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And that was 2005. The last time you won at the JJB/DW was 2013. But we have also won in the interim in the Premier League, so it’s a bit selective just to choose the Championship game. :)
Not really. The thread was asking whether you’d like both Newcastle & Sunderland to be playing in the 2nd division next season. All the meetings since 2005 have been in the premier league, when Sunderland have had losing seasons, been generally shit and have escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth. Even now, we have sold out full allocations on 15 of 16 away games. Last season was the same – sell out.
The point that I was making was when Sunderland have a successful season, even in the lower leagues, the demand for away tickets increases to the point where they could easily take over some grounds – can you remember pre-2005 any visiting side even coming close to filling the Boston Stand? It was the same in 2006/7 under Keane, when we took 9000 to Barnsley, 7500 to Hillsborough etc etc.
If Sunderland go down (you’ll have a very good idea by 2.45 on Saturday) and if Wigan come up, and if Sunderland are having a successful season by the time Sunderland come to the DW, expect the away end to sell out, and expect many fans in the other 3 stands too.
So Nutty this makes your half wit club better than ours because your club is a city club surrounded by sattelite towns and with no other league clubs in the whole of County Durham.
Bloody hell I reckon any club with that size of a fan base could sell a few away tickets. How come with that massive fan base and huge regional drawing area and exiled fans living all over the country that Sunderland never sold out in the Premier League at Wigan. Come on we rely on you big clubs for our crowds.And that was 2005. The last time you won at the JJB/DW was 2013. But we have also won in the interim in the Premier League, so it’s a bit selective just to choose the Championship game. :)
Not really. The thread was asking whether you’d like both Newcastle & Sunderland to be playing in the 2nd division next season. All the meetings since 2005 have been in the premier league, when Sunderland have had losing seasons, been generally shit and have escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth. Even now, we have sold out full allocations on 15 of 16 away games. Last season was the same – sell out.
The point that I was making was when Sunderland have a successful season, even in the lower leagues, the demand for away tickets increases to the point where they could easily take over some grounds – can you remember pre-2005 any visiting side even coming close to filling the Boston Stand? It was the same in 2006/7 under Keane, when we took 9000 to Barnsley, 7500 to Hillsborough etc etc.
If Sunderland go down (you’ll have a very good idea by 2.45 on Saturday) and if Wigan come up, and if Sunderland are having a successful season by the time Sunderland come to the DW, expect the away end to sell out, and expect many fans in the other 3 stands too.[/quote]
Yeah, Leeds same season filled it, both 17000 plus gates! Mind you Leeds are a bigger club than Sunderland and also historically better supported on the road!
Well I,m gonna need my tin hat here coz I kinda get where Mutty is coming from. It would not be difficult to move from the East stand to the North stand for selected games. We haven’t got 5100 st holders in the East so all those who have would get a comparable seat in the North. Wolves do a similar thing depending on size of away support. If say Utd or Liverpool came again and wanted 8000 tickets, let them pay for the extra 3000 if we are unable to sell them. A no brainer to me I,ve always said this.
Completely disagree, we have an away stand. If it fills, that’s your lot.
5000 away fans is more than enough, as far as a football perspective we want as little encouragement as possible for the opposition.
If anything I’d want them in one of the corners of the ground to lose the kop like effect of a full stand behind the goal.
As for this North East thread, who gives a flying fook about the deluded fecks.
I agree with you Nuneaton but it couldn’t happen at Latics. Remember the Kremlin like Wigan Council and the Wigan Police dictators would find some pawltry excuse to not help Latics and they would have their say in it. Practically..simple. Logistics put in place by the Latics hating (unless you win FA Cups and put the town on the world sporting map) authorities..a nightmare.
I agree with you Nuneaton but it couldn’t happen at Latics. Remember the Kremlin like Wigan Council and the Wigan Police dictators would find some pawltry excuse to not help Latics and they would have their say in it. Practically..simple. Logistics put in place by the Latics hating (unless you win FA Cups and put the town on the world sporting map) authorities..a nightmare.So you agree with Nuneaton agreeing with me, but you disagreed with me when I said it?
Do you try to start fights in telephone boxes for shits & giggles?
5000 away fans is more than enough, as far as a football perspective we want as little encouragement as possible for the opposition.If anything I’d want them in one of the corners of the ground to lose the kop like effect of a full stand behind the goal.
But crowd numbers have no bearing on the on-field performance (I’m sure Ive read that phrase somewhere before ;) ).
The current bottom 3 of the premier league all average considerably more than the current leaders. In your league, Sheff Utd, Bradford & Coventry would be running away from the rest and Walsall would be facing relegation.
Completely disagree, we have an away stand. If it fills, that’s your lot.5000 away fans is more than enough, as far as a football perspective we want as little encouragement as possible for the opposition.
If anything I’d want them in one of the corners of the ground to lose the kop like effect of a full stand behind the goal.
As for this North East thread, who gives a flying fook about the deluded fecks.
Agreed. We would actually run the risk of there being more away fans
Agreed. We would actually run the risk of there being more away fansNow I am shocked.
Are you seriously suggesting that the Latics’ return to the Championship will not have more than 8,000 home fans for the games?
Is he bollocks. He’s chucking you more bait but you can’t see it.Exactly. With the 8K plus fans in our end that Mutty is suggesting we would be well outnumbered :P :P :P
Mutty, this is a serious question, have you ever actually watched Sunderland play, or are you like my mate who has been a Sunderland fan since birth, but has only seen them play about three times? (all at the DW)
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