As Sunderland fans, we've been almost institutionalised over the years into thinking negative thoughts about the club's and team's future, or its ability to maintain any semblance of long-term satisfaction – let alone happiness.
I've written in these pages before about "doing a Sunderland". Many other clubs (if not all) can claim to have similar depressing thoughts and feelings. For goodness' sake, even ******* nal fans were bemoaning that they might never win the Premier League again. Poor them!
But the huge divergence in emotions that Lads fans have had to endure over the decades would be hard for supporters of other clubs to match or argue against.
There are some things in life, and in sport, that you start to think just won't happen. Some things are simply not meant to be. These thoughts might not be backed up by statistics or facts – some greater power just seems to be in control – and they just won't happen. Because some things just aren't. That's how life is.
For example:
#fans
I've written in these pages before about "doing a Sunderland". Many other clubs (if not all) can claim to have similar depressing thoughts and feelings. For goodness' sake, even ******* nal fans were bemoaning that they might never win the Premier League again. Poor them!
But the huge divergence in emotions that Lads fans have had to endure over the decades would be hard for supporters of other clubs to match or argue against.
There are some things in life, and in sport, that you start to think just won't happen. Some things are simply not meant to be. These thoughts might not be backed up by statistics or facts – some greater power just seems to be in control – and they just won't happen. Because some things just aren't. That's how life is.
For example:
#fans
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