Sixer’s Sevens: SAFC 4 MK Dons 2. Where did that come from?

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What is it about Sunderland? That’s what poor old Nick Barnes was asking on BBC Radio Newcastle just before he spilt tea down Simon Pryde’s back. Other teams put out much-changed teams for the Capital One Cup and still romp to victory against lower league opponents. Sunderland fail, even against other weakened sides. At half time, Pete Sixsmith was beside himself with barely suppressed rage: “We will do well to win a game this season.” Listening to Barnes and Benno, I wondered whether even Messi would struggle to succeed in our colours. Then, after 75 appalling, embarrassing minutes for any Sunderland supporter, 0-2 was suddenly 1-2, 2-2, 3-2 and finally 4-2. Exciting stuff, albeit only at the end. And PDC still has plenty to ponder. But credit to Connor Wickham for his two-goal burst, to Jozy Altidore for breaking his duck to start the late comeback and to Adam Johnson for a cracking fourth. Was Pete impressed? Read on. This is the place to find his instant seven-word verdicts on the many games he attends …

"Unbelievable', says Jake. We bet Karl Robinson feels the same way
“Unbelievable’, says Jake. We bet Karl Robinson feels the same way

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SAFC vs MK Dons Guess the Score: goals galore or banana skin?

Jake is right to be cynical
Jake is right to be cynical

It’s that time of the year again, the first fortnight of a new season when Sunderland supporters tell themselves the spirit of ’73 will be revived by the start of a new march all the way to a Wembley final.

We look at the draw for the first round in which SAFC are involved and, assuming progress, wonder who we’ll get next and at each subsequent stage before the Lads triumph in the final. Come January we are thinking similar thoughts about the FA Cup. This, we say, will be our year and not before time.

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Sunderland v MK Dons ‘Who are You?’: exorcising the Wimbledon ghosts

Jake demands answers
Jake demands answers

Last season we played them away and won despite the obligatory Cattermole red card. This season we’ve drawn them at home. Sunderland owe it to the fans to make a decent stab at the Capital One cup for a change. Can we notch our first win of the season, a good confidence booster before the trip to Palace, of will we fail yet again? John Brockwell, who chairs the MK Dons Supporters’ Association shares his thoughts with us, covering the old Wimbledon/Milton Keynes controversy, Karl Robinson’s progress as the league’s youngest manager and MK Dons’ prospects for the coming season …

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Sixer on MK Dons, awayday blues, John Terry bashing, misfired Liverpool moans

Jakes captures Pete Sixsmith in pensive mood

It starts with back-of-envelope calculations that explain why young supporters are being driven away – or, rather, not being driven away – but Pete Sixsmith then moves smartly on to discussion of tonight’s League Cup game in Milton Keynes, a snipe or two at John Terry and a mighty defence of Mark Halsey’s Anfield performance (probably just as well Pete doesn’t bother much with Twitter) …

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