Archive for November, 2009
An exciting prospect
Ask anyone from any tabloid publication and it’s pure doom and gloom at Upton Park these days. Well it has been for the last few years really….I’m sure we’re all getting quite hardened to dealing with it. It’s nice once in a while to focus on some positives and I think the prospect of Terry [...]
Comparison stats [Part II] – better goal difference this year
Last month I put together a ‘take-this-with-a-pinch-of-salt’ comparison piece outlining the head-to-head history of all the sides we had played till that point in the season (HERE) Although, like I say, you do have to take the results with a pinch of salt, it was interesting to see how we usually fair against certain sides. [...]
Referee? Strikers? Tactics? Or all of the above?
The Villa result at Upton Park midweek was massive. We worked hard for that result and general consensus is that we got what we deserved (just). What it meant to the fans to the players and to Zola/Clarke(/even Kevin Keen) was clear for all to see. So optimism and expectation was high going into the [...]
Irons!
It’s not technically news, please forgive me. But….. IRONS!
Views from a Sunderland fan on Ilunga, our Academy and why he doesn’t like songs at football grounds [AUDIO]
I found myself engaging in a rousing chorus of “Super Stevey Clarke” after his comments on the Ilunga affair last night…it was brilliant to hear him defend Ilunga, and with perfectly legitimate reasons. Equally, I was delighted to hear him criticise Steve Bruce for his comments about our players – using the reasoning that Zola [...]
Was Ilunga wrong to react like that?
Obviously it’s completely unwelcome in this day and age for a player to react how Ilunga did. Rolling about like that was embarrassing. His season thus far has been a far cry from the honest performances we saw from him last year and it’s becomming hard to remain patient with him. However, and this applies [...]
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