LAURA
LYNN
ALISON
ROSIE
Laura started going to matches with her sister in the 1990s: “It’s like an addiction, isn’t it? We love the club, that's what it boils down to.
And it is like a religion. It’s like we live and breathe football.
Even if there was a nuclear war, we’d still try and turn up on a Saturday, wouldn’t we?!”
Lynn grew up near Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham. She started going to watch Sunderland age 9, in 1971. "We’ve been through some tough times and we still come out in our droves. I think once you’re a Sunderland fan, you’re a Sunderland fan for life. It is difficult to get away from it, whether you wanted to or not. They’ll have to carry me in, and carry me out."
For Alison, nothing compares to a win on a match day:
"If we have a good game, there’s nowhere on earth I’d rather be. Any exotic destination you could name, I would rather be in St James’ Park, because that feeling when we score, or when we win a game, the jumping around, the sheer joy, the excitement. It’s just unadulterated joy when we win or when we score. I just love it."
Rosie grew up and continues to live in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. She started going to watch Sunderland aged about 13, in the 1960s. "I’m ashamed to say that it can affect my mood, but I have to swallow it on a Saturday, particularly if Newcastle have won, because my partner’s a Mag, and we pick our words very carefully, but it does affect me. I always say at the end, “It’s only football, please don’t let it spoil your evening,”. I’m really trying to convince myself, because it does affect me."
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LAURA
LYNN
ALISON
ROSIE
Laura started going to matches with her sister in the 1990s: “It’s like an addiction, isn’t it? We love the club, that's what it boils down to. And it is like a religion. It’s like we live and breathe football. Even if there was a nuclear war, we’d still try and turn up on a Saturday, wouldn’t we?!”
Lynn grew up near Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham. She started going to watch Sunderland age 9, in 1971. "We’ve been through some tough times and we still come out in our droves. I think once you’re a Sunderland fan, you’re a Sunderland fan for life. It is difficult to get away from it, whether you wanted to or not. They’ll have to carry me in, and carry me out."
For Alison, nothing compares to a win on a match day: "If we have a good game, there’s nowhere on earth I’d rather be. Any exotic destination you could name, I would rather be in St James’ Park, because that feeling when we score, or when we win a game, the jumping around, the sheer joy, the excitement. It’s just unadulterated joy when we win or when we score. I just love it."
Rosie grew up and continues to live in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. She started going to watch Sunderland aged about 13, in the 1960s. "I’m ashamed to say that it can affect my mood, but I have to swallow it on a Saturday, particularly if Newcastle have won, because my partner’s a Mag, and we pick our words very carefully, but it does affect me. I always say at the end, “It’s only football, please don’t let it spoil your evening,”. I’m really trying to convince myself, because it does affect me."