Disco_Pants93
Striker
Aye, I don't think any of us can! I'm sure there's even a bit of guilt for getting us into it watching no mark league one wankers do the Shearer celebration at the SoL
No guilt anymore!
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Anyone else's first game on Sunday?
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No guilt anymore!
chriswallace85
Striker
I just knocked up a quick table in Excel of how many full seasons I've been going and totted up the home games.
I've nee idea the actual number is, but it'll be six hundred n summit I'd have thought. It's at least 622.
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Brilliant post and photo.It was my boys first game on Sunday. He turned 5 in April and I always said, like my Dad did with me, I'll take him to a game when he's 5. I picked the Chelsea game thinking we wouldn't have much riding on it and getting a ticket for him would be easy enough... it wasn't
Walking over Keel Crossing I had a little moment to myself, seeing him in front of me holding his Grandad's hand walking to the match with his SAFC top and bucket hat on. Proper lump in my throat as when I found out we were having a boy, naturally, I always wondered what his first game with me would feel like. Got him through the turnstile and straight onto my shoulders as it was obviously very busy. He got up the gangway and seen the pitch and from then he was absolutely fascinated by it. We got up to our row and he stood on the chair behind me and my old man. His smile was beaming from ear to ear. He loved the noise, the songs, the Xhaka pre-match video, everything. Lasted the full 90 minutes without any bother and was over the moon he got to sing the Mayenda song because it's his favourite and the first player he got on his top. Seeing us score at our end was brilliant with him, celebrating with us and the lads around us. A few packets of sweets and a bottle of coke later, we even managed to stay for a decent chunk of the full time celebrations until he said he wanted a drink and a cheeseburger, and at that point I couldn't begrudge him anything
He even spent the entire journey home starting songs on the train and was absolutely buzzing when the rest of the train joined in every time
Without question one of the best days of my life and after all of the shite we've had with league one, double relegations and times where you really question why you still do it, it all felt lifted and that the blind faith and persistence really paid off. The sunshine, the atmosphere, his massive smile, seeing him with my Dad and qualifying for Europe was the ultimate reward for all those dark days and I find it hard to imagine that day ever being topped but with this football club lately, i'll never rule anything out
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SAFC Wilks
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He’s only known successful times. Lucky shit.It was my boys first game on Sunday. He turned 5 in April and I always said, like my Dad did with me, I'll take him to a game when he's 5. I picked the Chelsea game thinking we wouldn't have much riding on it and getting a ticket for him would be easy enough... it wasn't
Walking over Keel Crossing I had a little moment to myself, seeing him in front of me holding his Grandad's hand walking to the match with his SAFC top and bucket hat on. Proper lump in my throat as when I found out we were having a boy, naturally, I always wondered what his first game with me would feel like. Got him through the turnstile and straight onto my shoulders as it was obviously very busy. He got up the gangway and seen the pitch and from then he was absolutely fascinated by it. We got up to our row and he stood on the chair behind me and my old man. His smile was beaming from ear to ear. He loved the noise, the songs, the Xhaka pre-match video, everything. Lasted the full 90 minutes without any bother and was over the moon he got to sing the Mayenda song because it's his favourite and the first player he got on his top. Seeing us score at our end was brilliant with him, celebrating with us and the lads around us. A few packets of sweets and a bottle of coke later, we even managed to stay for a decent chunk of the full time celebrations until he said he wanted a drink and a cheeseburger, and at that point I couldn't begrudge him anything
He even spent the entire journey home starting songs on the train and was absolutely buzzing when the rest of the train joined in every time
Without question one of the best days of my life and after all of the shite we've had with league one, double relegations and times where you really question why you still do it, it all felt lifted and that the blind faith and persistence really paid off. The sunshine, the atmosphere, his massive smile, seeing him with my Dad and qualifying for Europe was the ultimate reward for all those dark days and I find it hard to imagine that day ever being topped but with this football club lately, i'll never rule anything out
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Have you not told him we’re sometimes rubbish?
We were away at the weekend so missed the match but a friend took their two teenage boys on our tickets who'd never been to a Sunderland game before (they live down south, but their mam and half their family is from Sunderland though had never been encouraged to follow the lads actively). I was disappointed to miss the match and celebrations but delighted that they got to experience a tremendous intro to our world and I think they are now well and truly hooked.
nyronaldinho
Reserve Squad
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Disco_Pants93
Striker
Tried to tell him how lucky he is leaving the ground but as you can imagine he was more concerned with where the cheeseburger was coming fromHe’s only known successful times. Lucky shit.
Have you not told him we’re sometimes rubbish?
SAFC Wilks
Striker
Love it.Tried to tell him how lucky he is leaving the ground but as you can imagine he was more concerned with where the cheeseburger was coming from
Hopefully these good times last for years. We all know how shit it’s been previously so don’t want to put young kids through that.
Feed the Monster
Striker
2 promotions and European football already in his lifetime, lucky bugger
I think that about my son - he’s now 17 and being regularly for the last five years with me. He’s been to and seen us win at Wembley twice, he’s had the Ballard and the Watson moments, an unbelievable first season back and now Sunday.
I’ve had 47 years and heading up to a 1000 games of mostly disappointment. He doesn’t know he was born
Wouldn’t change a think like (well, maybe beating Liverpool in 92).
Disco_Pants93
Striker
Disco_Pants93
Striker
Still buzzing now mate, some day!Buzzing for you mate
back_to_winning_ways
Winger
Point of order.
Don’t forget the daughters
I was at the match with my daughter on Sunday. She’s been going since she was four and is now thirty.
She’s been there through all of our recent downs and now enjoying the up’s
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Don’t forget the daughters
I was at the match with my daughter on Sunday. She’s been going since she was four and is now thirty.
She’s been there through all of our recent downs and now enjoying the up’s
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Disco_Pants93
Striker
She's only 16 months and although she was in the Sheepfolds before the game pottering about, she's still a bit young for the gamePoint of order.
Don’t forget the daughters
I was at the match with my daughter on Sunday. She’s been going since she was four and is now thirty.
She’s been there through all of our recent downs and now enjoying the up’s
back_to_winning_ways
Winger
I’m sure you’ll make sure she gets there as soon as she’s old enoughShe's only 16 months and although she was in the Sheepfolds before the game pottering about, she's still a bit young for the game
