Martin O’Neill‘s post-match e-mail recognises that Liverpool hardly robbed us but praises a good team effort and some outstanding individual performances …
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McCormick’s Craic: Martin O’Neill, transfers and the wacky world of Soccernomics
John McCormick has been giving a lot of thought to Martin O’Neill’s dealings in the transfer market and the part a study of football economics, with a title and at least one turn of phrase to make you wince, may have played in guiding his hand …
Martin’s Musings from Swansea: ‘fitness will bring fun’
Martin O’Neill accepts in his post-match e-mail that we might have done better, but hints that the good times are just around the corner …
Martin’s Musings on beating Morecambe: ‘some really lovely football’
A comfortable victory in the Capital One Cup left Martin O’Neill in good spirits as he gathered his thoughts for the post-match e-mail sent exclusively to Salut! Sunderland (and a few thousand others) …
Sunderland v Morecambe: making up for Brighton and guessing the score
With a spot of luck, Sunderland fans will put aside any lingering embarrassment over Saturday’s postponement and see class prevail over Morecambe tonight to get a run started in the Capital One Cup.
This is, of course, the league cup, the same one from which we departed without a whimper – indeed without a true striker in the starting line-up – at Brighton and Hove Albion last season.
The Lars Word: how charisma, determination and patience define Martin O’Neill
Lars Knutsen offers a hearty welcome to Martin O’Neill’s new acquisitions, applauds the manager’s role in persuading stars to come our way and quietly approves of heavy rain on Wearside …
Martin’s Musings from Arsenal: ‘fantastic, terrific, brilliant’. OK, ‘under pressure’ too
Welcome to the new season and another series of the Martin O’Neill post-match e-mail – sent exclusively to Salut! Sunderland (and a few thousand others). Football purists are wittering on tonight about us parking the bus. They said nothing when Chelsea won the CL, also by defending deep and relying on breaks. MON considered it a tremendous effort and elsewhere promised new signings soon (Adam Johnson was today’s rumour)..
Whatever happens at Arsenal, new signings can choose from squad numbers galore
I am indebted to the official club site safc.com, about to be made easier to navigate and not before time, for this full list of the squad numbers assigned in accordance with the 25-man rules …
The Emirates countdown: expect a storming finish but a rocky start
Bill Taylor advocates realism ahead of Arsenal on Saturday. Whether that translates as the point he and most us would relish, or a philosophical response to heavy defeat, Bill expects the season to start slowly, if slowly’s the right word …
Luke’s World: how Sunderland could line up with or without Sessegnon
Luke Harvey ponders the team formations available to MON subject to the signings we hope he’s about to make …