if it was the 80's, his voice would have been dubbed, by an actor.
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if it was the 80's, his voice would have been dubbed, by an actor.
The great advantage I would say Reiver is generally the 70s/80s lads were good mates with the generation who came after them. Despite all the alpha male nonsense, there was surprisingly little flak. I know that some of the old-school lads who ran a couple of buses from a well-known pub in Sunderland recruited some of the 90s lads to police their second bus after a load of hassle.Perhaps that's because the 'after 1990 lads' are illiterate
Being serious though I'd say that anything organised becomes less spontaneous ..... like the Palace Ultras.
Some of the characters, in the old days, were really off the wall tbh.
I'd love to hear about characters up to present but few seem willing to post.
The issue I guess on reflection was one of secrecy. I know you're keen to get a book off the ground but when the Two Tribes lass came to the Terminus with the same intention she struggled. She had to go well down her list before she found anyone on either side to engage. Perhaps time offers its own security.
Left For Dead
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I remember them at RP = they were like a bunch of Orcs, still we have never denied that either.
buster
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Although I'd like to see a book , you've made a very good point about folk either wanting or not wanting to commit memories to paper , but the more I think about it , the suggested book has a minuscule potential market , to be fair the only people who'd want to buy it are possibly the contributors and a small amount of Sunderland fans and that's probably it.
I cannot see a widespread interest outside of this local area , I'd like to be proved wrong mind.
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Reiver
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I totally agree about the limited interest but books are cheap to produce and there are enough people happy to provide free stories & photos.
As the thread has shown people, who never realised they knew each other, have filled in details and confirmed events & characters.
Some of the photographs, although quite recent, look like images from another time entirely ...... IMO it would be a shame if these images, tales & characters were lost. They're part of the history of sons & daughters who followed on and, to a lesser extent, part of the history of the club and the area.
It wouldn't be a best seller, or even a big seller, but it would pull all the daft old stuff together ...... worth a bit of effort tbh.
You have contributed the best stories ever. Unequivocally. But we would rather keep our mouths shut. No offense.
buster
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Certainly is worth a bit of effort , as I said I'd like to be proved wrong.
I've had a few of MBH's books and I'd certainly buy anything that comes from this , I might even get you to autograph it
I guess an interesting book would be the evolution of Sunderland fans over the ages. I'm too young for the 70s but that seemed to be about violence and taking the other end. The 80s/90s seemed to be about numbers and maybe a tenuous affiliation. I remember going to Tranmere to watch them get promoted against Crewe after a friendship born of the Wembley festival (I think Crewe went up as well). Maybe the period after that was a dark time of organised hooliganism but it's strange to note that now the same retired pensionable people are often off to Rotterdam to acknowledge a new friendship. An interesting dynamic.
magcatcherhutch
Midfield
when you look at the knick names of a few sland fans over the years makes you wonder ,,,,,the yeti [sland ], the animal[ ghead rip] , sammy the chin[ ryhope] , one eyed bob [walsend] , the bear [sland ], lergo [darlington ] , glass eyed butch[ swalwell ], harry con [the nook rip] , unstable ernie [washington] , one punch daz[ felling ,,]all lads ive know since a kid how many unusual names have you come across following our team ,,,,ps all of the above mentioned were full on sland lads some hard boys some who not right in the head in a nice way some just daft i would walk over hot coles for these lads in my youth happy days ,,,
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Vauxie
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Sammy the Chin(Suddick lad, Knox Square), Buttons(Shields), Shonka(Hetton), Shic(Pennywell),Slosh (Grindon),Beaszy(Grindon),Mr T, Joker,Fuzz,The Angel of Death(B.Dodds),Oxo,Porky,Celtic,Cappa,The Sherrif and Tonto, Brut Elliot,
Spenny
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Seconds after the ball hit the back of the net my front teeth were knocked out. Still paying for it to this day. Worth it though.
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Brings back a lot of memories those names,still use Brut it's £1 a gallon now.
Vauxie
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Cocky,Nelly,Tot,T.Race,R.Bagley,Alan all good lads from Peterlee.
I moved on but still using Aramais.
Brut Elliott used to drink the stuff im sure
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I can picture Cocky now, Putting a Hull lad through a window outside the Odeon I think.
I recall another Peterlee lad Derek, big lad married a town end Farm girl I think.
Aye he did ha ha, became a male nurse
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Vindaloo Man
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Are these some of the lads whose names where painted on the brick wall at the back of the Fulwell End?
Vauxie
Striker
Add Mole,Kansas,Toto
He always was a nurse Brut.
Big Derek cant mind him but im getting on now
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Many other lads as well, who didn't really have nicknames but we were all associated.
I always thought Keith went into that profession in later life.Derek married a lads sister I knew Billy Davison from Town end. Derek was a handfull
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Vauxie
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Aye Billy Aker from the heed, L.Calvert from the Hill,J Summers and Connley Roker Ave lads,F Frint sheelds, Ritchie Milley,
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Was speaking to Mr Summers last year or so, I know his step brother well.
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