▁Con course ▁would ▁be ▁closed ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁season , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁re open ed ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁for ▁the ▁Box ing ▁Day ▁game ▁against ▁Brad ford ▁City ▁ ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁home ▁league ▁game ▁against ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁Se ats ▁ ▁The ▁stad ium ▁was ▁originally ▁k itted ▁pre domin ately ▁with ▁red ▁seats , ▁the ▁exception ▁being ▁a ▁S under land ▁em blem ▁and ▁the ▁words ▁" SU ND ER L AND ▁A . F . C " ▁in ▁white ▁letter ing ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Stand , ▁and ▁the ▁s log an ▁" HA ' WA Y ▁THE ▁L AD S " ▁(" Ha ' way " ▁is ▁a ▁Mack em ▁dialect ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ord ie ▁word ▁" How ay ", ▁meaning ▁" Come ▁on " ▁) ▁in ▁white ▁letter ing ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Stand . ▁A ▁thin ▁band ▁of ▁white ▁seats ▁also ▁circ led ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁South ▁stand . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁sections ▁of ▁red ▁seats ▁become ▁ble ached ▁by ▁the ▁Sun , ▁turning ▁them ▁p ink ▁- ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁mock ery ▁from ▁oppos ing ▁fans . ▁S under land ▁fans ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁seats , ▁even ▁not ing ▁on ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁f aded ▁p ink ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁digital ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Light ▁in ▁the ▁FIFA ▁video ▁game . ▁In ▁ 2