The North Eastern Programme Club: when home and away means Plymouth to Sunderland

All Sixer’s own work – whatever it says about who wrote it

Monsieur Salut writes: for those who bought the matchday programme on Saturday, it is worth pointing out that the article attributed to me was in fact the work of Pete Sixsmith. He was reflecting on the distances that have to be covered by supporters wishing to attend away games, obviously a topic of interest to the impressive bunch of Argyle fans who made the trek to Sunderland …

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Big Sam – and Sixer – assess Sunderland’s return to Europe as Borussia Monchengladbach held

A sneak preview of the Jake image that will accompany Big Sam's post-match missives: see
A sneak preview of the Jake image that will accompany Big Sam’s post-match missives: see https://safc.blog/2015/10/big-sams-salut-sunderland-column-named-winner-sees-her-life-change/

Back when he was a rookie teacher learning how to negotiate safe passage through what was those days called the blackboard jungle, Pete Sixsmith watched our FA Cup Final heroes of 1973 doing battle with Vasas Budapest and Sporting Lisbon in the European Cup Winners’ Cup, winning both home legs and then again in Hungary before going out on aggregate in the second round in Portugal. The Premier International Cup is not the Champions League or even the Europa League, but the Stadium of Light offered a grander stage than the Under 21s’ Hetton stamping ground and Sixer savoured Sunderland’s return to competitive continental football …

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