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Black can man said:
In what has been a pretty awful week for world football ,This has been a breath of fresh air organised by the Sunderland fans
http://www.gofundme.com/w8b7fs
http://www.gofundme.com/w8b7fs
Almost £2k! She's not going to move for flowers
I've just about given up on Sunderland. Even when we went down on record low points I didn't think we were this bad. No fight, no care, no passion.
Since our return to the premier league we've survived, skins of our teeth. Manager after manager and we've not progressed. We have a youth academy that seemingly supplies loanees to championship clubs and sells to leagues 1 and 2. Colback and Hendo the only youth products of note in the past 10 years (not seen enough of Watmore yet but hope he gets his game)
We've sat still whilst every team has improved and we wonder why we're going to struggle again. We've loaned good players that work to cover the cracks in a team of no hopers to come back next season with the same problems.
Last season I thought relegation might actually do us a favour, a chance to revamp from scratch and I feel the same now.
I'm used to losing as a Sunderland but to not play, at all, against teams you expect to struggle also and to concede 7 goals. f
k it.
I hate football.
Since our return to the premier league we've survived, skins of our teeth. Manager after manager and we've not progressed. We have a youth academy that seemingly supplies loanees to championship clubs and sells to leagues 1 and 2. Colback and Hendo the only youth products of note in the past 10 years (not seen enough of Watmore yet but hope he gets his game)
We've sat still whilst every team has improved and we wonder why we're going to struggle again. We've loaned good players that work to cover the cracks in a team of no hopers to come back next season with the same problems.
Last season I thought relegation might actually do us a favour, a chance to revamp from scratch and I feel the same now.
I'm used to losing as a Sunderland but to not play, at all, against teams you expect to struggle also and to concede 7 goals. f
k it.I hate football.
toon10 said:
ArtVandelay said:
Predictions for the weekend?
I think it'll be 1-1. New manager effect and Sunderland falling asleep in the last ten minutes.
I'm obviously hoping for 7 in a row...
Could you let me know what you think the lotto numbers will be this week? I think it'll be 1-1. New manager effect and Sunderland falling asleep in the last ten minutes.
I'm obviously hoping for 7 in a row...
Gutted Sam has gone, don't begrudge him what must be a dream job for him. I wish him every success.
His signings in January strengthened the squad immeasurably, I only hope his replacement can build on it.
I might start watching England play again now the manager is someone with a bit character...
His signings in January strengthened the squad immeasurably, I only hope his replacement can build on it.
I might start watching England play again now the manager is someone with a bit character...
had ham said:
5 mins into the second half and we're 1 down )(another goalkeeping blunder) and down to 10 men. I am definitely off to the pub. I may be gone quite some time.
2-0 now...I'm almost glad to be offshore so I don't have to watch it
Our team is woeful and in need of overhaul, sadly that won't happen
had ham said:
It's strange, the obsession that NUFC fans seem to have with SAFC seems only to have intensified this season, despite us being (temporarily) two leagues below them. You will no doubt have heard of the fairly regular attendance of NUFC fans sitting with the away fans at the SoL this season - what the hell is all that about? And the songs claiming they'd seen us crying on Netflix - so they'd watched a documentary about SAFC, right....?
I see no reason for all this bks - healthy, good humoured banter is great, and thankfully that's what we typically see on PH. Whilst there's clearly a lot of local rivalry out there, it really doesn't need to manifest itself with so much aggression and/or (at times) violence, and we certainly don't need any reflection of that on a forum where we have all supposedly come together due to a shared interest in cars.
I was born and raised in Newcastle, my family are all NUFC, as is my other half's, as indeed is my eldest son. I honestly want Newcastle to succeed, I just want Sunderland to succeed more.
I see no reason for all this b
ks - healthy, good humoured banter is great, and thankfully that's what we typically see on PH. Whilst there's clearly a lot of local rivalry out there, it really doesn't need to manifest itself with so much aggression and/or (at times) violence, and we certainly don't need any reflection of that on a forum where we have all supposedly come together due to a shared interest in cars.I was born and raised in Newcastle, my family are all NUFC, as is my other half's, as indeed is my eldest son. I honestly want Newcastle to succeed, I just want Sunderland to succeed more.
How do I ban people? I was born and raised in South Shields (and Qatar) so I've a 50:50 split with mates and family as to Sunderland and Newcastle fans. I just want them to be more miserable than us is all. Is that so bad?
had ham said:
The same view expressed from opposite ends of the same spectrum!
I've seats from Roker Park in my garden, a Black Cat tattoo, a 'brick in the wall' at the SoL, a model of the SoL in a display cabinet in the lounge (otherwise full of oriental wares from my past lives overseas), a tea chest full of SAFC Programmes from 70's onwards, etc, etc. So my loyalty towards the club cannot be questioned, even if I am a very proud ex-pat geordie!
And I used to be a shareholder but got compulsory purchased when Drumaville arrived.
I also know Charlie Hurley, who unfortunately isn't that well these days - but have shared more than a few beers with him previously.
An affliction for which there is no cure!
Fair play, I never actually saw a game at Roker Park, my first Sunderland game was the opening game of the Stadium of Light, Ajax IIRC. The mustard kit was on display in the second half (I have since bought it again, this time in an adult size). I was at Wembley when we lost to Charlton, I cried though I still maintain it is the best game I've ever seen, live or otherwise.I remember my dad had a section of the pitch from Roker Park in our back garden. It was pristine...for about 6 months before our s
te grass took over Can't see us getting past Portsmouth, so another season in league 1 beckons.
Disappointed but we have had to rebuild a lot and ship off some deadwood. Loss of Maja wasn't ideal (not a lot you can do when a player wants away)
The best thing about league 1 is seeing our youth come through, I hope to see plenty more of this next season
Disappointed but we have had to rebuild a lot and ship off some deadwood. Loss of Maja wasn't ideal (not a lot you can do when a player wants away)
The best thing about league 1 is seeing our youth come through, I hope to see plenty more of this next season
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