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Adam King: Posted on 22 November 2012 15:48
Things have been hectic here at Media73 HQ so much so we forgot all about Adam King's blog...but here it is in all its glory from the other week!
This weekend I heard a pundit say that most managers know not
to take any notice of league standings until the season is ten games old -
Sunderland played their tenth game of the season this weekend; and endured a
third straight loss whilst extending our winless run to six games. Time for the
warning bells to sound? Time to question the leadership? |
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Guy Galloway: Posted on 04 July 2012 21:09
There can be no doubt about how much the Internet has significantly changed our world. Over the years, this man-made, ethereal spider’s web has connected everyone to everything. You can now tour the streets of Paris, read the greatest works of literature, or watch Neville Chamberlain declare “peace in our time” without even leaving your toilet seat, which thanks to the iPhone, is where most people enjoy their wifi-enabled existence. For better or worse, we now live in an environment of absolute-instance, where everyone’s actions – from Hollywood A-Listers to your neighbour’s cat, can be immediately reached by hundreds of millions of people during our ever-shortening days. |
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Posted on 09 May 2012 14:48
Media73 Ltd is the proud main sponsor of the Nobby Stiles talk in event and fits perfectly with the pending England retro magazine called Sixty6, get yourself a ticket and come and join us... The Fit for Life Team have joined up with the Gateshead College Foundation to present 'A Night on the Stiles' Sporting Dinner, we will be transforming EAT into a fantastic venue for dinner, drinks and a talk from a true sporting legend, all to raise funds for the Foundation.
On Saturday 16th June World Cup winning legend Nobby Stiles MBE (front left) will be joining us to talk about his glittering career as a Manchester United and England hero. |
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Guy Galloway: Posted on 24 April 2012 11:16
Our resident well travelled blogger gets to play Football manager with Darlo..
I recently got Football Manager for my iPad. I did so for a few reasons but the main one was that I wanted to see who I'd turn out to be. Would I be a Bruce or an O'Neill type of manager? First I had to decide who to start my managerial career with. The obvious choice would be Sunderland, but I remembered that many of the world's greatest managers start at the bottom and work their way up, building a steady reputation for success as they go and alsoI didn't want to risk the future of our beloved Black Cats if I turned out to be a terrible gaffer. |
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Mal Robinson: Posted on 01 March 2012 22:40
Seventy3 columnist and former Sunderland star Neil Wainwright has signed again for his beloved Darlington FC, a club which Wainy spent the best years of his career, remembered fondly by their fans as a legend.
In a chat with Seventy3 editor Mal Robinson, the
winger expressed his delight on returning to the North East. “It's great to be back here for Darlo”, beamed the Scouser. “It’s been
a bit of a rough time for me recently. I've had bad injuries. However, I am looking forward to playing
in front of the Darlington fans once more”. |
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Chris Siddell: Posted on 14 November 2011 12:49
Without the Premier League the main focus of the football world has been
international friendly games. If I’m honest, they don’t appeal to me at all. What has
appealed all weekend has been the FA Cup. A straight knockout cup competition that gives anyone a chance to take a moment of glory and earn a few quid for the club on the way. My question is, why can’t the Champions League be more like the FA Cup. Loads of pointless group games and a drawn out competition full of lop sided match |
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Gary Johnson: Posted on 15 October 2011 15:55
Arsenal V Sunderland Preview Can we dare to dream? Can we pull off the unimaginable? Can we go to The Emirates and pull off the shock result of the season? Yes, I know it is Sunderland we are talking about but why shouldn’t we head to North London with anticipation of doing the impossible? Steve Bruce is under immense pressure from the Sunderland faithful after a disappointing opening to the season after seeing ten new players arrive to continue our surge up the Premier league. |
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Graham Halliday: Posted on 14 October 2011 13:55
This weekend sees the return of Premier League football and all thehighs and lows that it brings. Sunday sees Sunderland visiting Arsenalwith both clubs struggling to find the form expected of thempre-season. Some reporters claim that both clubs are in turmoil, somefans agree. I'm sure that many Sunderland fans over the past decade orso would have given their left arm to be more like Arsenal; it's ashame that we've waited until they have their worst to the season for58 years to match them. For whatever reason there are a number ofparallels that can be drawn between the two teams this year. |
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Gavin Henderson: Posted on 14 October 2011 08:28
Whenever our annual fixtures against Arsenal come around the corner, I reminisce and remind myself of the time that little Grant Leadbitter became a man. Grant Leadbitter isn’t a footballer cast in the same mould that the stereotypical, limelight loving stars of today are. Like very few around him, Grant is shy, quiet and very rarely speaks to the press if he can help it. At the top of the game, there are very few pros who do not allow their power and wealth to go to their head – Grant is most definitely within that elite band of introverted |
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Chris Siddell: Posted on 13 October 2011 20:23
Jimmy Hill is a true football legend, no matter what people think about him, he has done an awful lot of good for our game and yet up in Sunderland we all despise the man for his actions on one afternoon in 1977.
As chairman of Coventry, Jimmy delayed the start of their game by ten minutes for ‘safety reasons’, meaning Sunderland would finish their game ahead of them. Sunderland lost 2-0 to a mid-table Everton. As soon as this result came through the score was announced inside Highfield Road, and with the score at 2-2 the final ten minutes became a farce. |
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Graham Halliday: Posted on 12 October 2011 10:08
Having tuned in last night to watch with interest to see how Phil McBardsley would cope with defending against the Spanish I have to admit I lost all focus on Bardo and simply watched in awe at what I can only describe as the most perfect football team I’ve ever seen. You knew that Scotland were a dead man walking after all of two and a half minutes which is exactly how long it took for a Scottish player to actually get their toe on a ball. I figure that between them, they touched the ball less than ten times within the opening 5 minutes and on no occasion managed to keep the ball for more than 2 or 3 passes. |
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Gavin Henderson: Posted on 11 October 2011 19:10
Scotland line up against Spain tonight in what is probably
their biggest game of the last four years.
They need to better the Czech
Republic’s score against Lithuania, otherwise it will be yet another
disappointing qualifying campaign for a side who have not qualified for an
official tournament since the 1998 World Cup in France, where they failed to
progress past the initial group stages – I suppose that you could say tonight
is a huge game for them, a result which could help secure the future of
Scottish football, something which has been on the decline for many years. |
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Gavin Henderson: Posted on 11 October 2011 01:10
Very few people ever get to meet their idols. When they do, they often find themselves completely gob smacked, surprised and shocked beyond belief that they are merely graced by the presence of the person they grew up appreciating, the person they were taught to love for what they did for their football club.
Well, that was me on Friday night. As I sat at a lonely bar stool sipping my half of double maxim in the Burton House pub in the town, I waited for one of the most popular SAFC captains of all time. |
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Grim72: Posted on 10 October 2011 12:15
Another weekend of international sport, leaves another bitter taste of disappointment in the mouth. With a weekend break from the trials and tribulations of supporting Sunderland I entered this weekend with renewed optimism. I was confident of England securing a win over Montenegro, which would see us qualify for the Euro 2012 tournament. I was even more confident that our rugby warriors would outpower a France team that have been nothing short of abysmal in their World Cup campaign. |
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Graham Halliday: Posted on 06 October 2011 15:43
Ok, so another international weekend for European qualifiers and the like means another weekend without the expectations, excitement and, all too often, disappointment of following Sunderland this season. Over recent years I’ve noticed more and more people moaning about international games getting in the way of the Premiership. I had always associated the comments with those of Liverpool and Man Utd fans and been extremely critical of them and their attitude towards our national team. |
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Graham Halliday: Posted on 30 September 2011 12:55
The perfect footballer?
OK so over recent weeks and months I have been feeling rather negative about footballers in general – their performances on the field, their behaviour off it and their egos matched only by their wage demands. So in an attempt to balance the negativity up with a slice of positivity I’ve taken a look at some of the acts ofcourage & bravery, loyalty & dedication, consistency & reliability, decency and downright goodwill– all traits that would go towards making the perfect footballer. |
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Gavin Henderson: Posted on 25 August 2011 11:58
You don't have to tell anybody who follows football that money rules these days. It is common knowledge. Premier League football is bankrolled by the money awarded to sides via rich foreign investors, television rights and Premier league and cup competition finishes, meaning that many sides are prepared to spend beyond their means in order to achieve something, as success brings money. In the past few days I've found myself wondering about what would happen if top level football just imploded, whether it would be a good thing if it did happen and whether it is a real possibility. |
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