supernaut1968
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Ellis.What did they call him?
I am 58 yrs old. I saw my first match 50 years ago. Have been an exile for 30 years. Coming back to UK this year. Footballing wise, the worst time to come back I know. We have won one real trophy in that 50 years. But loads and loads of great memories, and the club has enriched my life to a monumental degree. No need to dwell on the individual moments, you all know what they are. Not trophy-laden then, but there was always hope - whether in old Div1/Premier, or the lower tiers - that it would not take that much to make us successful. But it appears that without a huge injection of cash, that seems far away now. It could take many years to get back to a position where we can challenge again, if it happens at all.
I check these pages every day, a lot of gallows humour, and a lot of anger. Rightly so. I am not pointing the finger in this post, too many others for that. I just wanted to explore the great sadness that so many people will feel at the moment. Those that have followed the club for decades, those a lot younger. It is the lowest ebb. Far worse than Lawrie Mac days.
For someone like me, who is getting on now, it is bitter-sweet. We have experienced the highs and the lows. We have also experienced what life has to throw at us, and know that time runs fast. Football as the years go by becomes less important. It's just the way it is. Other things to worry about. And for sanity's sake, it would be suicidal to keep worrying about the club, when you have yourself, family and friends to think/worry about. But there is no denying the sickness in the stomach when the mind currently turns to SAFC. One of the most important things in my life is going down the drain, and there seems no way out of it.
Sorry for the depressive nature of this post, I am normally a positive guy when it comes to SAFC. Coleman gives us some hope, but he is not a miracle worker. I just hope someone buys out Short sooner rather than later. With the cash to save us.
Good luck at Boro lads. Fans and team.
Have my weekends back. Doing stuff I haven't done in years.
Again not about how much money we spend just look at the last 10 years, Short is finally doing what he should have done years ago, always worried that Bain didnt prune hard enough over the summer
It' not that. I used to be bothered how the mags were doing years ago but older now n have many more things to worry about lolWhat would football be without rivalry
great post Major, i am a similar age and i cant bare to see us struggling like this, so many fantastic fans and this is happening to us, its very sad. If you recall i met you in HK years ago, we discussed our team and we were really upbeat, now its just so depressing. I don't get these players, I don't know them, i don't even recognise the kit, it all gets to me I can't help it. Here's to better days and welcome back to Blighty.
I don't want to be melodramatic, but the real impact has been on the quality of the time I spend with my son. Loves football as much as me, he started with a season ticket at the age of 4, loved it, and times like the early days of O'Neill (eg Ji Dong-Won), the derby wins, the Wembley run, the Poyet great escape, were really enjoyable.
He's now 13, still loves football in general, but thanks to Ellis Short's destruction of the club, is totally apathetic about SAFC, and about going to the match, and often bins it. He certainly doesn't want to go to any more away games. I suspect when he goes it is as a bit of a 'favour' to me, and looking ahead, he certainly won't be going to watch us if he goes to University or gets a job or gets a girlfriend or whatever.
It's the lost generation of SAFC fans that is the worst bit of what that cunt Short has done to the club.