This is the slot where Salut! Sunderland‘s inimitable chronicler and sage casts his instant judgement on every SAFC match – well nearly every one – from the moral high ground of having been there. Agree or disagree with his seven-word verdict as you will, but they come from the heart of a first-rate analyst of […]
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String up Andy Reid’s guitar thieves
Andy Reid is a cultured midfielder. He’s also, by all accounts, an accomplished musician. But a nasty little theft has prompted him to issue an appeal for help in the return of some important items of personal property … The theft of two guitars owned by me, though an impossible crime since I have only […]
NB: Nice 2 Bordeaux 1, Newcastle 0 Blackpool 2
Nice, or Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d’Azur to give them their splendid full title, are – for the uninitiated – the team Salut! Sunderland looks out for in France. They had as good a weekend as the Tangerine-clad men from the slightly less sunny English seaside …. Nota bene the two results. Rather a […]
Doing the Munster match
Beating a Munster XI 2-1 in our first pre-season friendly was an acceptable start to the build-up to a new Premier League season. Now for mighty Darlington. Martyn Waghorn’s encouraging performance – scoring both Sunderland goals – was marred by a late injury that meant he left the field on a stretcher. I have no […]
Don’t look now, but there are new replica tops
We kept looking, and have now found fans from Holland and Spain to preview their countries’ appearance in the South Africa 2010 World Cup final. Always look on the bright side, we say: helps to fill a hole we might otherwise have devoted to plugging the new Sunderland replica kits if the only way of […]
Olympique de Marseille: les felicitations de sa gracieuse majestie
If Pete Sixsmith can swan off to Scotland in his traditional FA Cup Final avoidance mode, I can be allowed to indulge my passing interest in French football. Can’t really speak for the Queen, though … … un grand bienvenue aux supporters de Marseille en provenance du site OM Planete Well, we should own up […]
Wigan or Wembley? A genuine dilemma
After Stoke,we welcome another footballing giant in Wigan Athletic. Pete Sixsmith may well give that one a miss for a ride on a potential Wembley bandwagon.. After the display we were forced to sit through on Monday night, only the most devoted followers of the Marquis de Sade can be looking forward to the […]
Soapbox: Dave Lish RIP – an affectionate farewell to a good man
Just before Saturday’s rousing win over Arsenal, I spotted Pete Sixsmith in his usual 20-minutes-before-kickoff spot in the East Stand concourse, chatting animatedly to another Sunderland fan. That other fan was about to see the last game of his life. Only in his early 50s, he died next day. Pete pays tribute to Dave Lish […]
October 1968: hammered, but the injustice still Hurst
Colin Randallremembers highs and lows from 40+ years of games between Sunderland and West Ham … On the face of it, this does not look the worst line-up the English top flight has seen: Montgomery; Irwin, Hurley, Palmer, Harvey; Suggett, Porterfield, Herd; Harris, Brand, Hughes Nor, necessarily, does this have the appearance of a world-beating […]
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SAFC vs Wycombe Wanderers: a prized return for Guess the Score
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A rocking manager, Martin O’Neill glory days, Luke O’Nien: the Wycombe Wanderers ‘Who are You?’
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Sixer’s Sevens: Wycombe Wanderers give us a timely reminder
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Ground: Morecambe and The Globe Arena
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Sixer’s Soapbox: Porter at Port Vale and a grand day out
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Sixer’s Wycombe Wanderers Soapbox:Maja rocks the Chairboys
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Sixer’s Sevens: Wycombe Wanderers give us a timely reminder
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Team: The Chairboys of Wycombe
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A rocking manager, Martin O’Neill glory days, Luke O’Nien: the Wycombe Wanderers ‘Who are You?’
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SAFC vs Wycombe Wanderers: a prized return for Guess the Score
Brushed-up images of Steed and Kieran, noble words from Bent
More graphic design wizardry from addick-tedKevin, but also a few words of appreciation for the efforts so far from two of our players – plus unqualified admiration for Darren Bent’s outstanding response to a worthy honour… First of all, on the eve of Sunderland v Arsenal, let us hear it for two stars of our […]