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We need time and so does Jack...


The problem a lot of us fans have is that we think the last two years were traumatic. The fact is it is not just the last two years but possibly the last 5 or 6 years. We had nothing but pain and suffering and by the graces of football there were always 3 teams worse than us that got relegated from the Premier League. However, when our time finally ran out it was like an implosion...but not an immediate one. A slow, painful decline as we felt every little supporting beam and pillar get blown away from our souls.

Then Coleman came in and gave us hope but ultimately it proved an impossible task and we just had to sit and watch as our club which we hold so dear fall to pieces. This was the only metaphor I could think of to describe the last few years. I'm sure you all have your own but to carry mine on. Once the dust had settled around March 2017 when I accepted we were soon going to be in League 1, I all of a sudden had a smile on my face. I couldn't believe it, why was I smiling?

Then, one morning on my way to university I finally knew why I was smiling. This is exactly what I wanted and all of the hope and excitement came back. Let me explain, it was clear that Mr Short was done with this club and so were a lot of the players. This is what we have been demanding for the last 5 or 6 years. Change. Yes, I know we should have never ever had to go into league 1 for change to happen but we finally had what we wanted.

When Mr Short sold the club, I'll admit, I was skeptical. Is this two business men out to make a quick profit. As Stewart Donald said "When a club like Sunderland is on the market for £50million, you'd be a fool not to buy it." Then along came our knight in Shining Armour with a strong Scottish accent and a plan. I was convinced, a man converted, a born again Sunderland fan. I just knew that Jack Ross was a diamond in the rough. The way he handled himself and was the living definition of calmness.

This man has a plan, we must give him time and we have to give ourselves time. We should be excited about our future. We as fans have been through some of the worst times in the clubs history and we have endured. I'm doing my best to avoid a Dunkirk style metaphor here. We have been mentally and emotionally battered and destroyed but we are still alive and kicking. We are 3rd in a tough league with tough teams and I am loving it. We 2 or 3 games away from a cup final and don't tell me you wouldn't love a play off final.

We can start dreaming again, not of the premier league but of success in every department. Why don't make the Stadium of Light a fortress again? Why don't we get to another cup final? The Premier League is the target but we can always have fun while we do it. It took 6 years to knock down our club. It may take that long to rebuild it but we should enjoy the journey.

Cheesy chips on Wembley Way

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