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Monday’s column comes from Craig Clark. WITH each game, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that Gus Poyet’s overall approach to matches involves a strategy that extends beyond his first-team selection and…
Our Friday column in The Sunderland Echo comes from Stephen Goldsmith: UNLIKE the rising number of English football fans disinterested in the national team these days, I was quite content…
This week’s Column comes from Gareth Barker: IT’S never pleasant to go into an international break on the back of a defeat. It’s been almost a fortnight since the loss…
Michael Proctor, Stephen Goldsmith and Gareth Barker preview this weekend’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur. We hear from Spurs podcaster Raj Baines and from the gaffa himself, Gus…
This week’s column comes from Stephen Goldsmith: I’m not sure where to start! My initial instinct is to draw a huge sigh of relief that the transfer window is no…
Michael Proctor, Stephen Goldsmith and Gareth Barker analyse Sunderland’s summer transfer business. We hear from The Anfield Wrap’s Neil Atkinson on Seb Coates and from freelancer Kristan Heneage on Ricky…
Sunderland’s two deadline day recruits hail from South America, which inspired me to put together this Latin American XI. After the ill-fated signing of Claudi Marangoni in the late 1970s,…
While Steve Bruce may have gorged himself on a transfer deadline day all you can eat buffet, Sunderland took a more considered approach to the market this summer. On the…
We dissect the defeat to Queens Park Rangers and asses the state of the squad now the transfer window has closed. Joining us in the studio is former Sunderland Echo…
In Monday’s column, Craig Clark bemoans a defeat that was oh so typically Sunderland, while seeing the positives in a blueprint for the future. Give Poyet the tools and we’ll…