Totally agree, it's amazing for the area! I have two young nephews that had started to wear Chelsea or Man City kits but they've given up on that since the takeover and recently went to their 2nd Newcastle game.
Yeah, the fan base is kind of split on that one, although there are definitely more fans that want to see them come back up now. For me, I used to hate watching the derby purely because the results tended to go against us in recent history.
Sunderland always found sixth gear when up against Newcastle. Shame they couldn't do it against anyone else 😂