Good things from Sunderland

[Philly-Red]

I'm sure this week the Mackems board will have plenty of nasty comments about us, but in an effort to rise above it, what good things do you associate with Sunderland ?

For me:-

Lauren Laverne
Bryan Ferry
Frankie & The Heartstrings
Pop Recs
Grant Leadbitter (I know he's from Chester-Le-Street, but he's a Sunderland fan)
James Bowlam
I also don't mind George Clarke off the telly too

Any more ?

Mexico 70. Well worth a visit.

 

[Piccadilly Day Tripper]

The Futureheads
Lauren Laverne
My wife's uncle who came and rewired our house during lockdown without asking for any payment beyond a some drinks out
A mate of a mate who is canny enough, and realises the football club is ****.

 

[Johnny Vincents Motorbike]

Dave Hodgson - boro footballer

Vaux Breweries

Joseph Havelock Wilson - union leader Seafarers

The Roker Roar

Raich Carter boro manager

Roker Beach

The Toy Dolls - punk band

Red Alert - anti fascist punk band

The Boxing Day Dip

James Bolam - actor /likely lads

Gina McKee - Actor / friends in the north

Gertrude Bell - Hugh Bell's daughter - middle east traveller/ writer / and suffragette


Sunderland is a city steeped in history - its been established for a very long time

 

[Glover_elbow]

Kate adie great lady

 

[Glover_elbow]

A19 south bound

 

[indeedido]

Dave Hodgson - boro footballer

Vaux Breweries

Hodgy is from Gateshead.
Vaux was an awful brewer.

 

[Rofesleg]

Dave Hodgson - boro footballer

Vaux Breweries

Joseph Havelock Wilson - union leader Seafarers

The Roker Roar

Raich Carter boro manager

Roker Beach

The Toy Dolls - punk band

Red Alert - anti fascist punk band

The Boxing Day Dip

James Bolam - actor /likely lads

Gina McKee - Actor / friends in the north

Gertrude Bell - Hugh Bell's daughter - middle east traveller/ writer / and suffragette


Sunderland is a city steeped in history - its been established for a very long time

I can't believe you need to put 'Boro footballer' next to Dave Hodgson.
Am I that old? Hands up if you didn't know who he was.

 

[The Ruthsayer]

Vaux was a dreadful brewer.
Not because it was from Sunderland.
They just didn't brew anything good.

Had wonderful horse pulled drays back in the mid eighties.

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Vaux was a dreadful brewer.
Not because it was from Sunderland.
They just didn't brew anything good.

What a load of bollox

 

[gizasqueezemister]

What a load of bollox

Double Maxim topped N. Brown Ale for me like. Still does.

 

[atypical_boro]

Raich Carter?? Not the most popular manager if I recall correctly….

Made Pulis look like Big Jack.

 

[NYboro]

Hodgy is from Gateshead.
Vaux was an awful brewer.

A good pint of cask Samson was a lovely ale.

 

[Davey_C]

Illuminations as a kid was alot closer than Blackpool!

 

[Nano]

 

[guisborough_rob]

The woman over the road is from Sunderland.

She allowed me to check her bedside top drawer (see Clarkson sacked by Amazon thread).

Her husband works shifts (see Blokes called Tony thread).

 

[Jedi boro]

Air Show was the only decent thing before they canned it.

Where’s your air show gone

 

[Jedi boro]

Raich Carter?? Not the most popular manager if I recall correctly….

Made Pulis look like Big Jack.

That name was banned in my house growing up.

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

Where’s your air show gone

We probably shouldn't mention air shows.

 

[Jedi boro]

We probably shouldn't mention air shows.

Ha ha good point.

 

[Fattyfoggon]

with a wink to Roofies thread Julio Arca seems a good lad and a decent footballer for the Boro, I know he is from Argentina originally but we got him from Sunderland