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A mag's opinion of our atmosphere

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All the mags games were class, V burnley & sheff utd in the playoffs the ground was bouncing... good few prem games as well
 
sproates33 said:
Imagine what it would be like if we were good.
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Not necessarily better. Sometimes, In adversity, the atmosphere is better as it is the hard core fans who attend. I have a mate who has been a City ST holder since the 80’s. He misses Maine Road and the old days for everything other than the team!!
 
BlackCatPete said:
I'm from and live in Edinburgh mate, first English game I went to was that 1-0 win, bought tickets with my mates, drove down and just like that, sold. Blew me away and been regular ever since.

I remember seeing Roker Park on the TV, I've since learned all about the famous Roker roar and once I found the club, it just made me wish I was 10 years older and been able to have a few pre-match pints and then a home game at the old ground.
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Surprisingly common pattern , I've taken so many down over the years from Stirling and then Edinburgh that quickly became diehard MLF's.
 
Biffo The Bear said:
Not necessarily better. Sometimes, In adversity, the atmosphere is better as it is the hard core fans who attend. I have a mate who has been a City ST holder since the 80’s. He misses Maine Road and the old days for everything other than the team!!
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I sort of agree. When you watch the top clubs play poor opposition the atmosphere is flat as fuck as they just sit there expecting a convincing win. For example your match last night the atmosphere was shocking as Liverpool fans didn't feel the need to get behind their team as they knew that they would almost certainly win
 
Thatheaderman said:
Reidy times were good as were Keane times. Then not so good.

Happens to be a reason for that but how many clubs would create better atmosphere if in L1 for the years we've been now, and that's after watching premiership and championship dross for the years previous.
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At many premiership games the majority of the atmosphere comes from away fans. Proximity to home fans is what gets the home fans going.
w73 said:
At many premiership games the majority of the atmosphere comes from away fans. Proximity to home fans is what gets the home fans going.
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That isn't a dig at our home atmosphere. It's better than most.
 
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Thatheaderman said:
Was good on Saturday, partially down to the ref because fans could sense players were having to dig in a lot more . Also when 2 1 up less leave early and it helps. At times it isnt so good and I'm in South.

Think the roar when attacking is sometimes more beneficial to players than a song.
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It is what made Roker Park such a magical place when I was a kid. Stan Anderson played a through ball to Crossan, or King Charlie rumbled upfield for a corner and it would start to swell and build into a crescendo. It gives me goosebumps even now! Opponents were convinced we played crowd noise through the PA, but it was pure organic Mackem Madness.
I'm old, obviously, but I would love to see the day we had a team worthy of the name, and the club had to extend the ground. Imagine the noise if the Roker End was expanded into a massive terrace (like Spurs) with 'safe standing' so folks could really let go!
 
Leake Makem said:
I was at a family event yesterday and was chatting to a Mag family member (unfortunately we are split 50/50) who I had bumped into at a Sunderland Game and was asking him why he was there etc. Turns out his mate is a mackem.

He went on to say he was actually surprised at how good the atmosphere was and that it was actually better than SJP has been for a good few years and even when at the Burnley game it was good for the first 5 and then rubbish for the rest.

Made me think, sometimes we shouldn't be too hard on our atmosphere, some have it alot better than us and still can't get as loud as us. We take it for granted sometimes I'm sure, the SOL is not going to be like Napoli in league 1.

Haway the fans
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the fact that he was surprised shows you how up their own arse they are. We Are the Noth East.
 
If Sunderland were in the process of winning the Premier League the atmosphere at the SOL could not be any better than that of the second half against Chelsea when Big Sam was in charge.
Supporters imagine what the noise would be if we had a really successful side : no need to imagine as we have all experienced the Roker Roar at some stage in the past.
I recall Man City 73 and the extra time period against Cardiff the previous year.
In later years, despite a reduced capacity there would be the Chelsea QF replay in 92 and the last evening match at Roker when deslite a prolonged roar the team were unable to capitalise on a succesion of corners against Southampton.
Older supporters will no doubt recall Spurs in 61.
 
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