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...just browsing through the magnificent Statcat with EL on in back ground and didn't realise how bad crowds were after our 2nd ever relegation 69-70 up til the Notts County cup replay in January 73.
Talk about a hangover !! Horrendous.
Anyone have much memory of 70/71, 71/72 and early part of 72/73 ?
The strange thing was that we actually made a right fist of trying to gain promotion in 71/72 yet despite a 5th place finish, we only averaged 15,500. Was this anything to do with the anti Alan Brown sentiment that prevailed at the time ?
After relegation, Sunderland never got going at all in 70/71 despite signing the much vaunted Joe Baker.
Thank goodness for Sir Bob Stokoe and the cup run and win to lift us out of the doldrums !
Talk about a hangover !! Horrendous.
Anyone have much memory of 70/71, 71/72 and early part of 72/73 ?
The strange thing was that we actually made a right fist of trying to gain promotion in 71/72 yet despite a 5th place finish, we only averaged 15,500. Was this anything to do with the anti Alan Brown sentiment that prevailed at the time ?
After relegation, Sunderland never got going at all in 70/71 despite signing the much vaunted Joe Baker.
Thank goodness for Sir Bob Stokoe and the cup run and win to lift us out of the doldrums !