After 50 years of devotion it has finally come to the BIG 'D' !
I have been faithful for 50 years and have now come to my senses!
NO more broken promises!
NO more false dawns!
NO more Let Downs!
NO more feeling gutted all week after being let down again!
I have supported THE LADS for 50 years but whilst watching today's Game I had a sudden realisation that despite all the money spent and recent changes and all the hope and expectations I hold that things WILL NEVER get any better!
I held on through dark times, the Mackemenemy days, the Wilkinson Woes, Bruce's Excuses and even the dark days in Div 3 but today something finally snapped into view and that vision was if you support Sunderland you are DOOMED to a lifetime of Broken Dreams and Disappointment.
After my Divorce one of the first things i did was buy a Season ticket which i could afford at last, things were looking good. Quinny and the consortium arrived and there was a Buzz about the place for a time, then Ellis turned up and the Buzz with him, but sadly it is not enough.
I didn't hope for too much, I never dared to dream or hope we would return to the glory days, all i wanted was a team that I could be proud of and hold my head up with pride when I say 'I Support SUNDERLAND' but it is a dream too far.
I still have a love for Sunderland that I will take to the Grave but no more Saturdays/Sundays or Tuesday/Wednesday nights at the SoL for me. No more parking in front of the laptop to stream away games or dashing in for MotD to see our highlights either.
This will be my last season ticket, I will continue going when I am at home this season to see if the Lads can do something to change my mind but based on recent on field displays and Managerial Decisions i doubt that very much.
While i am away at work I will find a good temporary home for my LAST Season ticket and hope the recipient has more enjoyment watching The Lads than I have lately, but i decided at half time that the money for next seasons ticket will go towards a holiday where i will not be left disappointed, despondent and bereft at the end.
I hope that someone can turn the Clubs fortunes around and get them playing, but my days of grafting to pay for a season ticket to fund the 'Premier' lifestyle of our current crop of under achievers are over.
The only real high light in 50 years was '73'. the rest has been one or two ups but mostly Downs! The only regret is that it has taken me so long to see what has been staring me in the face for many years.
While the club have such Fantastic supporters the money from tickets and sales keep pouring in regardless of how they perform, I do not believe they will ever improve while they know they have such a fanatical guaranteed support which gives a sizeable guaranteed income.
There are people on here who will say I am not a true supporter when they read this but to them I will say 'If you feel as elated after a win or as bad as I do after a defeat then bottle it up for 50 years and then tell me if you understand!'
It has been a great Honor and Privilege to stand with probably the greatest set of Supporters to grace the game and for that i thank you ALL but it is time for the final whistle.
Well that's it... It's Been Emotional!!!!!!!
p.s. I hope there may be grounds for a reconciliation some day but I will not hold my breath for too long.
I have been faithful for 50 years and have now come to my senses!
NO more broken promises!
NO more false dawns!
NO more Let Downs!
NO more feeling gutted all week after being let down again!
I have supported THE LADS for 50 years but whilst watching today's Game I had a sudden realisation that despite all the money spent and recent changes and all the hope and expectations I hold that things WILL NEVER get any better!
I held on through dark times, the Mackemenemy days, the Wilkinson Woes, Bruce's Excuses and even the dark days in Div 3 but today something finally snapped into view and that vision was if you support Sunderland you are DOOMED to a lifetime of Broken Dreams and Disappointment.
After my Divorce one of the first things i did was buy a Season ticket which i could afford at last, things were looking good. Quinny and the consortium arrived and there was a Buzz about the place for a time, then Ellis turned up and the Buzz with him, but sadly it is not enough.
I didn't hope for too much, I never dared to dream or hope we would return to the glory days, all i wanted was a team that I could be proud of and hold my head up with pride when I say 'I Support SUNDERLAND' but it is a dream too far.
I still have a love for Sunderland that I will take to the Grave but no more Saturdays/Sundays or Tuesday/Wednesday nights at the SoL for me. No more parking in front of the laptop to stream away games or dashing in for MotD to see our highlights either.
This will be my last season ticket, I will continue going when I am at home this season to see if the Lads can do something to change my mind but based on recent on field displays and Managerial Decisions i doubt that very much.
While i am away at work I will find a good temporary home for my LAST Season ticket and hope the recipient has more enjoyment watching The Lads than I have lately, but i decided at half time that the money for next seasons ticket will go towards a holiday where i will not be left disappointed, despondent and bereft at the end.
I hope that someone can turn the Clubs fortunes around and get them playing, but my days of grafting to pay for a season ticket to fund the 'Premier' lifestyle of our current crop of under achievers are over.
The only real high light in 50 years was '73'. the rest has been one or two ups but mostly Downs! The only regret is that it has taken me so long to see what has been staring me in the face for many years.
While the club have such Fantastic supporters the money from tickets and sales keep pouring in regardless of how they perform, I do not believe they will ever improve while they know they have such a fanatical guaranteed support which gives a sizeable guaranteed income.
There are people on here who will say I am not a true supporter when they read this but to them I will say 'If you feel as elated after a win or as bad as I do after a defeat then bottle it up for 50 years and then tell me if you understand!'
It has been a great Honor and Privilege to stand with probably the greatest set of Supporters to grace the game and for that i thank you ALL but it is time for the final whistle.
Well that's it... It's Been Emotional!!!!!!!
p.s. I hope there may be grounds for a reconciliation some day but I will not hold my breath for too long.
