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

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Sandboy said:
I posted this before but we had a 20 per seater at Tranmere one year, the seats were raised above the aisle, I was in the the middle of the back seat looking straight down the aisle. I fell asleep and when I woke up I looked down and Gilly was grinning up at me, nearly shit myself waking up pissed and looking at that handsome bastard lying on the floor with his head between my feet. The pirates had fucked off without him and he thought Birtley was as close as he'd get.
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Buzzcock said:
Male modelling was never going to be an option for Sammy . :rolleyes:
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Indeed, Sammy was nuts a fervent fan but easily led or coaxed to do things.

Sammy always seemed to have younger kids with him, his gang seeing hisname reminds me of some of the real handy lads Fogey, Lothian etc, there were a good few but fucked with the names .
 
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magcatcherhutch said:
ray moore from south sheilds railway worker ..long hair long coat baseball boots must be 60 odd now great lad nothing faised him
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Bowie feather cut? Met him on the train to Brighton in 1978 and he saved me from a kicking at Brighton station - we'd been for a pint and went to get the train to Hove. Ray and his mate had scarves, I didn't (soft!) - I was in another queue and him and his mate just walked past me and he whispered "we're just going outside" when all hell broke loose. Ray's mate got knocked down (broken jaw!) and Ray just stood over him fighting the Brighton fans off. Then it was all over and everyone disappeared. I got on the train and went to the match (which we lost 2-1 to two late Eric Potts goals). Saw Ray afterwards and I thought he'd have a go at me for not helping, but he said "we knew you were incognito, so that's why we went outside"! What a great bloke!
We got back to London and were talking to a Brighton fan, when these Palace fans came along - it nearly kicked off as they hate Brighton and they thought we were with him, but Ray managed to talk them out of any nonsense. Saved twice in one day!
 
SAFCDownUnder said:
Bowie feather cut? Met him on the train to Brighton in 1978 and he saved me from a kicking at Brighton station - we'd been for a pint and went to get the train to Hove. Ray and his mate had scarves, I didn't (soft!) - I was in another queue and him and his mate just walked past me and he whispered "we're just going outside" when all hell broke loose. Ray's mate got knocked down (broken jaw!) and Ray just stood over him fighting the Brighton fans off. Then it was all over and everyone disappeared. I got on the train and went to the match (which we lost 2-1 to two late Eric Potts goals). Saw Ray afterwards and I thought he'd have a go at me for not helping, but he said "we knew you were incognito, so that's why we went outside"! What a great bloke!
We got back to London and were talking to a Brighton fan, when these Palace fans came along - it nearly kicked off as they hate Brighton and they thought we were with him, but Ray managed to talk them out of any nonsense. Saved twice in one day!
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geoff cowens was the other kid two gems fight anyone they would if needed that is
 
Long shot here. Maybe not.
Back at the end of the Charlton play off season when I was living in Antibes I had a call from a mate who'd heard someone on Riviera Radio asking if anywhere was showing the Sunderland QPR game. (long before internet and streaming)
I called the radio station and got the number of a bloke who arranged to meet me in the 'Gaffe' for the match.
In walked a brick shithouse in his gold 'mickey gray' top.
Brilliant crack and a good night all round. I'm now 100% convinced I was in the company of @Reiver
 
Met a a right crackerjack at Lincoln before the FA CUP match.

We were in a pub and he was alone at the next table so we chatted with him. He got up, asked us to mind his pint while he went up the road for tabs ...... he reckoned they'd be cheaper than in the pub.

When he came back he was wearing an easter bonnet he'd bought for £2 at Oxfam ..... more than the tabs!!!!

The pub emptied and stripped Oxfam bare, everything from fur coats to ballet tutus ...... great fun.
 
Montys Cat said:
Hammy in the middle , was with him yesterday for a cuppa.
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Probably not the same "Hammy " but I remember going down to London on the South Hylton coach for the 72 league cup final Chelsea v Stoke me couple of other mates including Porky Richmond. we in our crombie,stay press,and Martens attire with the older blokes on the coach, anyway we get there a found this pub all Stokies,then in minutes a huge ensemble of Chelsea come marching up the road and we thought here we go,but leading them was a mate of porkeys a well known skin "Hammy" we joined up with them and surprisingly the day went well.We ended up in the Stoke west end thinking as I was surrounded by all the red white and black , if only God answered me the following year .
 
Reiver said:
People go on about Millwall and Spurs but some of the worst days were at places like Bristol, Oxford, Wrexham, etc.
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Oxford, thought it would be posh like Cambridge!
No end of bother and got kneed in the balls by a copper.

he was saying he;d just got out of Durham ( jail I think not the Uni )

This...
 
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Grumpy Old Man said:
Was living in Brum at the time - probably had it easier than most.
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I was living in London but cadged a lift up to Sunderland for some reason. Just made last orders in the Board Inn of all places ffs. Twas the last of my long day away games, stop overs or stop at home from then on.
 
lostinfrance said:
Long shot here. Maybe not.
Back at the end of the Charlton play off season when I was living in Antibes I had a call from a mate who'd heard someone on Riviera Radio asking if anywhere was showing the Sunderland QPR game. (long before internet and streaming)
I called the radio station and got the number of a bloke who arranged to meet me in the 'Gaffe' for the match.
In walked a brick shithouse in his gold 'mickey gray' top.
Brilliant crack and a good night all round. I'm now 100% convinced I was in the company of @Reiver
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Yes mate, that was me and I remember you and the night very well ;)
 
Norton said:
Anyone remember Haggis from Houghton? When we were kids (about 9 or 10 ) late 1960 we would travel to the match on the Number 14 from South Hetton. We all believed he lived in the toilets in Houghton bus station and would be shit scared he would get on the bus. Was only about 2 or 3 years older than us. About 60 now!:oops::oops::cry:
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Haggis died years ago
 
Reiver said:
Met a a right crackerjack at Lincoln before the FA CUP match.

We were in a pub and he was alone at the next table so we chatted with him. He got up, asked us to mind his pint while he went up the road for tabs ...... he reckoned they'd be cheaper than in the pub.

When he came back he was wearing an easter bonnet he'd bought for £2 at Oxfam ..... more than the tabs!!!!

The pub emptied and stripped Oxfam bare, everything from fur coats to ballet tutus ...... great fun.
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Just remembered ..... he called himself 'Seedy' and was from one of the pit villages around Easington.
 
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