torchomatic
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Been reading their forum. They do seem to think they are the best behaved, most innocent fan base of them all.
They would deny throwing coins. Always someone else.
We should have done the same to them Friday night, I posted something in the 1st leg match thread about them throwing coins over and our fans being hit
Of course Sunderland are angels though, a bad word can't be said about them and their passionate, long suffering fanbase
If we’re being brutally honest, these are the games where Wright should be justifying his wage and value and he has been far off the mark. I feel we’ll lose heavily tomorrow as the team are running out of steam, which I can just about stomach. Think we still need another summer window anyway to give this league a proper crack. Buy more depth and a bit more quality (funded by a Vik transfer hopefully).Our strikers really need to up their game tomorrow. Its been several games now since one of them scored. We cant keep relying on Rudi and CBs to score for them
The Stadium of Light has always been a little big for them it was upgraded to 49k since the late 90s/early noughties and they have never managed to average a full house, not saying that as a slight at them by the way it just does feel a bit unnecessarily too bigThey've finally sold out. I know the ground holds much more than ours, but this is their biggest game for years, I thought they'd have sold out immediately. Obviously a lot of their part-time fans waited to see how the first leg went. Hopefully all the sweeter when they're leaving on 75 mins at 3 nil down
Remember the year they were racially abusing Chippo and HadjiBeen reading their forum. They do seem to think they are the best behaved, most innocent fan base of them all.
They would deny throwing coins. Always someone else.
He stated a fact. What a weird post.
He stated a fact. What a weird post.
Been reading their forum. They do seem to think they are the best behaved, most innocent fan base of them all.
They would deny throwing coins. Always someone else.
In the odd season we have averaged what could be termed a full house - Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCatThe Stadium of Light has always been a little big for them it was upgraded to 49k since the late 90s/early noughties and they have never managed to average a full house, not saying that as a slight at them by the way it just does feel a bit unnecessarily too big
Pretty sure they plonked a second tier on the two stands during our ultimately unsuccessful 2006 World Cup bid to get it selected as a venue, and that coincided with the Kevin Phillips era where they were doing well in the Premier League as well
That being said their support is large, no one can deny that - I just think the ground is about 6/7000 seats too big
Not denying any of that, I still think your ground is about 5/6000 seats too big thoughIn the odd season we have averaged what could be termed a full house - Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat
since Manchester United was in division 2 in season 1974/75 I'm sure that the two clubs with the highest average attendance in the second tier is Sunderland and Newcastle United
also you wont be aware that outside of UEFA's 55 top divisions (in other words the second tiers) sunderland's average attendance is bettered by just 5 clubs in the entire European continent - all in Germany.
With a heavy insinuation that it won’t be done again. I find a lot of naysaying odd, we’ve been the better team than them for quite a long now and one freakish result doesn’t change that.
‘Always the victim, it’s never your fault’
Well let's wait and see what happens when we get back into the top flight (whenever that is). you also have to take into account segregation. there is no way the police would allow the SAFC fans right next to the away fans so given that the capacity is just under 49k the best crowd we could ever get would be around what turns up tomorrow eg 46k or so.Not denying any of that, I still think your ground is about 5/6000 seats too big though
I thought that was Newcastle?Remember the year they were racially abusing Chippo and Hadji
We have a 100% win ratio in playoff away legs.
So far
If that was us we'd all be talking about how we're due a loss!
1990... wow - Can't be many times there has been a proper fierce derby/rivalry in the Play-Offs like that
In the 1990 game v NUFC - we drew at Roker Park (we missed a penalty and had the penalty taker sent off for kicking the NUFC goalie in the head) and beat them at SJP. the Newcastle United fans invaded the pitch towards the end trying to get the game replayed but the referee was having none of it. He took the players off the pitch and the police cleared the pitch. The game played out to the end.1990... wow - Can't be many times there has been a proper fierce derby/rivalry in the Play-Offs like that
Only one in my lifetime I can remember was Baggies playing Wolves in the mid 2000s, Mowbray was the Albion manager
I was confident for the 1st leg.
Not confident on the 2nd.
Here's hoping I'm wrong (again).
I appreciate it's difficult to tell on a written forum, but there was no insinuation. Records are there to be broken. Lampard was the man to do it before, here's hoping he can do it again!With a heavy insinuation that it won’t be done again. I find a lot of naysaying odd, we’ve been the better team than them for quite a long now and one freakish result doesn’t change that.
I thought that was Newcastle?
I put this post on with you in mind. Not even a sport when it's this easyIt's Sunderland's biggest game for 2 years when we defeated Luton Town in the play offs at home; in front of 46000. The year before we defeated Sheffield Wednesday in the L1 play offs at the Stadium Of Light, in front of just under 45000.
You wont be aware but Sunderland has played in the play offs 8 times and on Wearside Sunderland's record is won 7 and drawn 1.
Well let's wait and see what happens when we get back into the top flight (whenever that is). you also have to take into account segregation. there is no way the police would allow the SAFC fans right next to the away fans so given that the capacity is just under 49k the best crowd we could ever get would be around what turns up tomorrow eg 46k or so.
there was approaching 4000 seats kept for segregation last season in the cup v Newcastle United. the attendance was 45k - which is basically a full house. the police (there were 900 on duty at last seasons Tyne/Wear derby in the FAC). wont allow any more than that v them.
FYI if we ever had the team to take us on to bigger and better things the Stadium Of Light can be extended to a maximum 63000.
I thought that was Newcastle?
2 things, firstly, if someone isn't confident we'll win so fucking what? To suggest fans shouldn't turn up unless they're confident is a fucking weird take.
Secondly, going back to the post we're discussing, I think there's a heavy insinuation that the only man to turn over a first leg deficit is our current manager, which I see as a positive.
Might be a mistake on my part, I thought it was them. We beat both teams at HR that season.
It was a question, not an instruction.
The essence of being a football fan is maintaining the belief that our team can get a result no matter how unlikely the odds.
As it happens, the stats in the game on Friday and the league table since November has shown we are a better team than Sunderland and can win this tie.
Our away play off record is played 2 won 2.It's Sunderland's biggest game for 2 years when we defeated Luton Town in the play offs at home; in front of 46000. The year before we defeated Sheffield Wednesday in the L1 play offs at the Stadium Of Light, in front of just under 45000.
You wont be aware but Sunderland has played in the play offs 8 times and on Wearside Sunderland's record is won 7 and drawn 1.
No i think its turned over a home deficit isnt it?Only lampards derby have eve overturned a first leg defeat in championship playoff history????
I find that hard to believe. Very surprising indeed. Have I read that right?
Ah ok. Still surprising mind youNo i think its turned over a home deficit isnt it?
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