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• Sunderland Force Liverpool's Hand as Race Hots Up For Connor Wickham

• By Jason Mellor 28/6/2011 5:29 AM GMT
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• Having squeezed a wholly extortionate £20 million out of Liverpool for the services of the largely unproven England midfielder Jordan Henderson, Sunderland have potentially cost the ... More »
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• Is it Time for Steve Harper to Start Worrying About his Newcastle Future?

• By Jason Mellor 28/6/2011 3:01 AM GMT
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• Given the turn events at Newcastle United so far this summer, it's perfectly understandable if Steve Harper is somewhat concerned about his future at the club. With last season still ... More »
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• The Gloves are off in Newcastle's Pursuit of Swansea's Neil Taylor

• By Jason Mellor 11/6/2011 3:53 AM GMT
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• In gamely signing-up to participate in a charity trek up Mount Kilimanjaro with several of his footballing buddies, Brendan Rodgers has paved the way for 1,001 dodgy quips and puns regarding ... More »
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• On the Bench ... With Louis Laing, the Latest Product of Sunderland's Academy

• By Jason Mellor 11/6/2011 3:10 AM GMT
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• Supporters will recall Louis Laing's Sunderland debut, but more for the actions of the team-mate he replaced, rather than his three-minute introduction to life in the Premier League. John ... More »
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• Sanity For Once as Football League Signs Up to New Financial Measures

• By Jason Mellor 10/6/2011 8:25 AM GMT
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• Amidst football's continuing money madness, a welcome outbreak of sanity, as it emerges the Football League is ready to sign up all its clubs to cost control measures which, it is hoped, ... More »
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• Steve Bruce Knows Sunderland's Status as a Selling Club is a Fact Of Life

• By Jason Mellor 09/6/2011 3:15 AM GMT
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• Are Sunderland a selling club? Discuss. Well, it's clearly a no-brainer, isn't it? The simple answer is 'yes'. First it was Darren Bent, now Jordan Henderson. Call them a stepping stone, or, ... More »
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• Why Steve Bruce Should Not Touch Peter Crouch With a Beanpole

• By Jason Mellor 08/6/2011 3:51 AM GMT
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• Steve Bruce either has a short memory, rhinoceros thick skin, or both. How else do you explain his unfathomable attempts to try and sign Peter Crouch less than two years after a very public ... More »
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• Newcastle Fans Deserve Better Than a War of Words With Michael Owen

• By Jason Mellor 06/6/2011 3:27 AM GMT
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• How nice it was to hear from Derek Llambias, who has seen fit to make very a rare public utterance as the Premier League collectively kicks back for the summer. However, surely we're not ... More »
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• Alan Pardew's Newcastle Recruitment Plans Harmed by Lack Of European Football

• By Jason Mellor 04/6/2011 5:55 AM GMT
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• It threatens to be the familiar refrain of Newcastle's summer transfer business, and in terms of bringing in fresh blood, it doesn't bode too well. Yes, manager Alan Pardew can offer ... More »
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• Premier League Top Tens: More of Our Favourite Quotes of the Season

• By Jason Mellor 03/6/2011 3:30 AM GMT
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• Our Premier League heroes and villains have been falling over themselves to furnish us with pithy soundbites and memorable utterances this season, so much so we're back (almost by popular ... More »
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• French Open: Defending Champion Francesca Schiavone Books Final Place Against Li Na

• By Jason Mellor 02/6/2011 10:26 AM GMT
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• Francesca Schiavone moved to within a victory of successfully defending her title after putting paid to French hopes with a straight sets semi-final win over local favourite Marion Bartoli. ... More »
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• French Open: Andy Murray Out To Topple Birthday Boy Rafa Nadal

• By Jason Mellor 02/6/2011 5:11 AM GMT
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• What more fitting birthday gift could Andy Murray present Rafa Nadal with than a spot of extra time off to enjoy turning 25? As he has so often in his recent Roland Garros reign, the ... More »
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• Remember When ... Wayne Rooney Wrote Himself Into England's Record Books

• By Jason Mellor 02/6/2011 3:38 AM GMT
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• As they prepare to do battle at Wembley in the ongoing quest for a place in the finals of Euro 2012, it's less than seven years since England and Switzerland last locked horns at the ... More »
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• League One Club By Club Review Part Two: Saints and Posh Celebrate

• By Jason Mellor 02/6/2011 3:08 AM GMT
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• It's not often that two of the three promoted clubs happen to have dispensed with their managers mid-campaign, but as we discover in the second part of out League One review, it was no ... More »
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