Sunderland AFC's Centenary Part 2

[@davidsanderson5918]

I went to all the home matches at Roker Park between 1979 and 1984 as well as several away matches. My memory of it is that Sunderland was always an attacking and entertaining side with some truly brilliant periods of football. There were lowpoints like there are for almost any side but most of it was freeflowing football, great goals and great performances. Loved it! Great days. The section of this film covering the match against West Ham that sealed promotion and the 3-1 win against Everton that follows it gives an idea what the energy of the Roker crowd was like in those days. I witnessed both as a regular to the ground. Just spectacular atmosphere. Favourite player.....oooh it's a tough one. Pop Robson, Kevin Arnott, Shaun Elliott, Jeff Clarke, all brilliant but game after game, I was most impressed by Stan Cummins. When he got the ball, just wowww. PS Dare I say it all seemed to fall apart when I stopped goin'.

[@kevphillips02]

The FA cup in the 70s was something else. I can remember the only way generally speaking to hear results was on the radio or half time scores on the tv. It was a great era but i guess that is just nostalgia.

[@ronnienicolson110]

Great memories for me...watched so many of these matches...even the Everton 2-0 relegation match.

[@ronnienicolson110]

and the Milk cup final defeat to Norwich...

[@Biffo347]

Yes he I heard he dashed on the pitch and blamed Brian Clough for pretending he was injured. That tackle led to the end of Brian Clough`s career. I have never heard that he apologized for this.

[@stephenreed6236]

Shouldn't he have said he loves the Mackem people

[@jonnybluegiant7764]

Weren’t known as “ mackems “ back then

[@davidsanderson5918]

Jonny Blue giant is right. I didn't realise it at the time when I first went to Sunderland home matches regularly (1979-80 season) because there were chants in the crowd for 'Geordies, Geordies...' and 'Mackems, Mackems...' already, but apparently earlier in the 70s (according to Wikipedia!) it wasn't how Wearsiders would celebrate their region apparently by referring to themselves as Mackems. This was news to me but, as a South Shields man born and bred, that explains how in my 70s childhood it was ALL Geordieland up there (I never heard the word 'Sanddancer' for a Shields person till much later also). Despite what anyone says about the definition of Geordies, Mackems, Sanddancers, etc. etc. I still call it Geordieland and they're all Geordies up there as far as I'm concerned, whether it's outmoded to say it or not. I don't care, I'm a Geordie. :)