We at Sunderland were the poor relations in northeast football, our mates from the south in the boro looking at European football and our best mates from up the road trying for the title. Oh how I recall that man Keegan speaking so eloquently about how he would love it, just love it.
In those days all we poor Sunderland fans could do, to feel near to success, was to trawl our neighbours forums, trying to give a little abuse, just to try and make us feel better.
How proud are we of the restraint our neighbours now show, we sit at the near summit of the premier league and sign players of champion league status.
Do we see them trawling our forums, surely not.
Do they try to throw abuse, never, not they.
I only hope we can show the same respect if ever we fall again and have to recruit the mighty Perch.
In those days all we poor Sunderland fans could do, to feel near to success, was to trawl our neighbours forums, trying to give a little abuse, just to try and make us feel better.
How proud are we of the restraint our neighbours now show, we sit at the near summit of the premier league and sign players of champion league status.
Do we see them trawling our forums, surely not.
Do they try to throw abuse, never, not they.
I only hope we can show the same respect if ever we fall again and have to recruit the mighty Perch.
