old banter, nothing personal just a laugh
     
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    Ah, ha'way, leek, Fired, marra, it's just a bit of a laugh with tha MLFs, y'knaaaaa, mon.

    Canny.
     
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    I am. & proud of it...:)
     
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    And “they” are known as Owls and Blades but they’ll always be DeeDahs
     
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    Of course it makes sense, its a piss take
     
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