Archive for the ‘Cheered By Both’
Cheered By Both: Nicky Summerbee, Sunderland and Manchester City
Back in our golden years in the Premier League (at least they look pretty golden from where we this season) the opposition were scared of the brilliant combination of Quinn and Phillips. But these guys couldn’t have been as prolific as they were without service, and one of their main providers came in the form […]
Cheered By Both: Steve Bould, Arsenal and Sunderland
Everyone remembers Steve Bould as an Arsenal legend, spending most of his career there, but he is also fondly remembered on Wearside; even though he only spent one season with the black cats. Bould was born in Stoke-on–Trent in 1962 and it was Stoke where he rose through the ranks to go from schoolboy to […]
Cheered By Both: Thomas Sorensen, Sunderland and Stoke
This article is going to be an absolute pleasure for me to write. As a kid growing up I used to play in between the sticks for my Sunday league team and this made me to look up to one man in particular. That man is the great Dane himself, Thomas Sorensen. Sorensen started in […]
Cheered By Both: Shaun Cunnington, Sunderland And Kidderminster Harriers
It is fair to say that there is not a vacant plinth in the Roker Hall of Fame in readiness for a bust of Shaun Cunnington. Whilst many ex-players divided opinion, Cunnington, for those who remember him, is more a figure eliciting apathy. The consensus is that his three seasons at the club barely left […]
Cheered By Both: Wes Brown, Sunderland and Manchester United
If Wes Brown’s name doesn’t leave a legacy consistent with a fantastic footballer then at the least he should be praised for his courage and resilience to come back from career-threatening injuries again and again and again and still remain as good a player as he has proven to be for Sunderland since returning to […]
Cheered By Both: Chris Makin, Sunderland And Southampton
SHOOOOOOOOOOOT! This is screamed from the stands of the Stadium of Light every now and again these days, but a little over ten years ago there was one man who would have it ringing round around the ground whenever he touched the ball. Chris Makin had a cannon of a right-foot but despite the fans […]
Cheered By Both: George McCartney, Sunderland And West Ham United
If there was ever a player that has stronger links to both Sunderland and West Ham United than George McCartney then I don’t know him. During his whole career has been employed by one or the other. He has been on Sunderland’s books, West Ham United’s books and even on Sunderland’s books whilst playing for […]
Cheered By Both: Paul Bracewell, Sunderland and Newcastle United
It says something about Paul Bracewell that even the stain on his CV represented by his 73 appearances for Newcastle has only slightly diminished my respect and fondness for him. If you weren’t lucky enough to see him, Paul was what every team needs: a tenacious, non-stop, tough-tackling workhorse who also had that touch of […]
Cheered By Both: Andy Melville, Sunderland and Swansea City
For some reason Andy Melville is a player I always remember when I look back at past Sunderland players. I have no idea at all why this is as he wasn’t flash and he wasn’t the star. The only thing I can think of is the shear time he spent on Wearside. His six years […]
Cheered By Both: Dwight Yorke, Sunderland and Manchester United
When I think of Dwight Yorke I think of a player who ended his career in the not so distant past. It’s hard to think that this ex-Manchester United and Sunderland player started his English footballing career all the way back in 1989. Graham Taylor first spotted the future mainstay of English football when Aston […]
