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Sunderland vs Southend Guess the Score. Serve up another win against the Shrimpers

October 25, 2018October 24, 2018 by Colin Randall

Should I offer a prize for the SAFC vs Southend United Guess the Score? Monsieur Salut asks himself the question and cannot decide. The prizeless Donny edition still attracted a healthy enough batch of entries and I am not yet recovered from my bout of skintness, a feeling many readers will know.

I think I shall keep you guessing, not only on the score in Saturday’s game against the Shrimpers but on whether the winner will get a mug.

If the game goes well for us, I may well relent; if we lose or only draw, only a mug should expect a gift in the post. That should serve as a tip for any Southend fan minded to enter: you’re most welcome but go for a home win scoreline if you actually want even a chance of winning a prize. Life can be unfair.

Sixer’s Doncaster Soapbox: ‘SAFC will win a lot of games this season’

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 by Colin Randall

Another away day (or night), another significant win for Sunderland. Pete Sixsmith expects to see quite a few victories this season as Jack Ross’s resurgent squad continues to impress. There’ll be disappointments along the way but three away wins in a row, if it represents a trend that can be maintained, is automatic promotion form …

Sixer’s Sevens: hanging on against Doncaster Rovers – that’ll do nicely

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018 by Colin Randall

Our service could be a bit delayed tomorrow. Not only has Pete Sixsmith to get home, he’ll probably have to compose himself before he can compose his report. And if he does manage to send it early he will find we’re all otherwise engaged.

But we will get there in the end, which is what our team appears to be doing according to Pete’s post-game seven word text:

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Ground: Doncaster Rovers and the Keepmoat Stadium

October 31, 2018October 22, 2018 by Colin Randall

John McCormick writes: Yorkshire seems to be cropping up a lot, even though we left a few of their clubs behind when we dropped out of the Championship. The truth is there are only three Yorkshire clubs in the third division and we’re playing two of them them close together.

I’ve passed through Doncaster on the train loads of times and hitched around it enough yet I know little about the town or the club. The closest I’ve been in a footballing context was that April 45 years ago, when I was stuck on a roundabout on the outskirts while I was on my way to Sheffield for a game that we won.

Pete Sixsmith can do better than that:

‘4,000 Sunderland fans, midweek game says it all’. Doncaster Rovers Who are You?

October 23, 2018October 21, 2018 by Colin Randall

Darren Burke (right): the Donny generation game

Monsieur Salut writes: Pete Sixsmith has, as ever, written a wonderful article on Doncaster Rovers for his twin series on the ‘first time ever I saw you team/ground‘. It is sheer class, should appeal to fans of both Donny and SAFC and will appear here tomorrow. For now, we have Darren Burke*, a passionate Doncaster Rovers fan whose enthusiasm and pride shine throughout another fine contribution to Salut! Sunderland‘s Who are You? series …

Doncaster Rovers vs SAFC Guess the Score

October 21, 2018 by Colin Randall

Jake: ‘Monsieur Salut must be in a bad mood again – no prize this time’

For this midweek visit to Doncaster Rovers, Salut! Sunderland reverts to a “just for fun” format for the Guess the Score.

The coffers are empty and there’s a backlog of prizes to be ordered for previous winners.

Normal service – ie prize mugs – will be restored once M Salut feels less skint and has honoured outstanding obligations.

Shrewsbury v Sunderland: The view from the middle ground

December 8, 2018October 21, 2018 by Colin Randall

I’m busy today, with stuff to do, so I only have time for some quick thoughts. Don’t forget these are from someone who hasn’t been to a game since the season opener. And don’t forget Pete Sixsmith has already done us his usual masterly report, which you’ll find at this link.

Sixer’s Shrewsbury Soapbox: Success in Salop

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018 by Colin Randall

John McCormick writes: It’s only 70-80 miles from home to the New Meadow but three trains meant for a time-consuming journey. I left home about 9.30 in the morning and got back about 9.30 that evening. In between I had some long waits, a bus ride, a long walk, some excellent beer in excellent company, a very decent pork pie and a mediocre burger that did not live up to its billing.
And, let’s not forget, a football game that lived up to the cliché of having two halves. Pete Sixsmith takes up the story:

Sixer’s Shrewsbury Sevens: 2-0 to SAFC, a comfortable win and that elusive clean sheet

October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 by Colin Randall

Monsieur Salut writes: this is where Pete Sixsmith offers his customary seven-word verdict on each Sunderland game he attends. He wasn’t impressed by a goal-free first half – ‘poor stuff’ – but found the second half much more enjoyable. It ended with the 2-0 scoreline in our favour that our excellent Shrewsbury Town Who are You? interviewee Glyn Price had predicted. A happy return to Salop for Sixer, in the company of 1,600+ other Sunderland fans including our associate editor John McCormick. And we’re back up to third with a game in hand. There’ll be more from this win to come …

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Ground: Shrewsbury Town, Gay Meadow and the New One

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 by Colin Randall

John McCormick writes: I’ve walked past the Gay Meadow ground once or twice and I’ve driven past the New Meadow, though probably before there was a football ground there, but I’ve never been inside either ground and I don’t think I’ve ever seen Shrewsbury play at all.
That’s something I’m hoping to rectify this weekend, which would add another name to my grounds visited list and leave me only a hundred or so behind Pete Sixsmith who, as you might expect, has been to both.