jcrossan
Striker
Sums up what being a supporter is all about and why, in the end, the players are just a minor part of this.
Weird how close it is to my own dad's final days. He suffered with Alsymers and I took him to Roker park for one final time cos he couldn't go on his own any more. For the first half he was his old, miserable self, barely talking except to give shit to yet another player wearing red and white. No doubting his love for the team though. On the way home he suddenly started talking. Said Shack was his favorite though Raich was the best player he ever saw. It was about the last thing he ever said. I went back to Canada a few days later and never saw him alive again. And people here sometimes ask why I don't support some lot like Man Utd, or Liverpool.
Weird how close it is to my own dad's final days. He suffered with Alsymers and I took him to Roker park for one final time cos he couldn't go on his own any more. For the first half he was his old, miserable self, barely talking except to give shit to yet another player wearing red and white. No doubting his love for the team though. On the way home he suddenly started talking. Said Shack was his favorite though Raich was the best player he ever saw. It was about the last thing he ever said. I went back to Canada a few days later and never saw him alive again. And people here sometimes ask why I don't support some lot like Man Utd, or Liverpool.