I’ve known about Dick Advocaat since 1994, when he managed the Netherlands at the World Cup in the US. But it wasn’t until 1998 when the Dutch coach joined Rangers, did I get to see him and his managerial skills up close. Now in 2015, Advocaat seems favourite to land the Sunderland job, at least […]
Posted on March 16th, 2015 by scott
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Sunderland’s manager Gus Poyet seems to be clinging on to his job at the moment, as his team slide down the table. To be honest I could have written that same opening sentence a year ago. The truth is so far after two games in March 2015, Sunderland have picked up the same amount of […]
Posted on March 15th, 2015 by scott
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It looked as though the weight of the world had been lifted off of Steven Fletcher’s shoulders when he nodded home a Jordi Gomez cross on the twenty-third minute mark against Stoke City this past Saturday. That was the Scotsman’s first strike this calendar year and it ended the strikers personal thirteen game goal drought! […]
Posted on October 6th, 2014 by scott
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As each season ends, certain players will feel they could have done more or fans will look at them and think they under performed this season. The good thing about football is that the close season is pretty short and that players can look forward to a new campaign and see it as a chance […]
Posted on August 14th, 2014 by scott
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Jose Mourinho and Chelsea will probably take most of the headlines today, as Chelsea worked on a game plan and succeed in derailing Liverpool’s immediate title party plans. But another man well associated with Chelsea will wake up this morning with a huge grin on his face. That man will be Sunderland boss Gus Poyet. […]
Posted on April 28th, 2014 by scott
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