Comments on: Soapbox: love, loyalty and Sunderland AFC

By: Derek Scott

Derek Scott — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:57:59 +0000

It was 27th October 2001 v Arsenal at the SoL 1-1. I think Scwharz scored for us and Julio had a goal disallowed in injury time. Viera missed a penalty and was sent off, Niall was booked which led to tears from Tash’s brother William. Tash neglects to add that she moved seats because her father was screaming at the referee so much – she is used to that now.
Extremely proud dad and fledgling literary agent !!!!

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By: Joe Capener

Joe Capener — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:56:53 +0000

Lovely piece Tash!! Great read It nearly converts me to support them. Well Done.

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By: Jeremy Robson

Jeremy Robson — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:11:33 +0000

I was struggling to place this lovely piece into a time frame. It sounded as if Tash was referring to an experience that dated some time between the wars! It was the Werther’s Originals reference that gave it away. Despite the manufacturer’s best efforts to convince us of their heritage, I don’t think there was such a thing as a Werther’s original before 1991.
A tale from the heart of a true Sunderland fan that. Lovely, lovely read.

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By: Lorrain

Lorrain — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:22:57 +0000

Sunderland’s got talent you certainly tried hard, is that what you do all week? I’d love to read the rest… and that’s from a VILLA supporter.

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By: Sam Capener

Sam Capener — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:13:57 +0000

Yaaaaaaaay Tash! You’re such an awesome writer.
Keep it up – you’ve already been given an honorary A* GCSE by a man called Geoff. Who knows how far you could go if you write more stuff like this. Sehr gut, as we say here in Germanland.

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By: Geoff Mangan

Geoff Mangan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:27:58 +0000

Wow. My wife’s an English teacher and also a GCSE lead marker and she has no doubt that this is A* quality so if Tash prints this off, it will serve as a GCSE certificate recognised at all good Universities. In all seriousness, read by me as a very occasional visitor from afar, it evoked the sounds and feelings perfectly. Quite emotional.

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By: Joan

Joan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:53:22 +0000

A great read. I love it when she says
“The emblem in the corner was instantly recognisable. I probably would have recognised it from the day I was born.”
Tash’s piece reminded me of why I keep going to matches.

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