Sunderland Echo

SOCIAL MEDIA – WHAT YOU SAID

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Sunderland­securedame­morable derby win in the torrential rain at St James’s Park 18 years ago this week.

Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips did the damage as Sunderland came from behind to sink a Newcastle side who left out Alan Shearer.

We asked for your memories of the night.

Fay Elizabeth Renton: At SoL watching beamback with David certainly celebrated afterwards can just remember getting red & white taxi all the way home. Taxi unimpresse­d when I said I lived in Newcastle. Fab night xx

Anthony Christy: Emptying the water out of my shoes when I got back to the car. Brilliant time and a great night!

Heath Stansfield: Never

seen rain like it , but it was worth it in the end , What a team that was , Good memories , good days ! William Atkinson:

Watching at the beam back at the SoL with my nephew and nearly falling out of the stands when SuperKev curled that beauty into the top corner. Frank Dembry: Laughing at the Mags who were complainin­g because it was raining . Mark Newton: Nice big bet – Mugpies half time lads full time few hundred quid and a Derby win ! Alan Oliver: Sitting amongst the barcodes pretending to be glum when I was wanting to explode with happiness Malcolm Christy: Sitting on the buses back with steam rising off everyone from the wet but no one caring. Neil Allen: The day I got married

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