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Chris can lead Cats to Happy New Year

by
The LeaguePaper Team
24 December 2017

IT TOOK 364 days and 21 attempts, but Sunderland have finally celebrated a home victory. In fact, by the time you’re reading this, they may even have achieved back-to-back successes at the Stadium of Light.
I racked my brain to think of a comparable run in my career. In 2012-13, my Exeter City team went more than five months and 13 fixtures without a win in front of our own supporters.
It was a nightmare period. With every home defeat, the patience of the fans decreased, pressure on the manager intensified and the morale in the dressing room was at all-time low.
That losing run and th...

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