Same with me mate. My 7 year olds first game as well2 times against Coventry. Once against pompey. The flare landed two seats away from my 8 year old and a glass bottled landed a couple of rows behind and that was just today.. I was one seat away from being hit in the 5-4 fixtures.
The safety of the Sunderland fans isn't there. Coventry should have been banned from attending.. A bloke picked up the broken glass and the female steward asked where it came from. Where else would it f***ing come from? Then she just put it in the bin and carried on with her duties. I would be collecting any evidence and using it to ban the fuckers.
Today's match is now irrelevant, and my 8 year old is seriously distressed and doesn't want to go back.. First season for him as a season card holder n all. So bollocks to the club I'll be emailing them and getting a refund for our season cards.