burchmackem
Striker
I have a similar story here. Got the little MS-DOS game one-nil (great game!) and picked a lower level team to manage so I could try getting the team up to the PL. The team, you guessed it, Sunderland. I picked them because they were the only team in the 3rd tier with a big stadium and a big support. After some experimentation I succeeded in geting Sunderland promoted 2 years in a row. I decided to learn a bit about the real club and to my suprise, Sunderland had just recently made a similar two league jump to the PL! So I started following the team as best I could in the US, (sometimes only match reports on the web- but usually with Phillips, Quinn, Phillips in the scoreline) and it has been LOVE ever since. It's true, there's no going back!
Now I get to watch almost every game thanks to Fox Soccer, Fox Soccer plus, and ESPN. :-D I would get so upset the last 2 years under Roy and Ricky that I had to tape the games and only watch if the lads won or drew, because I was getting debilitating heartburn watching live. Thankfully I can now watch live without too much trouble now, because we are plaing a brand of football which doesn't give me ulcers (Except for on black day this year- you know the one) I usually have no voice after the game, wether we, win , lose, or draw (bloody refs!) I love Sunderland!!!!!!!! FTM!!!!
Unfortunately I probably will miss tomorrows game cause I'll be at work and won't be able to watch it streaming ot DVR it. I think we will nick it 2-1 !
H'way the lads!
That's way better than my story.
FWIW, I experience some of the same health risks.