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SAFC 3 Birmingham 1: is Craig Gordon the new Monty?

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

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In praise of a footballer who has had to triumph over doubt – and done so in style …

More years ago than Salut! Sunderland would willingly own up to to remembering, an away game took us to Huddersfield, where Sunderland won 3-0 in a game that began with a blitz on our goal.

The reason we weren’t left with an uphill struggle before scoring ourselves was simple: Jimmy Montgomery’s form that day was not so much outstanding as extraordinary.
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Sunderland 3 Birmingham 1: Bent double but guess who’s our star

Saturday, March 20th, 2010


A great match, after which Birmingham City will feel aggrieved to have lost by two goals, and a great result for us. That completes our run of four home games and we emerge from it unbeaten with eight points, a very decent haul. And this Craig Gordon clip is now in serious need of updating …

Even with halftime approaching, we knew that since this was Sunderland, we could take nothing for granted.
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