We destroyed his career….lol..lol.. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/iain-dowie-new-job-its-7601935
Just tell your story TR! Here's mine as to why I follow the fortunes of Sunderland. As a kid both my parents and numerous relatives in Hull smoked pretty heavily and I collected cigarette cards. My favourite collection was one of warplanes and my favourite of all was a Sunderland Flying Boat. I believed it was manufactured in Sunderland and became interested in all things Sunderland including it's football team. From then on I just followed it's ups and downs and continue to do so today. Raich Carter an ex Sunderland player and one of my all-time favourite players arrived at Hull City in 1947 and for my 10th birthday my dad took me to see Sunderland play at Roker Park in '48. Their team included another of my all time favourite players Len Shackleton( and the opposition had Stanley Matthews). When I met my wife in 1967 her small collection of photos of her dad had one of him stood next to a Sunderland FB which was one of the planes he flew as an RAF pilot in WW2. He didn't survive the war. Her previous husband, born in Darlington, was a Sunderland fan.
That's funny. When we first went down I started to half-heartedly check out Sunderland's results too as I was influenced by those around me that you apparently 'need' to have a PL team to support to engage in the discussion. I tried my hardest to fashion up some sort of support for them to keep the PL relevant, but when Bruce left them, Sessegnon droppd off a bit, Elmo stopped getting played, and I lost complete interest - not that I really had any to begin with. It's a bit like this season I've watched a fair bit of Leicester because as a neutral I enjoy the story, but I couldn't fashion up any passion for that club. Bit funny that a few Aussie Hull City supporters have been attracted to Sunderland? Weird coincidence.
I didn't find out until I was in Australia that the digs I lived in in Sunderland, which were in a suburb called Hendon, was Raich Carter's birthplace. The euphoria throughout the town when they won was unbelievable yet the sorrow when they lost reflected on trade throughout the town centre. I was sent there to find out why the Gents Department was only taking about 200 pounds a week whilst the Ladies department was taking over 1,000 pounds. Didn't dawn on me until after the first match I saw (Wednesday mid-week game) when, in the Pub afterwards, I witnessed the hatred they showed for Newcastle United. The Gents Window backing was in our standard Black & White Stripes NEWCASTLE'S COLOURS! So I covered it in 3 foot wide Bright RED Velvet and 3 foot wide WHITE Velvet alternating. I then borrowed some scarves from the local Sports Shop and draped them over our models in the window. I finished on the Friday and on Monday morning I got a call in Hull from the bosses telling me that Sunderland Gents Department had taken over 2,000 pounds (it never dropped) and I had gotten myself a 10 quid (YES 10 QUID) a week rise. I was on 25 quid per week in 1960 - my Dad couldn't believe that he was flogging his guts out at Waddington's Tannery for 12 quid a week. Needless to say, that is another reason I loved Sunderland.
That was a terrific wage in 1960. Professional footballers in the UK I believe were still on a max of 20 quid/wk and I had just started out on the work trail aged 22 at 15 quid/wk in a staff job. Had to work every Sat morning too as part of the working week. Don't think I exceeded 25 quid/week before I quit the UK 6 years later.
I had worked for Montague Burton "The Tailor of Taste" at the King Edward Street Branch from leaving school. I wanted to become a Window Dresser on the advice of my teacher at Riley, Terry Winspere. I found I couldn't get in as it was a 'closed shop' so I had to stay there until I got my call up papers in 1957. When I came out in 1959 I got married and my wage was 7 pounds 19 shillings a week and just within the year we had our first child. March the Tailor advertised for staff offering 'the highest wages in the trade' and I was very fortunate in getting a job with them (I got an interview on the strength of my 'well worded application and the neatest writing he had ever seen') so he 'took a chance on me'. I started at 9 pounds 10 shillings but 6 months later the Window Dresser took ill and couldn't dress our windows so I dressed them. The boss came round, never said anything, but contacted the supervisor who came to see me and offered me a job 'on the road' with the current Window Dresser at the unbelievable wage of 15 quid per week. I was doing really well and although Sunderland was not on my circuit at the time, I got sent there to see if I could come up with something. The rest is history. They were a Jewish owned Company and they were without any shadow of a doubt not only the best bosses I ever had but also the finest people I ever knew. They treated everyone like they were 'family' and we all loved them. Happy memories, happy days.
Apart from this season our record against Derby is half-decent. Still wouldn't fancy our chances though.
850K for a two bed terrace in Leicester!!! A two bed terrace down the road in Nottingham is around 200K and Leicester is a soulless **** hole.
I don't live in Leicester. Besides, every city is a ****hole, barring one or two smaller cities such as York, Chester, Stratford, although Nottingham has the jump on Leicester in the **** hole stakes.
My mates house on Western Road was a 2 bed terrace and it cost him £75,000 in 2006. Surely house prices haven't risen that much?!
Jesus tap dancing Christ. He rents it out to some Latvian family anyway. Wonder if mine Will have gone up that much in 10 years, it's in Beverley so hope so.
Just type the road in here and it will tell you everything that's sold nearby recently... http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices.html
