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

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T_Bone said:
Mate he posted two weeks ago that females have no place in football and when he sees one at the match he wonders" Who's getting the groceries in ?"
He's a fool who is best ignored.
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Fools make feasts, wise men eat them.
 
Mrjardine said:
This thread can be summed up in this post.
Our fans were witty, hilarious hardmen who despite at the height of violence going into home ends , drinking in home oppositions boozers and making their presence known by wearing our colours and singing our songs.
Invariably we always came out on top in any battles regardless of numbers with one bloke taking down 5 by himself.
Oh and they definitely weren't hooligans.
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I got kicked to fuck at Swiss Cottage tube station if it's any consolation to you .
 
Mrjardine said:
This thread can be summed up in this post.
Our fans were witty, hilarious hardmen who despite at the height of violence going into home ends , drinking in home oppositions boozers and making their presence known by wearing our colours and singing our songs.
Invariably we always came out on top in any battles regardless of numbers with one bloke taking down 5 by himself.
Oh and they definitely weren't hooligans.
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I've seen that same dreary 'summary' trotted out numerous times, quite often from you, by people totally missing the point.

You said you'd leave the thread be but I just knew you'd be back :lol:

While you're here, surely you must have one interesting story or have met one character in all those years following Sunderland.

Go on, just one ......

buster said:
Janitor = Jardine .
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Hmmm ......
 
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Mrjardine said:
This thread can be summed up in this post.
Our fans were witty, hilarious hardmen who despite at the height of violence going into home ends , drinking in home oppositions boozers and making their presence known by wearing our colours and singing our songs.
Invariably we always came out on top in any battles regardless of numbers with one bloke taking down 5 by himself.
Oh and they definitely weren't hooligans.
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There was no segregation most of the days back then so going in the home end was the only option.
 
Buzzcock said:
Aye . You don't really believe that you only get trouble if you're looking for it do you ?
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In the main yes. Obviously always a chance of being in wrong place at wrong time but reading this thread it seems a few people willingly put themselves in those wrong places only to throw hands up in faux incredulity when trouble flared.
 
Mrjardine said:
In the main yes. Obviously always a chance of being in wrong place at wrong time but reading this thread it seems a few people willingly put themselves in those wrong places only to throw hands up in faux incredulity when trouble flared.
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I don't think there's been a single post that's anywhere near that description ...... not one.

Everyone knew the situation, you're quite wrong imo.

If you can quote one post, in that vein, I'd be amazed.
 
Mrjardine said:
In the main yes. Obviously always a chance of being in wrong place at wrong time but reading this thread it seems a few people willingly put themselves in those wrong places only to throw hands up in faux incredulity when trouble flared.
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So you don't think that innocent fans being picked off by large gangs of thugs wasn't a common occurrence back then ?
 
T_Bone said:
I wouldn't entertain him mate, he's desperate he really is, if he was around in those days he'd be the one at the front shouting " Chase me, chase me ".
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What these 'quilted jacket & bobble hat' people fail to realise is that are 'natural targets' while they're folding their dad's tartan blanket and stepping back onto the branch bus ....... a bunch of daft NE lads making their own way to the ground stuck out like sore thumbs and were often targeted by home supporters.

Simple enough concept to grasp I'd have thought.
 
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Spenny said:
That same game someone in the Roker had lost a Rider boot with a sharp hard leather sole. It was constantly getting flung between us and the mags. We’d be watching the match then bang, some poor twat took a direct hit. Him and the boot would be picked up and a circle made so that the returnee could take a bit of a run thus launching it back with maximum velocity. We had one eye on the pitch the other on the sky. After the goal and losing my teeth I had to get first aid to stem the bleeding. I did not know it but the only station was under the Roker on the far side of the mags half? Well done Sunderland Council.

When I got to the gate in the wall the coppers opened it and just pushed me through, the mags could not believe their luck. Just conceded against us and I am thrown in wearing a Sunderland shirt. Two coppers ran over and whisked me across and in to the hut sharpish then left. There was me and old St Johns woman with a young lass to assist as well as a mag sparked out on a bed with a bandage around his head. Clearly a victim of the Rider boot.

The old girl could not do much so just gave me some gauze to bite on and said I could go. Where? Word had spread and around two hundred had gathered outside awaiting my return, I was totally fucked. The old girl sent the bairn to get the police. Whilst she was away another mag turned up, another gashed head requiring stitches. This raised my spirits a little.

The bairn came back with a copper, he looked at me and got straight on the radio, the situation outside was clearly bad. Eventually eight arrived, we walked out to a roar of pure hate. They formed a tight circle around me, drew truncheons and pushed in to the masses of unwashed. I took a few digs and was covered in spit and piss but made it back to the wall and through the gate ok. The police did a great job to be fair.

Lesson learnt, I never bothered with first aid again.
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Tremendous
 
Buzzcock said:
So you don't think that innocent fans being picked off by large gangs of thugs wasn't a common occurrence back then ?
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Certainly more common but why put yourself in firing line by wearing teams colours, going in oppo end, going in oppo boozers etc. Asking for trouble given how volatile you claim it was.
I keep hearing that none of our fans were hoolies. Now going in home end on away days and scrapping with home fans surely constitutes hooliganism?
 
Mrjardine said:
Certainly more common but why put yourself in firing line by wearing teams colours, going in oppo end, going in oppo boozers etc. Asking for trouble given how volatile you claim it was.
I keep hearing that none of our fans were hoolies. Now going in home end on away days and scrapping with home fans surely constitutes hooliganism?
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No one has said that either .......
 
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