What a cross from Summerbee, best crosser of a ball I've ever seen. Never really went past or beat his man, just got himself a yard of space and whipped the cross in.
Crosses that just said to the strikers ‘Go on, attack that’. The defenders and keeper never stood a chance against that cross, and how good was Phillips at scoring with his head?
I don't think they done stats then like they do now, but would love to know how many assists Summerbee got.
Sorry for being a bit late to this mate....only just seen it. You could try sending DPD an email,saying that you're having the drive re-laid and you're going to charge them a contribution. I have some experience of that with a private drive serving about 6 houses,where someone was driving into it loads of times in a heavy vehicle. People took photos and sent them to the Company with a demand for a contribution to the inevitable resurfacing due to take place in the future. It stopped immediately. PS: Failing that...the stragetically placed plant pot may have the same effect!
Never seen this pic before. Just looks like some random gadgy getting off the bus after being to the match. Except this ones got the F.A. Cup
May 1st 1937 OTD: FA CUP WIN 1937 On this day in 1937, Raich Carter lifted the FA Cup as Sunderland won the trophy for the first ever time. The 1973 FA Cup win is more iconic, mostly because it is more recent. But 36 years prior, the Lads etched their names into football history. The team was incredibly talented, and had won the first division title a year earlier. It would be the sixth and last time we won that league title. However, we finished in eighth in the FA Cup-winning season. Of course, people weren’t disappointed as cup fever took over. Sunderland’s team in the final included stars such as Bobby Gurney, Raich Carter, Patsy Gallacher and Eddie Burbanks to name but a few. Preston, who would go on to lose the final, lined up with future Liverpool manager Bill Shankly and Bishop Auckland’s own Mick Burns, who had made over 100 appearances for Newcastle United, in goal. Preston’s Frank O’Donnell gave North End the advantage after around half an hour, and they went into half time 1-0 up. Their celebrations didn’t last though, with Carter flicking the ball on to legendary goalscorer Gurney to equalise soon after half time with a powerful header. The second goal somewhat ironically came after 73 minutes, with the pair combining once again. Gurney set up Carter this time, who smashed the ball home. Eddie Burbanks sealed the victory late in the game, finishing off a smart move involving Gallacher and Gurney. While he hadn’t found success in the league, manager John Cochrane sent Sunderland fans into jubilation by masterminding the famous cup run. The official attendance was 93,495. It is unknown how many were Sunderland fans, but it’s safe to assume the majority were red and white given the massive North East support for the team. Captain Carter is a Sunderland legend, and has his own mural on a Hendon wall as a timely reminder of a better era, when Sunderland had a football team to really be proud of.
The lads homecoming in '73 on the bus I helped to decorate while I was a student at Sunderland Polytechnic (thermodynamics lecturer or decorate the bus! No decision to make!)
Scum. Saudi authorities have permitted the use of lethal force to clear land for a futuristic desert city being built by dozens of Western companies, an ex-intelligence officer has told the BBC. Col Rabih Alenezi says he was ordered to evict villagers from a tribe in the Gulf state to make way for The Line, part of the Neom eco-project. One of them was subsequently shot and killed for protesting against eviction. The Saudi government and Neom management refused to comment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68945445
Morning from sunny Cyprus, while putting the world to rights every late afternoon with a cold beer we somehow got onto the cost of living, There are 4 families of us with 2 or 3 kids each ranging from 8 to 16. Back home for me and the wife to go out for a family meal it can cost around £100 for 4 of us, that’s just a run of the mill Italians with soft drinks. Out here we ate well with beer & wine and in my opinion the food was much better and it only cost 75€. 1 of the families with us have 3 kids and openly admit they no longer go out for meals as it could cost as much as a week’s shopping! It’s something we have always done maybe once a fortnight, everyone together for a few hours, no phones no games or anything just a few hours eating together and talking. I look forward to it more than anything else in my week, even the match! Are we being priced out of things like this or is the price of food and alcohol really that high for a run of the mill restaurant to charge an arm and a leg?
You should be glad you don’t live in the lakes mate, Went to Grasmere last week for lunch 2 lattes £9 soup for starters £10 each 2 fish finger sandwiches £14.50 each and 3 scoops of ice cream each £19 Needles to say we drove home again and had lunch in the garden. £77 no thanks PS before lock down very rare it was over £36/£40
I found this very interesting. The conversation and decision making process between the ref and his assistant after O'Nien's deliberate handball against Watford Edit: just spotted it's already been posted on the matchday thread, I will leave it anyway for those like me who missed it.
How about this from the Dutch league. They swapped the mascots from kids to lasses in underwear and saw a huge increase in attendances. It'd certainly get bums on seats earlier at our place.
