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I’ve said for ages I loved the days of the footy Echo, a chew over the game and move on to your night out

 

I've never been fortunate enough to have been taken to a Sunderland game. My Dad was a hard drinking hewer who paid little attention to his kids. I started thumbing it to games, from Mansfield, when I was 14 or 15. That was 50 years ago and Saturdays result has always affected my mood. Today's result means I'll have a happy Saturday night and Sunday which might seem weird to some people unless we're winning at Chelsea.

I've no idea how some people get through life with their grindingly miserable attitude tbh ...

... as I've said before, no matter if things aren't going well for me, I can console myself because at least I'm not like them.

Glad you went today Janey.

I had mates there, from all over the country, and that makes it feel like I was there ....

.... that's what it is to me, a family.

 

I only managed a few games with my dad before he passed but still remember and loved it.

He was good mates with Michael Bridges dad we lived just around corner from him.

 

‘Fair play to you for thumbing it to games, I was fortunate (if you can call being inaugurated as a Sunderland supporter fortunate ) to be taken to games.

I have to admit it doesn’t affect me like it used to, I used to be devastated if we lost but then life teaches you a lesson. There is no doubt though that the Saturday night wine most definitely tastes sweeter after a win and puts a smile on my face. Certainly no way I could look for negatives in a win, just enjoy it
I’m glad I went too x

 

Funny enough mate, the last game I attended with my Dad was against Mansfield at home, midweek, we beat them 4-1

Prior to that it was Palace in the Cup 1/4Final.When Allison walked round the pitch in his Fedora, and stood and saluted the Fulwell end... Me, him and his brother were stood in Fulwell End that day, got squashed to ****. He said he would never stand there again...

Happy days and fond memories

 

It wasn't the best game to watch but we did try, and we got all three points and a clean sheet. Can't understand how people are annoyed with that?! We're bloody league 1, of course it's not going to be champagne soccer.

 

Wonderful memories mate, I was at both games ...

... the Fulwell End was truly magnificent at times.

 

When SD and CM took over one of the first things CM said was fans are going to have to accept we are in League 1. It seems to me one of the biggest problems is many fans still haven’t accepted that.

 

Nee mention of my chivalry earlier

Typical bloody women

 

Nail on head there. It gets on my wick when people say we have to beat teams just because we're Sunderland. We're just an average team with average players and haven't got a divine right to beat anyone else.


Edit: I'd just like to say how kind Hank was in finding a chair for me in the deafy

 

Surprised he didn't offer his lap

 

Exactly we are a league 1 team and we are league 1 because we deserve to be League 1. xx

 

I did but not to @becs lol

 

Maybe next time @becs

I've seen the video of the guitar sure he could serenade you canny well!

 

you should've seen me on the train home

Singing Elvis got half a can of cider & a bottle of double maxim off my appreciative audience

 

Probably just trying to shut you up mate can't sing when drinking

 

I don't care I got a slurp on the way home lol

 

He was sitting next to me singing Elvis songs

 

Aye & a bollocking off GOM fir getting myself barred off RTG even though I was sticking up for him

Lol

 

Bit of I can't help...

I'll have to get the metro over without the bairn one match so can come have a drink be a laugh.