You're absolutely right. Success isn't all about promotions, trophy's etc. We're very different in this part of the world. This club is about representing a community, a heritage, a history. It's playing and demonstrating the values of the fans.
Up here, we don't come from money, education, frills. We come from hard work, graft, trying to better ourselves at every opportunity. When things don't go out way, we move forward, we improve, we try. Very easy to forget this.
Culture these days is under threat, everyone thinks we're all the same. We're not. We're shaped by our parents, our family's, ours and their experiences.
We're different and should embrace it. Nowt wrong with being satisfied by developing and helping a bunch of young players. Trophies etc are the aim, absolutely no doubt about it. But helping people succeed, find the right path, improving themselves, means a load more.does to me anyway.
I want to be proud to be a fan of Sunderland. I've lost that over the last few years. Even though I defended that regime wherever I could.
You look at man utd, Newcastle, Chelsea etc. Would you trade what we have for success on the pitch? I wouldn't. I want culture, I want representation, I want effort.
This team is so different, for the good. The people in charge are responsible. We won't all agree on the decisions. However, in the back of our minds, do we agree that they're making decisions for the right reasons?? If so, let them work.
Wow, Train tinnies makes me a bit emotional lol.
