The final certainty will be looking back at the season and noticing that Sunderland fans have sold out every single away game across the entire season, come rain or shine, misery or joy, Yorkshire or East Anglia. Often Sunderland fans don't receive the credit they deserve. They're tagged onto the side of Newcastle as some rag-tag offshoot of the ludicrous 'Geordie Nation'. The club has unusually loyal, incredibly passionate fans who really deserve better than what they travel thousands of miles to see across the length of a season. Even the south coast game at Bournemouth will sell out. Why? Because that's just what Sunderland fans do. This season will bring meltdowns, tantrums, over-the-top stresses, and general panic, but you know what? We'll be fine. It's the start of another Premier League season, and nobody can say for certain how it will pan out, even if the Black Cats have given a very strong idea from recent years. So let's sit back, and try to relax...
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