Nah, it's normal. I hate most other clubs after supporting the lads since c.1970. Everybody's turned us over since then...
Is the right answer! I dont like Exeter because they beat us in 1978, Luton in the 70's, but Hereford? The mention of their name still pisses me off and I'm still glad every time I see they get beat.
Ronnie Radford We've all been there. I share an office with a Notts County fan and they bloody knocked us out of the FA Cup a year or two back. At our place anarl
As probably our most reasoned poster on this site, I'm very surprised to be reading this. Some bloke has just lost his father and is paying him the ultimate respect, we should all be applauding him. Your views on being disappointed and devastated if your kids didn't support the same team as you, make you look like a mini Hitler. Get a grip of yourself man. If my daughter comes in pregnant at an early age, goes on to drugs or becomes a career criminal, then I will be disappointed and devastated. To get like that because she supports a different team to me?? Not a chance. My kids are encouraged to have their own minds and ideas This man should be applauded, not vilified. There really is more to life than just football
I think you miss my point totally..This bloke was brought up a Sunderland fan, then changed to being a Mag..If he genuinely wanted to pay his respects to his dad, why on earth has he felt the need to contact the local TV and press and get himself all this publicity. All it has done is to give Look North etc exactly what they crave for, which is a Newcastle angle to put into our cup final... I can't have any respect for anyone who can change allegiance, and I certainly wouldn't want him by my side in a battle..
I have kept out of this so far but sombrero where the **** have you been all your life I have supported the best club in the land for over 45 years and have had to sit and listen to all you mags thinking your the bee,s knee,s we should have won the league we should have won this we are a big club we beat you again and all that crap. peoples opinions are different I could not let my son support the barcodes end of A quick story I was once on holiday and saw twins about 7 years old one in a mags strip one in red and white how the **** does that work
I would dare bet that if the boot was on the other foot and a Sunderland fan had his mug all over TV and the papers saying he was going to be at the game , his chances of not getting attacked over a Wembley weekend would be zero..
Freedom? Encouraging your kids to think for themselves? Setting a good example? I'd be devastated if my daughter followed another team, but she, as a human being in this country, has the freedom of choice.
Aye righto. You individually may not have but your counterparts certainly did - along with that 5-1 which was going on and on still and only really quietened down after the 3-0 this season... (That's over 3 years ago) No such thing as freedom of choice when it comes to football support in my house. It's Sunderland or you're kicked out - even my 3 year old Daughter knows that
My dad and my older brothers are SAFC fans so I have had little choice! I cant remember choosing SAFC or the point when I started to show an interest in them. They have just always been there! The thought of deciding to support the Town never crossed my mind due to the sheer passion for SAFC that I was exposed to at a very young age! A change of colours for me would have been inconceivable! Not exactly what you would call peer pressure but I was basically subconsciously forced into it! Maybe this blokes dad had the passion for SAFC, but never enforced any pressure onto his son and never hatefully bad mouthed or the Town in front of him! It's up to him who he chooses to support! However what I would suggest is that anybody who chooses to support another team at a later age, and not have had it drilled into them from a ridiculously early age, cant possibly have the same amount of passion for their team! Each defeat cant possibly hurt as much, and each win cant possibly feel as good!
