Jack Ross had played down the sides' Checkatrade Trophy meeting but nobody eased up in a 4-0 victory that was played amid a fiery atmosphere at the Stadium of Light Jack Ross said he was unwilling to "dress this game up as something it's not" but neither set of supporters listened to Sunderland's manager. Deep down, almost everyone accepted it failed to constitute a "proper" north-east derby and compensated by simply pretending it was. Indeed within the first 11 minutes there were two earsplitti...
Sunderland enjoy illusion of rivalry in 4-0 win over Newcastle Under-21s
The Guardian - 9 Jan 2019 00:04
Jack Ross had played down the sides' Checkatrade Trophy meeting but nobody eased up in a 4-0 victory that was played amid a fiery atmosphere at the Stadium of Light Jack Ross said he was unwilling to "dress this game up as something it's not" but neither set of supporters listened to Sunderland's manager. Deep down, almost everyone accepted it failed to constitute a "proper" north-east derby and compensated by simply pretending it was. Indeed within the first 11 minutes there were two earsplitti...
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