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- Sunderland Face a Goalscoring Nightmare if Darren Bent is Sidelined
- By Jason Mellor 31/8/2010 12:05 AM GMT
Sunderland supporters are schooled to expected every silver lining to be accompanied by a dirty great cloud, and there are some suitably concerning statistics to dampen the hysteria that met the ... More »
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- Sunderland 1 Man City 0: Last-gasp Penalty Decider From Darren Bent
- By Jason Mellor 29/8/2010 12:13 PM GMT
Sunderland triumphed thanks to a dramatic penalty by Darren Bent deep into stoppage time.
Less than a minute remained when Micah Richards pushed Bent, who drilled his spot-kick into the bottom ... More »
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- Sunderland v Man City Preview: Darren Bent Can Expect Special Attention
- By Jason Mellor 28/8/2010 4:50 AM GMT
PREMIER LEAGUE: STADIUM OF LIGHT, SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2010: KICK-OFF 1500 BST
Remember that TV advert... Carlsberg don't do (fill in appropriate subject) but if they did...cue unimaginably luxurious ... More »
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- Steven Taylor Shows Football's Financial Reality Check is Long Overdue
- By Jason Mellor 26/8/2010 7:18 AM GMT
Future generations will look back with slack jawed-amazement at the second decade of the Premier League. They will cast their gaze down the telephone number figures, not quite able to comprehend the ... More »
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- Hartlepool 0 Wigan 3: Rare Win Eases Pressure On Roberto Martinez
- By Jason Mellor 24/8/2010 4:56 PM GMT
After a much-needed vote of confidence from his chairman, Roberto Martinez's players followed suit with a gutsy display to show their support for the beleaguered Wigan Athletic manager.
Dave ... More »
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- Accrington v Newcastle Preview: Sol Campbell in Line for Comeback
- By Jason Mellor 24/8/2010 6:44 AM GMT
CARLING CUP: CROWN GROUND, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2010. KICK-OFF 1945 BST
Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton need not go into too much depth with his pre-match team-talk in the compact ... More »
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- Hartlepool v Wigan Preview: Defeat Will Increase Pressure on Roberto Martinez
- By Jason Mellor 23/8/2010 7:00 AM GMT
CARLING CUP: VICTORIA PARK, TUESDAY AUGUST 24, 2010: KICK-OFF: 1945 BST ... More »
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- Robbie Savage: Blond Beats the Bland When it Comes to Football Chat
- By Jason Mellor 23/8/2010 4:38 AM GMT
Do you want to find out how much Robbie Savage earns? Tune into his radio football phone-in show, and he'll soon remind you. It's quite a lot, you know.
Not, of course, the exact amount in cold ... More »
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- Newcastle v Aston Villa Preview: Stephen Ireland Boosts the Caretaker
- By Jason Mellor 21/8/2010 6:10 AM GMT
PREMIER LEAGUE: ST JAMES' PARK, SUNDAY AUGUST 22, 2010: KICK-OFF 1330 BST
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- Remember When... Jimmy Armfield's Blackpool Towered Above Arsenal
- By Jason Mellor 19/8/2010 4:00 AM GMT
Ian Holloway readily admits he's had sleepless nights after watching DVDs of Arsenal as Blackpool prepare for their first league trip to face the Gunners in almost 40 years.
Considering the ... More »
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- Two Weeks That Could Shape the Destiny of Newcastle United's Season
- By Jason Mellor 18/8/2010 4:15 AM GMT
The first round of Premier League games has been completed and the good news for Newcastle United is that they are the right side of the relegation cut-off line, albeit by one place. Stop the season ... More »
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- No Defence for Lee Cattermole and His Dreadful Red Card Record
- By Jason Mellor 16/8/2010 5:55 AM GMT
Don't be fooled by Steve Bruce's ill-advised rant at the problems of fast-tracking referees in the wake of Lee Cattermole's latest transgression in a career littered with more red than a communist ... More »
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- Man United v Newcastle Preview: Chris Hughton Knows the Size of His Task
- By Jason Mellor 15/8/2010 8:45 AM GMT
PREMIER LEAGUE: OLD TRAFFORD, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010. KICK-OFF: 2000 BST ... More »
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- Sunderland 2 Birmingham City 2: Liam Ridgewell Crowns Late Comeback
- By Jason Mellor 14/8/2010 12:15 PM GMT
Liam Ridgewell completed a second-half comeback by Birmingham to earn them a point with an 88th minute equaliser.
It was an outcome that appeared unlikely after Sunderland surged into a 2-0 lead ... More »
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- Sunderland v Birmingham Preview: Daunting Debut for Titus Bramble
- By Jason Mellor 13/8/2010 8:40 AM GMT
PREMIER LEAGUE: STADIUM OF LIGHT, SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 2010, KICK-OFF 1500 BST ... More »
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- Remember When... Five Past United Was a Glorious Time for Newcastle
- By Jason Mellor 12/8/2010 10:00 AM GMT
The Newcastle-based Evening Chronicle and its sister paper The Journal had rarely known a sales hike like it. In that part of the world, rises in circulation are usually football-related, and this was ... More »
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- Sunderland Transfer Window Latest: John Mensah Finally Decides to Return
- By Jason Mellor 11/8/2010 1:00 AM GMT
John Mensah will seal his return to Sunderland after thrashing out a second season-long loan from Lyon in the space of 12 months.
Long-running negotiations have reached a positive outcome, and the ... More »
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- Newcastle Transfer Window Latest: Hatem Ben Arfa Arrives on Loan
- By Jason Mellor 11/8/2010 12:32 AM GMT
Hatem Ben Arfa will become Chris Hughton's fourth summer signing at Newcastle after agreeing to a season-long loan from French Champions Marseille.
Newcastle will pay an £850,000 loan fee for ... More »
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- Sunderland Season Preview: Now the Only Way is Up for Steve Bruce
- By Jason Mellor 10/8/2010 11:30 AM GMT
It is time for Steve Bruce to deliver. Last season's final finish of 13th represented a respectable three-place climb in fortunes, and Sunderland supporters expect at least a similar improvement to ... More »
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- Martyn Waghorn Deserves Better Than Being Squeezed Out by Danny Welbeck
- By Jason Mellor 10/8/2010 5:45 AM GMT
It is a mantra regularly trotted out by managers up and down the country, regardless of whether it is the Premier League or the Northern League.: "We won't bring in players who are no better than the ... More »
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