John McCormick writes Did we get rid of Simon Grayson too early? There are some stats that say we could have and you might want to look back on my end of season review before reaching a conclusion. And what about Steve Bruce? It’s just on ten years since he was appointed by Sunderland, only […]
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Jordan Henderson and the Liverpool fans’ mantra: ‘he’s not really all that good’
John McCormick writes: wasn’t it good to see Jordan Henderson picking up that trophy the other day? It wasn’t his first, either. Way back in 2011-12 he’d been on the winning side as Liverpool picked up the League cup. He’d also been a runner-up in a few competitions (FA Cup, Europa League, Champions League, Premiership […]
Another one from the archives: Ken Gambles and some childhood heroes
John McCormick writes: With a traveller like Pete Sixsmith on our books we’re always going to be able to tell a tale or two to enthrall our readers, and it’s no surprise that Pete’s home and away “First Time” series have gone down great guns. But Pete’s not the only one with long memories and […]
From the archives: Birmingham City memories and Sixer doffs his hat to Roy Hodgson
John McCormick writes: Malcolm said over the weekend that “with no game between now and the Checkatrade Trophy final, the Salut! Sunderland team will no doubt be racking their collective brains trying to think up articles that will keep the readership ticking over.” Of course we will, and ideas are already being drafted out. Even […]
From the archives: as John O’Shea departs, let’s look back at looking at Paolo
Monsieur Salut writes: Pete Sixsmith’s piece on the departures of John O’Shea, Robbie Stockdale and Adrian Tucker – a fond farewell but measured and excellently argued – got one or two talking about Paolo Di Canio. ‘JoS stood up to the ridiculous bullying of Di Canio,’ Pete wrote. Jeff, in response, felt PDC went ‘because […]
From the archives, and bordering on insanity
John McCormick writes: Nine years ago years ago I was in Sunderland and wondering what the future held. In particular, what the next season would bring. All three of the North East’s teams were in the relegation mix. We had two games to play, at Portsmouth and the the last of the season against Chelsea […]
From The Archives: on this day….
John McCormick writes: A Sunday kick off has left us with a little pause before the final game of the season, so I thought I’d go back five years, when Salut looked back a further 40. There is a whole series of posts about that cup final, which you can access via this link. Here […]
From our archives, four years ago today: Wembley Countdown, Colin remembers
John McCormick writes: in 2014 M Salut began a series called “Countdown to Wembley”. Although the date stamp above says 27th Feb the piece below was actually something he wrote on 27th January, just four short years ago. How many managers since? How many trials and tribulations since? But along with the grief we managed […]
From the archives: June, 2009. love, loyalty and Sunderland AFC
With the dust settling on the election we look back to 2009, and another Salut guest, introduced first by M Salut and then by Pete Sixsmith. This lovely piece reminds us what it’s all about: (more…)
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Sunderland vs Rotherham United. A big game, make it a big result for SAFC
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The Brexit Debate. Today: the not so good Europeans of Sunderland AFC
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The Brexit issue: The good and not so good Europeans of Sunderland AFC
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Sunderland vs Rotherham United. A big game, make it a big result for SAFC
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Sunderland vs Rotherham United. A big game, make it a big result for SAFC
A good result at Accrington Stanley propelled Sunderland back into the top six. Isn’t the mark of a successful side […]