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@sunderlandafc and @steelers | Sunderland ‘till I die and longer

[Luke O'Nien @LukeONien]

EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.

Not because I didn’t want it.

Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.

What kid would?

Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.

What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?

I was heartbroken.

My dad looked at me and said:

“What are we doing tomorrow?”

To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:

“We’re training, Dad.”

So we trained.

Every single day.

My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.

One club replied.

One.

That was all I needed.

An opportunity.

@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.

Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .

A massive club.

A massive opportunity.

And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.

But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.

“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”

Then came the Championship.

“He’s not good enough for this level.”

Then the Premier League.

“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”

I understood the doubt.

I’ve faced it my whole career.

And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.

But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:

Outwork your doubt.

You don’t always need to see the full journey.

You just need to take the next step.

Then the next one.

And then another.

Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.

Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.

Keep working.

Keep learning.

Keep showing up.

Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.

To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.

You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.

And to the boys… thank you.

You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.

What a team.

What a club.

What a fanbase.

Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍

And in the words of Granit Xhaka:

“This is just the beginning.”

[Dorph @juducrempot]

5 years from now every premier league player will have hair down to their waists, worn loose in the hope someone touches it to get sent off.
#safc

[Dan Walden @dwaldenwrites]

Because reading in a bar and slowly nursing a beer is one of life’s most sublime pleasures.

[Seacs @_seacroft]

Drake drake drake maye maye maye is playing like a UK uniball QB

[Andy @Sunlundy]

No Guehi for Palace on Saturday? Coach fucking off at the end of the season?
No win in 9?

Sunderland 0 - 1 Palace

#SAFC

[SEAN ©️ @squidge249]

@juza_23 Sky Sports Golf should be renamed Sky Sports Fore then...

[Michael Graham @Capt_Fishpaste]

Have we played anyone yet?

HAVE WE FUCKING PLAYED ANYONE YET?!?! #SAFC

[Seacs @_seacroft]

@SalfordCityFC I love this guy so much

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@OhWhenTheSpurs2 Ball knower

[Anthony @omgitsbirdman]

there are 100 million obese people in america and the bengals cant find 5 to block for joe burrow

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Haway the lads

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@CharlieEDrums 🤣

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@WolvesCharlie Oi, big man, whats ya name?

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@SunderlandAFC

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@FBAwayDays Embarrassing

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@mcrfc1021 ✌️

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@STAMINASTAM1NA @mcrfc1021 😔

[bald ann dowd @ali_sivi]

addicted to hitting shuffle on my spotify likes and skipping over thirty or forty of the worst songs i've ever heard

[Sensible Sunderland @SensibleSAFC]

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