A thank you from Salut! Sunderland, 10 years old this week

History time: this photo was the first published by Salut! Sunderland

In which Monsieur Salut salutes all those who have sustained Salut! Sunderland and announces a splendid little prize competition …

Take a grizzled old Sunderland supporter, a much younger Newcastle fan and the Shotton-born midfielder Tommy Miller. What do they have in common?

Ten years ago this week, Salut! Sunderland was born. And the image you see above was the very first to appear on these pages, in the earliest proper posting on January 16 2007.

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