sunderland

[GallowgatePigeon]

33 minutes ago, Elric said:

Next season they'll be fewming that they, a massive club, are getting less attention than newly-promoted Wrexham. What with Our Fans and generational talents and whatnot 

 

At what point do they stop being 'everybody's cup final' and just become another once famous name amongst a sea of dross?

 

I think it probably happened somewhere between 2018-19 but I get the idea their fans still hold onto this notion.

[Wilson]

34 minutes ago, GallowgatePigeon said:

 

At what point do they stop being 'everybody's cup final' and just become another once famous name amongst a sea of dross?

 

I think it probably happened somewhere between 2018-19 but I get the idea their fans still hold onto this notion.

 

Nonce famous more like. 

[Chris_R]

They were everybody's cup final (Or at least a big game) for the first season in L2.

[Wallsendmag]

9 minutes ago, Chris_R said:

They were everybody's cup final (Or at least a big game) for the first season in L2.

 

Were they though? I just remember them being a much of a muchness team down there. Didn't really do anything of note and only eventually got out of it via the Play offs. They hardly swept the league away like Birmingham just have.

[Stal]

This "everyone's cup final" thing is a bit daft, cup finals are played at Wembley. They were more like "everyone's drawing a higher league team in a bigger stadium in a cup draw" for a bit until the novelty wore off.

[Optimistic Nut]

54 minutes ago, GallowgatePigeon said:

 

At what point do they stop being 'everybody's cup final' and just become another once famous name amongst a sea of dross?

 

I think it probably happened somewhere between 2018-19 but I get the idea their fans still hold onto this notion.

 

It must be like when Arbroath would play Queen's Park at Hampden Park in a league game or something daft soon. 

[Groundhog63]

All the "little" clubs in League 1 did look forward to watching their team play at the Stadium of Light, very much so. 

I mean who wouldn't? Train upto Newcastle or fly upto Newcastle. Stay in one of the many city centre hotels in Newcastle. 

Metro down to trampsville for the match. 

Nice easy draw

Metro back to Newcastle to celebrate the away point in a vibrant, friendly city. 

What's not to like!? 

[bobbydazzla]

They turn the dial on their importance and size to suit their batshit mental narratives. The Maktracking usually goes like this:

 

Start of game

 

Club X only ever get a decent crowd in Stadium Y when Sunderland play there because we're a massive club and everyone wants to be there when we're in town and we're like a cup final to them and they want to see our world class generational talent

 

End of game

 

Look at all them pathetic Club X fans jumping about and celebrating in Stadium Y just because they've beaten little old Sunderland who were in League 1 a couple of seasons ago and most of our players are inexperienced young kids

 

 

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by bobbydazzla

[GallowgatePigeon]

20 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

They turn the dial on their importance and size to suit their batshit mental narratives. The Maktracking usually goes like this:

 

Start of game

 

Club X only ever get a decent crowd in Stadium Y when Sunderland play there because we're a massive club and everyone wants to be there when we're in town and we're like a cup final to them and they want to see our world class generational talent

 

End of game

 

Look at all them pathetic Club X fans jumping about and celebrating in Stadium Y just because they've beaten little old Sunderland who were in League 1 a couple of seasons ago and most of our players are inexperienced young kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 'marrative' when we beat a big team e.g. PSG, Arsenal, Liverpool: "Team X are nothing special, we'd give them game"

The 'marrative' when we beat run of the mill PL opponents: "The standard of PL is shocking, we're a much bigger club than Team X, we'd be comfortably midtable in this years PL"

The 'marrative' when they lose to some pish team like Oxford, QPR or Stoke: "We're not good enough marra, sack the manager, sack the board, sell every player except O'9 for 20 million each"

 

We couldn't have been blessed with better rivals.

[Harry 209]

"Marrative" 

[deejeck]

1 hour ago, GallowgatePigeon said:

 

The 'marrative' when we beat a big team e.g. PSG, Arsenal, Liverpool: "Team X are nothing special, we'd give them game"

The 'marrative' when we beat run of the mill PL opponents: "The standard of PL is shocking, we're a much bigger club than Team X, we'd be comfortably midtable in this years PL"

The 'marrative' when they lose to some pish team like Oxford, QPR or Stoke: "We're not good enough marra, sack the manager, sack the board, sell every player except O'9 for 20 million each"

 

We couldn't have been blessed with better rivals.

 

[Dancing Brave]

 

[GallowgatePigeon]

Where do we even begin with this?

[TK-421]

About 40 thewsand MLF's turned up to see the lads off to Coventry today, apparently..
 

[Wolfcastle]

39 minutes ago, TK-421 said:

About 40 thewsand MLF's turned up to see the lads off to Coventry today, apparently..
 

I like how the ones at the front after the bus passes go to double up as more fans and fill in the empty spaces down the line. Something for them to have considered for every home cup they've ever had perhaps.

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Wolfcastle

[Menace]

Be funny if Wrexham getting promoted from the national league get to the prem before them

[Ghandis Flip-Flop]

37 minutes ago, Menace said:

Be funny if Wrexham getting promoted from the national league get to the prem before them

Can see both Wrexham and Birmingham competing for promotion well ahead of Sunderland next season if they don’t win the play offs like

[Ben]

Next seasons Championship will be a cracker, if Sunderland are part of it they'll be in bother, if they get promoted they are fucked.

[Dokko]

1 hour ago, Menace said:

Be funny if Wrexham getting promoted from the national league get to the prem before them

 

Especially with their former manager

[Dokko]

1 hour ago, TK-421 said:

About 40 thewsand MLF's turned up to see the lads off to Coventry today, apparently..
 

 

Saw the bairn off to high borrans a few weeks ago and there wee 3 times as many parents there. 😂

 

Absolutely comical club.

[Dokko]

1 hour ago, GallowgatePigeon said:

Where do we even begin with this?

 

Sure sgm is ran by that poster black Shields cat on rtg. Both weird creepy cunts with little self awareness, but not in the usual rtg way. 

[KennyUtd]

Just now, Dokko said:

 

Sure sgm is ran by that poster black Shields cat on rtg. Both weird creepy cunts with little self awareness, but not in the usual rtg way. 

Ah man, I hope that's true. He's really not well that lad. I worry about his welfare sometimes. 

[Dokko]

1 minute ago, KennyUtd said:

Ah man, I hope that's true. He's really not well that lad. I worry about his welfare sometimes. 

 

He's not like the others. Still touched, but not in an angry fewm way.

[Hovagod]

21 minutes ago, Dokko said:

 

He's not like the others. Still touched, but not in an angry fewm way.

What’s the story like?

[Scoot]

1 hour ago, TK-421 said:

About 40 thewsand MLF's turned up to see the lads off to Coventry today, apparently..
 

 

If they'd left from the nearest bus stop there'd probably have been more there.