All the way from the Black Sea comes this sign of the globalisation of Sunderland support.
The picture comes from a Spurs supporter, George Dearsley, an acquaintance who cut his journalistic teeth on the Northern Echo.
“Walking today through the little Turkish fishing village (Sile, near Istanbul, pronounced she-lay) where we live much of the year … imagine my surprise when I spotted this towel,” he writes. “Now you often see Man Utd or Chelsea towels on the market on a Friday but this was a first. Is there a closet Mackem fan club in the village?”
Word, like that towel, travels fast and George added this PS: “How lucky were the Black cats last Saturday?” Oh, George, almost as lucky as Spurs when they brought their own ref, Kevin Friend, along to a game at White Hart Lane to ensure three points in 2009.
And now on to Burnley versus Sunderland.
They need a win after two draws and two defeats, we need one with just an additional point separating us. Will we finally get three points in one go?
Have a go at Guessing the Score.
Monsieur Salut’s decision will, as usual, be final but the rules are simple enough. Be first to get it right, before kickoff, and whoever you support you will win a dressing room mug from Personalised Football Gifts with your name on the No 12 shirt. All subject to modification for a Burnley-supporting winner.
Ferocious postal charges mean you must have the mug delivered to a UK address.
Try your luck and, if you predict more goals for Sunderland than Burnley, be right.
* Bill Cowell OBE is a Sunderland supporter who waited 77 years for a mug from Salut! Sunderland. He’s the winner of the first edition of Guess the Score sponsored by Personalised Football Gifts. Read his fascinating story of a lifelong passion at https://safc.blog/2014/09/burnley-vs-sunderland-guess-the-score-and-meet-the-spurs-game-winner/
No winners, especially not anyone among the crowds at Turf Moor. Except for Eric that us, as he now reminds me. Oops
Going for a 0-1 to us. Lets go for away win.
No-one has taken 2-2 yet so I’ll have it.
From sunny Cyprus Eric says 0-0. BTW…come on you Durham, make us proud.
[Via Salut! Sunderland, from our ‘Who are You’ interviewee; look out for the piece] …
One goal either way or a high scoring game. I’m going to go 1-0 Burnley but I could see you winning should Ings not be fit and we have a bad day at the back, entirely possible.
I think we will come good against Burnley with a 2-1 win.
I’ll go for 2-3 as all my other scores have already been chosen
Burnley are a decent team, and I’m not confident we can beat them. So, unfortunately another draw 1-1.
0 – 1 to Sunderland. Yes we will win but I feel Burnley will make us work for it. H’waythelads.
I’m not eligble either but I’m relatively sane. We can’t keep a clean sheet so Burnley 1. But Jozy will come good, plus Giacco will start & create something early so we get 2.
Simple!
No mug for me – daft rule but there you are – so I can indulge fantasy and go for Burnley 3 Sunderland 6. But don’t let it stop anyone else giving that one a punt
My score… 0-2 alverez and wickam!
Our defence seems so much more workmanlike, and as new boys in mf gel, so the creativity will improve.
Good luck everyone.
Dave
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I’ll go with your score too David (you’ll beat me to the mug) but Gomez and Giaccherini to score.
1-3, to us.
Burnley 1 – 2 SAFC, first with of the season, SAFC turf them out at the moor!