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When it comes to the behaviour of our dear neighbours I have long since given up on attempting to understand it. This a fanbase who staged mock funerals for the renaming of their stadium, trashed their own city centre and punched a horse as a result of losing a derby and keep bedsheet producers in […]
“Typical Sunderland” a phrase uttered by thousands on Wearside and beyond on an almost weekly basis. In a season where the Premier League hierarchy is being threatened by upstarts such as Leicester and West Ham. Sunderland are doing their best to maintain the status quo by continuing to battle relegation. As usual, we find ourselves […]
22nd January 2014, a date that will live long in the memory of any Sunderland fan. If there was ever a more “Sunderland way” to win a game, this was it. But in the end it made the achievement all the sweeter. Going into the game a one goal advantage at the home of the […]
Christmas, a time of celebration, festivities and most importantly peace to all men. Unless you lived in the north east of England in 2014, yes the wonders of the fixture list had thrown up a Tyne-Wear derby just four days before Christmas. In the weeks leading up to the two big days, all I heard […]
Yesterday morning I woke up with a tremendous warm feeling of contentment. Almost immediately a number of great moments from Sunday came flooding back to me. Adam Johnson burying a penalty on the stroke of half-time sending the fans delirious before running the length of the pitch to taunt the Newcastle supporters. Billy Jones turning […]
Sunderland under 21’s continued their impressive run with a 1-0 over Liverpool at the Stadium of Light thanks to a Michael Ledger header. The young black cats fielded a strong eleven, with first-teamers Patrick Van Aanholt and Liam Bridcutt handed starts. The first half was encouraging but frustrating for Sunderland, despite enjoying more possession and […]
Paul Merson has used a column in the Daily Star to attack both Sunderland and Newcastle’s youth system’s. In the article Merson is quoted as saying; “They’ve got no kids coming through, and that needs to change. It’s the same at Newcastle, they’ve got nobody. That’s a big part of the country. They need to […]
Well, it looks as though Sam Allardyce will replace Dick Advocaat as Sunderland manager. As expected the mood throughout Wearside is one of acceptance rather than unbridled joy. This is understandable, after years of crushing relegation battles and just 14 home wins out of a possible 60, even a stoic would have trouble remaining optimistic. […]