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Sixer’s Wimbledon Sevens: Cattermole tidies up Wimbledon come-on
Listening to Barnes and Benno it sounded as if we were under the cosh a bit in the first 45 being forced into playing a long ball game by the Dons and the half time scoreline sounded fair enough. Pete Sixsmith was one of the 727 Sunderland fans officially in the crowd and his half time text read “bigger, better and stronger at the moment” referring unfortunately to the home side rather than ourselves. Could Jack Ross continue to impress with a halftime reassessment and reshuffle of his squad, still lacking the option of a big physical centre forward.
Well it definitely sounded as if we came into it more during the second half and although Wimbledon had further chances to score it was the rejuvenated Lee Cattermole who found the net not once but twice prompting our man at the match to message “bloody hell – he’s done it again!” when we took the lead.
One thing we can say about the season so far is that it certainly hasn’t been boring. Pete’s full match report will be with us tomorrow but for now we make do with his instant 7 word summary sent as the final whistle sounded!
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Ground: AFC Wimbledon and Kingsmeadow
John McCormick writes: I have visited Kingston-upon-Thames. It was within a couple of years of our Wembley triumph (the second one) and I can’t remember much about it, though I’m sure it certainly never struck me as a place that would host a professional football club.
But what do I know about football?
Clearly it’s not as much as Pete Sixsmith
The Wimbledon Who are You?: ‘SAFC will go straight back up; I’ll settle for mid-table’
Salut! Sunderland warmly welcomes Ray Armfield*, a Wimbledon supporter who’s seen all the highs and lows from the Crazy Gang and Wembley to the out-of-town move up the motorway. He’s chuffed to be on the brink for return to near the club’s old Plough Lane ground, thinks Sunderland are bound for immediate promotion and recalls a shivering visit to Roker Park many years ago …
Sixer’s Soapbox: Gillingham are good. We are better
Pete Sixsmith popped into the library at Rochester to type his report from the Gillingham match, one he thoroughly enjoyed. After the 4-1 victory at the Priestfield, he’s heading on to Wimbledon, where we hope the Sunderland revival will continue.
No doubt Pete will fill the time with cultural activities and the occasional partaking of refreshment, in the manner described below. Let’s hope he he finds another library, for accounts of his travels make an excellent read even when they don’t focus on the main purpose of his trip
The Wimbledon vs Sunderland prize Guess the Score: after Gillingham, some act to follow
Pete Sixsmith is on his southern travels, taking in assorted games and lots of culture between Gillingham and south-west London. He’ll be at the match on Saturday having witnessed the 4-1 win over the Gills.
However you manage to follow the game – and the plaintive social media appeals for spare ticket show how tight its been for SAFC supporters – have a go at guessing the score.
Sixer’s Gillingham Sevens: a Sunderland romp in Kent
Monsieur Salut says: for once in my life, I hardly blinked when an opposing side, Gillingham, took an early lead. I just knew we’d bounce back and almost from the re-start, that’s what we did. In what seems to have been a splendid first-half attacking display, Sunderland proceeded to go 3-1 up, Josh Maja adding a fourth in the second half. From Barnes and Benno, I gathered that we rode our luck on occasion but deserved the victory because we took our chances and Gillingham didn’t. ‘Job done,’ they agreed …
Pete Sixsmith was there, enjoying his first visit to Kent for a game involving SAFC, so it’s his seven-word verdict you see below. He’ll find dozens of non-league games to take in before the Wimbledon game on Saturday but this is as good a start as he could have imagined to his travels down south …
Gillingham vs Sunderland: one last shout-out for the Lads
It is impossible not to be impressed by the commitment 2,000+ Sunderland fans have shown in their determination to be at the Priestfield stadium in Gillingham this evening.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Ground: Gillingham and the Priestfield Stadium
Here’s something of a novelty. Pete Sixsmith has never seen us play in Kent.
He has, of course, been there.
He’s even been to the Priestfield Stadium and seen Gillingham play.
We’ll let him tell you the details:
Gillingham vs Sunderland prize Guess the Score: can the Lads keep it going?
Time once again to guess the score.
Fourth top and unbeaten in League One, albeit after just three games, Sunderland head south to Gillingham on Wednesday and are assured of a big travelling support.