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St Mirren Away Pre Season

Whilst we wait for selfie king Stewart Donald to flip the club and make few quid to facilitate a pot to piss in, (not the views of SAFCBlog). We have a friendly at Scotch Club St Mirren to arrange. The…

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South Shields Away Pre-Season

SAFCBlog will not be in attendance for the pre-season game at South Shields sometime in the mid week in July? We will be in Portugal on a reconnaissance mission. Although, rest assured… I’ve got a few idiots drafted in for…

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Wembley Eve….

So, it’s Wembley Eve, tomorrow is the day. Nervous? Excited? Hopeful? Expectant? Sceptical? Pissed? Naucious However you are feeling, it’s a huge day tomorrow. Having limped to the end of the season, two decent performances vs Portsmouth have boosted the…

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Wembley nerves SAFC playlist
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Wembley nerves….

Wembley nerves…. So, 2 more sleeps. Nervous, excited, worried etc……Safcblog will be listening to some tunes on the way down to calm the Wembley nerves. Playlist prepped and ready to go….having made a Spotify playlist, it dawned on me over…

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Wembley week ~ 2018/19 thoughts…..

Wembley week and it seems like a good time to reflect on the 2018/19 season. Having been to most of our games this season and since the home Walsall game on March 16th 2019 and been writing about the ups…

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4 days till Wembley

Just 4 days till Sunderland face Charlton at Wembley in the playoff final………it seems like ages since we started the season v Charlton. Having been an absolute shitstorm of a club for the last few years ~ I think we’ve…

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Playoff Final Preview – Sunderland v Charlton

Sunderland will be finishing the season in the playoff final sunshine at the 3rd best ground in North London (has it ever rained at a playoff final?). Having started the season in the sunshine vs Charlton on 4th August 2018…

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Portsmouth v Sunderland preview – play-off semi final leg 2

Here we go again….Portsmouth v Sunderland A young man who sits near me at The Stadium of Light, made the analogy comparing going to the match as…, “you wouldn’t keep going to the same shit restaurant, or to watch the…

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Play-offs Sunderland v Portsmouth preview

Play-offs Sunderland v Portsmouth preview Bloody Portsmouth again…..this time in the play-offs Sunderland v Portsmouth….1st leg. Already 2 X Portsmouth previews online pompey-preview and portsmouth-preview ~ so not much to add I guess? Pompey and Sunderland entered the final week…

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Sunderland v Pompey preview

Given the magnitude of the game and the fact I’ve got nowt better to do, I thought I’d do an updated preview for Sunderland v Pompey. The teams last month in a friendly match, which ended in a draw. Read…

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