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Popped over to see how sunderland felt about the last day . (2 Viewers)

  • Thread starter Evo1883
  • Start date Apr 29, 2023
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 2, 2023
  • #141
pinkypye said:
you must be proud or your spineless fathers ,grandfathers
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My grandfather was from Co. Durham and a Sunderland fan
 
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rob9872

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  • May 3, 2023
  • #142
pinkypye said:
one of the worst scab pits during the miners strike,
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Sorry if you're a little brassed off.
 

SkyBlueCharlie9

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  • May 3, 2023
  • #143
Ignorant p***. My nan and her brothers came down from Sunderland to Coventry straight after WW2, some to work in the Daw Mill pit and some to work in the car factories as better conditions and pay on offer.
 

Otis

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  • May 3, 2023
  • #144
SkyBlueCharlie9 said:
Ignorant p***. My nan and her brothers came down from Sunderland to Coventry straight after WW2, some to work in the Daw Mill pit and some to work in the car factories as better conditions and pay on offer.
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Yup. I actually worked with a number of Sunderland fans at British Coal (great lads actually) in the 70's, 80's and 90's, and they all barely mentioned this 1977 infamous game.
And if they ever did, it was always in jest and none of them were very angry about it at all.

From my recollection, it was about 12-15 of them. Might have actually been a few more

Loads came down from the north east to work in the pits back in the 60's and 70's.

And get this, a few of the "scab" miners in Coventry ( there were just a handful), were actually from Sunderland.
 
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hill83

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  • May 3, 2023
  • #145
 
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Northeast sky blue

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  • May 3, 2023
  • #146
Brighton Sky Blue said:
My grandfather was from Co. Durham and a Sunderland fan
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My grandparents and dad were from Co.Durham too, moving down to Coventry when my dad was young
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 3, 2023
  • #147
Northeast sky blue said:
My grandparents and dad were from Co.Durham too, moving down to Coventry when my dad was young
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Mine moved to Coventry in the 60s, he switched allegiances not long after.
 
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Covcraig@bury

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  • May 3, 2023
  • #148
My dad was from Newcastle and my eldest brother was born in Bladon .
My mum was from Sunderland and my gran owned the shop next to Roker park . My sister was born in Sunderland .
They moved down to Coventry during the war where my mum worked on munitions aand my dad was in the RAF . The rest of us are Coventry Kids and proud to support the Sky Blues . We was always told to support the team from where you was born #PUSB
 
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Covcraig@bury

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #149
Geordie wannabes are very confident we won’t make the cut and they will be partying,fucking tramps
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #150
Covcraig@bury said:
Geordie wannabes are very confident we won’t make the cut and they will be partying,fucking tramps
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All power to them if we lose and they win
 

Old Warwickshire lad

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #151
durham lad said:
one of the worst scab pits during the miners strike,
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Lot nearer to Birmingham than Coventry
 
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Macca1987

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #152
Sky Blue Pete said:
All power to them if we lose and they win
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SBP, now you're going over the top, you're just too nice lol
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #153
Macca1987 said:
SBP, now you're going over the top, you're just too nice lol
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Sorry
 
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Sbarcher

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #154
Brighton Sky Blue said:
My grandfather was from Co. Durham and a Sunderland fan
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As was my father and grandfather. I was born at Easington maternity hospital. In fact I was the first generation of our family never to have worked down the pit.
 

Covcraig@bury

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #155
Ashington pit my dad and my granddad. It’s now a premier inn !
 

GaryPendrysEyes

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #156
My mother and her family all from South Shields moved to Coventry during the war. My mum worked in a munitions factory.
I joined several picket lines in Yorkshire during the miners strike. Probably before that Sunderland clown was born.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #157
Sbarcher said:
As was my father and grandfather. I was born at Easington maternity hospital. In fact I was the first generation of our family never to have worked down the pit.
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My grandfather grew up in Waterhouses, near Esh Winning colliery. The family had been miners around there since the 1840s, he was the first not to follow suit.

He went to watch Sunderland every other Saturday, and switched between Newcastle/Hartlepool/Boro for the others.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #158
durham lad said:
one of the worst scab pits during the miners strike,
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I'm with you mate but they're not from Coventry
 
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Sbarcher

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #159
Brighton Sky Blue said:
My grandfather grew up in Waterhouses, near Esh Winning colliery. The family had been miners around there since the 1840s, he was the first not to follow suit.

He went to watch Sunderland every other Saturday, and switched between Newcastle/Hartlepool/Boro for the others.
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My grandad was a pit Deputy and my dad a colliery plumber working 3 miles out under the North Sea. Spent most of their time at Eppleton pit.
 
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Ashdown

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #160
What the fuck is all this apologetic nonsense ?!? Really…..The Mackems generally hate us and they’re desperately egging on their smoggy mates to do us over to help them
My Grand parents on both sides were from Coventry ….that’s Coundon and Cheylesmore ….My Mum and Dad born in Cov…. Me ….born in a Cov !
PUSB …..Cmon City
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 5, 2023
  • #161
Ashdown said:
What the fuck is all this apologetic nonsense ?!? Really…..The Mackems generally hate us and they’re desperately egging on their smoggy mates to do us over to help them
My Grand parents on both sides were from Coventry ….that’s Coundon and Cheylesmore ….My Mum and Dad born in Cov…. Me ….born in a Cov !
PUSB …..Cmon City
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Nothing apologetic just a nostalgic tangent
 
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Covkid1968#

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  • May 6, 2023
  • #162
Ashdown said:
What the fuck is all this apologetic nonsense ?!? Really…..The Mackems generally hate us and they’re desperately egging on their smoggy mates to do us over to help them
My Grand parents on both sides were from Coventry ….that’s Coundon and Cheylesmore ….My Mum and Dad born in Cov…. Me ….born in a Cov !
PUSB …..Cmon City
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He’s one of our own, Ashdown the Cov kid, he’s one of our own.
 

GaryPendrysEyes

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  • May 6, 2023
  • #163
Ashdown said:
What the fuck is all this apologetic nonsense ?!? Really…..The Mackems generally hate us and they’re desperately egging on their smoggy mates to do us over to help them
My Grand parents on both sides were from Coventry ….that’s Coundon and Cheylesmore ….My Mum and Dad born in Cov…. Me ….born in a Cov !
PUSB …..Cmon City
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It’s not apologetic it’s who quite a few of us are and how we became City supporters. It’s actually about the history of Coventry and how it became an industrial magnet for people seeking work, many from the north east.
Anyway the time of reckoning is approaching….
#PUSB
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • May 6, 2023
  • #164
I've still an inkling Blackburn might make our result irrelevant. Mind you, they won't have any players available for the play offs if they derail Millwall at their place.
 
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Hutch11

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  • May 6, 2023
  • #165
For around 40 years Coventry and Sunderland were an irrelevance to each other
Now thanks to some keyboard warriors there's a genuine hatred between a few
Personally, having stayed and worked in the area I can only speak as I find and all the people I met were decent, humble human beings
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 6, 2023
  • #166
Sunderland fans on the thread I read aren’t surprised we are where we are and are really pleased with the season and Mowbray irrespective of Monday
 
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CDK

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  • May 6, 2023
  • #167
Sky Blue Pete said:
Sunderland fans on the thread I read aren’t surprised we are where we are and are really pleased with the season and Mowbray irrespective of Monday
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That sums up how I feel to be involved in the mix the last game of the regular season.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • May 6, 2023
  • #168
CDK said:
That sums up how I feel to be involved in the mix the last game of the regular season.
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Not just that but we are in a great position going into the final game
How many city teams in years past would have won the last 2 home games it’s just insane
 
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durham lad

Active Member
  • May 8, 2023
  • #169
well done today,i apolgise for been an absolute dick,i got my history and geography a 100% wrong,good luck in play offs
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • May 8, 2023
  • #170
durham lad said:
well done today,i apolgise for been an absolute dick,i got my history and geography a 100% wrong,good luck in play offs
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Now…About Arthur Scargill? What was his problem with his union?
 

Otis

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  • May 8, 2023
  • #171
durham lad said:
well done today,i apolgise for been an absolute dick,i got my history and geography a 100% wrong,good luck in play offs
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Fair play. Same to you.
 
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durham lad

Active Member
  • May 8, 2023
  • #172
he never asked for an official ballot,just decided himself to strike
 

CovInEssex

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  • May 8, 2023
  • #173
Spent the weekend in Sunderland with friends. We're more similar than different. On the whole just working class, down to earth like we are.
 

hinckley cov

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  • May 8, 2023
  • #174
durham lad said:
he never asked for an official ballot,just decided himself to strike
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And that’s the sad thing about it , if he had of had a ballet they would of won.
 
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durham lad

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  • May 8, 2023
  • #175
hinckley cov said:
And that’s the sad thing about it , if he had of had a ballet they would of won.
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too true,in 72,and 74 they balloted,won the vote and beat the tories twice
 
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