Andy Taylor

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@KVanValkenburg 100% he tees it up tomorrow

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@SunderlandAFC Will be a sell out no doubt now there is a such a high demand. Wonder if this one is the first one for the ballot

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@eb92safc Just 15???

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@Lord_Sugar You’re fired

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@kielwats0n @eb92safc Not at all. Thats what I was thinking.

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@DonaldandCharl1 @JamieArm2003 @sunderlandafc11 No

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@RodneyMarsh10 Were you watching, he could hardly move

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@RyanDH98 @SunderlandAFC No, it will get moved when the European fixtures are released just means it’s not a tv pick at the moment

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@JosephSpeckman @SunderlandAFC Not necessarily. It just means it’s not on tv yet

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@RyanDH98 @SunderlandAFC No. It just means it hasn’t been picked for to

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@Ramma_____

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@Yanited1892 @SAFCsource @devonianred We gave Leeds and Burnley 24 points start last season so we have experience #safc

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@GavSAFC89 The OG masked what was a terrible shot and could’ve ending up costing us. It wasn’t long after his one on one which was poor

[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.”

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@MartinBrammer @RokerReport Can’t pick and chose when to qualify for Europe. Chance might come along again for a while. Remember some people didn’t want us to get promoted last season because we would really struggle 🤷‍♂️

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@JamesCopley_ @sunechosafc Absolute joke Hume in midfield 😡

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@sunderlandafc11 @ian_safc_1974 Not find out until the FA cup semifinals are sorted

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@mje_88 @emilyxfraser That weeks tv games will be announced after the semi finals of the fa cup have been played

[Andy Taylor @andy27tay]

@RokerReport Be Regi next