Like Pete Sixsmith, Malcolm Dawson gets to more matches than most people. He’s well placed to comment on skill, systems, strengths and weaknesses. He’s a regular at the Stadium of Light too, which means he’s well placed to comment on them in the context of SAFC. But that’s not all. He’s a keen observer of all […]
Tag Archives: Sam Allardyce
Crystal Palace who are you? “Big Sam was the man to take over”
John McCormick writes: I don’t often visit other fans’ websites. But in setting up this edition of “Who are you?”, which Colin organised before his departure, I visited The EaglesBeak and I have to say I was impressed. It’s everything a fan site should be, so it’s no surprise that we have another good set of […]
Allardyce: once Sunderland’s Messiah, now just a very naughty boy
We’ve already had Pete Sixsmith’s words of wisdom on the Sam Allardyce affair. Here, Salut! Sunderland’s deputy editor Malcolm Dawson considers the issues that arise but also what it means to us, supporters of Sunderland … “Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant. It tends to get worse.” Molly Ivens It would be easy […]
Allardyce’s broken England dream: dodgy entrapment or just deserts
Monsieur Salut writes: Despite far too many decades as a journalist (three of them with The Daily Telegraph), I have serious misgivings about sting operations. They may sometimes uncover genuine malpractice but, among a number of concerns, I wonder who polices the stinger, in this case the Telegraph. This newspaper has after all spent several […]
View from the NW Corner: Sunderland playing catch up before kick off
Malcolm Dawson writes….each year is the same or at least it seems to be. We end one season and I am convinced we will improve the next. Over the past few years new signings have created a feeling of optimism which has quickly dissipated as early season results brought home the reality that things weren’t […]
Emotional turmoil – Sunderland’s summer so far
It’s becoming a little repetitive on Wearside. A positive end to a season that at one time seemed doomed. Hopes for better things to come then disappointment as they fail to reach fruition. Managerless a year ago when Advocaat took the advice of his missus, the joy at his change of heart was short lived. […]
Sam Allardyce, formerly of Sunderland, now of England, Observed
Stop press: Sixer was at Rotherham, along with David Moyes, to see an efficient 2-1 win friendly win. His Sixer’s Sevens verdict: “Good workout in front of new boss” The Observer digs deep one again into its coffers to recruit our own Pete Sixsmith for a few words on Big Sam. How deep? Er, not […]
Off goes Big Sam and the Wearside air seems to have been chilly
As statements from football clubs about departing managers who have done a good job go, this is probably close to as churlish as it gets: Sunderland AFC confirms the departure of Sam Allardyce, who takes up the position of England manager with immediate effect. The focus of everyone at Sunderland AFC now is on moving […]
From Hartlepool to England. Bye bye Sam, hello David?
It threatens to be a sad day. The FA is expected to be appoint Big Sam to the England job and will not be apologising to Sunderland for the disruption its wretched foot-slogging has caused to our pre-season plans. Then the stage is set, or so we have been led to believe for David Moyes’s […]
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david miller: Allardyce will probably go to Everton. More money,...
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Charlie the bee: I don’t know what’s wrong at Sunderland but so...
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QPR Guess the Score. Q(uick) P(oints) R(equired) for Sunderland
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Summerside Blues: a clock ticking to League One
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Team: QPR cup glory, Rodney Marsh’s Darlington night out
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Sixer’s QPR Soapbox: another dismal afternoon as even Bolton look like overtaking SAFC
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Sixer’s Sevens: Sunderland 1-1 QPR. Winning ‘still seems miles away’
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Summerside Blues: a clock ticking to League One
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Sixer’s QPR Soapbox: another dismal afternoon as even Bolton look like overtaking SAFC
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Sixer’s Sevens: Sunderland 1-1 QPR. Winning ‘still seems miles away’
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‘The wreckage of Sunderland’. QPR site’s questions, our responses
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Team: QPR cup glory, Rodney Marsh’s Darlington night out
SAD sweet dreamer – it’s just one of those things you put down to experience
Following on from M Salut’s look at how Seasonal Adjustment Disorder (SAD) is affecting the Stadium of Light faithful, Malcolm Dawson sums up his own thoughts on why he is feeling SAD (season approaching disaster). Don’t expect anything fresh or remarkably insightful as we’ve been here more than once. As Sweet Sensation once said, not […]