This is the slot where Salut! Sunderland‘s inimitable chronicler and sage casts his instant judgement on every SAFC match – well nearly every one – from the moral high ground of having been there. Agree or disagree with his seven-word verdict as you will, but they come from the heart of a first-rate analyst of any football game. They will appear as soon after each final whistle as we can manage (which sometimes may not be as soon as we’d like). If an asterisk precedes the comment, the words that follow are the work of someone else. Each week, we update to include the latest verdict plus the previous five – a link at the end takes you to the full recent history of Sixer’s Sevens…
Nov 22 SAFC (1) 2 Everton (1) 2 Fair result but should have held on
Nov 14 Chelsea (0) 0 SAFC (1) 3 Best performance in years: a stunning show
Nov 9 2010 Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1 SAFC (0) 1 * Classy equaliser, gutsy defending bring just reward
Nov 6 2010 SAFC (1) 2 Stoke City (0) 0 New boys beat old boys – but wobbly
Oct 31 2010 Newcastle United (3) 5 SAFC (0) 1 A complete embarrassment from beginning to end
Oct 23 2010 SAFC (1) 1 Aston Villa (0) 0 Just enough to hang on, but shaky
To see Sixer’s Sevens in full, click here