South Shields v Cleethorpes Town. Sunday 21 May. Wembley.


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thank you

there's a few things remaining I want to see in my lifetime

and Shields playing at Wembley is one of them

it's a beautiful game


if you book them online are you guaranteed that it's a shields area in the stand?
Andy, yes - you can book for the specific Shields area. Each team at Wembley that day has an allocated area. Book early to avoid disappointment ! I'll pm you as well.
 
the OP has been a Sunderland fan for nearly fifty years and a South Shields fan for fifty three years

Simonside Hall was the first ground I went to as a five or six years old. Been to over 5o grounds watching Sunderland.

Supporting Sunderland has been and remains wonderful but testing at times. This season has been horrendous. Next season will be too.

Forgive me for having some football hope.

I'm looking forward to going to the vase final just as much as I did the Man City final. Though to be honest the 73 final will unlikely to be ever beaten.

What you looking forward to Gipetto?
A very similar footballing history to myself (I think that I must be a couple of years older). My Granda started to take me in about 1960 and then I would go with some mates. When you consider that several (perhaps a dozen ?) 'Football Special' buses used picked up supporters from all of the relatively small town of South Shields and then return them after the matches, it evidences how much football was an essential part of the fabric of the town.

Simonside Hall was a brilliant experience for a young lad. A relatively large crowd, a team that was made up of fairly local lads (for example, my Dad used to work with Gerry Donaghue ,the team's midfield dynamo), the opportunity to be able to walk around to the opposite end so that you could be close when your team scored, climbing in from the adjacent school field when you didn't have the couple of bob admission (or needed it to go towards that Jethro Tull album you wanted) These things are important experiences in my life.

Yes, it was always great to get on the bus and make my way to Roker Park to watch the likes of Hurley and Anderson and Montgomery. But it was a completely different experience to going to Simonside Hall. Because of the difference in scale, Roker Park was awe-inspiring for a 7-8 years old lad and a bit scary. As I got older, there was also a greater dislocation with what was going on. At Sunderland, your contribution to the vocal support was lost among tens of thousands. At South Shields there was a felling that your shouts of encouragement would be heard and heeded as an individual request for effort.

Nostalgia is great isn't it ? Mind you, it's not as good as it used to be.
 
Are you going to Chelsea mate? The away end might be looking a bit sparse as I was told the stadium of light would be empty without shields support. So I presume Stamford bridge will be a bit desolate.;)
I think I am mate. Few of the lads going to Wembley including me Fatha-doesn't interest me.
 
Great stuff what a day yesterday and cannot wait for Wembley up the Mariners !!
Are the club going to make an official announcement about ticketing soon ?
The FA posted a link on SSFC Twitter feed for the online tickets and it looks like quite a few people have already used it to book. It would be useful if the club advised supporters on this.
 
the OP has been a Sunderland fan for nearly fifty years and a South Shields fan for fifty three years

Simonside Hall was the first ground I went to as a five or six years old. Been to over 5o grounds watching Sunderland.

Supporting Sunderland has been and remains wonderful but testing at times. This season has been horrendous. Next season will be too.

Forgive me for having some football hope.

I'm looking forward to going to the vase final just as much as I did the Man City final. Though to be honest the 73 final will unlikely to be ever beaten.

What you looking forward to Gipetto?
Superb post.
This season for Sunderland has been soul destroying and a slow painful death that has nearly seen me lose all faith in football but watching Coleshill has restored all the faith that was lost. It has been a great journey but unfortunately our journey is over but yours will continue to Wembley and I hope you have a great day
from a disappointed but proud Coleshill fan
 
Been there and done that Whitley Bay a couple of times, it canny you'll enjoy it.

But once you have been there with Sunderland, some of you will realise you 'love' for South Shields isn't quite on the same level.
 
Great stuff what a day yesterday and cannot wait for Wembley up the Mariners !!
Will John Rundle be getting special seats?

A very similar footballing history to myself (I think that I must be a couple of years older). My Granda started to take me in about 1960 and then I would go with some mates. When you consider that several (perhaps a dozen ?) 'Football Special' buses used picked up supporters from all of the relatively small town of South Shields and then return them after the matches, it evidences how much football was an essential part of the fabric of the town.

Simonside Hall was a brilliant experience for a young lad. A relatively large crowd, a team that was made up of fairly local lads (for example, my Dad used to work with Gerry Donaghue ,the team's midfield dynamo), the opportunity to be able to walk around to the opposite end so that you could be close when your team scored, climbing in from the adjacent school field when you didn't have the couple of bob admission (or needed it to go towards that Jethro Tull album you wanted) These things are important experiences in my life.

Yes, it was always great to get on the bus and make my way to Roker Park to watch the likes of Hurley and Anderson and Montgomery. But it was a completely different experience to going to Simonside Hall. Because of the difference in scale, Roker Park was awe-inspiring for a 7-8 years old lad and a bit scary. As I got older, there was also a greater dislocation with what was going on. At Sunderland, your contribution to the vocal support was lost among tens of thousands. At South Shields there was a felling that your shouts of encouragement would be heard and heeded as an individual request for effort.

Nostalgia is great isn't it ? Mind you, it's not as good as it used to be.
Did your dad work at Austin & Pickersgill?
 
Are you going to Chelsea mate? The away end might be looking a bit sparse as I was told the stadium of light would be empty without shields support. So I presume Stamford bridge will be a bit desolate.;)

Did you see how empty the SOL was yesterday? Atleast 1000 regulars were at Shields instead.
 
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