Well done to Sunderland fans..... (1 Viewer)

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

On their readytogo.net forum the overwhelming majority of Sunderland supporters pay tribute to Jimmy Hill and respect for his family. Bearing in mind the hatred towards us from some of their supporters who remember the Cov/Bristol City in the 70's which condemned them to relegation I expected the worst but they have been generally measured in their response.

Well done Black Cats fans - he did a lot for football in general but was also a family man, and they recognise that.

 

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[Macca]

Well done for being human beings

 

[lifeskyblue]

No I'm with Alan D's moustache...some Sunderland fans have long held a grudge against JH but today they have shown that the man earnt and deserved respect. The football family has often shown that the tribal rivalries of a Saturday afternoon can be forgotten because the game is bigger than any single team


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[Huckerby]

they get a well done for not laying into a family man who has died?

What a world

 

[Macca]

they get a well done for not laying into a family man who has died?

What a world

My point exactly? Unbelievable. That's a basic level of human behaviour is it not?

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

they get a well done for not laying into a family man who has died?

What a world

They do from me.

 

[Huckerby]

They do from me.

Not hard to get praise from you then

 

[Grendel]

They do from me.

Not all do though. There are one or two comments that are outragious

 

[dutchman]

How many of today's Sunderland supporters would associate Jimmy with CCFC in any case? I've been in forums today where the only thing he was remembered-for was being one-time presenter of Match of the Day.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Pitiful historical ignorance from a great club's supporter's lack of acknowledgement of their own teams seasonal failings. What JH seized that evening was indicative of his brilliant foresight, one which if it had been the other way around and been to the benefit of SAFC would be to this day no doubt, the stuff of footballing folklore in the NE.
To those Sunderland supporters who at least didn't besmirch his passing, we thank you. It means a lot (as he did) to us. To those that couldn't quite reach that level - Well, good luck in your latest relegation battle.

 

[skybluebeduff]

[video=youtube;uvbXRyH4hek]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvbXRyH4hek[/video]

Jimmy had the last laugh in 2008 when Sunderland were at Fulham, this video sums him up perfectly. God bless you Jimmy xx