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Sixer’s Hull City Soapbox: Bruce and Marriner bring Boxing Day blues

December 29, 2014December 27, 2014 by Dean Cruddace

Malcolm Dawson writes…..I called into the Wetherspoons in Houghton to give mine and M Salut’s regards to Hull City fans …

Pure Poyetry: Sunderland 1 Hull City 3 – We need to (get a) move on

December 27, 2014December 26, 2014 by Colin Randall

John McCormick writes: I was optimistic about this game until I read a facebook post from my niece saying that …

SAFC vs Hull City: last(ish) words on the match and best wishes to Raich Carter Junior

December 25, 2014December 24, 2014 by Colin Randall

Our Raich (senior), collects the FA Cup in 1937 from the King's lass. Sixer says it was a fine match — Our Raich (senior), collects the FA Cup in 1937 from the Kings lass. Sixer says it was a fine match

This is a Ha’way the Lads Christmas greeting to the Lads, winners in dramatic fashion at St James’ Park on Sunday, and a hearty “get well soon” to one of this site’s friends, Raich Carter Junior.

As most readers of Salut! Sunderland will know, the Who are You? series first-place award was won last season by one Raich, son of the genius of the same name who was born in Sunderland, brilliantly represented his town football club (city status was a long way off in those days) and went on to play for and manage Hull City.

SAFC v Hull City ‘Who are You?’: Brucey, Jozy and Ben Arfa’s attitude

December 24, 2014December 23, 2014 by Colin Randall

Christmas being special, it seemed right to find a special Who are You? for the Boxing Day game at home …

SAFC vs Hull City Guess the Score: essential to keep it up, Lads

December 27, 2014December 23, 2014 by Colin Randall

Jake: 'happy Christmas, Lads. Box 'em senseless on Boxing Day' — Jake: ‘happy Christmas, Lads. Box ’em senseless on Boxing Day’

Here, then, with the Christmas greetings of all at Salut! Sunderland to all who read it, is the latest Guess the Score competition.

After the excitement of Sunday, it’s back to basics with a mug from Personalised Football Gifts as the prize.

Dodgy numbers signify relegation scrap for Hull, QPR, Burnley, Leicester (and us?)

December 16, 2014December 16, 2014 by Colin Randall

This is my third post in this series, which began in August when I used some dodgy stats and history …

Remembering Iain Hesford, of Blackpool, Sunderland, Hull City and Maidstone. RIP

November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 by Colin Randall

Iain Hesford: courtesy of therokerend.com*

Monsieur Salut writes: Iain Hesford*, SAFC’s goalkeeper in the Third Division title-winning season, has died at the cruelly young age of 54. Pete Sixsmith sent his thoughts on this sad news in the same file containing a preview of today’s game at Leicester. It would have been simple to detach and should have been by me before publication. I do so now: Iain’s passing deserves its own place on these pages and that place is not as footnote to a match preview. Now let Pete offer his condolences to the former player’s family and a short appraisal of his Roker Park time.

Dodgy numbers raise the question: ‘Can we dodge the bullet?’

October 23, 2014October 21, 2014 by Colin Randall

John McCormick:
reading between the lines

Before the season started I used some dodgy stats and history to predict this season’s relegated candidates, including a couple of wildcards. From 20th place upwards they were:

QPR – Purely because a promoted team is almost certain to go down and most often it has been the playoff winner. I had to go with this, whatever the bookies said about Burnley.

Hull, on the basis that second season syndrome’s due and as two London teams have never been relegated in the same season QPR’s demise must mean Palace are safe.

Villa, on the grounds of their being the only club to have been in the bottom three for each of the last three seasons without being relegated. That’s scary stuff for a fan.

Southampton were the first wildcard, chosen because of the personnel changes and turbulence the club has experienced this year.

West Brom, because of last season’s iffy form and the way they appointed their manager, were the second.

You can read the whole post here: https://safc.blog/2014/08/good-news-for-burnley-and-leicester-our-stats-man-has-qpr-hull-city-and-aston-villa/

Letter from Liverpool: colour blind in Hull, Cardiff and Sunderland

October 12, 2014 by Colin Randall

It’s not just M Salut and Mr Sixsmith, not to mention MOTD, who are celebrating 50 years of supporting, as you can see from my photo. It really was a different era then, and not just because televised football consisted of an hour of black and white on a Saturday night. The Land of the Prince Bishops was the land of heavy industry and a predominantly male workforce, measured in the tens of thousands, many of whose jobs continued until 12 on Saturdays.

Burnley and Leicester saved: our stats man has QPR, Hull City, Aston Villa doomed

August 12, 2014August 12, 2014 by Colin Randall

This is the latest of John McCormick‘s occasional delve into statistics and logic to weigh up relegation prospects – one day he’ll feel, as Sunderland fan, it’s worth a look at the other end of the table. It has already had an airing and attracted comment from SAFC fans. But what do supporters of the clubs he fears may be doomed think? Is his choice of Hull and Villa harsh, QPR’s inclusion at odds with ‘Arry’s famed powers of survival when given a full season, Sunderland’s exclusion over-optimistic? Have your say …