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Sixer's Sentiments May 17, 2012

Sixer’s Sentiments on Aston Villa and Liverpool: two Americans, two sackings

Pete Sixsmith casts an eye over the turmoil at Villa Park and Anfield …

Name a team to beat our Sunderland/Newcastle eleven

Pete Sixsmith briefly describes the high point of a radio show that resembles, for those old enough to remember, the Brains Trust. I may offer a prize mug (as well as being one), but only if the replies include a team Pete thinks would beat his. And since summer is a-coming, even UTD111 is invited [...]

Sixer’s Sentiments: romance versus reality as FA Vase final given a miss

Pete Sixsmith has cast the fnal votes in judging for the 2012 ‘Who are You?’ awards and it can be revealed that they have made all the difference. That, however, is for later; this is his last preview of a Sunderland match this season and it takes in another important game, West Auckland Town versus [...]

Sixer conquers Scotland with starring role at East Fife, club with a heart

Pete Sixsmith is en route to Craven Cottage but will do anything to avoid FA Cup Final day. At least this example of his Maytime rambles had its own special rationale …

Sixer’s Sentiments: breakfast with the rich boys (like Keano and Bruce)

The rich man in his castle (Chateau Keane, Chateau Bruce?), Pete Sixsmith at his gate …

Good Kompany: the Manchester derby vies with Spennymoor glory night

Pete Sixsmith praises a Citeh winner, deplores Mancini insults, wishes Roy Hodgson well and takes off his Top Hat to applaud a title-claiming performance at that North-eastern equivalent of the Etihad Stadium known as the Brewery Field …

Some week: rain, rain, Chelsea and Bilbao

Right, between sorting out laptop and mobile phone nightmares, I found some of Pete Sixsmith’s magical words waiting to be posted. This is a no-frills, Poundland sort of edit …

How Sunderland Lasses walloped Blackburn and finally convinced our man

Pete Sixsmith is a traditionalist. And women don’t play football according to his notion of tradition. At least they didn’t (though he’d clearly never seen Monsieur Salut’s daughter in action for Brentford, QPR or Acton with one substitute appearance for Arsenal along the way). An 8-0 romp for Sunderland lasses, with a goal from the [...]

Sad echoes of the times for Sunderland, Southampton, Portsmouth, Sheffield … and Ceefax

The editor of Salut! Sunderland has a word for the captains of industry who close good, hard-working businesses like Shildon Wagon Works and the Evening Despatch. Unfortunately, that word would probably get us banned. Pete Sixsmith is also cross about the demise of evening papers, especially football pinks and greens; he’s crosser still about the [...]

Muted welcomes for Reading and Southampton; mixed outlook for Wigan and Blackburn

The only certainty among the four clubs mentioned above is Reading, promoted thanks to the 1-0 win over Forest. Southampton look set to join them but may still have a little work to do while Wigan’s sensational recent wins have not yet ensured survival. Pete Sixsmith looks at the likely comings and goings and shamelessly [...]