Some of the most thought-provoking analysis of things that matter to Sunderland AFC supporters comes from the great Mackem diaspora. This comment on the Blackcats e-mail list – “the older I get the more I become convinced that it really is a simpler game than the coaches, tacticians and (especially) pundits would have us believe” [...]
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The Robson Report: Di Canio must judge who’s fit to wear the shirt
Every cloud … you know the rest. One silver lining is the return from self-imposed exile of Jeremy Robson. To the immense relief of many, Salut! Sunderland imagines, here is an almost exclusively back-to-basics assessment of past failings and the hefty challenges facing Paolo Di Canio. Next, we’ll be getting medals or brownie points in [...]
Robson Report: Chelsea, now Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers, conjure managerial mayhem
A Forest fan on the radio expressed the hope that Roy Keane’s presence at the 4-2 defeat of Leeds did not mean he was about to be named manager. More rang in to register disgust at the treatment of Sean O’Driscoll. Meanwhile, Henning Berg’s reign at Ewood Park also ends, in his case after fiftysomething [...]
The Robson Report: Martin O’Neill’s best man speech
There were a variety of views about just why the team’s performances and results this season have been less than satisfactory in our mini series MON One Year On. Whilst most of our contributors were still behind the manager, Jeremy Robson was not so sure. Now, after the interview on MOTD when his self belief [...]
The Robson Report: Gardner as Mr Bean. And guess the Wigan score
Image: vagueonthehow We hear often enough of football’s darker side, perhaps not enough on the good works many players willingly perform (honest: the juxtaposition of Catts and Gardner is purely accidental!). Jeremy Robson plants a fully deserved pat on the back of Craig Gardner and could probably persuade the kids of Biddick Junior, Washington to [...]
The Robson Report: Hillsborough guilt and shame and glimmers of human compassion
The Hillsborough report has shocked all who have an ounce of compassion and care about decency in public life. Some messengers – notably The Sun – also bear culpability and Kelvin MacKenzie’s ‘profuse apologies’ now do not wash. But always remember it was the public services, or champions of those working within them, that created [...]
First John Terry – now Gillingham in the dock. What’s behind McCammon’s sacking?
Recent events such as the Luarez Suarez ban, the John Terry court case and subsequent FA charge, the Rio Ferdinand tweet, the Clarke Carlisle TV documentary, the successful prosecution of users of social networking sites and the sending home of a Swiss player from the Olympic tournament have highlighted the issue of racism in and [...]
The Robson Report: Hull hath no fury like Steve Bruce scorned
By now, you would think, any football reporter who rushed excitedly up to the sports editor and exclaimed ‘I have a great interview with Steve Bruce about how unfair life is’ would be demoted to covering junior rounders. Not so. Jeremy Robson notes that Bruce’s mantra, ‘how I was sacked for being a Geordie’ with [...]
Robson Report in colour: Cardiff’s Bluebirds breathe fire, Leeds yearn for past
The new Sunderland strips are out and we’ve got off lightly again. As Jeremy Robson put it yesterday, at least we still look like us It wasn’t always thus, but the abomination of the early 80s toothpaste tops is still insignificant compared to what Cardiff City fans have been asked to endure. Jeremy’s look at [...]
The Robson Report: Appreciating Mr Short
While Len Shackleton’s assessment of “what the average director knows about football” may be even truer now than it was in the ’50s, Jeremy Robson is grateful to have our owner on board. Like many other fans, I am feeling quite dizzy after the whirlwind start to Magic Martin’s start at the SoL. Amidst the hoopla associated [...]
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SuperKev: will the next generation have a chance to see his skills?
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Hull City FC: it used to be Hell and High Water, now it’s KC stadium and the sunshine band
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The History Programme: SAFC v Cardiff City and John Charles, Il Gigante Buono
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Don’t panic (1). Still time to enter Salut! Sunderland’s Two Million Hits competition
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As Liverpool vultures circle, Simon Mignolet knows he’ll be remembered with affection
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