Louis Van Gaal has retired

The thing I remember most from the old standing terraces was the sway. It only needed somebody to slip and you were squashed against others or the barrier.

At WHL we used to get there for opening, which was noon. As we were little kids we wanted to get down the front so we could see. Several times we got lifted out by the old bill when a bad sway started.

We thought it was a bit of a laugh cos we got to sit on the ashfelt, but in retrospect it was frightening and a miracle more people weren’t hurt or killed.

 

Another forgotten one.

 

The crush, remember that one well also..

 

The cover up is largely the reason for that though tbf, people are only just going on trial for it.

 

We used to call it a surge. I always used to make sure I stood right with a crush barrier right behind me on the terraces, so that if there was a surge I didn't get pinned up against one. But yeah I remember them well, they were a good laugh when you're a teenager, but dangerous as ****.

 

Different era to now, see my other thread

 

It's been ongoing for decades, whilst all the rest if forgotten

 

And yet you never went to church, Pix.

 

And like I say, probably because of the cover up and the families pushing for justice, it's taken almost 30 years for anyone to face trial.

True football fans know about most of them anyway.

 

See how easily I laugh at you?

 

How would you know, Tel?

 

Highbury was my Church Kipper.

 

And yet you never went.

 

I’d just hope you’d be honest for a change.

 

Stop talking **** Kipper.

 

I haven't been to a Sunderland game since 2016 and about 3 before that in 2015. People's life and situations can't always justify a 'be there fanatic', I just look at the old days for my memories of being a do all fanatic, doesn't make me any different from any other fan. Now this lad @Smug in Boots will go heaven and high water to get to a game but our circumstances are different. This lad must have done 20+ games in our promotion season commuting from the South of France

 

I never lie.

 

Yeah its generally cyclically for most people and you have times in your life when you can go a lot and times when you can't so much or even not at all.

I find it strange everyone saying Hiag has never been anyway tbh, seems a wild assumption based on nothing.

 

You said you were jacked once.

 

And he had a supermodel wife.