http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/ Durham Times /sport/northstander/ en-gb Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:50:06 +0000 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:50:06 +0000 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/resources/images/916963/?type=rsslogo http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/ http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/5058014.Winter_of_discontent_finally_over_/?ref=rss SUNDERLAND: An apology. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:31 +0000 762cb6e49ed58ca5feb65fd0f54a9899 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/5043917.Club_s_charm_offensive_is_a_tricky_task/?ref=rss The club may as well have slapped a big banner on their website this week simply reading: "AT LEAST WE'RE NOT PORTSMOUTH, EH?" Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:03:12 +0000 6694220325e9624003f491bf70fc1f19 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/5031260.Lady_Luck__smile_on_Sunderland_again/?ref=rss I’M AS shocked as you are. I sat here, calling on Steve Bruce to play to Sunderland’s strengths and go 4-3-3 at Arsenal, fully expecting him to ignore those calls and stick to his tried and tested 4-4-2. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:13:01 +0000 2ed00684dfcd11b402a5ed42a2dbe588 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/5031267.Henderson___s_just_the_tonic/?ref=rss SUNDERLAND’S bid to avoid another relegation battle has been aided by the return of this season’s success story, Jordan Henderson, who has announced that he will be fit for the final eight games of the campaign. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:15:38 +0000 9ac13b2276eeb6821c9cb632ea971cf6 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/5016565.Bruce_s_roots_nothing_to_do_with_rot/?ref=rss IT was almost inevitable that, as soon as Sunderland's season showed signs of faltering, that questions would be asked about Steve Bruce and his 'roots'. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:40:00 +0000 55a78a530b70721d615ee8b071904fd8 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/5004387.Outside_influences_wrecking_Cats__campaign/?ref=rss SUNDERLAND'S drop down the Premier League is accelerating quicker than a dodgy Toyota, but everyone thought that Tuesday night at Portsmouth was the ideal opportunity to put the brakes on that. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:33:42 +0000 7b164a822245ce142c13e8d2dac4ac4e http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/4984580.The_winners_and_losers_in_the_transfer_window/?ref=rss STEVE Bruce's Transfer Radar - a one-week feature which, apparently, I'm never allowed to repeat - went into overdrive last week as the transfer window slammed shut. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:56:09 +0000 b0e48b378a22a0b92ed2f10c5ede3d20 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/4880004.Travel_sick_Sunderland_need_to_arrest_the_slide/?ref=rss SOME call it a rollercoaster. Niall Quinn preferred to call it a magic carpet. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:50:51 +0000 1eecb8ee0779032d2c6db6b4b7dd8957 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/4865846.Cats_fans_easy_targets_for_banter_merchants/?ref=rss SMUG people have been slinking up to my desk with the sole intention of annoying me this week. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:59:25 +0000 e855d42e05aba0cfae47a22c763a9f34 http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/northstander/4853097.Thanks_for_taking_that_decision_for_me/?ref=rss I, FOR one, am thankful that the decision to postpone last Saturday's game was taken with my safety in mind. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:02:36 +0000 f9af81e2b034939139d9556e4fbb84c5