Sunderland: would you like them back in the Premier league?

[Ray Purchase]

Sort of De-Caf Geordies.

I don't mind them.

 

[Timbucktoo]

Not long after we played them in the cup and had the whole end. They said it was like we were at home. They then changed the away fans up in the corner.
What a difference for the away supporters at BMD , don’t think the club could have sited them in a better position.

The away end is in the corner nearest Sandhills station, so they`ll get a head start to get on the first trains after the match leaving our lot waiting in the cattle pen.

 

[DualityNSNO]

KOFF SLAND

But I like them.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

They now stick the away fans up in the upper tier, well away from the pitch, very like the barcodes do. Not sure when they started doing this. They had us behind the opposite goal when I was there a couple of times.

They are moving back to the original spot season 26/27,possibly.
It's affected the atmosphere, away fans being stuck so high,the fans words,not mine.

 

[gonetomorrow]

I don't care. I'm not keen on teams that wear stripey shirts at the best of times.

 

[Timbucktoo]

They are moving back to the original spot season 26/27,possibly.
It's affected the atmosphere, away fans being stuck so high,the fans words,not mine.

I imagine that they were moved up top to keep the away support a bit quite. It also meant having a lot of seats in the upper tier not used.

 

[NeilMorepies]

I’m guessing our wholesale purchasing of Sunderland’s squad will be scuppered if they get promoted?

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

I would be in favour of Sunderland being promoted as they are actually a decent mid-sized club, unlike some of the other clubs which have been promoted in recent years (in particular now-League One Luton).

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

Now they're moving away fans back to the Lower Tier, I'm not against it.

Detest being boxed away on the upper tier at away games.

I understand why this can be annoying for supporters, but why didn't we do it at the new stadium? We ought to be trying to gain any advantage possible, just as other clubs do when they do it.

If they are willing to do it to us, we should give them a dose of their own medicine, so to speak.

 

[barneygumble]

I understand why this can be annoying for supporters, but why didn't we do it at the new stadium? We ought to be trying to gain any advantage possible, just as other clubs do when they do it.

If they are willing to do it to us, we should give them a dose of their own medicine, so to speak.

Cause it got banned before we even stayed building the stadium.

Newcastle, Sunderland, Manchester Utd all managed to get blag letters from local police saying it wasn't safe to let fans out from lower course and got an exemption... which is obviously rubbish, because Sunderland are now planning on moving fans back to lower bowl, and prior to moving fans up there, had 25 years of them in the lower tier.

Had we done that, they'd have just told us no.

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

Cause it got banned before we even stayed building the stadium.

Newcastle, Sunderland, Manchester Utd all managed to get blag letters from local police saying it wasn't safe to let fans out from lower course and got an exemption... which is obviously rubbish, because Sunderland are now planning on moving fans back to lower bowl, and prior to moving fans up there, had 25 years of them in the lower tier.

Had we done that, they'd have just told us no.

To be fair, I never realised that so I am glad that I can finally put that suggestion to bed.

My thought was that if others do it, why not do it ourselves? In retrospect, one consideration is away supporters potentially throwing objects - if they are sat in the upper tiers, they could throw missiles at home supporters sat in the lower tiers (yes, I am aware that not all away fans are terrible but some are).

 

[barneygumble]

To be fair, I never realised that so I am glad that I can finally put that suggestion to bed.

My thought was that if others do it, why not do it ourselves? In retrospect, one consideration is away supporters potentially throwing objects - if they are sat in the upper tiers, they could throw missiles at home supporters sat in the lower tiers (yes, I am aware that not all away fans are terrible but some are).

I was surprised we've not spread the fans over two tiers, to be totally honest.

But there's definitely a thing, re. Atmosphere where away fans must be located at pitch level.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Always enjoyed my trips up there

 

[Dan Tanner]

Pickford was at the match last night

You know what, thats a great shout...


No matter what anyone thinks Pickfords been not just one of our better players over the last few years, but the best.

Without Pickford we were getting relegated, hes just got our team and the way we react with footballers ....

He is the club, any other team he'd be playing in the lad would be raved about.

Saved us so many times with no fuss, a true everton legend whilst still amongst us.

 

[SAFCInPeace]

I vote that I’m not arsed either way about Sunderland being in the PL, can take it or leave it, but I do like to see them winning games of football

Was at both legs of the Cov game, a proper exciting nervy chess-match of a tie. Two of the best finishes to games I’ve ever seen as a Sunderland fan (and the single best atmosphere I’ve ever seen at the SOL last night)

Did well to come through it, as we had to play a proper counter attacking game after they ripped us apart when we tried to play attacking a few months ago.

We like Everton as a fanbase for what you did for Bradley Lowery, and your lot will always be welcome up here as a result. That kindness is not something our lot will forget about ever.