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I've met some truly mad Sunderland supporters .....

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Hull many years ago, can't remember much bother before and during but afterwards it kicked off in the town whilst drinking down the hours for the bus, I can remember a boy from Peterlee I know his name putting this Hull kid through the local pictures front window, I think he's still there.
 
Monkey Hanger said:
Just to maybe jog a few memories. I mentioned Micklefield earlier. A crowd of us used to travel everywhere in a transit van ( no windows) just pile in - between 10 and 12 of us (maybe more) and gallons of beer. Had some crazy adventures. On the way back to Sunderland we would stop off in Micklefield in Yorkshire and get even more pissed, scrap with the locals, have a run in with the local constabulary and home. Great days. Talking here like late 70's
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This is great thread reading all the stories can remember many a time pulling up at motor way services seeing transits or similar unloading as many as 15 fans out of the back with only the driver being sober..am sure the hire companies put a stop to hiring such vans,obviously this was pre seat belt era
 
Mate of mine used to hire a coach most games and transport the good folk of Red House for a Saturday of fine ales and hearty banter the game was secondary but the tale of the weekend was just the tonic to brighten up a Monday morning . Breakdowns Crashes, the best one was rehiring a furniture van in Huddersfield and the lads cramming in with the back door up, what a sight to the motorists behind,salt of the earth those boys.
 
Threads like this make me realise how much I bloody love away games - although i have no tales to boast about getting in scraps (should of had my head kicked in at Newcastle last year mind) or being chased by rival fans - I love the people you meet and the situations you find yourself in.

I honestly can't wait for a few smaller lower league grounds next season if we go down - massive allocations and a journey to some cheaper northern towns and cities look on the horizon. Can't wait!!
 
HarrogateMackem said:
Threads like this make me realise how much I bloody love away games - although i have no tales to boast about getting in scraps (should of had my head kicked in at Newcastle last year mind) or being chased by rival fans - I love the people you meet and the situations you find yourself in.

I honestly can't wait for a few smaller lower league grounds next season if we go down - massive allocations and a journey to some cheaper northern towns and cities look on the horizon. Can't wait!!
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Actually the younger fan from the last ten years will cherish the memories that championship football brings, huge followings goals etc, not trying to be negative but those were good days in Yorkshire etc.
 
The Falcon said:
Hull many years ago, can't remember much bother before and during but afterwards it kicked off in the town whilst drinking down the hours for the bus, I can remember a boy from Peterlee I know his name putting this Hull kid through the local pictures front window, I think he's still there.
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We know one of the lads, who posts on here, as Glen the Merciless because of the first match of the season when we lost 3 nowt.

Our minibus was bricked and we piled out to express our dismay ....... Glen cornered a Hull hooligan who pleaded not to be beaten up as he'd already been beaten up before the game.

Glen battered him anyway ...... hence the nickname :lol:
 
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I used to love it back in the day when The SAFCSA ran Watsons buses from Stanley and Gilly would travel with us regaling us with tales of the Stanley Pirates. A genuinely funny lad and daft as the proverbial ships cat.
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Gilly had a seat next to us in front row of the North stand during the early days of the SoL, a right character. He'd never be in the seat til at least 20 mins of the match had gone. You'd see him appear down the front of the South stand and slowly drag his arse round the front of the East stand til he finally got to his seat, usually rat-arsed and with gravy stains round his gob.
 
The Falcon said:
Actually the younger fan from the last ten years will cherish the memories that championship football brings, huge followings goals etc, not trying to be negative but those were good days in Yorkshire etc.
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Well that includes me, I've only been going to away games in the PL (really last three years) and seen us win less then a handful of times. My best experiences have been far away from the football. I'd love to have been there in the days of drinking in the likes of Sheffield/ Leeds/ Preston etc... and seeing us win in between.

Its looking alright wIth a good chance of Bradford, Bolton, Scunthorpe and Sheffield United coming up from league one - and Leeds, Huddesfield, Preston, Blackburn, Wigan, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheff Wednesday, Nottingham, Derby, Burton, Wolves and the Birmingham clubs still hanging around
 
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We know one of the lads, who posts on here, as Glen the Merciless because of the first match of the season when we lost 3 nowt.

Our minibus was bricked and we piled out to express our dismay ....... Glen cornered a Hull hooligan who pleaded not to be beaten up as he'd already been beaten up before the game.

Glen battered him anyway ...... hence the nickname :lol:
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The Peterlee lads name rhymes with Rocky, he'll be late fifties early sixties a very game lad as I recall

HarrogateMackem said:
Well that includes me, I've only been going to away games in the PL (really last three years) and seen us win less then a handful of times. My best experiences have been far away from the football. I'd love to have been there in the days of drinking in the likes of Sheffield/ Leeds/ Preston etc... and seeing us win in between.

Its looking alright wIth a good chance of Bradford, Bolton, Scunthorpe and Sheffield United coming up from league one - and Leeds, Huddesfield, Preston, Blackburn, Wigan, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheff Wednesday, Nottingham, Derby, Burton, Wolves and the Birmingham clubs still hanging around
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Look at all them victories eh!
 
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HarrogateMackem said:
Well that includes me, I've only been going to away games in the PL (really last three years) and seen us win less then a handful of times. My best experiences have been far away from the football. I'd love to have been there in the days of drinking in the likes of Sheffield/ Leeds/ Preston etc... and seeing us win in between.

Its looking alright wIth a good chance of Bradford, Bolton, Scunthorpe and Sheffield United coming up from league one - and Leeds, Huddesfield, Preston, Blackburn, Wigan, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheff Wednesday, Nottingham, Derby, Burton, Wolves and the Birmingham clubs still hanging around
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It's tales like what you are reading here that cements our support as one of the best in the land. We travel a lot further than most, take a lot more than most and get behind the lads and enjoy ourselves. More often than not a short trip to an away game ended up as a full weekend away.
We were not trouble makers but in an age when there was lots of trouble we would look after each other. Oh and remember, most of the time we were shyte.
 
T_Bone said:
It's tales like what you are reading here that cements our support as one of the best in the land. We travel a lot further than most, take a lot more than most and get behind the lads and enjoy ourselves. More often than not a short trip to an away game ended up as a full weekend away.
We were not trouble makers but in an age when there was lots of trouble we would look after each other. Oh and remember, most of the time we were shyte.
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Tbh mate, I can't ever remember Sunderland supporters making me feel ashamed ......... looking at this board makes me believe there are a few who are desperate to feel ashamed at our support.

Well fuck them I say.
 
T_Bone said:
It's tales like what you are reading here that cements our support as one of the best in the land. We travel a lot further than most, take a lot more than most and get behind the lads and enjoy ourselves. More often than not a short trip to an away game ended up as a full weekend away.
We were not trouble makers but in an age when there was lots of trouble we would look after each other. Oh and remember, most of the time we were shyte.
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Its funny I've heard different from fans of other clubs :lol: Not disagreeing with you necessarily or saying that we were some Millwall or anything but I've heard people I know talk about how Sunderland fans would give you a good kicking back in the day if you weren't careful (Its mostly Yorkshire fans I speak to who say this by the way)
 
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