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Title: Open top bus Post by: farmer geoff on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:30:13 dont know if this has been mentioned but do you think it will happen. im in favour of it
Title: Open top bus Post by: Bogus Dave on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:32:20 For finishing third?? in league 2??? thats taking things abit to far imo, and sends out the wrong signals
Title: Open top bus Post by: farmer geoff on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:34:48 not even for the fans then whos support has been excellant home and away
Title: Open top bus Post by: Spud on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:35:45 Not for finishing 3rd in League Two. :?
Title: Open top bus Post by: Reg Smeeton on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:36:16 Nah....
Title: Open top bus Post by: farmer geoff on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:37:21 ok i accept defeat on this gracefully
Title: Open top bus Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:44:00 Sunderland Borough Council (or whatever they call themselves) offered Sunderland AFC the opportunity to do a bus tour having gained promotion to the Premiership but Quinn and Keane turned them down.
I can see why they did that. They see themselves as a Premiership club so gaining promotion to the Premiership should not in itself be a cause for celebration on that scale. Ratch it down a few notches and you could say the same about STFC. Yes it's great that we're up and let's celebrate it all night long. BUT you have to keep it in context. We have been promoted from the bottom division in third place. We've been promoted back to a division which is still a league below the one which many of us feel we can hold our own in given the right backing. I tell you what, I am so glad we didn't fuck it up today 8) Title: Open top bus Post by: farmer geoff on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 19:46:14 me too. cudnt cope with the play offs after brighton!!! can watch them sat on the sofa with a beer now and look forward to nxt season
Title: Open top bus Post by: Summerof69 on Saturday, May 5, 2007, 20:30:50 Thanks...but no thanks.
This is only Div 4....and even the great Lou Macari side in '86 didn't have an open bus tour...and they won the league by 18 points !!! Title: Open top bus Post by: DV on Sunday, May 6, 2007, 00:18:33 Quote from: "OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR" Sunderland Borough Council (or whatever they call themselves) offered Sunderland AFC the opportunity to do a bus tour having gained promotion to the Premiership but Quinn and Keane turned them down. I can see why they did that. They see themselves as a Premiership club so gaining promotion to the Premiership should not in itself be a cause for celebration on that scale. Ratch it down a few notches and you could say the same about STFC. Yes it's great that we're up and let's celebrate it all night long. BUT you have to keep it in context. We have been promoted from the bottom division in third place. We've been promoted back to a division which is still a league below the one which many of us feel we can hold our own in given the right backing. I tell you what, I am so glad we didn't fuck it up today 8) FACT! Title: Open top bus Post by: axs on Sunday, May 6, 2007, 01:07:17 open top bus ? you having a laugh? don't think the occasion merits that, an almighty piss-up maybe, but no bus parade.
Title: Open top bus Post by: millom red on Sunday, May 6, 2007, 01:21:48 All to prove next year imo.
I'll go even more stupid when we are a championship club. :P Matt Title: Open top bus Post by: Cookie on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 13:46:03 The shitheads had an open top bus tour for finishing second in League One.
Says it all really. Title: Open top bus Post by: Batch on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 13:47:46 I scored 3 (three) at six-a-side at the oasis today. If you knew me you would be amazed too. I demand an open top bus ride of at least the company car park.
Title: Open top bus Post by: Oakhurst Red on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 14:57:53 Abit of an overkill to have an open top bus tour. We should never have been in this division in the first place and hopefully that is the last we see of it for a very long time if at all.
Title: Open top bus Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 15:05:28 Quote from: "OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR" They see themselves as a Premiership club :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: that made me laugh Title: Open top bus Post by: Ralphy on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 15:12:55 Sunderland are a massive club.
I'd say their certainly a Premiership club. Their support is immense. Title: Open top bus Post by: mattboyslim on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 15:18:49 Their support is very fickle - like people at leeds have said - a measure of size is retaining fans when you struggle - Sunderland didn't do that in thir last prem season IIRC. Man city managed to get full houses in League One, clubs like Sheff Wed, Leeds etc seem to lose support when mediocrity strikes - when TBH is no surprise at all.
Title: Open top bus Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 15:51:23 Quote from: "Ralphy" Their support is immense. I would question that Title: Open top bus Post by: Reg Smeeton on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 17:27:29 Quote from: "mattboyslim" Their support is very fickle - like people at leeds have said - a measure of size is retaining fans when you struggle - Sunderland didn't do that in thir last prem season IIRC. Man city managed to get full houses in League One, clubs like Sheff Wed, Leeds etc seem to lose support when mediocrity strikes - when TBH is no surprise at all. Out of interest the season 98/99 that Man City spent in Div 3, they averaged 28,000.....pretty impressive, but Sunderland were in Div 2 and averaged 38,000.....only bettered by ManUre and Liverpool from the Prem. Title: Open top bus Post by: mattboyslim on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 17:40:57 Intersting stuff Reg - although they were somehting like 20K below capacity this season according to this site:
http://www.soccerstats.com/2khcrowd.asp?league=England2&homeaway=3 I guess stats can be used to prove anything (ie the Newcastle myth) IMHo only really Man City can have great credit for their support retention a few years ago, that said Norwich and to a lesser extent Ipswich have held good crowds considerign teh extent of their mediocrity. Title: Open top bus Post by: Ralphy on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 17:42:51 And average gate of 38,000 in The Championship is very impressive.
Title: Open top bus Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 17:55:54 I know the gates have not always been that high but how many other teams would get 50,000+ for all home matches after winning nothing since 1969? Manchester United maybe
Title: Open top bus Post by: reeves4england on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 20:46:41 Open top bus would be taking the piss after some of the crap we've had this season!
This was a crap division which we wouldn't have been in in the first place if the finances hadn't been cocked up. Yes, we're out and I'm glad but to be honest the real aim is be a decent, top-end League 1 side again within the next 2 seasons Title: Open top bus Post by: Scot Munroe on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 20:49:16 Quote from: "Ralphy" Sunderland are a massive club. I'd say their certainly a Premiership club. Their support is immense. not in Prem during 05/06 season. Their ground was always half empty. I don't reckon that will happen next season. Title: Open top bus Post by: DV on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 21:01:56 open top bus to celebrate....
our lowest finish in? what 22 years! Title: Open top bus Post by: Fred Elliot on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 21:05:31 Quote from: "DV85" open top bus to celebrate.... our lowest finish in? what 22 years! Exactly Dan They should put on a Civic Reception for us poor bastards that had to endure the last 18 months FFS Title: Open top bus Post by: pauld on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 22:14:02 I think we should do our own open-top bus parade, and all climb aboard one of these, decked out in STFC gear celebrating our promotion to remind those less fortunate than ourselves what happy fans of a FOOTBALL LEAGUE club look like:
http://www.citysightseeingoxford.com/ Title: Open top bus Post by: pumbaa on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 00:30:45 Quote from: "pauld" I think we should do our own open-top bus parade, and all climb aboard one of these, decked out in STFC gear celebrating our promotion to remind those less fortunate than ourselves what happy fans of a FOOTBALL LEAGUE club look like: http://www.citysightseeingoxford.com/ You cruel bastard :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Title: Open top bus Post by: Only Me on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 09:51:48 Quote from: "pauld" I think we should do our own open-top bus parade, and all climb aboard one of these, decked out in STFC gear celebrating our promotion to remind those less fortunate than ourselves what happy fans of a FOOTBALL LEAGUE club look like: http://www.citysightseeingoxford.com/ Great shout :mrgreen: |