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NE25Jambo said:
I am from Edinburgh, now live in Whitley Bay and have adopted SAFC as my English team.
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Jambo's and Black Cats . Sunderland's sister club since 1870's . HMFC and SAFC.

Nuneaton Youth said:
Nuneaton lived here all my 40 years. But my dad and family are from Willington, hence me supporting Sunlun.
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Not far from Bedworth. FTM

Kborom said:
Me dad did a tour of some lovely pit villages, Esh Winning to Langley Park to Horden. Haven't lived in the NE since uni though.

Sunderland every other weekend for the family and the lads
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Where'd ya live noo ?
 
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At the end of the day the very special thing about SAFC is that it is a Durham County team with a long long history of being supported by fans who travelled from the mining settlements at over Durham first to Roker Park in the old days and now the SOL. People who worked like Trojans during the week and to who a game of football helped them forget the hardships they endured. (A few of them would even bring their Mrs along as she could go shopping in Binns and then enjoy tea and a bun in Carricks while the match was on).

I have posted several times before that you young un's (most people under 50) haven't seen the amazing sight of the line of coaches on a match day that went from the bottom of Roker Avenue along the seafront and around Seaburn Rec. Coaches that brought fans to Sunderland from all over County Durham to the game. As a kid I used to love to read all the names of villages and towns where the coaches had come from Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland , Consett, Crook, Ferryhill and so on. It was a lexicon of County Durham and its people.

There are no outsiders when it comes the SAFC it now it extends to folk all over the UK and even beyond. Townies like me as just a bit luckier than the rest of you having been born in one of the friendliest towns on the planet.
 
Capt. Orr said:
Leam Lane in Gateshead; I live in Wardley now. I was born in the County Durham UDC of Felling. I'm Durham through and through and support the team I should coming from where I do.
I also use this argument to wind up my many mag mates. They absolutely hate being told they've more geographical affinity with Sunderland than them lot over the Tyne. Hoy this at them and they all start talking bollox about being born in the General Hospital, growing up in Benwell or their grandad using a different miners lamp.
IMO (I'll get some stick for this no doubt) South of the Tyne = Sunderland
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South of the Tyne doesn't = Sunderland. I know loads of lads fans North of the Tyne.
 
splorty said:
The lads from darlo are a good set. Used to go on that bus a bit from years gone by. It used to be run by a lad called Paul, an ex copper so used to get us all in the police club for cheap ale. Cracking lad.
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Aye you don't get much better than murph, top top bloke, unfortunately he retired from running the bus in 2015, but now run by another top lad Dave Wright and some help him out.......

Give us a shout if you want a lift again.....
 
Born in Sunderland (Southwick), have lived most of my life in Washington (Rickleton, Concord, Sulgrave) lived in Hylton Castle for 5 years anarl, then moved back to Concord / Usworth..........Sunderland born and bred, Sunderland til I die :cool:.
 
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