A few nights ago, I had after-show drinks with a Sunderland supporter who has recently taken over the role of Songman in the highly – and deservedly – popular West End production War Horse. Bob Fox is someone I know well from my folk music pursuits. He is, like the new manager at the Stadium [...]
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Bendtner and Gary Speed: no case to answer
Salut! Sunderland hopes that when Martin O’Neill presides over his first press conference as Sunderland’s manager this afternoon, he is not drawn into pointless discussion of Nicklas Bendtner’s supposedly disrespectful body language during the pre-match tribute to Gary Speed at Molineux. With carefully manufactured outrage, the website 101greatgoals.com declares that the on-loan forward was seen [...]
MON day: a fine start?
M Salut offers some advice to Martin O’Neill on the fines he may wish to consider imposing after yesterday’s defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory at Molineux … The competition – click here – to come up with a new name for Martin O’Neill column at Salut! Sunderland is still open. OK, the new manager does not yet know he’s [...]
Salut!’s week: Wigan woes, Bruce goes, Wolves foes
Monsieur Salut looks back on a momentous week for all who care about Sunderland AFC … As I began to write this review of the week, we were a day into the post-Bruce era of Sunderland AFC, three days from an important game at Molineux. By the time I finished the first draft (these are [...]
So we can score goals: Reserves hit 7 past Scunthorpe
The last time I saw Sunderland get seven was against Oxford United under Peter Reid in 1998. Two apiece for Bridges, Dichio and Rae and one from Mickey Gray. Well, the Reserves did it again today, whacking seven past Scunthorpe, as in the Oxford game without reply.
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Name a team to beat our Sunderland/Newcastle eleven
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Martin’s Musings on keeping to script against Manchester United: time for reflection
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Luke’s World: hailing Everton, opponents of the season
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Sing your hearts out against Manchester United. For Old Time’s sake
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Soapbox: our drab part in Man United and Man City’s dramatic finale
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Sixer’s Sentiments on Aston Villa and Liverpool: two Americans, two sackings
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Game of the Season: the road to Wigan’s peerless joy
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And the winners are, in no particular order, Liverpool, Wolves, Aston Villa
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Sunderland end of term reviews (2): ‘no beaten army, just battle fatigue’
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The road to glory (2): Liverpool, Wolves close gap on Aston Villa
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New look for Sunderland, new look for Salut!
Salut! Sunderland has news of its own to announce … It seems somehow fitting that as the appointment of Martin O’Neill ushers in what we hope will be a successful new era for Sunderland AFC, Salut! Sunderland should also present its new face to the world. It should, with luck, make its blushing debut tomorrow [...]