****ing nut jobs! I once had to queue for nearly 20 minutes in chilly weather after driving a grueling 16 miles just to watch Sunderland get beat again!
Once took the wife on a 400-mile round trip to the peak district, only to discover that we were playing at Barnsley. Who'd have thought? Well, since we were there.... 1-0 win and Paul Stewart got sent off for elbowing. Good day out, methinks
Once went with the wife and inlaws ( in my car) to the lakes in the early 70s I woke them up early morning and loaded them into the car and returned for the stoke match
Once broke my leg and tore my ligaments playing football, got my leg put in a plaster on the Saturday morning of the match, then got a couple of mates to help me up the steps to take a seat in the Clockstand at Roker Park because I was unable to stand in my normal place in the Fullwell End.For the record we got beat at home in the cup that day, off Birmingham if my memory serves me correct..
Once made the normally 3 hour journey from Glasgow by train that took 7 hours didn't get back home till gone 1 the following morning set off at 6 in the morning this was due to high winds effecting the railways and to be honest didn't know ignorant we'd make it.
Anyone go to see the lads at Bristol Rovers when they were playing at Bath City's ground? I took the wife there and we couldn't get in, but we watched the game with a mixed group of fans from a nearby hill. The ground was so crap you see over most of the stands! We were crap though and lost 2-1
Getting my tickets for the play off final at Wembley, I landed outside the SOL at 10 at night with my sleeping bag. Was only 10-15 people there, I must have dozed off and woke at 6 in the morning with my pal laughing at me as I was rolling around the car park all wrapped up after having the sleep of a lifetime. There was also over a thousand fans there when I awoke. Quite embarrassing at the time but the things you do for the club, eh?
I once caught the x35 bus. A bus that is called x because the amount of time you spend on it feels like you no longer exist. I swear I was on the bus for two hours as it seemed to go around every back street in Sunderland villages whilst getting absolutely nowhere. Think along the lines of our current attack spped.
