{"id":75030,"date":"2023-01-15T08:13:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T08:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=75030"},"modified":"2023-01-15T08:13:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T08:13:39","slug":"unbelievable-praise-for-the-travelling-jack-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/01\/15\/unbelievable-praise-for-the-travelling-jack-army\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unbelievable&#8221; &#8211; praise for the travelling Jack Army"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 674 mile round trip should not be underestimated as a reflection of a support and passion for a football fan and that was exactly what the travelling Jack Army had to endure yesterday when they made the long trip to the North East.<\/p>\n<p>For many they made a weekend of it with the bars of Newcastle well populated on Saturday evening with some of the 700 strong Jack Army that made the trip but for others it was a long coach drive back down south which saw them arrive back in SA1 in the early hours of this morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='7Xcd2oazRMt5Kk2PGleQYA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1246085843' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7Xcd2oazRMt5Kk2PGleQYA',sig:'jBBCWRK9wNp3Yr-m1m2QCgn9SyVHXWBj_iZ5Rct8SrY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1246085843',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Of course trips like that are made all the sweeter when your team has delivered three points on the pitch and, thanks to goals from Piroe, Cullen and Cooper, that was exactly what the team did for that travelling support yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>It was a support not lost on the players after the game with both Matt Grimes and Joel Latibeaudiere referencing the fantastic support that the team received in a crowd that exceeded 40,000.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe fans were unbelievable \u2026 unbelievable!\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swanseacity.com\/news\/matt-grimes-praises-unbelievable-away-support-sunderland\">Grimes told SwanseaCity.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cHonestly, hats off to them for making this trip. They\u2019ve given up their weekend and come all this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cI thought they were fantastic and got us through the times when they were creating chances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe\u2019re so thankful for them and they make more of a difference than they probably realise. We are so pleased we&#8217;ve been able to give them a result.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very tough game but a great result. Unbelievable support from those who travelled, it doesn\u2019t go unnoticed! \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bmsBPQsFow\">pic.twitter.com\/bmsBPQsFow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joel Latibeaudiere (@1jlatibeaudiere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1jlatibeaudiere\/status\/1614309968034816000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">700 Swans made the trip to Sunderland (top tier) absolutely outstanding. See you at QPR next week lads and lasses \ud83e\udda2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/skMvxlXPPT\">pic.twitter.com\/skMvxlXPPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phil Richards (@PhilRichards82) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilRichards82\/status\/1614382803646382081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 674 mile round trip should not be underestimated as a reflection of a support and passion for a football fan and that was exactly what the travelling Jack Army had to endure yesterday when they made the long trip to the North East. 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