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Make The South Stand Into A Singing Section!
Posted by: | CommentsThis is a perfect opportunity for the club and most importantly us as fans to reinvigorate the ground and better the predominantly stale atmosphere we have become used to within the Stadium of Light.
I urge our fans to fully get behind this campaign, show your support for creating a large singing area in our ground and in doing so ensure that the Roker Roar does not fade and die.
“Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping… waiting… and though unwanted… unbidden… it will stir… open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us… guides us… passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love… the clarity of hatred… and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion maybe we’d know some kind of peace… but we would be hollow… Empty rooms shuttered and dank. Without passion we’d be truly dead.”
Let’s keep that passion stirring and create an atmospheric ground to be proud of, as we once were.
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Sunderland’s Three Little Birds Chant
Posted by: | CommentsTo the Tune of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds”:
Dont worry (der-der-der-der-der)
About a thing (der-der-der-der-der)
We’re Sunlun AFC
We’re gonna be alright
Amazingly the chant received recognition from the media today. The Independent said:
“The lifting of the pressure was palpable. Three big goals in 10 minutes and the Stadium of Delight was rocking to the sound of Three Little Birds. “Don’t worry ’bout a thing,” the home fans chorused, Bob Marley-style.
Don’t worry? After the final whistle, and Franco di Santo’s injury-time consolation goal, Sunderland were up into 10th position with 41 points, seven clear of Wigan, who dropped back to third from bottom. Bruce, however, was simply thanking his overdue turn of fortune”
Stéphane Sessègnon Chant
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Sessègnon And Muntari Sign For The Lads
Posted by: | CommentsSupporters everywhere have been salivating at the thought of seeing Sessègnon and Muntari in the famous red and white stripes and that dream is now very much a reality.
The dazzling Stéphane Sessègnon has signed on a three and a half year deal for around £4m and can’t wait to hit the floor running. Sessègnon is a quick, technically gifted, versatile, attacking player who can play anywhere in midfield but he prefers operating on the right hand side. Here is a video to whet your appetite and hopefully a positive sign of things to come from the ex-PSG man:
Sulley Muntari on the other hand is a high energy, committed defensive midfield player. Signed by Inter originally by Mancini, he was a major part of Jose Mourinho’s Serie A and Champions league winning side. Sulley is a tenacious ball winner but also likes to get forward, he is regularly described as a “box to box midfielder”.
Muntari is a proven Premiership player, having already plyed his trade at Portsmouth under then manager Harry Redknapp. He helped bring Pompey silverware, hopefully he can do the same on Wearside. It’s also worth mentioning he’ll be in good company at Sunderland, linking up with fellow Ghanaian team-mates John Mensah and Asamoah Gyan.
Haway the lads!
Like To Chant? Get Your FA Cup Ticket Next To Us!
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If you like nothing more than to back the lads to the hilt and chant like your life depended on it then we encourage you to get your FA cup tickets next to us.
We’re encouraging like-minded Sunderland supporters to relocate. Join us for the cup game and help introduce several new chants.
We’re currently located in the last fews rows of the SWC around seats 82-88. Come along and get involved. If you’ve already paid for your ticket elsewhere in the ground and fancy getting in on the action then I’m sure the club would be happy to change your seat.
Feel free to sign-up to the SFG forum if you haven’t already: http://sunderlandfootball.proboards.com/index.cgi
Sunderland Destroy Chelsea At Stamford Bridge
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After the thrashing at Sid James park a few weeks ago the Sunderland players and Steve Bruce in particular apologised profusely to the fans and promised to turn things around. It was hard to take on board at the time but after seeing the lads beat Stoke 2-0, draw away at Spurs 1-1 and slaughter Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford bridge today they really have redeemed themselves.
To a man Sunderland were outstanding today.
They turned in a magnificent display, working tirelessly hard to regain possession, outpassing a World Class Chelsea side and creating enough clear cut opportunities to fully deserve a 3-0 victory. It could and probably should have been a lot more.
The first Sunderland goal came from an individual, George Best-esque goal from Nedum Onuoha of all players. Onuoha received the ball around 30 yards out and with very no options open he went on a mazy run, passing four Chelsea players along the way with fantastic close control and a marvellous finish to boot. Madness. One of the best goals you’ll ever see.
Previous to this quite remarkable goal Chelsea should have gone down to ten men after Ivanovic tripped Wellbeck as he ran clear on goal. The referee bottled it and only issued a yellow card. No surprises there.
In the second half Sunderland continued to dominate and deservedly went two nil up after a great passing move resulted in Asamoah Gyan side-footing the ball to the left of the out-stretched Petr Cech and into the back of the net. Pinching all round, it was hard to believe how well we were playing. Two up at Stamford bridge! Epic.
Rather unusually for Sunderland we refused to sit back and attacked at every opportunity. It was tremendous to watch and a welcome change to tactics gone by. We had so many clear cut opportunities it was hard to comprehend how we were only two up.
In the final moments, Ashley Cole made a hash up of a backpass under pressure from Ricco. He passed the ball straight to Wellbeck who punished his rare mistake with a poachers goal and sent the Sunderland fans mad with delight.
The lads were superb, every one of them.
Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland Full time. Emphatic. Amazing. Dreaming?! Haway the lads!
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