1st January 1972 v Sheffield Wednesday and we won 2-0. I remember being disappointed that Monty didn’t play but was very impressed by a very young Forster in goal.
Absolutely. They were top as well iirc and we were struggling. They never won another game and got relegated!
I was in the prem concourse for that, sunny day, crowd went mental. On the way out there was a pile of hours crap on the floor, my mate started singing and pointing at it singing Newcastle Newcastle Newcastle lol
Was a brilliant day that mate. I was absolutely steaming by 5 and it’s all a blot after that, I just remember waking up the next day still glowing. It was the way the goal came as well, actually a draw wasn’t so bad but it was one of them goals you knew was going in before it went in, and it was like a double win as had already accepted a draw. Lovely stuff. Dug it off YouTube, look how vibrant the stadium us, look at the carnage when it goes in. We need that back man. Love Keano’s cool as **** reaction as well, not sure I’ve ever actually seen that.
Cannot remember exact year mid seventies but was against QPR got beat 3_0 stood in Fulwell end in middle of riot and police horses on pitch, was about 8 years old.
Was that not just after the cup final? Pre game Stan Bowles kicked a ball at the fa cup which was sat at a table
i was at that game and cant remember any trouble everybody including the Sunderland team were on a high. Think QPR got 4, nobody cared.
Iirc Derek Foster made his first team debut in 1964 It was our first game back in Div 1 after being promoted and Monty was injured and couldn't start the new season. That first game which I was there for was against Leicester and ended in a 3-3 draw. Foster was only 15. In 1973 he was sacked by the club for selling on cup final tickets allocated to him for the Leeds final.
Never realised he would have been that old when I first saw him play! Never knew he was sacked either!
Thanks for this mate. Been ages since I've seen it. Keano man, class. Because to him a 1-0 win at home to Spurs would be standard. I remember a last minute equalizers against West ham over the years getting the place going mental. We'll have those days again mate.
A 4-2 loss to Southend away, April 93 was mine. Stan Collymore scored after 6 minutes, then Goodman and Harford scored for us to give us a 2-1 lead in to the break. The second half was woeful to say the least.
Nottingham Forrest 1973 or 74 0-0. Second game Aston Villa 2-0. Hooked after that. I only get to a game or 2 a season now as I live in North Carolina, they always draw 0-0 when I’m there
Used to torment us Collymore when he was playing for Southend. Was a proper good player should have done. Bit more with his talent.
