Sunderland 'Til I Die Series 2 Review - 7 Ups & 5 Downs
Downs...
5. Taking A Punt(er)
Series One of Sunderland 'Til I Die was at times slapdash in how it used fan sentiment, turning to those in pubs, terraces and taxis for a take whenever an episode needed a heart transplant after input from subhuman former Chief Executive Martin Bain. The same trick was used to even weaker effect second time around.
In terms of authority figures within the club, the scum on the end of the financial faucet was replaced with mildew, but the necessary cutaway soundbites with the same earnest locals failed to get to much of a point beyond the usual.
Perhaps the was the point - starry-eyed hopes followed by dashed dreams is a reasonable generalisation of what it is to be a fan of a mostly-failing football team. Yet again though, other than emphasising an unflinching divide between the haves (the playing staff and those at the top of SAFC) and the have-nots (every other person with a connection to SAFC), it didn't act in service of a suitable narrative thread.