Dean Cruddace

Sixer’s Travels: Ozzies rampant, Sunderland dormant

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Sixer wonders why Michael Portillo never travels by First Trans Pennine not so Express
Sixer wonders why Michael Portillo never travels by First Trans Pennine not so Express

Friday night saw Peter Sixsmith in attendance at the first Northern League game to be played at Consett’s new Belle View ground and Saturday saw him forgo his usual Saturday footy fix for the lure of the Rugby League World Cup Final at Old Trafford, leaving it to Super Sub Bob Chapman to step off the Salut! Sunderland bench.

Last weekend although England had run the Kiwis close, they lost to the last kick of the match, meaning it was the 13 man equivalent of the All Blacks that would face up to the mighty Kangaroos. Pete booked his ticket months ago and put his disappointment to one side to root for the underdogs. The result wasn’t to his liking and neither was the journey there or back. Still he managed to catch MOTD and reflects on what he saw at the end of a long day, at Old Trafford and on the Saturday night highlights package.

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Sixer’s Sevens: Aston Villa 0 SAFC 0 – clean sheet stops the rot

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Jake says "nowts apiece!"
Jake says “nowts apiece!”

With Pete Sixsmith indulging his passion for Rugby League at the World Cup Final at Old Trafford today it falls to his fellow Shildonian and East Stand neighbour, Peter Horan to step up from the bench and provide today’s Seven. Pre-match discussion revolved around the replacing of Johnson and Colback with Borini and Gardner and whether or not the team would leave the pitch with the same number of players that walked out of the tunnel prior to Kick Off. The final whistle saw an improvement of sorts, Sunderland leaving the field with a full complement of players, a clean sheet and a share of the spoils enough to get the side off the bottom of the Premier League table. Here, in seven words is the other Peter’s summation of the game.

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