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Getting shirty about the constant kit change

10:14am Friday 30th July 2010

THERE were a few nasty images on show during Sunderland's 2-0 defeat to Benfica in pre-season.

Progress made

Darren Bent

12:45pm Friday 14th May 2010

SO, another season over. What could have been a decent tenth-place finish fizzled out into a slightly-disappointing 13th. But 13th is progress. And if you want one word to sum this season up, progress would be it.

Man City, and Fulop's part in their downfall

12:00pm Friday 7th May 2010

A BROKEN watch is correct twice a day, goes the old saying.

Enemies to be made in Manchester this weekend

Morrissey was hit by a bottle of beer thrown from the crowd at the Echo Arena in Liverpool

1:20pm Friday 30th April 2010

WHEN Manchester band The Smiths exclaimed Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now* in 1984, they had good reason.

It's all about the dirty cash nowadays

3:14pm Friday 23rd April 2010

FANS of 1990s house music will be well-versed with the work of The Adventures of Stevie V, namely their biggest hit Dirty Cash - which opined that money talks.

Playing away still fails to light Black Cats’ fire

10:40am Friday 16th April 2010

WITH Sunderland’s Premier League status seemingly secure, and the chances of tenth place becoming slimmer by the week, Black Cats supporters are in the curious position of having nothing to fear and nothing to aim for at this stage of the season.

Bent's brace, Bolo's belter - bloomin' brilliant

OUT TO IMPRESS: Former Spurs pair Darren Bent and Fraizer Campbell

12:50pm Friday 9th April 2010

SINCE Sunderland do all their scoring in the first half nowadays, we North Standers are deprived of the real action.

A push for Europe is too little, too late

EARLY STRIKE: Fraizer Campbell (centre) celebrates with Darren Bent after scoring the opener at Villa Park

12:20pm Friday 26th March 2010

IF THIS season was a sandwich, it would probably be something like anchovies and lemon curd, between two slices of freshly-baked farmhouse loaf. Brilliance, either side of a rancid mess.

Bargain basement buy denies moneybags City

10:28am Friday 19th March 2010

SUNDAY saw two of the summer's big spenders come together - in the reverse fixture to the match that ended Mark Hughes' career and saw Sunderland score three goals away from home, yet still end up on the losing side.

Winter of discontent finally over?

NUMBER THREE: Darren Bent (second right) celebrates his hat-trick with team-mates

10:53am Friday 12th March 2010

SUNDERLAND: An apology.









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