Sunderland, Stokoe, Montgomery: football would never be the same again

A brilliant article from the Guardian online, brought tears to my eyes reading it:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/may/10/sunderland-stokoe-montgomery-fa-cup-final

 

thats class mate, cheers for posting

 

Super article. Remember it as if it was yesterday

 

Nice article

 

It was the start of generation X, live sport and one the Big Fixtures of the season- back then a big colour TV was the must have thing, anyone who had one had a crowded house -

 

Double use of music bands, one was good the other ****e...

[video=youtube;_7vmXGPz2Ik]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7vmXGPz2Ik[/video]

 

First as a Season Ticket holder and watched every round, still have the match tickets except Notts County away. Paid on the turnstile for that one

 

I was still at school in those days, I still remember the carnival atmosphere that went on for several days before THE match, my regret is that my kids haven't experienced the same feelings as I did then for such a moment

 

VEry emotional article and very true to a fans heart.

One thing I must take umbridge at is the sense that even a billionaire taking over and winning the EPL wouldnt better that day..... as a fan of 39 years of utter ****e, let me tell you winning the EPL would blow the FA Cup win a light year or two out of the water.

The cups are romantic but the league is the golden fleece of football. The chance to say you are the best that your country has to offer at that time. The cup is won by underdogs every few years and cup shocks fill our hearts but never and I mean never does an underdog win the league. Only the very best there is wins the league over 38 games.

I can but dream.

 

Cest, I reckon you mean only the best that money can buy win the EPL.

 

I feel let down nowadays back then the cup final was an all day event. Seem to remember question of sport, Sunderland v Leeds and also it's a knockout. Teams at their hotel in the morning, their journey to Wembley on the bus . Etc etc. now it's not even 3 o'clock !

 

I was at Man City away for the draw on the Saturday and the replay back at Roker was on the Wednesday - I had tickets for Deep Purple at the City Hall in Newcastle so could not get to the replay. I will never forget when the group came out for the encore Ian Gillan the lead singer announced the 3 -1 score and the place went f***ing beserk - everyone was cheering. Shame that would not happen now