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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Sunderland 3-0 West Ham - the fans' verdict
We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Sunderland and West are some of your comments:Sunderland fansColin: Outstanding performance by the lads in red and white. We needed to start on the front foot and boy did we do that. Great win and hoping to build on The performance and the goals were just brilliant. You could see what it meant to the fans and the players by the pure passion displayed by every one in the stadium. I would have LOVED to have been there! Liked the comment by the commentator likening Dan Ballard's goal to Niall Quinn!David: A truly emotional and memorable return to the Premier League for the club and fans, with hugely encouraging performances from all of the debutants resulting in an important win. A long way to go, of course, but on this evidence there could be a lot of people outside of Wearside eating humble pie come the end of the It's an incredible time to be a Sunderland supporter. I'm very pleased to see the three goalscorers were players who got the club where they are I've followed Sunderland since the 1973 cup final and this season is the most confident I've been about a good start for a long, long time. Craig: Championship play-off semis: Sunderland won't win. Final: they won't win. Get promoted: Sunderland are coming straight back down. Proving the naysayers wrong is what we what we love to do! More Ham fansTom: If you have a bad season, look at what was wrong and fix it. Or, in our case, just ignore it and hope for the best. This result was as inevitable. Either Potter is a poor manager or he's just being handcuffed by poor owners. It's going to be VERY hard to find three worse teams than us this season. I don't think there Trouble is with our midfield - there's no energy or bite in there. To be honest, if they could shake it up between now and when the window shuts, we'd be OK. Probably need to offload four or five players and get in four or five younger and hungrier For 60 minutes we looked OK and were really troubling Sunderland. Then, like a deck of cards, we folded. I have to question Freddie Potts not starting after playing every pre-season game. Our midfield must be the slowest in the league. This needs addressing asap and we also badly need a Same old, same old. Don't look fit enough, don't look hungry enough. Might as well keep Potter's post-match interview and play it each week. Fans deserve First half was fair - the rest of the game West Ham were rubbish. Last season all over again. It's a shame for the fans becaiuse we expected more from Potter and the We've started where we finished off last season. Can't say I expected anything else when a club I've supported for over 50 years doesn't back the manager with top-class signings that never happen year in, year out. Yet another stressful season for us Hammers fans!
Belfast Telegraph
08-08-2025
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- Belfast Telegraph
Former Irish League champion: It would be silly to write off Coleraine's chances of tasting title delight
Glenavon defender Niall Quinn believes big-spending Coleraine must be in the title-winning conversation in the 2025/26 season. Popular left-back Quinn made 364 competitive first-team appearances for Linfield and his 11 years of service featured five top-flight titles, two Irish Cups, one League Cup and two County Antrim Shield winners' medals.
Irish Daily Mirror
28-06-2025
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Ireland legend Niall Quinn set to coach amateur Dublin football team
Ireland legend Niall Quinn will take on another new venture as he returns to the coaching sidelines for Blanchardstown based outfit Dublin Celtic. Quinn, who played 92 times for Ireland, including two World Cups, has been announced as Director of Coaching for thee AUL outfit with former Ireland Under 21 coach Ian Byrne named as Head Coach. The prolific ex-forward had an illustrious career, which involved stints with Arsenal, Manchester City, and Sunderland from 1985 to 2002. He also took a coaching role at the Black Cats after his retirement, and became manager of the side in 2006 for a short-term spell. Dublin Celtic announced the addition of Quinn and Byrne on their Facebook page on Friday. The forward scored 163 goals in 551 appearances at club level, and was a key part of the Irish side at Italia 90 and the 2002 World Cup. He famously scored against the Netherlands in Italia 90 to level that clash and send Ireland through. He'll hope he can make more memories with Dublin Celtic next season.
Belfast Telegraph
27-06-2025
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- Belfast Telegraph
Larne's Euro odyssey no flash in the pan for Irish League sides, insists defensive ace
Glenavon defender Niall Quinn is convinced that Larne's trailblazing European exploits are not a one-off success story for the Irish League.
BBC News
12-06-2025
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- BBC News
Who are Sunderland's most skilful players?
Sunderland legend Marco Gabbiadini chose Eric Gates, Sebastian Larsson, Stephane Sessegnon, Michael Bridges and Billy Hughes as the most skilful players to have played for the are some names that you thought were missing from the list:Jeff: I pretty much agree, but for me I would have had Niall Quinn first!Thomas: Stan Cummings, Ally McCoist, Micky Gray, Brian These are modern era players. What about the greats of yesteryear? Stan Anderson to name Steed Charlie Hurley, Len Shackleton, Kevin Phillips, Bobby Gurney and Asamoah Gyan would all feature on a list of all-time Sunderland Frank Worthington was a genius with a football. Must be to Gabbiadini detail his selections
