Sunderland love in

I agree,i did take an interest in them last season checking the odd result etc but the circus that surrounds them at the moment via sky etc and the whole lets cash in on the irish support angle is a bit rare.

 

You can add me to that list

While I couldn't care less how they get on, I have an admiration for the way they've captured a market over here. Quinn was over and back for the first few months of his reign as Sunderland chairman talking to airlines and travel agents in an attempt to get as many Irish supporters over as possible, whether to support Sunderland as their first or second team.

At the end of the day its inevitable that their are going to be plenty of people out there who have a second team. Plenty out there will claim to support Liverpool, Arsenal, Man U as their first team, yet will still sit down in the pub for the Glasgow derby with their brand new Celtic jersey and roar on Nakamura with the same passion they'd have been shouting for Gerrard/Fabregas/Shrek the day before. Its always been this way and this sudden increase in Sunderland support doesn't really surprise me.

 

ive no time for people like that at all.where have all the blackburn fans gone???this open targeting of the irish public is a disgrace.its hard enough getting lads down to eircom games without wall to wall sunderland in the papers and fuck all on local teams

 

Im still convinced they'll be playing in the Championship next season so their super fans may aswell enjoy it while it lasts.

Their performance for the first hour on Saturday was hilarious, possibly the poorest Ive ever seen in the Premier League. Fair play they kept plugging away and scored a good goal but they just arent good enough.

 

agree with all above, cant say I wish any misfortune to anyone but the mancs and Marinmoan. But I could never understand this whole second team cr*p. I mean, if you have time or money to spend on another team it means you're not 100% dedicated to your number one team, thus not a real fan. I would say fairplay to Quinn for tapping into the whole irish market, fans have no one to blame but themselves if they fall for all the hype. Let them get on with it is what i say, they're no threat to the Pool anyway. YNWA.

 

Couldnt give a toss about any other team but the Reds.But i agree with what your saying about the whole media hype with the whole Ireland/Sunderland angle.I was in the shop earlier and looked through a few of the papers.The sunderland game took up nearly as much pages as a Man utd game and more than the liverpool game.The media will have a complete wankfest when Keane becomes the Man Utd manager.I cant see them staying up this year mind you.The standard of the football they play is third world and will not not be enough to cut it so they should enjoy it whilst they can.Ive got a feeling a few of those Sunderland shirts will be making there way to charity shops next year

 

Along with all the other teams in the north east I cant stand them. I predict and hope they get relegated. This whole irish love-in really gets on my nerves. I can only imagine that most of the hardcore Sunderland fans are sick of it already.

I strongly predict the whole thing will turn very nasty when they hit a bad patch.

 

Couldn't support a team run by that b****x!!
I'll never forgive him for siapan.

 

But Mick Macarthy doesn't manage Sunderland anymore - Roy Keane does!

I'd like to see them do well if only to bring on the likes of McShane, Murphy and Stokes. Miller even did ok when he came on Saturday.

Interesting to see how O'Donovan gets on too.
Fair play to them for playing the Irish angle - I have no problem with them generating support from here. It would be more deserving than all the Chelski support that has sprung up over here anyway.

 

100% behind you on that.Scumbag to the end

 

i watched there game saturday and i was hopeing they would beat spurs to shut up the spurs supporters. cause every year when the priemer starts. in forums or on sky sports news its always spurs saying how great they are so i say nice 1 sunderland yee shut them up 4 another season

 

All this sunderland shite is rediculous, makes the irish look stupid really! I'd say the real sunderland fans are going to start getting pretty angry!

 

I have to admit, im not sure if its because of all the publicity surrounding the Irish contingent there but I found Myself keeping an eye on Sunderlands results last year.

 

ever watch setanta last season the only championship flash they would give was sunderland.when you consider the fan base "super" leeds has here shows you the media hype going on

 

Well if you are going to start supporting a football team you need to have a reason.
If that reason is because Chelski are top of the league at the time then fair play.
If that reason is that the team is Irish owned and brings in a lot of Irish players and manager then you have something to identify with.

IMHO that would be a more deserving reason.

Also Keane is a massive hero to most of the football fans of this country so will bring a lot of interest on his own.
Of course he is also hated by the rest but that is besides the point really.

 

Sorry lads/ladies, second team?????

I don't mean to sound glib but I don't understand this whole concept.