Raise the roof tonight as Sunderland prepares to honour two sons

Jake: 'get your own honours tonight, Lads'
Jake: ‘get your own honours tonight, Lads’

It may seem an odd thing to juxtapose final words of encouragement to the Lads, hours from tonight’s potential season-saver, and richly deserved honours about to be bestowed on two of Sunderland’s finest.

But think about what Jimmy Montgomery and John Hays have done for the club, the city and the region and it becomes the most natural mixing of themes imaginable.

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