Author: Adam Foster
Following the departure of manager Tony Mowbray on Monday evening, there is one pressing issue that his successor must face – Sunderland’s worrying inability to convert chances. Mowbray arguably paid the price for his side’s toothless attack, leaving the club in ninth place and three points off the play-offs. Sunderland’s inability to convert after impressive […]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement today, which provides the government the opportunity to outline its proposed spending plans. He announced 110 measures to help grow the economy, and Spark has picked out five key points and what they mean. National Living Wage rises to £11.44 Mr Hunt announced a rise in the National […]
Industrial action which had been threatened by the Unite Union on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been called off after engineers accepted the latest pay deal. The strikes, which were due to start on November 20 for a week, were cancelled by Unite after Stadler, who employ the Metros engineers, had increased their pay […]
Sunderland fans have been assured that a potential striker target could solve their centre-forward struggles. Wimbledon striker Ali Al-Hamadi has been linked with a January move to Wearside – according to the Sunderland Echo. The 21-year-old joined the Dons in January, but 14 goals in 33 appearances have alerted clubs in the Championship and League […]
Borussia Dortmund u19s felt “a little too comfortable” in their 2-1 victory over Newcastle United u19s at the Gateshead International Stadium yesterday according to manager Mike Tullberg. Speaking exclusively to Spark Sunderland, Tullberg said his side played very well in the first half and should have wrapped up the game by half-time. Dortmund led 12 […]
By Adam Foster and Ben Boyd Borussia Dortmund U19s were almost made to rue missed chances as they narrowly beat Newcastle United U19s at the Gateshead International Stadium. Dortmund opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Julian Rijkhoff. Samuel Bamba doubled the lead eight minutes into the second half. Sean Neave pulled a goal […]
It was an incident that shocked the nation, but at the same time has led to a massive outpouring of support for the Bradley Lowery Foundation – and an unexpected link between Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Foster reports. After Sunderland’s 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at the Hillsborough Stadium, some awful images began circulating […]
In a joint statement, Labour candidate for North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and northern union leaders have condemned Rishi Sunak’s announcement about the scrapping of HS2. McGuinness, the current Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, and union leaders have accused the government of prioritising the capital over the rest of the North. She said: “Today we […]
