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Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson

Sports Journalist · 9 articles

Club Metro Blogger, Contributor for The Sports Bible

Keano worked, why wouldn’t Patrick Vieira?
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Keano worked, why wouldn’t Patrick Vieira?

Can Sunderland save their season? Who would want to join a club who are constantly battling to stay in the Premier league and show no signs of progression over the past four seasons? Is anyone up for a challenge or will Sunderland resort to appointing a Championship manager such as Sean Dyche or Nigel Pearson […]

Sunderland interested in David Moyes
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Sunderland interested in David Moyes

Could Sunderland be making an approach for current Real Sociedad manager David Moyes? Reports from the BBC suggest he is one of the leading contenders to replace Dick Advocaat after the Dutch coach left yesterday. Moyes, who had a successful tenure at Everton, will be looking to win over some doubters in world football after […]

Advocaat Remaining Calm Under Pressure
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Advocaat Remaining Calm Under Pressure

Steven Fletcher has lifted the lid on how the Sunderland players are feeling after another disappointing defeat at the hands of Manchester United last weekend. He has spoke about how Advocaat has used calmness on the training ground to assure the players that things will improve and this elusive victory will come soon. Advocaat used […]

Jones left feeling “embarrassed”by Sunderland defending
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Jones left feeling “embarrassed”by Sunderland defending

Sunderland defender Billy Jones has come out and done the usual trick of stating the obvious to the local press today by admitting himself and his team-mates have been left “embarrassed” by the amount of goals they have already conceded this season. Sunderland,who massively failed to strengthen the defence in the summer with only one […]

What to look out for vs Manchester United
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What to look out for vs Manchester United

Antony Martial What a waste of money? Not at all, this kid looks the real deal and at the age of just 19 he will only get better and better as he develops into the English game more. Will he be fearful of facing Sunderland’s defence? Of course he won’t especially when he sees the […]

New Contract for Watmore On The Horizon?
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New Contract for Watmore On The Horizon?

Although Duncan Watmore is doing all he can to break into the starting eleven at Sunderland, the club have recognised that a new contract is a priority for the excitingEnglish attacking midfielder. Watmore, 21, who has made three league appearances for Sunderland this season and scored in the 3-1defeat to Norwich on his home debut, […]

What We Learned Against Manchester City
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What We Learned Against Manchester City

Cheap options have cost us dearly Sunderland just managed to avoid relegation by the skin of their teeth last season so the main priority was to make sure the defence is stronger heading into a new campaign. Unfortunately, Ellis Short and Lee Congerton done their business on the cheap and it looks to be the […]

Borini To Start Up Front Against United
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Borini To Start Up Front Against United

Fabio Borini may have earned himself another chance to lead the attack for Sunderland after an impressive display in our recent 4-1 loss to Manchester City last night, according to Chris Young of the Sunderland Echo. On a night of few positives, Borini looked full of energy and was very unlucky to have his first […]

Advocaat to Coates: Be More Aggressive!
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Advocaat to Coates: Be More Aggressive!

One of the players who performed the best at the end of last season was Sebastian Coates under Dick Advocaat as he helped secure top-flight safety with some heroic performances at the heart of our defence. However, Advocaat has singled out Coates in a recent interview and demanded him to show more aggression as he […]