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

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The Legendary Tongue said:
Did you go to the match in the 60s 70s upto the mid 80s?
The world was a different place back then, you didn't have to be a hooligan to get caught up in trouble. And with the shipyards, steel and mining industries still going strong younguns tended to be more rough round the edges than these days, fighting occurred in most pubs in the east Durham pit villages back then and wasn't frowned upon like it is now. That's not to say it's right it's just the way the world was.
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When we grew up as teenagers in the seventies you could not go to the next village youth club without getting a slap. Made for interesting nights out. As a few more have said it was a way of life. Just cast your mind back to those days, did you see any young uns cheeking older lads, there was no child help line you work youself you faced the consequences and rightly so. Back then if you acted the twat at school you got a blackboard eraser round your lug. They were different times.
 

Buzzcock said:
We were generally 2 years behind fashion wise up here .
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I don't agree with that, more like 6 months. There were some lads from our town who used to go to London to watch Chelsea. They'd buy their clothes down there and were always one step ahead of the rest but at least we knew what to buy next. I remember seeing them wearing white skinners and sprayed gold dm's and thinking " Wtf ?".
It was like the aliens had landed !
 
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T_Bone said:
I don't agree with that, more like 6 months. There were some lads from our town who used to go to London to watch Chelsea. They'd buy their clothes down there and were always one step ahead of the rest but at least we knew what to buy next. I remember seeing them wearing white skinners and sprayed gold dm's and thinking " Wtf ?".
It was like the aliens had landed !
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I remember the likes of Chelsea sticking out like sore thumbs when they came up here .
 
Vauxie said:
And you sir are an attention seeking clown.
Nobody claiming to be hard.
If you weren't part of it you wont understand, possibly it's you who needs to grow up


I'm picturing and see the shop they had one in Holmeside as well, the owners 2 sons were ginger nuts, f***ing hell man im thinking hard here, was just up from Greenwoods, was it Hodgsons?
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Hodgsons, Colin and Dennis.
 
TOONDOON said:
When we grew up as teenagers in the seventies you could not go to the next village youth club without getting a slap. Made for interesting nights out. As a few more have said it was a way of life. Just cast your mind back to those days, did you see any young uns cheeking older lads, there was no child help line you work youself you faced the consequences and rightly so. Back then if you acted the twat at school you got a blackboard eraser round your lug. They were different times.
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Aye and we knew no different, it was all a laugh with ya mates. Half the chew we got was cos the local fanny were interested in the new meat and the local lads wanted to knock ya blocks off.
In Seaham it was the same in the different estate pubs never mind leaving for another town.
Harbour lads, Deneside, Parkside, Dawdon and top enders all knew if we went to the wrong pub depending who was who there'd likely be chew. But you knew it and still went, it didn't last forever and most end up mates at some point through work and lads that knew each other but mainly just growing up and out of it. But to be fair the thread isn't really about fighting as such it's about blokes ya met and us scruffy fuckas through here have an abundance of characters. But I can't be arsed to harp on anymore. :D
 
Vauxie said:
And you sir are an attention seeking clown.
Nobody claiming to be hard.
If you weren't part of it you wont understand, possibly it's you who needs to grow up


I'm picturing and see the shop they had one in Holmeside as well, the owners 2 sons were ginger nuts, f***ing hell man im thinking hard here, was just up from Greenwoods, was it Hodgsons?
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Go on yersel ..........it was Hodgsons !!!!!! The shop next door was a café and as teenagers we genuinely believed that if you went in and asked for a cup of coffee and a kit kat that it was code for "extras" that were provided out the back !!!!!

Seriously .

I think we all developed an exaggerated "Billy Connolly Wink" when we made an order. Just priceless man.

The Falcon said:
Hodgsons, Colin and Dennis.
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So it must have been their mother who had been on the Karras Sales Management Course to suggest " the green ones tend to be a tighter fit than the blue"
 
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Reiver said:
When I first started going there were loads like me, 16/17 year old's let loose from home in a pit village for the first time and just getting a taste for a pint.

Travel was something we knew little of except for an annual trip to Cullercoats or Whitley Bay and that was with your parents where you'd be checked 100 times a day and get wrong a dozen.

The first time I ever went to London, Wales, the NW, Carlisle, Plymouth, etc, was following Sunderland ...... it was crazy and exciting.

Anyone under 30, or even 40, must read some of these posts, regard the posters as barbarians and think they're nothing like them. And, in many ways, they are nothing like them ...... these were days before satnavs & mobile phones, you really had to stick together otherwise you could easily lose your mates and be stranded overnight.

You'd stand out like sore thumbs, on those days, because people from different parts of the country were 'more different' than they are now. These days people, from all over the country, are more similar ..... there's no youth culture or fashion and people are used to mixing with each other on foreign holidays, work, etc.

In the 'old days' it was definitely more tribal as you rarely met Cockneys or Scousers or 'sheep shaggers' unless it was match day. Sunderland lads would go to various places and be confronted with people who were almost like aliens.

Add all that together with the chance to have a good drink and it could be explosive ...... just how it was.
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explosive :D im sorry football fans fighting is not explosive just sheer cowardly thuggery.

Btw this is possibly the worst post Ive ever read on any forum and that takes some doing old chap , hats off from me.

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Shuggy said:
Go on yersel ..........it was Hodgsons !!!!!! The shop next door was a café and as teenagers we genuinely believed that if you went in and asked for a cup of coffee and a kit kat that it was code for "extras" that were provided out the back !!!!!

Seriously .

I think we all developed an exaggerated "Billy Connolly Wink" when we made an order. Just priceless man.



So it must have been their mother who had been on the Karras Sales Management Course to suggest " the green ones tend to be a tighter fit than the blue"
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The mother wouldn't give you a minute to browse, she was at you.
 
Janitor said:
explosive :D im sorry football fans fighting is not explosive just sheer cowardly thuggery.

Btw this is possibly the worst post Ive ever read on any forum and that takes some doing old chap , hats off from me.

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Hey Janny ......... calm down man...............don't dish out the compliments so readily........save a few up .

Looking at your most recent posts it appears you like sex and travel...........if so , why don't you just fuck off?
 
Janitor said:
Do you disagree with this ? Its absurd a woman talking about a mans game they have no place - I'm sorry but they should be exploring their interests elsewhere.

Which reminds me @janey pop the kettle on pet.

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I do disagree, when my daughter is home I go to the games with her, she has followed the Lads since she was a child.
You are a fool best ignored TBH.
 
The Legendary Tongue said:
Aye and we knew no different, it was all a laugh with ya mates. Half the chew we got was cos the local fanny were interested in the new meat and the local lads wanted to knock ya blocks off.
In Seaham it was the same in the different estate pubs never mind leaving for another town.
Harbour lads, Deneside, Parkside, Dawdon and top enders all knew if we went to the wrong pub depending who was who there'd likely be chew. But you knew it and still went, it didn't last forever and most end up mates at some point through work and lads that knew each other but mainly just growing up and out of it. But to be fair the thread isn't really about fighting as such it's about blokes ya met and us scruffy fuckas through here have an abundance of characters. But I can't be arsed to harp on anymore. :D
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We used to have a mortal vendetta with the lads from The Dene but would join up if lads from Leadgate showed up ....... all daft as you say.

It was the world we were born into so it was just how things were.
 
Janitor said:
explosive :D im sorry football fans fighting is not explosive just sheer cowardly thuggery.

Btw this is possibly the worst post Ive ever read on any forum and that takes some doing old chap , hats off from me.

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i'm 59 was brought up well as a good God fearing boy. "This worst post ever' has managed to bring back together people of all backgrounds with a true love of our football team and ties to an area and era that has suffered, but will never be cowed or diluted from people of your ilk....and i don't wear or doff my hat old chap
 
Reiver said:
It was the world we were born into so it was just how things were.
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Exactly, if you weren't around at the time don't comment. If you were and didn't join in you'll still have knew and met daft lads and had a laugh with them.
 
brandon safc said:
Why have you got to try and spoil this thread for everyone by starting an argument. It's easily the best thing on here. When we go down the match a love to hear the stories from games from years ago.
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Mr.J would go down a treat on your bus mate. Life and soul of the party. He ' s just a bit envious as he appears to have no crack and fewer mates.

T_Bone said:
I don't agree with that, more like 6 months. There were some lads from our town who used to go to London to watch Chelsea. They'd buy their clothes down there and were always one step ahead of the rest but at least we knew what to buy next. I remember seeing them wearing white skinners and sprayed gold dm's and thinking " Wtf ?".
It was like the aliens had landed !
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I did think I was the dogs in my skinners like. Looking back they were ridiculous, what a clip I looked.
 
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Mrjardine said:
86 first game and never saw any bother. I haven't denied that there was more chew back on those days but those claiming we were always the innocent party and just a bunch of daft lads not looking did bother are just full of shit as I've already shown.
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The worlds a different place to what is was, if you don't like the thread just scroll on.!!!
 
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