RR Tales From The Stands: Man Utd 3 Sunderland 2, Nov 1974 - Lads unlucky in Old Trafford...

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Somewhere amongst the flared jeans and handlebar moustaches there was a game and a half to be had by Division Two titans Manchester United and Sunderland AFC, hearkens Andrew Cockburn. Time for another stroll down memory lane! There have been some stirring meetings between ourselves and Manchester United over the years. I seem to recall rather...

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Remember when we beat Chelsea 4-1? Andrew Cockburn recalls a dominating first half against future Sunderland talisman Tore Andre Flo and doomed manager Gus Poyet, back when Pokemon cards were hot sh*t! Scintillating. And that was just the first period! When Chelsea visited the Stadium Of Light for the return Premier League fixture in December 1999...

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Remember when we beat Chelsea 4-1? Andrew Cockburn recalls a dominating first half against future Sunderland talisman Tore Andre Flo and doomed manager Gus Poyet, back when Pokemon cards were hot sh*t! Scintillating. And that was just the first period! When Chelsea visited the Stadium Of Light for the return Premier League fixture in December 1999...

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RTG said:
Somewhere amongst the flared jeans and handlebar moustaches there was a game and a half to be had by Division Two titans Manchester United and Sunderland AFC, hearkens Andrew Cockburn. Time for another stroll down memory lane! There have been some stirring meetings between ourselves and Manchester United over the years. I seem to recall rather...

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I remember it well, got a broken nose in the scoreboard end for my troubles
 
Can anyone recall if it was all ticket (unlikely in those days)
 
I am thinking we played them 3 times in 10 days with a League Cup match and replay. Winners played that lot up the road iirc.
 
RTG said:
Somewhere amongst the flared jeans and handlebar moustaches there was a game and a half to be had by Division Two titans Manchester United and Sunderland AFC, hearkens Andrew Cockburn. Time for another stroll down memory lane! There have been some stirring meetings between ourselves and Manchester United over the years. I seem to recall rather...

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Hellish game,Was 14,went down with me Dad and his mates and about 12000 other lads and lasses.We we're the better team that day.
 
The game at Old Trafford certainly wasn't all ticket. Living in Kent I travelled on the 10am from Euston which at the time was the cockney reds special with hundreds of them on it. I sat amongst them on my own proudly wearing my Sunderland scarf although as it was identical to theirs nobody knew. Somehow I ended up in the Stretford End and got a good view of our lads turning up bout 2.30 in the Scoreboard End and being chased round it. I am pretty certain the return at Roker wasn't all ticket either and Utd certainly didn't bring the numbers up that they had taken to other grounds that season. Oh to be seventeen again
 
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The game at Old Trafford certainly wasn't all ticket. Living in Kent I travelled on the 10am from Euston which at the time was the cockney reds special with hundreds of them on it. I sat amongst them on my own proudly wearing my Sunderland scarf although as it was identical to theirs nobody knew. Somehow I ended up in the Stretford End and got a good view of our lads turning up bout 2.30 in the Scoreboard End and being chased round it. I am pretty certain the return at Roker wasn't all ticket either and Utd certainly didn't bring the numbers up that they had taken to other grounds that season. Oh to be seventeen again
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United were allocated the CS paddock at RP and the section near the FE was nowhere near full. Probably brought 3000 max. We took nearly 10k down there.

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I am thinking we played them 3 times in 10 days with a League Cup match and replay. Winners played that lot up the road iirc.
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That was 76/77 relegation season.
 
RTG said:
Somewhere amongst the flared jeans and handlebar moustaches there was a game and a half to be had by Division Two titans Manchester United and Sunderland AFC, hearkens Andrew Cockburn. Time for another stroll down memory lane! There have been some stirring meetings between ourselves and Manchester United over the years. I seem to recall rather...

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Although we lost it was one of the best matches I’ve been to or seen live.
Despite being in the Stretford End :eek::rolleyes:
 
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