Match Day Thread Sunderland v Tranmere – EFL Trophy Final - Sunday 14th March - KO 15:00

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Henry Winter
@henrywinter

Congratulations to
@SunderlandAFC
on ending 48 years of hurt at Wembley. Never forget [HASHTAG]#SAFC[/HASHTAG] fans taking over Trafalgar Square on a few occasions, four lions in a sea of red and white, great support, no trouble. Sadly, no fans at Wembley this time, but the team did you proud.

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These are the reports that I love being a Sunderland fan. The image of the club and the fans being gracious in winning as well as the many time up until yesterday losing, we've always held our heads up high.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
Look North tonight.

Will we be the fourth item after a plan to revamp Newcastle city centre, a Covid report, a woman making cots and a man who's doing a charity walk round his back garden ...

... or will they give a NE team, bringing a trophy home from Wembley, the top billing it deserves.
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This might be a false impression, given I'm sat two hundred miles from Sunderland and no one's been in a football ground for ages, but this all feels different to how it usually feels. I was already pleased that KLD was the new owner and pleased with Johnson as manager but winning this feels like everything has started on the right foot.
 
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I love that O’Nien thing me!

Make him captain for me like.

The improvement and consistency of Burge could be massive factor in promotion. He looked good when we signed him, went back over.

Can we stand behind him when he does make a mistake though? Keepers do. It’s not ‘revert to type’ when he does.

Even Oblak has a moment or 2.

He’s been quality for 2 months now.
 
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The Norton Cat said:
This might be a false impression, given I'm sat two hundred miles from Sunderland and no one's been in a football ground for ages, but this all feels different to how it usually feels. I was already pleased that KLD was the new owner and pleased with Johnson as manager but winning this feels like everything has started on the right foot.
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I can understand people being reluctant to believe but I do, completely.

There must have been Leicester supporters who refused, for ages, to believe the good times were ahead and missed out on the initial excitement ...

... I have no intention of doing that.
 
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I can understand people being reluctant to believe but I do, completely.

There must have been Leicester supporters who refused, for ages, to believe the good times were ahead and missed out on the initial excitement ...

... I have no intention of doing that.
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It’s not just on the park, everything has changed, the whole feel about the club.

I’m even of the opinion that if disaster struck and we stayed down it would be a delay and inconvenience rather than a nightmare.

I don’t think we fall, but to even see staying down as anything other than an explosion is just showing me how much faith and optimism the changes have given me.
 
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I can understand people being reluctant to believe but I do, completely.

There must have been Leicester supporters who refused, for ages, to believe the good times were ahead and missed out on the initial excitement ...

... I have no intention of doing that.
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Not wrong in your hopes and expectations

Promotion this season has to be the aim...

A win on Wednesday and wins for the next few games should prove the tinpot Cup was a help not a hindrance... that's my hope
 
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Smug in Boots said:
I can understand people being reluctant to believe but I do, completely.

There must have been Leicester supporters who refused, for ages, to believe the good times were ahead and missed out on the initial excitement ...

... I have no intention of doing that.
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I'm going to embrace this. Can't see any reason not to be optimistic.
What's the worst that can happen? It takes 10 years rather than 5 to get into the Champions League <laugh>
 
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