Hannover96Mackem
Winger
Never stood in roker end when I was a bairn. Was always Fulwell for me. Or clockstand paddock if we went with posh marra’s da.
Proper Roker End
- Thread starter kingmonkey
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too many times to remember.
Was in the Roker that day, fantastic!!
Started off in the Fulwell end in 79 I think it was, Marangonis debut, against Cardiff I think. Went mostly in the Fulwell unless there was a big away following expected then went in the Roker for the atmosphere/crack
The Notts County match it pissed down walking over from the town , when we got to the RE we were past caring anyway.
A tad moist by the time I got home that day.
Exapno Mapcase
Striker
Last game I was in the Roker was v Spurs in 1990
Best memory is probably the last game of the 76 promotion season when we beat Portsmouth. Didn't know the highlights were online, brilliant stuff
Best memory is probably the last game of the 76 promotion season when we beat Portsmouth. Didn't know the highlights were online, brilliant stuff
I know the place was falling down when we left but it's a shame that so many 1000s of fans never experienced it. I went to loads of the old or pre-development grounds in the top 3 divisions and there were some crackers but Roker was special. Especially full with the lights on.. the noise was thunderous.
I’m sure if you look closely at the kids on the pitch near the tunnel at the end and you’ll see Podgie .
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I was at this game with my mates, but was stood in the Fulwell.
The 75-76 season was when I started going regularly to Roker Park, with a few mates from Hartlepool.
Zidane
Striker
I was there. Not quite as close as the ' I was 5 yards away' frequent claim but still pretty close.
nowtgoodeverhappens
Striker
Jonesy57
Winger
That was certainly a bit damp, however, the celebrations were definitely not
Moved to the Roker End from The Fulwell in about 92 when they brought in the Gold Cards and I was too lazy to get 2 buses and a train from Whitley Bay to Roker Park to renew my membership.
There were some f***ing cold nights on that terrace.
kingmonkey
Striker
You could go in the roker end or clockstand without a gold card couldn't you?
riffraff
Striker
Started late 60s in Fulwell. Moved to Roker boys end after Xmas 72 when crowds had picked up.....then later up to the back centralism. Basically stayed there until closure only moving when turned out by safc to allow insurgents in. The Daintees brothers and their marras were generally in the vicinity for a long stretch.
If a gold card was membership aye. Cost more to go in the open than the covered yet we still went in cos it was quicker from The Cambridge.
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Monkey Hanger
Central Defender
Funny where you view the match from over the years and why. Started in the Fulwell as a kid as we had season tickets. Stayed there for a few years as I thought the ‘chanters’ was where it was at. Graduated to the Roker around 72. As a young hooligan the allure of away fans was irresistible! In the late 70’s I went through a bit of a sensible faze and moved to the clock stand. Enjoyed the view better and stayed there till the demise of Roker Park. Interestingly, I never watched a Sunderland match in the main stand (watched a couple of national schools matches from there). Also I’ve never watched a match from the seats at Roker. (Apart from the Fulwell in 66). With regards to the weather........ back in the day , never noticed it - busy focussing on the footy and scrapping!
I think the roof went up in '66 when they put the wooden benches in for the World Cup. Might have been a bit earlier. I was a Roker-ender from the late 50s when I went with my Dad. I would stand on a swing-thing hooked over the spikes on the back wall, and when the footy was rubbish I would watch the shipping in and out of the harbour. When they put the 'boys end' in at the front, maybe in '62(?) I would go there with my mates. Paddocks and the Fullwell were only for Cup games. I only sat in the grandstand once, when I took my Dad for his last game, against Derby in 1990.
