Pegida Rally

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Not being in the north east anymore I was wondering whether any of you went to the rally/counter rally or have any experience/thoughts.

From the news seems like the anti rally outnumbered the pegida one and it has been peaceful so far

[Micky Quim]

I was in town yesterday and saw the two marches at the top of the bigg market. There was quite a crowd. Just lots of shouting and flag waving. I didn't stay very long

[TJR]

From what I've heard there was only 300 or so from the racist group and they were rightly made to feel very unwelcome by a couple of thousand from the Newcastle Unites group. Apparently they are choosing London for there next Nazi demonstration where I'm sure they'll be chased out of town just like they were in Newcastle. f***ing idiots the lot of them.

[Cheik the room]

Didn't go but was in town and walked through the Pegida rally as it was breaking up on my way to the match. No surprise that they were all either 40 year old skinheads or 20ish year old chavs wearing trackies, a cap and St George flags around their waists. Scruffs.

[Sir Bobby]

I didn't go to either, but at the match I was sat behind two Germans (mum and daughter) that showed zero interest in the game. It wasn't until after that I realised it was probably the family of a German Pegida supporter!