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November 15, 2007

October 22, 2007

Whisper it, but Keano got it wrong

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Kenwyne in the wrong R&W stripes Picture: Darren Sumner Salut! Sunderland is in turmoil. After all I said at the Blackcats forum about us being desperately unlucky at West Ham, Pete Sixsmith weighs in with a completely different view Disappointed...yes.... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 03:30 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Carlos Edwards, Kenwyne Jones, Roy Keane, SAFC, Sixer's Soapbox, Sunderland AFC, Transfers, West Ham

Do not despair

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If this picture* - no prizes for guessing when it was taken - captured our only moment of joy at West Ham, there would be no reason NOT to despair. Losing 3-1 to a very average team at this stage... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 12:31 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Abu Dhabi, Craig Gordon, Greg Halford, Kenwyne Jones, Laura koot, Liam Miller, Roy Keane, SAFC, Salut! News, Sunderland AFC, West Ham

October 21, 2007

Sixer's Sevens (2)

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Oct 21, 2007 West Ham 3 SAFC 1 They were there for the taking. Frustrating Oct 7, 2007 Arsenal 3 SAFC 2 Some pride restored after disastrous first 20 Sept 29, 2007 SAFC 1 Blackburn Rovers 2 Proof that Championship... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 02:59 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Ian Porterfield, Kenwyne Jones, Michael Chopra, Sixer's Sevens, Sunderland AFC

October 19, 2007

Playing West Ham: we've been hammered, hampered....and ever so happy

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Michael Chopra - overdue a goal Picture: Peadar O'Sullivan Maybe it's just that I've seen us play them so often. But games against West Ham always bring a stream of memories to mind. One match at Upton Park that I... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 08:04 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Euro 2000, Kevin Arnott, Kevin Keegan, Kevin Phillips, Marco Gabbiadini, SAFC, Salut! Whimsy, Sir Geoff Hurst, Stan Cummins, Steve Bould, Steve Caldwell, Sunderland AFC, West Ham

October 17, 2007

Abu Dhabi blues, and Abu Dhabi red & whites

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You cannot spend all your free time in the glitzy shopping malls. There's football to watch, too. But how often in my Abu Dhabi exile will I have to watch Luton v Northampton? It may just be my bad luck,... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 02:39 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Abu Dhabi, Cobblers, Hatters, SAFC, Salut! Whimsy, Sunderland, Upton Park, West Ham

October 16, 2007

Where Saturday went

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World Cup glory, Durham style So what do you do on a blank Saturday? Pete Sixsmith reminisced about boyhood and "real Rugby", then soaked up the spirit of the FA Cup. Another week off for international games and another week... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 07:46 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Bamber Bridge, FA Cup, Rugby League, SAFC, Sixer's Soapbox, Sunderland AFC, Toffs, West Auckland, leeds

October 13, 2007

One goes west, another goes east, the Lasses go mad

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Ha'way the Lasses Picture: BCLFC photographer Jaskirt Dhaliwal .....while proper football - except for the great SAFC v Mags scoreline you'll see if you read on - takes a break. No, I know it isn't really a football-free weekend. And... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 04:49 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Abu Dhabi, Internationals, Pete Sixsmith, SAFC, Salut! Whimsy, Sunderland AFC, Sunderland Ladies, West Auckland, club v country, leeds

October 9, 2007

When Mackem passion nearly muzzled the swaggering Gunners

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In the first of his new series of articles for Salut! Sunderland - under the working title of Sixer's Soapbox (let me know if you come up with something better) - Pete Sixsmith draws huge encouragement from a gutsy Sunderland... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 05:24 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Arsenal, Ashburton Grove, Boundary Park, Brian Usher, Craig Gordon, Danny Collins, Emirates, Kenwyne Jones, Liam Miller, Michael Chopra, Pete Sixsmith, Rob Styles, Robin Van Persie, SAFC, Sixer's Soapbox, Sunderland

October 7, 2007

Heads high at the Emirates - but the cost of a sausage in a dry bun was higher still

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Not for the first time, Pete Sixsmith's seven-word summary captures the reality of the game he has just witnessed: in today's case, a valiant 3-2 defeat at the Emirates. The measure of how much better we are than the last... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 09:27 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Arsenal, Derby County, Emirates, Kenwyne Jones, Pete Sixsmith, Rob Styles, SAFC, Salut! News, Sunderland AFC

September 27, 2007

Moving mountains

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My big move, or at least the first of two (south of France back to the UK, to be followed by London-Abu Dhabi), has limited my opportunities to post to Salut! Sunderland. Reminds me a bit of how Peter Reid's... Click to continue reading...
Salut! Sunderland @ 04:07 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Irish support, Paddification, SAFC, Salut! Whimsy, Sunderland, moving