Apparently the match is in an internet black hole as far as footage is concerned. The best I've found is an image of a visiting supporter ticket in the West Stand and a couple of images of Peter Reid in the dugout with Sunderland fans in the background on the side closest to the Ponty End (the yellow and green away shirts are helpful to spot in one of them).
We battered them but lost 1-0. Shay Given had an absolute blinder. Seem to recall Paul Stewart scored the winner.
They’ll ebe referring to the 2007 game surely? Was the north stand built when they beat us 3-1 in 1999. i swear that game was a friday night, i recall Nicky Summerbee scoring for them and some sunderland fans celebrated in the ponty end
Had to point it out to them in november that mcgeady is on the same per week as half of our squad combined. Didnt mention clattermole oviedo etc who still draw 30k a week...
Could this have been the game https://www.11v11.com/matches/barnsley-v-sunderland-16-april-1999-184708/
I recall that game. Seem to think police dogs got their fans off the pitch when they scored and we sacked our manager not long after. Definitely did not outnumber us that day. Btw tried registering on their site to take this up with them, Gmail etc not allowed. I would have pointed out this is a strange badge of honour to be claiming as it is a good indication of spending time in leagues lower than they ought to be given their fanbase
I was just going on the size of the crowd, but we'd just come down from the prem so gates would have been bigger
But probably like Wendy supporters, they see this as further proof of their massiveness, and another reason we should bow to them in public...
I remember that game pretty sure they had to win and that would secure a top 2 spot for them. They didn't outnumber us though.
Didn't they then go on to amass the lowest ever points total in premier League history and come straight back down
Not sure I think in 1999 they went up champions on a massive points total could have been over 100 but my memory isn't great so could be wrong.
Just looked up their points record in premier League, it was 05/06 season when they also set a record of the lowest ever with 15 points. Since broken by derby with 11 but they still hold the record of fewest home points with 7 LoL
I am an West Stand Season ticket holder of some years, and was not permitted to renew when Ponty was under construction.
Yeah they used to give about a quarter of upper to away fans if memory serves and I think rest were season ticket holders